How to make a No Dig Garden - Morag Gamble

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[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

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[@nathaliegaveau2329]

Thank you🫶🌺

[@mohamedrayani3375]

I don't understand what you're saying, but you caught my attention with your beauty 💌🥀❤️👍

[@mohamedrayani3375]

👍👍👍👍👍👍🥀💌

[@graemechisnall9546]

Straw mulch is very expensive here but we can get aged woodchip mulch for free. Can we use this as our top mulch layer in place of straw or hay? (I thought hay had seeds in it?).

[@bobnrainy]

I live in central Canada, where our snow has just now melted. At the funeral of a well loved local gardener a year or two ago, she was still imparting gardening know how. Everyone was amazed, but not surprised, of hearing and seeing Annie's barefoot gardening. It turns out that after years of perfecting this practise, Annie did so with complete intent, for it was through her feet that Annie cold tell when the soil temperature was just right to put out her seedlings! Never underestimate anyone's intentions after years of gardening practise! 🥕

[@RVAGardenArtist]

I watch this video once again, ever so often. Share with everyone I know that gardens. Thank you thank you. So inspirational!!!

[@Khugo1221]

Hello Greetings from Austin Texas, how are you doing? I would like to be friend with you I like meeting new people around the world 😊😊

[@WordsPhotos]

I cancelled Netflix and now I am watching your videos. So much to learn and so many novel ideas. Thank you for sharing.

[@okmmauh]

FAA , yeah I threw my tv in the bin and canceled netflix

[@noelroga4593]

I quit my job to watch her videos. Heck yeah

[@purplegirl8036]

@@noelroga4593I gave my first born to watch her videos.

[@debrabruce]

All I do is layer cardboard, dull cardboard and layers and layers of newspaper. Good soil with manure. Dump it on top and away I go. I never heard of forking. But then I do not have a big garden. I have been doing this for years. Every year I add more compost. Works fine for me,, With my small vegetable garden and my flowers. Works for me.

[@Khugo1221]

Hello Greetings from Austin Texas, how are you doing? I would like to be friend with you I like meeting new people around the world

[@wendyhusband6527]

I'm a big fan of this method too. I've often put newspaper at the soil level AND on the top just under the mulch, what I've found is that worms LOVE newspaper and will encourage them to wriggle up ( even compacted soils) aerating all the way, Ive seen this at some really harsh sites that had zero worm activity in the soil., the first newspaper layer I put is only a few wet sheets, the top layer of paper is really thick and wet. I love your teaching style too, super easy to follow. Thank you.

[@melony123]

People like this lady is the reason I cancelled my Netflix. I'd rather not fill my head with rubbish anymore. I feel like I can have a magnificent garden with good yields by learning from her. Thank you Morag❤

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

You are so welcome Melony. I am delighted you enjoy these clips. Happy gardening!

[@patjoyce7247]

I’m jus an “apprentice” 66 year old veg gardener in Norfolk UK. Trying to learn fast from others. I tried some of Charles Downing’s methods last year for the first time in my garden. Now I’m just starting an allotment. You’ve given me lots to think about. I’ll be adapting and learning. Thank you!

[@conysilva1300]

Beautiful video ...I liked the way she is dressed for her garden . It means she loves and respects her work .. she can dress beautiful for it .. thumbs up ..where I live . We call this people . down to earth individuals... She is One down to earth beautiful lady

[@Lacinsinna]

Skirt, no shoes, no gloves, gotta love this lady!

[@deecooper1567]

My kind of gardening lady ❣️

[@Bollerkotze]

finaly someone who discribes everything detailed enough to do it on your own. short,informative, no bs. thx.

[@justabrit]

And no f888888 Music that is good .

