That’s my goal, so it makes me happy that it pleased you too. Thanks for your encouraging message and good luck with your no dig bed.

Thank you! I made another one this week because they really are this quick & easy 👍🏻 Hope you find some of my other videos helpful too.

That's awesome! I'm glad it helped you get started. I've added additional reinforcement to mine after a flash-flood issue that washed it out, but last year I grew zucchini, cucumbers, cantaloupe, okra, squash, and potatoes in the 2 no-dig beds I have so far. I'm about to add 2 more this year!

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

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Thanks, Wendy. Glad to hear it was helpful!

Thanks for your kind message 🙏🏻

Hi Olivia, thank you for your comment. I'm happy it was helpful! 🌺Valerie

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I’m happy to hear that. Have a great week

Glad it helped!

Thank you! 😊

Hi Mohammed. Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment.

Thanks for visiting. I''m glad you liked it!

I'm sorry HOAs can be so difficult. I have one subscriber who is only allowed to install wooden raised beds due to her homeowner association. We don't have that problem in our village fortunately.

I’m so happy for you! There is no need to wait after putting down the cardboard. I created another no dig garden after this one and sowed seeds 2 days later. Don’t use a manure compost though if you plan to plant directly because it will be too strong. Let me know if you have any other questions, and I’ll be happy to answer! Also, I did a one year later follow up video talking about lessons learned if you’re interested in that. Best wishes to you!

@@NowGardening that is great to know that I don't need to wait. What is the best soil to plant? Regular soil? I am intending on making a multi garden with different vegetables and fruit and split them up and do a walkway in the middle. I am very excited.

That sounds amazing! I buy a garden soil made for an organic vegetable garden. It has rich compost added in already. It’s a French brand though and only available here, but you should be able to get good quality soil or compost from your local garden store. I hope to hear about your garden once it’s completed and you’re growing there. Good luck!

Thanks so much for watching and asking questions. After compacting it, it was only around 6 inches deep. Depending on what you want to grow, this may or may not be deep enough. After a year of gardening there, I found that it was deep enough for cucumbers, tomatoes, cantaloupe, okra, and greens but not deep enough to get full grown potatoes or onions. I hope this helps!

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Thank you for your kind comment.

That's frightening! According to my research, the US Dept of Agriculture permits cardboard use in certified organic gardens as long as it's plain, unwaxed boxes with all tape and sticky labels removed and with minimal printing on the outside and not treated with fungicides. In addition, the National Center for Appropriate Technology completed many studies on the risks of toxicity due to the glues, inks, etc. and determined that it not considered risky. I've also read articles from several universities advocating the use of cardboard too. I hope this helps you decided if it's right for you, but please do stay away from any cardboard with cancer warnings.

Hi Nicole, that's not a silly question at all! The cardboard does not disintegrate fast enough for any roots to go through in one season. I ended up harvesting these potatoes early as "new" potatoes following a cold snap last year, but I grew okra and cucumbers here throughout the summer. I'm expanding my no dig area this year, and the one thing I will do differently is to make it slightly deeper and spread the potatoes out a little more. I grew other potato crops in the summer in my raised beds and they seemed to get bigger much faster with more room! I hope this helps!

That does help! Thanks for explaining!

@@nicolecioffi3406 Perfect! Feel free to message me with any other questions 😊

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It could, but you’ll only be able to grow crops that have shallow roots because they won’t have anywhere to go. That said, i experimented with tomatoes one year with a hard cardboard barrier and the roots spread out horizontal instead of down. I didn’t have bountiful harvests though, so I wouldn’t recommend it.

I did not and they’re starting to cave in in certain spots. We were told that the original owners built them for grapevines to make homemade wine back in the 1980s.

If you currently have crops planted where the ants are, the only organic solution that works is diatomaceous earth. It's not simple because you have to reapply it after it gets wet. This next one will sound cruel, but it works. If you don't have anything planted there, want to avoid pesticides and solve the problem fast, you can pour boiling water on the nest. You do it a second time 2-3 days later. Other than these two methods, I haven't found anything non-chemical that works.

Hi Suhaiza. I haven't tried it, but it seems like it could work. When the soil is deep enough, the plants' roots never reach the ground underneath the no-dig bed. The main problem I think you would have is water drainage. Make sure you have a place for the water to run off or you will have a huge mess or a waterlogged garden. I would love to hear how it works out if you decide to do it.

Yes you're right. Tq for replied me.

Ideally, I make my no-dig bed on a day that’s not windy. I also wet the cardboard which makes it heavier. If it is windy, I weight with bricks or rocks on the edges until I’m ready to add the soil. Hope this helps!

@@NowGardening thanks, yes it does.

Yes, I’ve made no dig beds using bags of universal soil from the garden store, and this year I have even made one using only soil from a local tree farm. Every non-dig bed I’ve made so far has thrived, although some soils work better for certain vegetables than others. I hope this helps!

@@NowGardening Thanks - I'm trying soil from the garden center, fingers crossed the straw protected it from today's torrential downpour

@@marthachapin8 Fingers crossed for you! I had some wash out during a flash flood last year and decided to reinforce the no-dig area this year to try to prevent it from happening again.

Absolutely. This week I planted cantaloupe, cauliflower, and onion seeds in my newest no-dig bed. Seeds are easy to start outside this time of year as long as it's not too dry. For best results, keep the soil damp until they sprout 👍🏻

I just researched and it said to compost it 4-6 months before I use it

Take a moment to consider that not everyone may have the same mobility or strength that you do to dig. No need to gatekeep gardening, it’s for everyone.

Get off your high horse. Because people choose this method does not mean they are lazy and you're not. There's plenty of reasons why people may choose to go this route.