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Super Easy No-Till Garden Method To Use Right NOW!
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2022
- No-till gardening is a very effective way to garden without the use of a Rototiller. With this method you can use the power of worms to do the work for you so you don’t have to!
I prep my soil with compost on top and cover my garden with landscape fabric
Prevents the squirrels from digging
Breathable and allows rain to enter
The black attracts sun heat and In spring pull it off it’s all prepped for planting!
Lumber wrap is free from our local hardware store...lasts for years. We use it to make burrito rolls of leaves to stash in the corners of the garden for use later as a carbon layer as we fill our compost bins and layer shredded dead headings and prunings with leaves for hot compost piles.
All of my raised beds are planted with fall/winter crops. I will be using low tunnels to keep the crops growing through the coldest part of winter. I am starting to empty out some of my grow pots, and planting garlic and radishes in others. The ones that are going idle for the winter, get covered with leaves, with a handful of fertilizer thrown in on top to speed up the break down. By mid February, they will be ready to plant peas in, in March, beets, turnips, radishes, and carrots.
You are awesome Jay! Year round food production! I'm in South Jersey, I don't know if I could do all you do, but clearly thought and planning and effort are key. Thanks!
What zone are?
@@EDLaw-wo5it Talladega County Alabama, zone 7B
Year round here in 8b!
Thanks Luke! I have been doing this each year to lengthen my garden, but I didn't realize all the benefits! I just know it works for me!!
Wish I had known this 2 yrs ago. But now I do, so thank you very much Luke! Easy, cheap, something I will definitely do.
I was planning on putting down tarps this year because my beds have been completely overrun by weeds, but really didn't know how to go about doing it. I spend WAY too much time dealing with weeds, and then I'm exhausted and don't give the plants the time they deserve. I love the addition of the leaves in the beds to bring worms ~ thanks for sharing this method! I'm totally going to try it!
Thank you for the tarp tip.
If you have abundance of leaves, you can do just them. Then in spring, you can scoop the ones, that didn't break down, and keep them for mulching for later.
I'm going to be putting woodchips on top of all the leaves I've gotten from around the neighborhood. If you live in an area with deciduous trees, the winter months are the best time to get your trees trimmed, because they won't be laden with leaves. Keep the woodchips (and logs) or get a Chip Drop.
Just this week, we created 2 new raised beds. This sounds perfect for them to develop during the “winter in Mississippi” months
Using a tarp sounds like a great idea, but I'm certain the local squirrels and outdoor cats would make short work of it. I layered my raised beds with straw instead of leaves this year, so we'll see how well that works.
I have done this before but a warning to those in southern areas because fire ants like the warmer beds too. It is very disappointing to pull back the tarp and find your beds full of fire ants.
No till is so applicable to raised beds and containers. I try hard not to dig and raise a ruckus among all the amazing mycorhyzae, that have taken all summer to establish their lovely, thready networks. 😊
That was exactly what I needed to learn right now! Thanks 🥰🌻🍁
Thanks, Luke.
Sounds good I think I’ll try this on some of my beds .
Thank you so much for the information, I'm going to do this, I got my bulb fertilizer and applied it to my garlic and other bulbs.
Thank you for this! We just might do it.
Wow! This is great information!
I'm trying something new this year. I added a layer of compost, a layer of leaves, covered with cardboard, then topped with wood chips to keep the cardboard in place. We have a lot of high wind here, so I have about 3" of so of wood chips to hold that cardboard down (hopefully). I figure I'll either be able to pull off the cardboard in Spring and plant, or it will be starting to decompose and I'll punch holes through it. And moisture will get through the cardboard after a bit. I think it would have been best to water down the cardboard, but our outside water was already turned off because it's below freezing already. I did cut out the areas over my perennial herbs and garlic. But, like I said, it's my first year experimenting, so maybe it won' t work as well as it does in my head. (If you're looking for cardboard, check out a bike store. My local ones absolutely LOVE when I take some boxes off their hands. They're big and thick and usually don't have any colored ink or a ton of old tape that's harder to remove. The local bike shops here are less likely to have recycling dumpsters and have to break down and haul those boxes to the recycling facility, so I save them time and money.)
great vid and a great reminder for me to get those leaves raked up and us to our benefit!
When I converted my 1/4 acre garden to no till in June all my problems went away. No till permaculture is the only way to grow. Drought couldn't harm my plants!
Amazing tip!
Such a great way to save yourself some time and effort in the spring and get a jump start on your garden! Thanks as always! 👍
Could I do this and compost in bed at the same time? I'm loving all the new ideas! Thank you!!
Thanks Luke!
Blessings! 💚
I'm so doing this! Thank you for sharing
Thanks for the idea!
You give us such good information. Thank You
Hey Luke can you give a in depth tutorial on container gardening
I am trying something new this year which can be perfectly combined with your tarp method:
I’ve put compost then a thick layer of crushed leaves on one of my beds so far and I might add the tarp as I am planning to put a couple of my big planting pots on top of it.