[@cindyla2327]

I feel so happy and lucky to find your video ,,, U are a miracle ,u video is so so helpful ,I love to garden love love, and I was trying to make a flower bed to my first home .... it was so so hard to find a video details and explain the most important thing , I used cardboard....for weed barrier but it was the wrong method, it was place in bottoms , Than soil and fertilizer enough, than put my plants down and mulch I did wrong was most important step I , didn’t makes the hole and I learn now , to put cardboard (can u please tell me ) if I can substitute it with the cardboard , )? Now I knew kinda what I did wrong , from this video Thanks so much!!! And I had to redo the 2nd time pain in butt.... I had to work hard way .... I buy some landscape papers now ,,,, I didn’t feel it was good the first attempt, I try this method .... re do everything I mean everything .... long hard process ... And it cuz some my plants were turns yellow and looking bad , it kinda hard to me to explain details , but wasn’t working for me .... helpful video for me to learn and grow lol (Everything u put in this clip explain everything question I had for my bad experience for my flower bed ....

[@sandyphillips2467]

Thank you Morag your garden is beautiful and so are you Sandy

[@Khugo1221]

Hello Greetings from Austin Texas, how are you doing? I would like to be friend with you I like meeting new people around the world 😊😊😊

[@FidelCashflow13]

Priceless information Morag,If you take care for and cherish Mother Nature she will return tenfold.

[@ballu4321]

In my eyes, she is a true child of Mother Nature. Just loved to watch her work on her land.

[@josephhunt3052]

Your bare feet your hard work shows everything about a hard-working woman needs to be praise with others God has blessed you❤ thank you for your video

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Hello Morag, nice results and your soil looks fantastic. I am unsure of the benefits of forking, though perhaps it's different in Australia! I never fork before starting no dig, even on clay soil. Just organic matter on top, like you do. For the last three year's I ran a trial comparing yields of the same veg from forked and no dig beds, on strips of 6.5 x 19.5 feet in total. This year the forked strip gave 264.7lb of veg, and the no dig (same area) strip gave 308.7lb of the same veg. The difference surprised me: a higher yield for less effort. Possibly the forking breaks mycorrhizal threads. Over three years the forked strip has given 612.6lb and the no dig 709.3lb.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Wow - thanks for sharing those details. In my garden, the forking helps to collect more rainfall on my sloping garden. I try not to water very much - relying on soil moisture, mulching, rainfall and hardy seasonal plants. Without the forking, I find the water tends to run off more. I've been wondering how my gentle forking impacts the mycorrhizal threads. I'll set up some comparative trials like this too with my next garden and share that.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

That is interesting, and I look forward to hearing more :)

[@CraigOverend]

A tilled soil study I saw showed a 50% decline in mycorrhizal fungi in the first 30 days on a fallow farm field. And half again every subsequent month fallow. I doubt the way you forked has anything like the same effect, especially since you planted it out to host the fungi afterwards and included the Comfrey. Comfrey is high in potassium, which may increase fungi colonisation so long as phosphorus isn't too high. Where I live about a foot down is a heavy prismatic clay that's almost like rock. For the heavy clay and compacted subsoil layers here in Victoria there are rip and subsoil manuring farm trials showing to be much faster than no dig, till, or cover crops, but only if the material added to the subsoil has a C:N of less than 25:1. However moisture is needed in the subsoil to help the microbes do their work and during summer drought that isn't always available.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Craig thanks for the info. Such different conditions between you and here. Whatever causes the yield drop between forked soil and no dig, it's a fascinating comparison. Incidentally I do not grow or add comfrey in this trial, wonder if I misspelt compost somewhere!

[@richardsydenham4105]

When i got my garden for 35 years ago I did dig it because of all the weeds and didn't know better i had then 4/5inches of light brown soil and then it was yellow sand After 33years of no dig just adding compost and mulch to the top I have deep black soil up to 6ft as I found out when I sadley had to berry my dog But its alot of compost and as i am a aberist I have alot of wood chippings that I compost first the soil and fertility just gets better year to year I had parsnips this year that I could not get out because they were to long and deep around 24inches long I don't know what sort they are as I got the original seed from my uncle in Deven over 30 years ago and have been saveing seeds and I always get good germination I have found its better to live with nature she knows what is best and it works

[@sharonwalsh4226]

I've been doing a layered garden for 3 years now. You taught me something new and just in time to try it this coming Spring. A well done, excellent video. Lots of good information crammed into 17 minutes. Well worth watching!!! Thank you.

[@birdofprayer2870]

I always get this happy sense of calm when I find someone like you sharing knowledge on the internet, like the soil is extra rich in this area. There's such clarity and ease in your delivery/being making it so pleasing and joyful to learn from you!

