How To Till A Garden Without A Rototiller Double Dig Gardening Method

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How To Till A Garden Without A Rototiller Double Dig Gardening Method

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You want a garden but you don't have a tiller to till the soil. Nor do you want to wait three weeks on a rental list. Do you have a shovel? Then use this, the double dig gardening method, and get out there and prepare your gardening spot today.

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@aaronspain3387 2 жыл бұрын

"That's what homesteading's all about, isnt it? Getting a workout while growing your own food" Finally, someone who says it how it really is!

@theseeker4700 3 жыл бұрын

Just did this today for my new garden bed....took 10 hours...I hurt all over and even after a bath I will be in PAIN tomorrow...but it was worth it!!!

@TaylorRaine 6 жыл бұрын

The double dig is such an amazing way to improve soil. We used it when I started a community garden space in Florida and in one year it turned our sandy vacant lot into a luscious garden space. :) Great video!

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a lot of hard work, but it's very effective. Thanks for the positive comment. We just subscribed to your channel!

@deannaschutter7131 6 жыл бұрын

This is exactly something I was looking for I was not willing to go buy a tiller or rent one greatly appreciated thank you

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, commenting and subscribing Deanna! We hope that over time we share some more good ideas with you that you can use.

@samanthamadonia6773 6 жыл бұрын

You sir have earned yourself two count em two subscribers

@barbneuhauser4996 5 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic way to till , I surly can't afford a tiller lol , thank you for teaching us different ways we can have a garden .

@tybahza5643 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help, first time Gardner at 19. Appreciate you making a college students life cheaper.

@winefine2024 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, now I have more confidence in what I'm about to do

@brittanyskinner2891 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this. It's exactly what I needed. Im broke but I really want to garden.

@Homeschooling3curlygirls 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great tips. My family and I have been gardening without a tiller for the past 3 years but we were considering renting or buying one this year. I came across your video right before heading out to do some work in the garden and I'm EXCITED to implement your techniques today!!😁

@juicejm6380 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect, First Year garden this spring, don't want to spend to much and already have to get garden fence because of wild rabbits. This is going to be very helpful with not only saving money but explaining how to till without a tiller

@drones4964 26 күн бұрын

Thank you this is so simple and makes sense. We will try it this year

@loverbay7909 5 жыл бұрын

This is great... if you don't have rocks literally everywhere

@smithy1578 4 жыл бұрын

Oklahoma?

@octaviusgalacticus2253 3 жыл бұрын

Oof not where I live

@nickgustafson9064 3 жыл бұрын

Massachusetts

@digitalphoenix72 3 жыл бұрын

I spent days sifting all the rocks out of my garden i made, I know exactly what you mean. We used chicken wire, pallet boards, and a wheelbarrow. Time consuming, but it gives my wife and I some time together outside of worrying about the world.

@muddinmann 3 жыл бұрын

All land has rocks strong backs clear them.

@leonardodavinci3589 4 жыл бұрын

I'm an author, trying to write a brief gardening scene without offending everyone who knows gardening. Thanks mate

@patchesuwu453 3 жыл бұрын

Me to, mine is a fan fiction tho XD

@Liukangwins Жыл бұрын

Go do some landscape work, plant some crops or flowers, get first hand experience

@Liukangwins Жыл бұрын

Hopefully 3 years later from when you commented, this helps lol

@nunya8614 Жыл бұрын

@@patchesuwu453 cringe

@Normal_macdonald 8 ай бұрын

"he tilled the garden" ... Look I'm an author too.

@raquelapicella3 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video🙋🏻‍♀️❣️I don’t have extra money and we live in rental home but I want a garden. I will do this today

@TerranceNock Жыл бұрын

I was going to buy a tiller & then I got to thinking “many centuries ago they didn’t have a powered tiller and they were effective so I looked this up.” How did it work out for you? We're starting today.

