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  • #16
    Originally posted by Chippy Minton View Post
    My principle is why have worms and dig yourself. Others call it lazy, but I can't be bothered to argue...
    Bang on
    He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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    • #17
      Originally posted by skeggijon View Post
      I know this might sound odd, but I actually enjoy digging, but unfortunately my ongoing shoulder problems mean that I'm being forced into using no dig methods this year.
      Me also John....................

      Suppose it comes down to personal preference in the end!
      "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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      • #18
        now I have raised beds I just "tickle" the top 2-3ins with the fork and a quick rakeover and its ready to go, I spread the contents of the compost bin over them in the late autumn, and let the worms do the rest, and they are now getting to be like "arnie",bl***y big muscley thugs that get left alone... , i'm not daft enough to interfere, they would probably gang up on me...and these days they probably move faster, it would be like a Benny Hill sketch...
        Last edited by BUFFS; 13-03-2016, 01:54 PM.

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        • #19
          I've not dug since I moved in nearly 4 years ago, and the previous owner didn't dig for all the time he lived here - 10 years. He mulched with decorative bark and I mulch with spent mpc, a sprinkling of chicken manure pellets and decorative bark. The dog regularly uses the boarder as a footpath (boundary issues)

          I don't keep on top of weeding so aggressive things like dandelions and borage become quite big before I grab them and pull them out without tools, like this borage;



          But I am a lazy gardener naturally, and I had a bad accident a few years ago which makes doing lifting very painful. Basically, if you think 'I want to garden but I don't want to dig' then you don't have to, but you do have to compensate in other ways.
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          • #20
            Originally posted by AkionTotocha View Post
            I've not dug since I moved in nearly 4 years ago, and the previous owner didn't dig for all the time he lived here - 10 years. He mulched with decorative bark and I mulch with spent mpc, a sprinkling of chicken manure pellets and decorative bark. The dog regularly uses the boarder as a footpath (boundary issues)

            I don't keep on top of weeding so aggressive things like dandelions and borage become quite big before I grab them and pull them out without tools, like this borage;

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            But I am a lazy gardener naturally, and I had a bad accident a few years ago which makes doing lifting very painful. Basically, if you think 'I want to garden but I don't want to dig' then you don't have to, but you do have to compensate in other ways.
            Hope you didn't mind me putting your pic through the photorotator....
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            • #21
              NP Mally, difficult to figure out with the mobile site
              Forgive me for my pages of text.

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              • #22
                As I thought, it seems it's a no dig year this year.

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                • #23
                  I'd love to go no dig at my allotment Scoot..

                  I think it's just tradition keeping me digging, my dad Always dug, his dad etc etc..

                  I have no doubts it's better for the soil.
                  <*}}}>< Jonathan ><{{{*>

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