[@saltlifegull4091]

Old people like me don't have the physical strength to dig or pull weeds. Outstanding, what a beautiful video and woman:))

[@Davidblue671]

👋. how are you doing today; how’s everything going; hope it was a blessed day for you?

[@ikbuhguhphonk]

Man if this method works for me, I'll be a happy man. I have near to 0 % experience and judging by the comments below and by other videos I watched, It might be different in my case / country- mountain region in Bulgaria, but I'll certainly try this out. Thank you Morag. Great to see so many warm hearted people doing purmaculture. Thanks again.

[@micheleyates3625]

Great info and demonstrations. Thanks from North Carolina USA.

[@Khugo1221]

Hello Greetings from Austin Texas, how are you doing? I would like to be friend with you I like meeting new people around the world 😊😊😊

[@SanctifiedLady]

She's a hardy women no fear of anything and determined… I like her 😍

[@victoriayamen8923]

Morag, I always come back to this video. Your heart comes through with every word. You are a teacher.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Wow, thank you! That’s so kind of you to say. Teaching permaculture is what I love to do. And teaching permaculture teachers too. Have you seen my main project the Permaculture Education Institute permacultureeducationinstitute.org

[@sparkyglow5535]

Wow❣️You have truly inspired me, I am so glad I found the perfect gardener to teach me well 👍The Lord Bless you and keep you, The Lord make His face shine 🌟upon you and be gracious to you, The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you His Shalom💕🌱

[@cindyla2327]

Me too well said ,same feeling for her too

[@jacquietremain5743]

This is really for people who already garden. Still v helpful but not for person who literally steps outside and wants to start. 😊🤗

[@sharonmoran4310]

Thanks so much. Your engaging manner and smooth voice make a great watch along with being informative. The method was clearly explained which is rare.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Thank you Sharon - I appreciate your feedback. Happy gardening.

[@svetlanikolova7673]

@@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife Thank you so much. The only step I skip is the forking. I guess I love my worms. I also do this in fall so that the soil worms can-do all the work. Talking about lazy huh? Greetings from Bulgaria.

[@alisonlane4485]

What a beautiful presenter - so natural thank you

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Thank you Alison. That is kind of you. I have a lot of new films coming out soon visiting different people's gardens. I hope you enjoy these too.

[@JoshuaSmithHomesteader]

Morag. Beautiful! Everything is just Beautiful. I have been homesteading and no dig gardening for 4 years and I just learned something new. Newspaper on the top. Thanks and cheers from Canada.

[@inmyopinion6836]

The mother of the man in the middle of my profile picture (my father) was a Gamble . She was a "Daughter of the American Revolution" , and a master gardener with many accolades . She stoked my interest in herbology and organic gardening , before , it was cool . Cuban peppers were used in her garden to repel insects , long before anyone had heard of Habaneros (from Havana) . I remember her telling me they were so hot that they were poison to the pests . I also remember that scent . The smell of my favorite pepper , Habanero , is one I painfully adapted my pallet to over time . I try to propagate the most aromatic fruit's seeds of each year's crop . My tropical fruit pepper jelly is a favorite with my family and friends at Christmas . Looking forward to more of your posts . Thanks .

[@auntyem76]

Great tutorial morag. I have just used your method to make a no dig garden bed reclaiming a section of my sheep paddock in Bright, north east Victoria and am looking forward to seeing the results. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and making it ok for me to garden barefoot in a dress!

[@AndreaM77]

Classic. 5 years later and this is still my fave gardening video and method. Thank you Morag. Love from Alabama USA❤

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Thank you Andrea! Hello from 'downunder'

[@rorywynhoff1549]

Old timers used to say, grow the soil and it will provide a bounty. Great this is coming back in vogue. Thanks for the clear instructions 👍

[@urban_shepherd]

Thats my kind of wife. You've got a brilliant head on your shoulders. Keep on growing!

