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Re: No Till SQFT

Not only is it a crime to break up the fine soil structure you've attained,
but it's also prudent to leave productive soil as undisturbed as possible to
retain nature fungi, such as mycorrhizae, in the soil.  The hypae from these
fungi gather nutrients for plants.  I use a thick mulch of leaves and/or
alfalfa hay and let them rot into the soil.  I scratch a bit, but never more
that an inch or two deep, before I plant the next crop.  After seeds and
transplants are up and growing, on goes another thick blacket of mulch to
rot for the next season.  Has worked for me for 20 years in square foot
gardens and large row ones, too.
Doreen

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