Stage two - the growing medium

Post date: 14-Oct-2014 11:09:45

I've decided to use the 'no dig' technique to fill the garden bed, starting with a thick newspaper floor and then alternating layers of lucerne, compost and manure and a final blanket of pea straw. Apparently, the straw prevents the green lucerne from going yellow, thus trapping the nitrogen in.

Need more information on on the 'no dig' technique? Refer to Organic vegetable gardening by Annette McFarlane.