I spent that winter reading everything I could find about gardening with less work. It turned out to be a fairly popular topic in garden publishing! If you too are tired of the constant, back-breaking work of hoeing and rototilling, read on to learn how to use no-till gardening techniques.
Approaches to No-Till
There are a number of approaches to the no-till method. Most popular among home gardeners are those of Ruth Stout and Lee Reich. We used ideas from both of these wonderful gardening pioneers, but found that modifications were necessary to both their systems to create the truly low-work garden we desired. Go here to read more about Ruth Stout’s System for Gardening and Lee’s method to Maintain a Weedless Organic Garden.