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Jackie
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Hi All

I’d welcome some comment on my dilemma starting veg beds on grass. I’ve already got several beds with grass paths and other grassy areas that I want to expand into. Instead of spreading compost/manure directly on the grass or on cardboard, I was thinking of digging (!) up the turf to stack and eventually produce a loam/compost. It’s a lot of heavy work, which I’m actually looking forward to, and obviously it goes against the ‘no dig’ label. Do you think the result will be worth the effort? We are on quite a heavy clay soil in the east of England.

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