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In this episode, learn a simple method to increase the depth of loosened soil in your garden beds.
Not everyone has the time or ability to do the double digging, spading, or forking to get deeply loosened soil that we've shown in the previous three episodes.
Therefore, we need a method that people unable to use one of those wonderful powerhouse methods can use to loosen and add organic matter to their soil as much as they possibly can.
Tilling works, but tilling alone only loosens the soil 6-8 inches, which is not nearly enough for most garden plants to be truly healthy.
Adding cured compost to part of all of a garden, tilling it in, and mounding the would-be path soil into higher beds gives us a wonderful way to get as much of the benefits as we can of the two elements of soil building—adding organic matter and deep loosening—with a relatively minimal additional effort beyond tilling alone.
Additionally, this is probably the ideal method for more shallowly rooted plants like squash, cucumbers, and melon—and for plants that are easy to add a few more of to compensate for any lesser production, like beans and peas.
And while it may never truly compete with double digging for plants like tomatoes, peppers, and broccoli, it’s a wonderful method to get the best results you can if you can’t do one of the more intense methods.
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