The No-Dig garden was developed by a Sydney gardener Esther Dean in the 1970's.
As part of the edible garden for The Right to the City I established an experimental bed using this method. I found a great description of the method on the Gardening Australia website. For my own No-Dig garden I used pea straw, chicken manure and compost out of a worm farm. I once again planted various herbs and lettuces such that I could compare the results with the conventional garden I put together at the start of the garden project.
I've included some images of the process above, as well as a photoshopped image that I put together for fun. It was perfect really, once the garden was all put together and smelling of fresh manure a fire alarm forced the inhabitants of the building to evacuate and fill the forecourt. People were somewhat forced to look at the next stage of the garden. Great!
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