tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post7369278879538847873..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Catching up. No dig: the story so farRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-24028990823752043832014-04-24T23:37:58.750+01:002014-04-24T23:37:58.750+01:00I am color blind. It is almost impossible to read ...I am color blind. It is almost impossible to read this with the flowers in the way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806985683217216175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-45783156560521912762014-04-02T17:14:19.254+01:002014-04-02T17:14:19.254+01:00Thanks for the compliment Julia. I hope you like t...Thanks for the compliment Julia. I hope you like the rest of my 207 posts!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-14876176784660837312014-04-02T16:27:08.915+01:002014-04-02T16:27:08.915+01:00Wow wonderful reading and so interesting thank you...Wow wonderful reading and so interesting thank you jljulianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-63384713964274820412013-08-04T08:38:16.165+01:002013-08-04T08:38:16.165+01:00Hi Roger, Great info thank you have signed up for ...Hi Roger, Great info thank you have signed up for further installments.<br />Wanted to mention the link to The Chicken Whisperer is out on your site http://www.thechickenwhisperer.co.uk/<br />Regards<br />SAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421912430351218075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-970856605431627712013-02-24T16:58:43.583+00:002013-02-24T16:58:43.583+00:00And I bet you get wonderful results, GwenAnd I bet you get wonderful results, GwenRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-82782769694900166922013-02-24T15:09:34.489+00:002013-02-24T15:09:34.489+00:00Hello Roger - I like your style of gardening! I h...Hello Roger - I like your style of gardening! I hardly every dig, unless to plant something, or dig up something to move. Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981282868499246298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-74704142187639307132013-02-23T16:26:18.394+00:002013-02-23T16:26:18.394+00:00Thanks for answering my questions Roger - much app...Thanks for answering my questions Roger - much appreciated. Yes, difficult to comment without seeing my soil, I should have thought of that :)<br />I'm sure that within the next few weeks all that is going to appear will appear and I want to plant a Cornus to replace the Cotinus in the border. Once I've done that I can mulch and leave. Thanks again. Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-66226030465481115052013-02-23T15:06:21.590+00:002013-02-23T15:06:21.590+00:00If you retrace some of my previous posts you will ...If you retrace some of my previous posts you will certainly find I believe digging of vegetable borders is quite unnecessary and have not done so myself for forty years- in different places and on different soils. I am however less of a zealot about this than you might think. Gardeners who use more conventional digging regimes with all their attendant skills will often get quite superb results. Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-86912591723936049932013-02-23T13:54:53.009+00:002013-02-23T13:54:53.009+00:00Interesting post and I agree with you. I never dig...Interesting post and I agree with you. I never dig in my borders. But the vegetable area? I do dig this part of the garden, may be it is not necessary ?Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-78752853867948188352013-02-23T09:22:00.506+00:002013-02-23T09:22:00.506+00:00I have read about your astilbes on your blog. I ca...I have read about your astilbes on your blog. I can't quite answer your question as I have not seen your soil. With my own methods I prefer for my organic matter to build up naturally and rather step back from bringing it in from elsewhere. If you are just starting 'no dig' the well rotted manure as a mulch will be superb - except for the wretched weed seeds it will contain. It must Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-68708885050376841162013-02-23T09:06:47.825+00:002013-02-23T09:06:47.825+00:00After further reflection Jason I think your excell...After further reflection Jason I think your excellent question deserves a better answer. After all the operations you mention are quite fundamental to everything I do. Indeed the answer deserves two separate posts!<br />I disturb the soil to do these operations, but minimally. The picture on this post of my cuttings is of about a square metre and you can see the soil is quite disturbed as I Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-23625131297640049612013-02-23T09:02:02.133+00:002013-02-23T09:02:02.133+00:00I don't think that Martyn would be convinced a...I don't think that Martyn would be convinced and he is the digger!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-25654008198422180272013-02-22T21:41:59.456+00:002013-02-22T21:41:59.456+00:00Oh yes, Jason I agree absolutely. (What I mean is ...Oh yes, Jason I agree absolutely. (What I mean is I am prepared to disturb the soil to do these things-if you mean by digging, turning over the soil and reworking it, the answer is no!) If you have followed my why-dig series there are a number of other circumstances where I might disturb the soil and more to come! As I have said in today's post I am fairly flexible in my interpretation of Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-88819527401380596432013-02-22T19:38:50.635+00:002013-02-22T19:38:50.635+00:00I very rarely dig. The main exception is when I am...I very rarely dig. The main exception is when I am planting, removing, or dividing plants. I assume you feel such exceptions are necessary?Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-30974785802921689952013-02-22T19:28:49.253+00:002013-02-22T19:28:49.253+00:00I must say, I was thoroughly intrigued Roger. You...I must say, I was thoroughly intrigued Roger. You know how to get those little grey cells working! <br />I will admit to knocking the heads of weeds - I find it quite therapeutic! but must also admit to fluffing the soil up in places too!<br />I'd be quite willing to give this a wee go on part of the garden. At the moment I've a half empty border (flooded last year) and lost a few Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-23099804783360056112013-02-22T18:22:02.323+00:002013-02-22T18:22:02.323+00:00might convert you yet then, Sue. Why not have a li...might convert you yet then, Sue. Why not have a little trial?Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-69303369401319570972013-02-22T17:53:08.414+00:002013-02-22T17:53:08.414+00:00Very interesting postVery interesting postSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com