No-till garden maintenance

· You should find that you don’t need to water your garden as often because the mulch and compost layers hold in moisture; the same applies for fertilising as the compost layer will provide much of the nutrients the plants require.

· Weeds in a no-till garden become few and far between as mulches work to weaken weeds by smothering them.

· Keep adding a layer of compost and mulch each season, to allow the soil to keep building up its nutrient base.

· You may want to add sides to your beds to contain the soil as the levels rise over time with the addition of new layers of mulch.