@andy118111 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect no B.S. video! I have been searching for common sense simple videos and almost everything is over complicated and no visual examples were provided. I cant wait to get started on our backyard restoration, I ordered some native plants for our California soil and now have to prepare our degraded land for the new plants! Thank you!

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found us Jabeth.

@abigailbailey9633 6 ай бұрын

This is wonderful! I want to have more of a 'patchwork quilt' than rows, but I can totally see doing this method in blocks rather than rows! Thankyou

@Camperhollow 2 жыл бұрын

I simply bought an electric cultivator and run an extension chord out to it. I have several extension chord's anyway since I work construction and they weren't an extra expense for me. The cultivator wasn't a huge expense either and is easier than using a shovel. This year I plan on digging my rows far enough apart that I can run my lawn more between then to cut the grass and save a lot of work weeding.

@greenmile668 4 жыл бұрын

I love it!.. I dig out all my holes .put huge piles on each end....whatever floats your boat..thank you for sharing!

@aliad1 4 жыл бұрын

Handy dandy method actually pumped towards physical work thanks bud

@AllArePreciousToHim 5 жыл бұрын

I'm totally using this idea for a bible study! We need to till our hearts. It's not an easy task but it's worth it!

@andrewcoxx500 5 жыл бұрын

Laura Kausek the hell you talking about

@BBBBBBBBBBBX 5 жыл бұрын

@@andrewcoxx500 😂

@purplestarcrazy 5 ай бұрын

never knew about this with soil I almost went to by another tiller. I tried pots last year because our till broke. but it didn't go to plan at all. I absolutely hate pots. this will help me greatly this year. now just need to find some muscle to help.

@galerogers2915 6 жыл бұрын

Love the idea. But I would have burned the dried weeds off the surface first. Great video. I think I will go out and try this, since my tiller has died.

@galerogers2915 6 жыл бұрын

Also subscribing

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing, and that's a good idea to burn the weeds first. We'll do that in the future.

@kimmieclay1 6 жыл бұрын

Squash bugs hid ubder my cardboard last year. I used it to prevent weeds. Is it too late for me to apply that black plastic over my rows if they are producing fruit but also weeds in between plants and weeds in the rows. Tge weeds are 2-5 inches high.

@sushiquad 4 жыл бұрын

thank you. i am beginninger gardener with community garden plot and i tried to prepare it but didnt know what i was doing. now i have a better idea

@Rec-cl7ns 2 жыл бұрын

Simple and effective. One of the best videos I've watched. Thank you.

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@tmanley1985 2 жыл бұрын

Such a simple, direct video. You've earned my sub. :)

@SulthanMuhammad 2 жыл бұрын

this is more than what i was searching for. the plus minus and anything wow. thanks a lot

@stevelewis8919 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great tutorial, thank you. Going to get started on this right away. I was looking at my plot I wanted to plant and was thinking how I was going to til it all up.

@JamesMcCutcheon 10 ай бұрын

I was double-digging 1978 but I never saw a video or read about it. It makes sense, I did not have a tiller and my ground was hard-packed red clay.

@LadyMordhaus 4 жыл бұрын

That you for this. I'm tilling my garden by hand and was worried I was doing too much, I was tilling the entire spot, walking areas and everything. I'm going to take a step back and sort out my walk ways and stop doing it there. Also, I found a bunch of trash. Fast food bags and soda cans from like 15 to 20 years ago. It even still smells like trash.

@amberbamber. 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this! This will be our 3rd year planting a garden in our yard and I want something simple and this looks smart and simple! I'm growing a couple veggies but I think my carrots and potatoes will do great doing this method!

@UncommonNews777 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Looks like this year I will need to use this method.

@fromscratchtoplate 4 ай бұрын

I just finished doing this method on my front lawn. I found glass and a beer bottle cap both old haha so yeah gloves are a must 😅😂

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 4 ай бұрын

Good stuff!