[@patricialanza223]

Hi Morag, Your video came up on my thread as things do when you are interested in something. I have written about my no dig, no weed gardens for thirty plus years (Lasagna Gardening) and during the first couple of years I dug, forked or raked my area before putting down paper or cardboard but in the end it was better for me to just lay down the paper or cardboard on top of weeds or whatever was growing in the space where I wanted a new garden. Less work, higher yield was what I was looking for. You have several good points but at 84 I don't want anything that moves the soil except earth worms. Thanks for a good video.

[@thetessellater9163]

Enough of moving the earth .....?

[@violettaschmieder2096]

Mam you are 84 and still gardening? THats so cool! I wanna be a gardening grandma too!

[@cathyslater4569]

I have your Book Lasagna Gardening. I had a raised bed 10x10 . 2002 , just looked at my book and notes I found in it. It was great for two years until one corner got an large ant hill. Now that area is my trumpet vines home. I started a new garden area 3 years ago. I need to control the weeds, I'll do this with news papers next month. Your book was great information. thanks

[@craigmarshall5280]

Your comment is so heart touching yes I agree with you, can we be friends if you don’t mind?

[@kathrynparker983]

Now I've got to go back and get the weeds I just spent 1.5 hours digging out of the garden bed and put them back in! I was guided to find you because I was going to dig out the whole bed, put cardboard down and then refill with the soil. I am now a happy woman who will be doing far less work! Thank you! I'll be back!

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Brilliant!!

[@diegoterneus2250]

You are truly the Barefoot Contessa of Gardening! Thanks so much for your comprehensive explanation.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

how insulting is THAT?

[@kemberliegilmore5819]

I love that you garden barefoot 😊😊 you get to tend & nurture your garden as well as your senses & soul while grounding in the garden. ❤❤❤ brilliant 🥰🙏🏼💕💕🩷

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Thank you. Yes, I absolutely love it. Feels right.

[@thespunkymunkylad]

Absolutely love your easy no-nonsense no-fluff approach. Useful, insightful, informative and straight to the point. Thanks so much!

[@Khan.89]

Yes, love her,I dnt work with gloves. I hate them. Finally someone who is not afraid to dirt. Amazing.

[@hughes_dixon-yu]

Newspapers have so many great uses! It's sad that reading them isn't one of them

[@Mityob67]

Best comment on KZbin

[@thetessellater9163]

But, Hey! There is now a shortage of loo paper......... (Cov19 Lockdown)

[@blueseptember2174]

😂😂😂

[@charleyfolkes]

Soak it in cider Haaahhhh !!! True wisdom in that ! Journalism may be dead but gardening isn’t !

[@MusicCatElliott]

😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@gabrielvdenton]

Awesome video! Great techniques!

[@Khugo1221]

Hello Greetings from Austin Texas, how are you doing? I would like to be friend with you I like meeting new people around the world 😊😊

[@imacrapschick]

Just lovely.....I had to show my hubby that other women garden barefoot, too!!! LOL I just love the feel of dirt beneath my feet as I work.....keeps me cooler! I can't wait til spring to give this a try. Makes sense!!

[@ceolbeats7182]

jessica kiefer 😂So did I until I watched skin eating bugs, caught from gdn, the poor chap nearly lost his leg😱 I wish I had never seen dam thing😂

[@jimfulkerson2679]

Yes, I had a worm try to eat me toes off ! So I had to go back into me house for the day

[@KeikoMushi]

Last year, I followed this method as much as I could. Whilst I didn't have a lot of the resources mentioned, utilised the principles which allowed me to grow a bunch of cucumbers and some Jap pumpkins are still going strong in the front garden bed. Whilst I could have prepared the space a lot better, the layering method of placing the paper material (I used cardboard due to a lack of available newspaper) on top of the primary organic matter did an awesome job of making it available for planting. It helped my confidence as well which was a big deal given that this is my first attempt at gardening at an adult in spite of being in my early 40's. Over the winter, I intend to prepare a lot more beds ahead of the spring growing season. I am really looking forward to kicking things up a notch by expanding and growing some plants I haven't grown before. Thankfully, I should be able to source stuff like cow manure as there are a lot of cane farmers that also raise meat cattle. I have also made friends with some locals that seem interested in seed and plant swapping. This is all a part of the fun of gardening. You get to learn new things and make connections with people with the same interest.

[@CelesteHackett]

barefoot, no gloves and in a dress. I love it.

