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paradajky · December 11, 2023

Hey Paul, if I read correctly, you till in last year's cardboard/clippings/straw, then spread newspaper, clippings, straw atop that, and plant into it. The roots just grow as they may.

This does seem like a good way to do it, but I'm not sure how that would work in my case, the amount of roots entering the bed was considerable after only 18 months, it was completely overtaken. All our veges began fine and slowed to a crawl about 5-6 weeks in no matter how much organics and fertilizer we added. We have this problem in two other beds on the property, but they are flat, not on a slope like this one (I shared pictures of these beds in another thread, this new one came as a complete surprise because there was a cheap weedbarrier placed underneath).

I'll take and share a picture of what we dug out later today.

December 11, 2023	#5
paradajky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2021 Location: Coastal Southern CA Posts: 164	Hey Paul, if I read correctly, you till in last year's cardboard/clippings/straw, then spread newspaper, clippings, straw atop that, and plant into it. The roots just grow as they may. This does seem like a good way to do it, but I'm not sure how that would work in my case, the amount of roots entering the bed was considerable after only 18 months, it was completely overtaken. All our veges began fine and slowed to a crawl about 5-6 weeks in no matter how much organics and fertilizer we added. We have this problem in two other beds on the property, but they are flat, not on a slope like this one (I shared pictures of these beds in another thread, this new one came as a complete surprise because there was a cheap weedbarrier placed underneath). I'll take and share a picture of what we dug out later today.