@Mr_Chode Жыл бұрын

This is what i needed to find. I dont have a rotortiller and those broadforks seems nice but are $250 for a decent one. I'll definitely be starting a garden soon now.

@Matt-cw1mv 5 жыл бұрын

dynamite works the best i found

@RacheaHolliwaySINGER Ай бұрын

What do you mean by that?

@Matt-cw1mv 26 күн бұрын

@@RacheaHolliwaySINGER you know exactly what i mean

@dukepritchard6659 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the information.

@tjernstarr 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man. This was an extremely well done and detailed instructional video. KISS as could be. So simple I can't mess it up. Going to be checking out some other videos. Thanks again!

@mdoe37 4 жыл бұрын

After spending all yesterday with a sub standard tiller....I was looking for a larger electric start model. But let's face it...as you age, that equipment isn't easy to run either. This is probably simpler and easier in the long run. (and a great shovel is a WHOLE LOT cheaper!) I'm planting my elderly mothers flower beds for her today.....I think I'll try this method there. The smaller raised bed as well. Buuuut....I'll see about the 30'x6' by 3 beds and another 8' x 30' area. If I do 2 rows each it might be doable. (my parents didn't think of these things when they were much younger lol)

@chrisclyde4490 3 жыл бұрын

I just did this today but I only did an 4x10 lol. Tomorrow I will do a couple more 4x10's. This is my first outdoor garden. I raked some leaves and put a good 8 inch layer and a week barrel of home-made compost. I also had some broken up pumpkins that I threw in there as well. I turned it a bit and tomorrow I will put a small layer of straw then cover with cardboard. Then put a little dirt on top of that.

@MommyBee1589 Жыл бұрын

I’m jealous of your soil! We have super dense clay soil. Can’t even break it up! I’ve had to dig it up and literally fill rows like that with garden soil because it’s just garbage

@TerranceNock Жыл бұрын

Yep

@chdearley 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for! Subbed!

@MarvelousLXVII 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video good stuff. I've always tilled/turned up the entire area and it never dawned on me to do rows instead (to go with my 2 raised 4x4 beds by the way.)

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Marv! Glad you enjoyed it.

@assmuncheripod973 4 жыл бұрын

Love it Great work. I'll try this during this pandemic to save me a trip to the supermarket. Thank you

@IsaiahLegrant Жыл бұрын

bro your brilliant, thanks for sharing

@stevenvlogsnc 3 жыл бұрын

Great advice! I was considering buying a tiller, but I think I will try this method instead

@SB-bs7uv 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I'm going to give this a try this year

@87elnetta 4 ай бұрын

Definitely subscribed❤🙌🏽

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 4 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

@tmoneybags6190 2 жыл бұрын

great video thanks

@renegademasters9966 4 жыл бұрын

And one more subscriber from me. Thank you sir..you are a legend and your bootlegger char was top notch

@ligmaballs5536 2 жыл бұрын

Yes every hole I dig in my yard is nothing but broken glass and pottery gloves are needed

@outcastfisherman6991 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Norm McDonald

@Hobbyist56 3 жыл бұрын

great video!

@dhfocus7 3 жыл бұрын

This, sir, was an excellent video! SUBSCRIBED!!!

@jpoland00 4 жыл бұрын

I like this video

@CliffEmAll100 4 жыл бұрын

fantastic video. learened several things. thank you.

@g-clef8104 5 жыл бұрын

Helpful indeed just learning today lol.

@time2cclear 2 жыл бұрын

thanks man , i learned a great deal from this . i gotta till tomorrow . my veggies are rooted heavy in SOLO cups and ive been puttin it off . LIKED & SUB"D !!

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@boomerrumor8252 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video

@jithinj1234 4 жыл бұрын

Good video straight to the point

@seamossblend3026 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! I was thinking about the earth worms and other critters And trying to find an alternative way other than using a tiller. It’s my first garden so wish me luck, I got some mushroom soil from a local farmers market so I will be using that as well.