[@LindaCasey]

Isn't that how you're SUPPOSED to garden?????

[@johnkulcsar5801]

2x

[@ikbuhguhphonk]

tripple that

[@arabellalunkes4532]

Celeste Hackett yes very natural... I go into my garden with the most comfortable and oldest clothes I can find. Maybe I should dress up a bit to do what I love the most...

[@dancingcedar]

DITTO! Barefoot! Skirt! No Gloves! YES!!!!

[@mnmlst1]

Please KZbin, keep recommendeding me more of her videos more often.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video

[@chantellerosebud1780]

Very holistic, beautiful approach :) Thank you for this lovely video.

[@TheJannance]

You're a woman after my own heart. I'm getting older now so I can't do much anymore, but I still ride around on my power chair or jazzy scooter barefooted as the day I was born. My parents were farmers in Southeast Georgia, USA. I enjoyed your video very much!

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Thanks Jan - so lovely to hear from you!

[@karaamundson3964]

Straight up, my bf's cousin showed me this video and it changed my life. I have 1800' of compacted clay that has pretty much defied me for 8 years. Last year I nailed the weeds but I needed help with digging beds. Morag has made my garden possible...cabbages, collards, 2x winter squash, zucchini, cukes, potatoes, carrots, onions, watermelons, bush beans, Lima beans, Somali pole beans, tons of herbs & flowers all over the place (plus a dedicated perennial pollinator bed), sweet potatoes, okra, and too many tomatoes to count. In March, I was feeling that same hopelessness...by April, I wanted another 900' Thank you so much, Morag. This is the real deal and if you saw my soil you'd agree!

[@safi456]

Hi, can you tell me about maintenance once the newspaper/compost/mulch layer is down? Do we water it daily and keep it moist or just leave it be? I gave it an initial wash, but not sure if I should do a daily wash.

[@dianemuller9983]

Di from Cape Town, South Africa. Greetings. Will try this method. Love your quiet way and no unnecessary chit chat.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Hi Diane, thank you very much, that is good to hear! :D

[@CreationsByWally]

You have an amazing wise countenance. Great teaching spirit. Thanks for sharing with the world. With those like me who do not know anyone who can teach us this invaluable information.

[@cindyla2327]

Yes same like me... waste money and time and such hard work , and I keep try all this method and can’t get good advice from anyone not even Home Depot they just trying to sell stuff some know a little bit only.... I honest love her teaching this video !! I will try it the third time , maybe be a charm third time .... on my other side of the flower bed !!! Thanks so much

[@luizcjacobucci1845]

I´m glad I just found your channel by watching this video. You really like and know what you pass on. The content is excellent. The tone of your voice, the gesture, the intimacy with the soil and creatures, walking barefoot, no gloves, simple regular dressing, the subtle smile. You captivated me. I think I fell in love (kidding, of course). I have my own 10000 sq.ft land to take care of which I left practically abandoned for a number of years. Thanks for this stimulating video and encouragement. Thanks. Thanks.

[@goudvisbloem]

I knew it!! :) I've always believed digging must do more damage than good to the soil, I've never had my own garden nor could I convince people to give it a go, having my own garden soon to start experimenting! When you mentioned decades of experience I knew you savee me a few decades, thank you so much for this incredible invaluable headstart!

[@agtbruinsman7190]

Hello Morag, Beautiful garden. Love your down to earth methods. Just a wealth of garden knowledge. With Charles Dowding, Huw Richards, Geoff Lawton and now your videos I wonder when I will find time to actually garden LOL. Looking forward to giving some of your methods a good go. Thank you from Andy in Canada.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Glad that you are watching all these films from my friends too. Happy gardening :-)

[@helenfay9465]

Thankyou so much for sharing all your experience, I can't wait to watch more of your videos. I am delighted to have found someone with such dulcet tones and calm demeanour making videos. We have brought land in central Portugal and it is very dry and sandy. I have taken a permaculture design course and am keen to create some no dig beds now I have lots of space. Last year I had a big problem with moles and voles so am going to try to create raised beds with some mesh as a barrier? I am plotting out my plan now but felt so inspired by you and your amazing garden as you remind me of myself in many ways...I have a passion for comfrey too...and also nettles..the locals think me very strange to be so pleased with my damp corners where nettles will grow!... I would love to garden barefoot but have a savage population of little black ants! I was meeting resistance from my husband about the idea of using newspaper but so well covered I am sure he will not even notice! I wondered if you have experimented with other mulch layers..I have a lot of bracken here but not sure if that is good for us? So I'm moving forward with new energy and inspiration...thanks again!

