No-dig+garden

=No-dig garden= Here are the steps for a no-dig garden. You can help us out by adding stuff to the list we made of what we need and have.

Step 1: Mark out the area and edge it with bricks, or any material that will contain the soil when it is built. Four square metres is a good size to start, but this can become bigger later.

Step 2: Cover the area well with newspaper around 1 cm thick. Try not to have coloured print on the newspaper. Overlap the newspaper so the are no gaps for weeds to grow in. water the newspaper well so that it starts breaking down immediately.

Step 3: Cover the area with lucerne hay, or canola or pea-straw, which will break down easily. Water the straw lightly.Then put on a layer of manure.After that add a 20 cm layer of loose straw.

Step 4: Then apply another layer of manure and water lightly. If you want you can create as many layers as you like.

Step 5: Finally, you will need some good compost to plant the seeds and seedlings into. If there is enough, try and get the whole surface to be covered in about 10 cm compost. You might want to get some more compost for planting so that it can support a new plant while the new garden is breaking down.