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Re: No Dig Gardening

Hi James:

The books by Ruth Stout deal with using a very deep mulch on the
surface of the soil (as I recall, she used salt-marsh hay), which was
replenished as needed and disturbed only to plant into or harvest. My
local library had both of them about ten years ago, but doesn't list
them any more -- I imagine they fell apart.

I checked the Bibliofind (used, rare & out-of-print books) site --
http://www.bibliofind.com -- and there are listed several copies of
her _No-Work Garden Book_ (Rodale Press, 1970s) and one copy of _How
to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back_ (Exposition Press,
1961). They are both interesting books, and sound like what you might
be looking for. Hope this helps and good luck.

Happy trails.....

     Sue Drake
     Southeastern WI -- USDA zone 4b/5a
     "Nature is a hanging judge."  --- Anonymous
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On Thursday, March 20, 1997 8:38 AM, you wrote:
>
> This is request for help in finding a good text on "no dig
gardening".
> I have been establishing raised beds foe over twelve months now and
> using plenty of compost in them. However, I have become
increasingly
> concerned by my disturbance of the worm populations by my
cultivating
> the soil. "No Dig" in raised beds seems ,to me, to solve two
problems,
> the care of the worms and the care of my back.
> I have very little idea of the processes involved and would like to
> acquire a good basic text.
> Square Foot gardening is also a new concept, to me, one that I plan
to
> try out during me next growing season. I am enjoying reading the
> postings on this subject.
> TIA
> from
> --
> Jim Greene, New Zealand, where we are enjoying the "season of mists
and
> mellow fruitfulness". With the fruitfulness, without the mists.
> "My Grandmother taught me to question !"
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