[@calvinsmith2070]

Hello there 🌹🌺👋

[@patriciaosborne8901]

A women from my own heart who gardens bare foot👍🏻

[@JackSpellerberg]

Fantastic video! I have 4 raised beds that I neglected and are now full of grass. I thought they were a lost cause but now I see they can be rejuvenated! Thank you for making this video!

[@jiet9408]

Thank you, Morag, for loving the earth, sharing your knowledge, and being an inspiration!

[@craigmarshall5280]

Your comment is so heart touching yes I agree with you, can we be friends if you don’t mind?please

[@rhuomairhuopostale7857]

I love your channel so much. You explain everything so well in such a calm and competent way. Perfect. I've watched this video over and over. :)

[@johnjude2685]

Lady you might have nailed it. All gardens are not equal so what each needs do vary. Loving what you are saying Helpful

[@annw5691]

Perfect skill to learn during quarantine in the US. Thank you!

[@mysideshurt]

Psst..almost the whole world is in quarantine

[@jennymullins593]

A beautifully natural woman, but I'm amazed at how her feet stay so clean, & mine wind up blackened by my soil & compost wearing open toe slippers!!! She has soil resistent fingers & toes!! I want me some of those! Excellent technique, I played around with this method, but don't have nearly the quantity of hay or Comfrey as she does (yet!!) Thanks for the inspiration Morag!

[@lorrainegallagher2635]

I've been using the card/newspaper at the bottom method and next time I start a border I'm going to give this method a go. Great video, thank you.

[@corinnevickey4634]

Hi Morag. So clear and simple. Thank You. Especially using the fork to just "lift" the soil. Kinder to the soil. Great idea!

[@Khugo1221]

Hello Greetings from Austin Texas, how are you doing? I would like to be friend with you I like meeting new people around the world 😊😊😊

[@RejuvenateYourHealth]

I am thrilled to find this new method. My Back to Eden garden is struggling...only the first year and it is predicted to take about 4 years to get in full swing. Your method looks as if the plants can get started and fill in much quicker than waiting for the BTE to become the rich, loose soil as seen in a mature garden. Will be putting in one of yours asap to see which one has the quickest results. My guess is yours will be a clear winner!

[@calvinsmith2070]

Hello there 🌹🌺👋

[@craigmarshall5280]

Your comment is so heart touching yes I agree with you, can we be friends if you don’t mind?

[@carlyrich8241]

This woman is my spirit animal

[@mirabaipeart6710]

Morag, First I want to say I love how you are doing all your this gardening with bare feet and bare hands! So glad to see you are sharing your expertise with the world via these videos. Thank you! I did your permaculture course about 10 years ago and FINALLY have my own place now to get things going (now in Oregon USA!), and it's awesome to be able to brush up on what I learned all those years ago by watching your videos, though I'm yet to learn all the ways gardening is different in the Pacific Northwest. Best wishes to you!!

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Lovely to hear from you and thanks for the feedback. Best wishes with your new place in Oregon. Morag

[@Degeena]

The video is very instructing. But what amazed me the most is the beauty , calm, serenity that you express. You have a beautifu face, you show serenity and your voice is soothing. This video was a pleasure.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Thank you for writing and for your kind feedback.

[@lewismacaskill5974]

Amazing,truly an intelligent gardener i can learn from and mother nature gifted us with her beauty also:)

[@anndebaldo7381]

Love to see another "bare foot" gardener! Such a nice contact with the garden soil!

[@craigmarshall5280]

Your comment is so heart touching yes I agree with you, can we be friends if you don’t mind?

[@hamandeville]

This was a joy to watch and learn from. I loved all the sounds of nature in the background. Thank you!

