My Garden ~ no-dig approach to growing soil and vegetables » No-dig Garden – without newspaper at this stage

I've yet to lay newspaper over the far part of this patch. Mid-season potatoes will be planted here.

I’ve yet to lay newspaper over the far part of this patch. Mid-season potatoes will be planted here.

Work in progress

I've always started a new garden by layering newspaper thickly over weeds and grass. In this situation, I wetted the paper (don't do this on a windy day) and covered lightly with sawdust to hold the paper down until I can start applying compost.
This area will eventually be planted with tomatoes in about November. I've not yet added the compost. Heavy rain punctured the newspaper where the weeds are appearing. I'll layer more newspaper.

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