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Let it Grow – ‘Save your Back’ Solutions

By Marion Dalley are essential to the health of the and benefit from less intense sun.
soil as they help release essential Bush Beans, which are a compact
reviously we discussed raised nutrients needed by the plant and super productive plant.
Pgarden beds, keyhole gardens, matter. Green onions, which you can
and we touched upon no-dig To begin, simply layer some keep snipping for regrowth.
gardening.
organic matter on top of your Carrots love deep buckets and
No-dig gardening is a sustainable existing garden. I use mulched will grow nice and straight.
and low-effort gardening method leaves in the fall, and in the Cucumbers will grow well, just
that involves building up your spring, I add compost, and/or a Photo Submitted be sure to give them a trellis.
garden beds without disturbing soil, aged manure, and composted and, of course, it saves your back Tomatoes will also do well, but
the soil. The core principle is to mixture. This matter can then be by needing less tilling of the soil! they will need a cage. Plant the
avoid disturbing the soil as much used to plant into. There are some cage when you plant the tomato,
as possible, which helps maintain other major advantages to no-dig On another matter, here are a few and be sure to anchor the cage
the soil’s natural structure. No- gardening. It helps to suppress vegetables that can be planted in well, for stability.
dig gardening promotes a healthy weed growth, as it prevents weed April, in large (5 gallon) buckets. Peppers will do well if you put
Be sure that there is good drainage
soil ecosystem by encouraging the seeds from reaching the surface the buckets in a nice warm, sunny
growth of worms and beneficial and germinating. The mulch helps in the buckets, that you use a good spot.
microbes that break down the in retaining moisture in the soil. soil, and that you water regularly. Spring is here, time to assess
organic matter and remediate The time and effort requirement Lettuce and spinach, which love your needs, and plan accordingly.
soil structure. These microbes for a no-dig method is much less, the cooler spring temperatures, Happy plotting!