Then I’ll drop one of those mini greenhouses (bought on sale at Aldi: ) over and see how Kale, Swiss chard etc. will do this winter.. ✨🤞😺
I bought a Sun Joe leaf shredder that all but turns the leaves to powder. That said, you can only run it about 5-8 minutes at a time, then you have to let it cool (I rake more leaves into piles while it cools). I burned the first one up, not realizing this. But I've loved it since I learned to baby it. I had bought some cloth bags to cover plants for winter, but they ended up working perfectly with this leaf shredder (it doesn't come with bags, and it needs a bag that breathes).
Great idea..thanks.
Would a tarp be good or bad if I planted garlic in that bed? Thanks, and great job on all your videos!
If I planted garlic, should I avoid the tarp? Or is it ok to put a tarp over the garlic? Some of my garlic has already sprouted.
Love your seeds and great prices!!!
Thanks Luke. I was wondering how I was going to help all of the leaves in my garden.
Thank you for educating us!
Perfect timing! I was just wondering this! I’m putting in some new raised bed and my current beds need help. I had thought of leaves and pine needles that I will be collecting soon but just putting them on the beds didn’t make sense to me. TARP! That’s what I was missing. Thank you! MIGardener, can I tarp over my asparagus bed????
Will give it a try ! Thanks
Important lesson ty 😊
Hey Luke, my question is how does moisture get under that tarp so the soil doesn’t completely dry out? I live in CO and it’s quite dry in the winter. Would you recommend picking the tarp up and watering under it occasionally?
In dry conditions, I would absolutely water a bit. Just moisten as needed to help decompose. Don’t drench it, as the other person stated, this may cause rotting. I have lived in dry conditions and that’s what I did.
Good luck. 🙏🏽❌⭕️♥️
And this is why you are my QUAN! LOL!
What do you do for areas where there are perennials and self-seeding crops (such as kale and onions) or fall-planted garlic? Would you tarp them too?
How will rain get to the soil with the tarp on it? I totally agree with everything you are saying just wondering about the moisture
Thanks!!
Great advice! Take care!
I got some very heavy duty silt barrier like they use for the highway department. Cut it to fit all my beds and it works great
TALK ABOUT TIMING!!! I was just going to remove my tarps that are over the leaves in my raised beds b/c I thought maybe doing both would be bad... THANK YOU!
I have wonder if you could do this to over winter? My thought is to put chopped up leaves on top of my garden beds along with a layer of cardboard on top of the leaves, then do the tarp and leave it for the season. That should in theory, insulate the beds and feed the worms who in turn do their wormy magic in my garden beds. Water though would be blocked, I’m thinking of leaving a gap.
Gonna do it ...... Cardboard cover too.
I did cow manure with cardboard on top then wood chips on top of that last year and this year. It's amazing the number of big worms that were under it this spring. I put the cardboard and chips in my walkways too over the summer and had hardly any weeds. Lol thank you amazon for all the cardboard!
@@nancyedgar8639 So true lol
@@nancyedgar8639 truth!
Would this work for an in ground garden? Also wondering if the tarp prevents water from getting to the soil , and if that would be good or bad?
I use to thick, semi truck tarps in my in-ground garden to make the soil weed free before planting. I roll the tarp back as I plant.
Can cardboard be used instead of a tarp? We all have extra cardboard. Thanks for your great videos!
That's what I was thinking too. That way you get all of that water from the melting snow
This is a good idea and I hadn't thought to cover the beds before watching this video.
For me, cardboard makes more sense also. Don't see the need to go out and buy tarp, especially since I have many inground beds.
Plus, you can then just put the cardboard in a compost bin in the spring since it will be pretty "mushy" by then 😊
Not something I would recommend, since cardboard is processed with lots of chemicals and also the printed ones usually use toxic ink, especially the more it’s recycled. So definitely not in an organic garden, but also not good for a non organic garden too. Also I would make sure not to use a cheap tarp/plastic made with the more “bad types” of plastic, as the older they get, the more they are heated and in the sun, the more they degrade and add micro plastics into your soil.
Thank you for the advise. I saw it from another UA-camr but did not explain the benefits. Just question, Would that watering at time of cover be enough to carry it through spring?
hey Luke
love your tips and tricks in the garden
I have a question
will it hurt my garlic to cover it with the rest of the garden?
Will landscaping fabric work for this?
I would think so, it creates a dark area for the worms
@@UnholyPixel82 Thanks! I have some extra left over from a previous project....hoping I can use it for this.....
@@UnholyPixel82 Thanks!
What if you put cardboard under the tarps? Is that a good idea? Will it encourage the worms even more and break down into the soil, as I suspect it will? I have a bunch of trellis boxes that I just lined with pieces of cardboard and I put bubble wrap on top, since I don't have any tarps. I came up with the idea after I noticed what happens to the grass when a piece of cardboard or plastic sits on the lawn for a long time. I didn't know other people did that until I saw this video.
