Does No-Till Gardening Work on Hard Ground? One Gardener Shares Her Failures and Successes

David The Good November 11, 2020
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Today we visit Elizabeth's garden and hear how her no-till gardening did great in some ways but failed in others. See the list of David's favorite gardening books: http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com/recommended-books-tools/the_best_gardening_books/ Learn more about no-till gardening: Gardening Without Work by Ruth Stout: https://amzn.to/3phmsWd Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza: https://amzn.to/2UhER75 Back to Eden gardening: https://www.backtoedenfilm.com/ Subscribe to the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hOThJP Charles Dowding's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg Learn about the Meadow Creature Broadfork: https://meadowcreature.com/ Start composting today - get David's free booklet: http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com/simple-composting/ Two years ago Elizabeth started her no-till garden plot with layers of hay and straw, followed by wood chips. The ground beneath was very hard. Will no-till gardening work on clay and rock-hard compacted ground? She thought so and decided to give it a try. Does no-till gardening work on hard clay? Here are her results.

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