No Dig Garden

[Murray]

Here are some shots of my no-dig-garden. It's coming along nicely.
Photo 1 has 3 x tomato bushes and 6 or 8 lettuce, a lone sweet potato which will eventually take over the whole bed.
Photo2 has cauliflower and cabbage and beetroot
Photo3 has a row on the left of broad beans and on the right a row of Brussels sprouts.

[Jonty]

Murray,

Have to admit the no dig garden is another wonderful way to grow produce. Years ago after buying Ester Deans book, I tried it. I put in 3 lebanese cucumbers. Picked them by the bucket load. My wife pickled them, we gave them away, feed them to the chooks.

The same thing happened with 4 roma tomatoes. I dried them in a dehydrator, then into olive oil. Still eating them.

Regards
Jonty

[Murray]

I am enjoying watching the no-dig garden come along. It's main purpose is to grow below-ground veggies and above-ground stuff that is too big for my aquaponics system such as zucchini.
Zucchini bushes get so big in aquaponics, one bush will take up half a grow bed.
But re the no-dig garden, I have planted in there a number of excess seedlings I have had, such as the cabbage and tomato and lettuce. Can't bring myself to throw away good seedlings.
The broad beans and brussel sprouts are to please my dear wife.

[GaryD]

Hi Murray,

Prior to the implementation of the water restrictions, we operated four raised bed sheet mulch gardens (a variation on the 'no dig' theme) and they still rank as the most productive gardens I have ever had.....bar none.

GaryD

[fishfood]

Hi heres my dirt garden and it fits in niceley

[Murray]

FF, do you water your dirt garden with fish water ?

[fishfood]

Hi murray yes most of the time then top up the fish tanks

[Murray]

FF, I reckon that is the way to go with a no-dig or dirt garden... smart use of water.

[craigb]

Murray I don't have a no dig garden presently but my normal garden is up and running and I noticed the peas are setting a few pods.

I have been thinking that a garden is needed to grow legumes as well. I notice that many people are growing peas and beans in the grow beds and I wonder if they could be contributing towards a nitrogen problem in the water as they produce nitrogen?

One thing for sure, the raised grow beds are a must when dogs are around. I had to fence my garden as a dog kept burying his bone in them.

[Murray]

Hi Craig,
I can't imagine why the legumes would be a problem, but I cannot be sure of that. There might be some hidden factors. I have grown climbing beans all this summer and do not detect any problems, except being able to eat all the beans.
I have planted peas in my no-dig garden mainly because I do not have any room for them in my 4 x grow bed system.
It should be an 8 bed system