[@smb123211]

Fantastic video. Love to see folks who are not professionals working in the yard barefoot!! Really loved how you refused to throw away clippings but simply added them to the ground. Our farm does not use artificial herbicides an we try to build the soil by shredding all leftovers (corn stalks, bean plants, etc) through a shredder then cover the dirt in a thick blanket. Huge worm bins give lots of great fertilizer.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Thanks for writing. It sounds great what you are doing.

[@dmitrylitvinov7328]

Lucky you, here in Ireland where I am soil is so compacted clay with about 85-90 % stone,, having a builders boots on and braking forks and shovels almost hourly if getting new plot(never mind bare foot-hopefuly some time in years to come) , the only way I found through years, is dig out a big trench/hole and get it filled with logs, branches, grass clippings etc as deep as I can get plus back fill with sifted from stones soil and then after one two years it becomes ok ish media and another few years adding more mulch and organic matter plus cover crops it is almost perfect, lot of work though

[@paulebbing8922]

Detailed, informative, and pleasant to watch. There should be a 'Luv it!' button. Thanks for this.

[@Inspiringsuccess2]

Its nearly spring on Vancouver Island - I'm gonna do this with my whole garden this year! Looks like it will get awesome results. Thanks Morag!

[@stevejudge7364]

💓👍👍💖❤️😁😁😁

[@veradevic3717]

Jako poucno ja jako vplim vrtlariti i uzgajati razno povrce i cvijrce i uvijek dobro znati i nauciti nesto novo jako uzivam gledati video màle sto je poucno o vrtalstvu hvala vam na tome

[@TheTrueabundance]

my chickens love eating my comfrey plants. I researched it and it's a perfect food for them, filled with nutrients. I need to plant more so I can use it as you do!

[@jennywellings8858]

Yesterday I discovered my first of your videos and I am so grateful. I am a beginner at both composting and veg gardening and am so excited that your videos are available for such great learning. I can't wait to watch as many as I can.. so much to learn!! Thank you

[@calvinsmith2070]

Hello there 🌺👋👋

[@lachlananthony6983]

No shoes - hard core. Thanks for the lesson.

[@foppo100]

For men of culture organic garden is the way.

[@sheilasmith1109]

My dear! You’re such a beautiful woman with such a wonderful, educational experience to share with us! We’ve fallen in love with your teaching and practices! We cannot wait to learn more from you! Blessings to you!

[@craigmarshall5280]

Your comment is so heart touching yes I agree with you, can we be friends if you don’t mind?

[@kimmysophiabrown4807]

Watched this last year, and watched it again today. I'm a newbie, so your knowledge is incredibly helpful!!!! Thank you :-)

[@Davidblue671]

👋. how are you doing today; how’s everything going; hope it was a blessed day for you?

[@wooderparis853]

Hi Kimmy nice meeting you here am Paris by name and you?

[@jsmith3980]

Thank you for this,I've followed your method on my first two beds and they're looking good.Four more to go!All best wishes from the U.K.

[@videosbykaren]

Very valuable information for a beginner gardener. I’ve decided this will be the method I use.

[@Khugo1221]

Hello Greetings from Austin Texas, how are you doing? I would like to be friend with you I like meeting new people around the world 😊

[@gregb4799]

Thank you for loving what you do, for us who like the simple life you are a beautiful inspiration, I was inspired by you to go and follow my dream of living in the country, great info and great video.

[@douglasbyers3094]

Got to agree with comment below - what a beautiful woman. However. Also got to say how much sense!!! Looking into no dig with layers of cardboard at the bottom, I have often thought - hmm not sure about that, but this lady just made ssssoooo much more sense. Good on you girl!! Also just strengthens the arguement that there is no absolutely right or wrong way. Enjoyed this video more than so many before. Thank you.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

I'm so delighted you liked this video and the twist on the 'usual' no-dig methods out there. It really does work so well.

[@Progro52]

Thank you so much for this post, I really needed to know this technique. I am grateful for your wisdom!!!

[@MrKen-longrangegrdhogeliminato]

Like your info very much. Yes the forking the ground as you did is a excellent idea for breaking loose the soil from a long winter of being dormant without disturbing the good critters and organisms.

