The no-dig vegetable garden

I have created a “no-dig” vegetable garden because tillage has detrimental effects on the soil quality. For example, tillage reduces the amount of soil organic matter and reduces the populations of beneficial microorganisms (like mycorrhizae) which are essential for plants because they provide them with water and minerals.

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I used the sheet-mulch or so-called 'lasagna-method'. To start, I put a 15 cm deep layer of compost on the existing vegetation (grass and herbaceous plants) to make the garden beds. To create the garden paths, I put wood chips on the soil in between the beds. This method is very effective to remove the majority of 'weeds', to store water and to sequester carbon.

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I produce the following fruits & vegetables :

tomatoes

eggplants

zucchini

butternut

spinach

radish

salad

arugula

carrots

beets

potatoes

basil

parsley

bell peppers

strawberries

raspberries

asparagus

green beans

kale

broccoli

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