Table of Contents
Foreword 6
No-Dig Gardening-This Is How It's Done 8
Put away the spade, Never ever leave the soil bare, Climate smart and economical, The role models
Let's Get Started! 16
Laying down No-Dig beds, Compost bed, Lasagna bed, Hügel bed, Pallet collar-a smaller-sized No-Dig bed, Weed-free paths
Tools 36
Good-to-have equipment for No-Dig gardening, Choose the right tools
No-Dig Gardening Method Applied 42
Indoor seed starting-start early and continue a long time, Direct sowing-straight into the garden bed, Crop rotation, Climate-smart perennials, Care, Garden beds-specific care
Maximized Harvests 70
Plant spacing, Staggered planting, Companion planting and interplanting. Cluster planting, Sow fewer but frequently, Succession planting for multiple harvests, Long-lived greens-leaf by leaf, Leafy greens that regrow after harvest, Fall and winter growing, Harvest at the right time, Make space for new crops, Messy bed = humus-rich soil, Growing frames and greenhouses
Cover/Mulching Materials & Compost 84
Cover/mulching material for humus and nutrition, Mulch materials-varieties, properties and use, Compost-bedded down for comfortable growing, Compost-varieties, properties, and how to create them
Nutrition 118
Fertilizers-kinds and their effects, Biochar-nutrition-loaded soil amendment, Nutrients and how they work, Nutritional problems-signs and treatments
Soil Organisms-The Gardener's Teammates 128
Life underground, The nutritional network cycle, Mycorrhiza-a vital network, The importance of pH
Geology 138
This is the soil's physical structure
Vegetable Favorites 144
Annuals-for big and dependable crops, Perennials-easy care and a long season
Pollination & Flowers 186
Flowers in No-Dig garden beds, Flowering kitchen garden, Create a meadow, Flowers from spring to fail, Other ways to attract insects
Thugs in the Garden Bed 194
Prevention, Pest control, Protective fiber cloths and netting, Common pests and how to get rid of them. Common diseases and how they appear
Some Common Questions 208
Answers to the most common questions about No-Dig gardening
Index 214
Sources 216
Thank You! 217