[@TheEnglishladyskitchengarden]

Morag, I was avoiding buying my dream home because the garden is huge and would be too much for me to dig. You have just made it possible for me. I had never heard of the no dig method before.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

I am so delighted Cherie. Happy Gardening!

[@inesillgen7722]

@@jeannettecallymodified Here’s a thought since you mentioned the book “Lasagna gardening” , “being an old and broken lady” and a “Lasagna Grave”. I’m right there with you, but instead of a grave, my remains are going to be donated to a body farm. I live in western North Carolina, close to a Forensic Anthropology Program.

[@inesillgen7722]

@@jeannettecallymodified If you’re serious, find a forensic anthropology school near you and contact them about preliminary paperwork they may require. Be sure to get your family, HCPOA, Doctor or lawyer on board bc they’ll be making the final arrangements after you’re gone.

[@inesillgen7722]

HCPOA is a health care power of attorney, a person you trust to make health care decisions for you if you can’t do so. Your doctor should know your end of life plans and a lawyer ought to draw up a trust and a will if you have any property otherwise it’ll go through probate and the court decides who gets what. You may be able to do much on line, or at least glean information.

[@TheEnglishladyskitchengarden]

@@jeannettecallymodified Hello there. Your comment has just shown up on my feed. Took it's blimmin time. Hope you are well and still gardening

[@meenuvenkat8797]

🤩😍🤩I just love it. Newspapers never thought of it. I hardly have any soil all rocks down. I have been putting all the dried weeds coffee beans onion peals etc. Weeds is a major issue. I have planted some beats and garlic and turmeric and ginger. Small garden. Summer is extreme and all dries up. As the rocks become hot. Major water problem in summer. So thanks this might help me. 😍😍😍😍😍

[@petermcfadden9426]

Very useful video. Love hearing the birds in the background. Quite different from here in north Wales.

[@rebekahfilut7559]

Oh. My goodness, Morag! Thank you!

[@johnkulcsar5801]

Wonderful instructional video. Love your tips, insights, suggestions & comments. I've been using corrugated cardboard on my walkways between my rows of veggies. It has seemed to hold up better and not break apart so soon in comparison to newspapers.

[@greenbank4800]

I went to a session you did on no dig gardens in the library at Caboolture a few years back. The idea of putting newspaper or cardboard on top rather than as the base has been sensational for weed suppression, worm numbers and reduced watering here on Mt Mee in our vege patch. We have also tried top and bottom layers as well and the worms and plants seem to like both ways as long as there is a top layer. Thanks for the tip , love your generous sharing and wealth of knowledge.

[@bekkishetter7504]

Thank you for sharing all you wonderful knowledge with us newbies in growing food.

[@keith4154]

Thanks I enjoyed watching this your garden looks great.I have started trying new things in the garden and I find posts like these really helpful. My garden is slowly changing from a boring cooch grass waste land into a more inviting space. The garden faces north west and it is a challenge to keep it going well in the summer.. I have planted a couple of deciduous trees and hope in a few years time the garden will be more productive in the hot months.

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Thanks for writing. Best wishes with your garden!

[@Javaman92]

This is excellent! I have been gardening my entire life and really liked your thoughts and seeing your garden is proof for your concepts. Thanks for sharing

[@emiliaatanassova6648]

Lady, you are Faaaantastic! Your garden too!

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Thank you Emilia. Happy Gardening.

[@Khugo1221]

Hello Greetings from Austin Texas, how are you doing? I would like to be friend with you I like meeting new people around the world emili

[@40ny]

That was a great explanation. You and Charles Dowding rule!

[@Cheapers-Vac]

And Geoff Lawton..thank God for His very Graceful and Gifted Human Beings ! Sons and Daughters All !

[@ronnie856]

I can not wait to get started on my small farm. I am soooo going to be barefoot walking around like her in nature. :) Beautiful!!!

[@Country-Gal-at-Heart]

New subscriber here. I'm moving to a rural area in a few months and am really looking forward to living off grid as much as possible. My happy place has always been when im covered in mud and wearing wellies lol. Thank you for your uploads ~🌱~

[@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife]

Welcome. Best wishes in your upcoming move!

[@Country-Gal-at-Heart]

@@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife Thank you. 🦋🐛