Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[pete <pete.rout@virgin.net>]

To double dig take one row a spit deep and put into a pile at the end 
of the bed (or divide the bed in half longways and place the soil at 
the end of the second half).  You now have a trench going halfway 
across the bed.  Turn the soil of this trench over.  Dig the next row 
over onto the dug soil and then dig over the trench that is 
left.  Keep doing this until you get to the end of the bed and place 
the soil first dug up on top of the last trench.  By the way it is 
hard work.  By dividing the bed longways you work up one side of the 
bed and back down the other.
Pete




> hi all,
>
> Paul keeps talking about these "double-dug beds."  how
> does one prepare these? i know this must have been
> covered before, but how about a refresher.
>
> bobby g
> [Central Wi, in the "Central Wisc. Sands" area.  lots
> of sandy soil.  and irrigators running everywhere,
> draining those aquifers...]