no-til gardening
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: no-til gardening
- From: B* S*
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 13:01:45 -0700
I have a small backyard garden in Berkeley and have been attempting, for
some time, to try no-digging methods. I have the sunniest spot set aside
for summer vegetables, i.e. tomatoes, beans, lettuce, cucumbers, peppers,
etc. This year I've put newspaper down and piled what leaves I could find
on it. Now--do I put compost on too?
(In one place, where I have a rose, I put newspaper around it and compost
on the newspaper. Now, grass and other weeds are growing in it--not through
it, just on top.
And where I have ornamentals, would "no-dig" mean just putting compost on
top and not digging it in? And what about mulch? Would I then put compost
on top of whatever mulch I use or just use compost as mulch?
As you can probably tell, I'm confused.
Barbara
