Soil, compost and plants offer the answers as we walk around, following an unusually dry spring and summer. It'sSeptember 2022 with Mitch McCullough [ Ссылка ] asking the questions.

Mitch grows no dig at Ringwood in Hampshire. His partner Kate Forrester runs Four Acre Farm, as in my video from there [ Ссылка ]

See my no dig online course for more about no dig. This taster of the course is free until 15th February [ Ссылка ]

See Mitch's garden here [ Ссылка ]

*At 30:00 I meant to say 'not having' the wooden sides*

00:00 Introduction by Mitch
00:56 Q: What is no dig?
01:11 Q: Why shouldn’t you dig?
02:26 Q: What about if you’re planting a tree?
03:42 Q: Can you do no dig on compacted soil or ground
and does walking over your beds compact the ground further?
06:13 Q: When starting out with a new no dig bed, do you need to remove perennial weed roots?
12:15 Q: Doesn't cardboard contain a crazy amount of chemicals?
13:14 Q: Through your experience, how long does it take the cardboard to decompose?
14:00 Q: When is best to start out with a new no dig bed?
15:04 Q: What's the best type of compost for the no dig system?
19:08 Q: What is the difference between compost, dirt and soil?
21:22 Q: Can you plant directly into compost, or will it burn the plant roots?
23:07 We take a look at the dig / no dig trial beds and discuss the differences between the two [ Ссылка ]
25:56 Q: If I'm digging, how do I convert to no dig?
27:27 Q: What about pathways, is there anything you'd treat a bit different with where you're going to be walking? See this short course about laying out beds and paths [ Ссылка ]
28:47 Q: Can or does no dig work for flowers and herbaceous borders?
29:03 What about raised beds, are those wooden sides necessary and can you grow no dig in a raised bed? *At 30:00 I meant to say 'not having the wooden sides*
30:28 Q: When you apply your compost mulch, year on year, does that actually eventually raise up the height of your no dig beds?
31:55 Q: Are there any other practices we can do within the garden, to ensure we are maintaining the best no dig garden?
32:45 Outro - unfortunately we lost the end because of a content ID claim which turned out to be false. Please imagine the hug!

Find more FAQ's on my webpage. Many relate to no dig, not all
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Filmed and edited by Luke Kavanagh, student of videography.

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