Video - Building A No-Dig Garden Bed

Here is a short (2-minute) time-lapse video with instructions and demonstration of building a beautiful no-dig garden bed right on top of an old patch of lawn - no digging required! You can use other materials as well, but this video gives some examples of commonly used materials. You can substitute thick layers of newspaper for the cardboard, homemade compost for the manure, etc. No-dig gardening is great for new garden areas, and helps avoid some of the work usually required to make the soil habitable for your garden plants.

Check it out!

No dig garden construction
NB: The full video of the workshop that this video is based on can now be found here: www.youtube.com A quick video on the steps involved in constructing a no dig garden bed You do not have to follow the video specifically, you can use different mate...


Also a quick note - as the traditional growing season comes to an end, the gardens start to die down, and many gardeners hang up their trowels for the season, our blog becomes a bit quieter as well. This month we will be starting our winter schedule, so starting this week, we will only be posting twice a week through the colder months.

But do stay tuned! In the coming months we'll be sharing some great tips, articles, and resources, on everything from preparing your garden for the winter, to interesting tales and experiments in winter gardening (yes, I'm planning to attempt to grow throughout the winter in Ohio this year - I'll keep you posted on my results!), and of course, planning for the spring planting season - so don't go away! We're still here Tuesdays and Thursdays, bringing you organic and sustainable gardening news you can use.