@toastymitsu4374 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this explanation it was very helpful.

@BrushlessNitroSlayer 5 жыл бұрын

as I was shopping for a rototiller I thought to myself stop being a lazy bitch dig it by hand. Then I found this video! Thanks, I did lean something and I did sub!

@madrox4132 6 жыл бұрын

I remember digging up asbestos that had been buried when I was a kid

@shelbyb9965 4 жыл бұрын

Goes great on salads! Lmao seriously though, really hope you had proper PPE. Lots of well wishes

@miawright8221 8 ай бұрын

He threw the worm 😂😂😂

@bonedigger666 10 күн бұрын

This is great unless you have hard packed clay. I'll still till every new bed and then broadfork every year after. Or till every few years. The soil will repair itself just fine in no time.

@DUCKGAMING.. Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@pgnd3r 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, think I will try this since I can't afford a tiller right now. Also you got a new subscriber.

@spyda5110 5 жыл бұрын

Home depot rents tillers in my area starting at 21 dollars for 4hours more than enough time to work a small garden. God Luck.

@isrealgod9911 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video , it has helped a great deal . cheers .

@birddog7141 5 жыл бұрын

Would a trench axe or a pic axe be easier for the trenching part?

@drewpwilson7485 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much!

@VintageAthletic 3 жыл бұрын

I wish my soil was this loose. Ive got a goo amount of clay so it's tough to do this. Really trying to avoid using a rototiller though. I've definitely been getting a workout!

@rekinatrotter612 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! How is it going for you? It’s definitely a tedious process!

@VintageAthletic 3 жыл бұрын

@@rekinatrotter612 Added in some peat moss and still working it in by hand. Will need to add some compost soon before I start planting. My garden is 14x14' . How's yours?

@rekinatrotter612 3 жыл бұрын

@@VintageAthletic thank you! It’s actually my first year planting in the ground and I tried this method. I honestly didn’t know if I was trying to start a garden or make pottery. It was a little overwhelming, but researching videos like this, I compiled a list of things to do. Your reply made me feel better about the choice to use peat moss, soil conditioner, and compost. We shall see how it comes together. I’m working with a 24x24’ and hoping for the best!

@conceptofeverything8793 2 жыл бұрын

@@VintageAthletic wouldnt working in some sand and leafs with a rototiller make it a tad bit more loose?

@VintageAthletic 2 жыл бұрын

@@conceptofeverything8793 I would think so. I ended up using a rototiller and manure after digging up my plot and my garden did incredible this year!

@thegreenproject2305 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, thankyou!

@pinocolada4254 2 жыл бұрын

I still don't get it. Can you come over and do it to my garden? I'll watch and absorp all info😇 My father and grandfather used this way for decades. But actually dug out the second spade as wel. Their gardens were huge but soft and sandy. They dug everything, left no space for paths. I only dig one spade deep but must aknowlege your way of the second spade deep is something i should copy.

@g-clef8104 5 жыл бұрын

Nice work !

@RameyRocks 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a 49 year old woman with a herniated disc but I am gonna give it a try.

@markrodgers1965 3 жыл бұрын

You mentioned glass in the soil and what would be recommended when the soil has tons of glass everywhere ?

@taybae2056 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@koalatygardens7713 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Question--- how early can you do this before planting your seeds and starts?

@hasanciray72 3 жыл бұрын

Any time but it's better if you do it once more before seeding

@danielmelvin4525 2 жыл бұрын

What should I do if I only have one row? Get new soil? I e had three good years but last year I had the most issue with leaves in tomatoes getting yellow and than degrading the plant.

@meest101 5 жыл бұрын

Ideally would you use a garden fork, instead of the spade to pierce the bottom layer to encourage the deep roots?

