Know All About No-Dig Gardening
Say no to digging! Let's raise a voice for the innocent lives inside the soil. No, it’s nothing like running campaign! Instead was an attempt to grab your attention. Now let’s get into the business. The most sizzling topic between the gardening freaks is if no-digging is really better than digging? What is actually the science behind this no-digging method? What will it need to make an excellent no-digging method?
And many similar quires must have tangled your mind. Here are all rational and relevant answers eliminating clouds regarding no digging gardens.
No dig, a smart move!
Yes! It is a generous gesture. When you trench out the soil, you make the living organisms of soil upset. Imagine someone rides a bulldozer over your house! With the mixed emotion of grief and anger, you will protest blatantly.
The same goes for soil microbes. When they are out of their natural cycle, you can see apparently more weeds growing here and there, imitating rebellious posters in protest.
On the contrary, if you develop a friendly relationship with them, they will harness the weeds and slugs as gratitude. Not only this, these invisible organisms will create foster roads so the soil can get a quicker supply of nutrients and water.
All this helps maintain a proper moisture level; it doesn't allow needed water to escape nor accept too much hydration.
More perks of the No-dig method
So we have discussed how good, kind, and generous is the no digging method. But what actually makes it remarkably unique and better than digging is its boons.
Let's start counting its benefits.
Number 1
No digging is not hard on your body, especially back. It doesn't demand physical exertion. Therefore, there is no risk of discontinuing or dropping the idea of your gardening if suffering from such issues.
Number 2
As we have already discussed, it is live- friendly method. It doesn't kill the soil-borne organisms. Instead, it maintains the natural flow.
Hence, in turn, it helps to enrich the plant with quality and quantitative nutrients. Moreover, fungi and worms help to nurture the growing plants' roots.
Number 3
No dig garden not only saves your energy but time also. You don't need to dig it for hours and days, getting sweaty. It needs simple instruments to implement, thus requires no hard and fast rule and energy.
Number 4
This method prevents soil from over-soaking during monsoon season. But how? The no-dig cultivation goes under the reaction of all; sun, wind, and water.
Together all these reactions and the texture of untilled soil mixed with compost prevent extra soaking of water.
The above benefits are only a few to name from the abundance. However, to gain so many perks, you need to adopt some pro tips to attain the desired results.
Pro Tips for successful no-dig gardening
We are presenting these pro tips under the influence of Charles Dowding. He suggests to:
Mulch annually
The reason behind only one-time mulching is again the same_ lesser invasion in soil residing organisms. According to Charles, the more you mulch, the more it increases the slug to spread.
However, mulching is as important as your sunblock is for the skin. It protects from getting the excessive sunlight waking up the sleeping weed. Similarly, it helps to prevent excessive moisture, causing erosion.
Next is...
Crop rotation.
It is simply the cycling of different crops in one bed. This is the method to trick the pests and weeds, waiting for a chance to show up. The crop rotation curtails the possibilities of pests halting their diet to grow.
Final Reap
Concluding, no-dig gardening is equal to no stress gardening! Yes, you hear it right! You don't need fancy instruments to plot your gardening. Plus, it is quicker to cultivate a no-dig bed with minimum risk of pests and erosion.
All you need is to map your land and apply pro tips such as organic mulching and crop rotation. Else you are good to go. Happy Gardening!
