The easiest way to great soil (without a wheelbarrow)
And no, it's not 'no dig'
I won’t beat around the nettles; getting straight to it - sow some green manures.
They are not green poo as someone once guessed (no, not me) but plants that you grow, either in bare soil or as a companion crop beneath other plants, to enrich and improve soils.
They usually grow fast and are exceptional at driving roots down to find water and nurtrients whilst either binding or loosening soil structures. Sounds great doesn’t it? And reader, I can confirm after only a year of using them, that they are, and I am convinced.
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