@kimmieclay1 6 жыл бұрын

What if we save our yard clippings. Let them dry out in the sun in a pile. Like core gardening i could bury my grass clippings 30%clippings to 70% soil on top. Then it would make them more raised. I have a garden now and i didnt space my squash or vining plants but 12 inches apart now im wondering should i dig them up and transplant them to another bed?

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Kimmie, grass cuttings are an excellent addition to compost. You can bury them, or pile them up and be patient. They'll rot in time. Also, 12 inches apart is fine for squash. I'd recommend just training the vines as they grow to spread the way you want them to rather than digging the plants up and transplanting them.

@kimmieclay1 6 жыл бұрын

Homesteading Off The Grid thank you so i wont put them on until they are dry

@kimmieclay1 6 жыл бұрын

Homesteading Off The Grid how is your family enjoying the garden, my family is kind of blessed with alot of huge seedy veggies since I did not know when to harvest them. We thought wow a huge Zuchinnie we can win the fair's largest zuchinni award but holy moly. So that brings me to next question how do you know when your squash and zuchinni are ready to be ate (i now know you pick them at medium size when the bloom starts to die) but i have a shelf full of squash unrefrigerated. Thinking of givibg them away because I blanched amd froze all i could and now just want to taste the fresh squash because by the time i go throughthe old squash that are dark yellow and bumpy im not sure at all how it works.

@rosauralopez827 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great video!!

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Rosaura. It's a lot of work, but you can do it. Thanks for commenting.

@Skwerm87 Жыл бұрын

Quick question boss. So do I need to pull all the grass away from the area before I go diggin..I'm planning on making a 20x40 garden like this

@TerranceNock Жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. 1. If you remove grass ahead of time, you won’t have to do much removing of it later. 2. You can burn the grass & weeds before digging. That’s most effective.

@mariadominguez7855 6 жыл бұрын

Great job

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sir! I really appreciate your compliment.

@zeldarobinson3382 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome Thank You.

@natemidnight Жыл бұрын

How long do you think it would take to double dig a 20’x20’ garden? I’m starting a garden this year in my backyard. I was going to rent a tiller but glad to hear the disadvantages beforehand. I have 4 days to do it and I can work 4 hours per day. Is that realistic?

@GoodPersonTestWebsite 4 ай бұрын

So helpful and to the point! Thank you!

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@mizzlemoonglade4996 7 ай бұрын

250 square feet down.. 1,500 to go. 😭 And then I have another garden after that to do. Pray for me.

@skylargrey8354 3 жыл бұрын

I find so many broken glass carboys burried in the ground and broken pottery

@Danny_Ruth 2 жыл бұрын

How wide are each of your rows and how much space between each row?

@robhtp3817 4 жыл бұрын

What if my whole lawn is weeds? Should I try a manual till to kill off all the weeds first then try this method?

@BAAL1010 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you👍

@firebird14420 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@amchedli 3 жыл бұрын

Can you have smaller gaps between the rows?

@thebiggestbigmacever6315 4 жыл бұрын

If your soil is naturally clumpy won’t it harden back up after a couple of heavy rain days?

@kimmieclay1 6 жыл бұрын

+homesteading off the grid if O sent you video or photos of my familys garden can you reccomend your advice.

@HomesteadingOffTheGrid 6 жыл бұрын

Sure. I'd love to.

@AquaLady153 5 жыл бұрын

Gonna do this!

@iherdu2 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have a method to keep ground vermin from digging under my garden? I heard wire but not sure how to apply it to something like in this video.

@cyclingroanoke4837 4 жыл бұрын

My yard is fenced, do i still need a fence around the garden to keep out rabbits? totally ignorant here ...

@nathanjones9972 4 жыл бұрын

Hey 👋, so it is my first time trying to start a garden. My landlord allowed me to start one. I live in GA and surrounded by a lot of pines and oaks. I started by taking a hoe and shovel to break up the grass and roots. It doesn't look like very rich dirt. I planted maybe