Reply To: Old habits and perpetual cycles

[Mandy]

The problema with allotments is that they are not necessarily close to the sources of mulchy materials sufficient to go to a no dig method – these old guys may not have the transport to collect or may simply have never been told about other methods. We gave up our allotment in the 80s because we had no car and there was no way we could collect sufficient material and transport on bikes, with 2 under 5s in tow, in the few hours we had to devote to our plot. We ended up working only a few square meters and never got the rest of the plot under control. Now I live next to old oak and chestnut Woodland and can barrow tonnes of well rotted leaf mulch direct to my new raised beds. Bliss!