Not something I would recommend, since cardboard is processed with lots of chemicals and also the printed ones usually use toxic ink, especially the more it’s recycled. So definitely not in an organic garden, but also not good for a non organic garden too. Also I would make sure not to use a cheap tarp/plastic made with the more “bad types” of plastic, as the older they get, the more they are heated and in the sun, the more they degrade and add micro plastics into your soil.
Does the soil, the fungi and microbes not need rain? Hope for a reply.
Luke, the only question I have is, won't the soil completely dry out over 5 months covering the bed with a nonporous tarp??
Not in Michigan
Water will find a way, but you definitely can water it now and again.
Wow, I love this idea. Never done it but leaves are falling here in South Virginia. Problem is that I still have beans, tomatoes, broccoli, peas and cukes growing. My window is till our first frost. Can this tarp method work in my area S.E. VA after I harvest my few crops in my 5X5 raised bed? Will there be enough time before spring for the worms to munch down? #migardner @migardner, I know I'm a day late but sure would like some advice.
Tarps are too expensive, can I just use cardboard or newsprint?
That's what I use. I've put leaves or straw down and weight down cardboard on top, and throw that away in spring.
I use newsprint or cardboard with shredded leaves on top. It is mostly gone by spring and it is ready for a new layer.
@@kellysmoot3676 don’t throw cardboard away work it into compost or garden
@@tracycrider7778 oh, I do. I meant that. Actually building new compost bins in spring.
Should I water the leaves in before tarping? Havagudun and thanks.
Cool beans. Only prob is that if I cover my compost pile for very long I get a lew of roly poly bugs underneath!
Roly polys help break down the leaves.
I understand that too many roly polies can damage plants though.
Thank you for the information, I do have a question can I put fertilizer on the garden bed and add the leafs and cover it? And spring time can I add more fertilizer? Is that ok to do? Another question I have a rosemary plant on bed can I cover it for the winter? I wanted to try this method I wasn’t sure if it’s ok. Please advise.
Yeah, the tarp will kill the grass and weeds, but the grass and weeds will be back from either the seeds not dying or the wind blowing some seeds into your garden. Though you might have less of a problem with grass & weeds in a raised bed and using added soil.
Do you add weights of any kind to keep it in place?
Oh most definitely
@@MIgardener when you mentioned how light weight they would be, I figured you would but didn't see anything! Thanks ☺️
Great video, Luke. I'd would have liked something said about how you are holding the tarp down from the winds. Are you using rocks, staking it, tucking it under something. We get really crazy winds where I live and I'd worry about losing the whole thing.
I throw logs and rocks on mine to hold them down.
I use concrete blocks, rocks, and branches. Easy to remove in spring.
This is very helpful, thanks. Do you think cardboard would work just as well?
Great video
Can I incorporate a cover crop with this?
Yes, absolutely! The tarp will kill the cover crop :)
Other people on UA-cam are recommending a cover crop so that roots will till the soil, too. But one can’t grow a cover crop under a tarp.
We have freezing weather now. Can I still do this.
Absolutely!
How does the soil get winter moisture?? We haven't had much rain this fall and everything is so dry.
Are gardens are windy and you need a lot of bricks and concrete blocks to hold the tarp. You show nothing. In Michigan you have no wind?
Does it have to be a tarp or could I use black plastic?
We won't use cardboard as we heard it attracts termites.
what do i do with the pile of leaves i raked? i put a clear plastic poly tarp over it. i see you say worms dont like light so i will put a black plastic tarp over that. will i be able to plant into it in the spring? BTW it's 3 feet deep in spots. in another vid i see you said in 5 months it will all be compost. is that right? if anyone has tried this and it really works, please reply, otherwise i will have to bag them up and let the city haul them away.
nobody knows. i raked up more leaves yesterday, now the pile is 15X30 and 3 feet+ deep. i will wet it down with a hose next week. i have a black plastic tarp on top. i want to plant into it in 6 months. will it be ready? nobody has done this? really?
Hmm,.. looks like I need to go buy some tarps now 'cause the green layer is already down.
great info. what can i do about birds? i have a flock of morning doves who covet everything in my yard from dog food to seedlings and ripe tomatoes. hunting isn't an option.
Add weights to hold tarp down
You had me until tarp. Completely disagree with anything involving a tarp. Simply mow the leaves twice and apply to garden and you're done. It's that simple. No tarp required. I get plenty of moisture with rain and snow. Leaves don't blow around because they've been chopped twice. Soil is warm enough to work early in the spring. And the worms love it! Oh, and no weeds year round.
Hey Luke, tarping the raised bed with my fall planted garlic, good idea or bad idea?
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Curious here too
Will this dry out the earth underneath?
When I use a tarp i have way too many moles!
I just gotta say, worms don't see sunlight because they have no eyes. That's ok, I know what you're saying. They definitely have some way to know sunlight. Just made me chuckle (and weeds don't see sunlight either). Also I love this idea and I'm glad I watched this.
We use cardboard to cover
why do they call that resting a garden?