Reply To: No-Dig-Garden-Compost-Start?

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Thanks for the feedback.

So just to recap,

1: Planting directly in the compost I linked should be fine.

2: The humus rich product they got (recarb essence) may have more nutrition than the mulch compost. I could plant in either or mix the 2… maybe get a few bags of each and test through winter just to see the difference before buying the bulk amount.

3: No fertiliser needed as such, but I could use seaweed extract just for the initial growth help etc if I wanted to (wouldn’t hurt If i did use it)

4: Plant everything in trays first and let them establish and then once they are established (5-10cm tall plants) transfer from tray to the compost truck dumped out on ground.

5: Plant seeds about 2 per 50mm tray cup. I guess that is just incase 1 seed doesn’t germinate? Could even end up with both failing lol.

Regarding carrots… I read they should be planted directly in the ground because if you transplant them they will fork due to the roots.

Now if I stick 1 seed per where I intend the carrot to grow… I could/will end up with many blank spots where the seed did not germinate. So if I just sprinkle the carrot seeds in a trench (the way you would parsley) – i could end up eith 3-5 or more seeds in one spot. If many of them do germinate… I read I need to thin them out… what does that mean? Do you just grab the carrot in the soil and push them appart (through the soil without pulling them out) or?

What would be the list of vegetables that should be planted directly where you want it to grow to avoid transplanting besides carrots?

Last: Cardboard or newspaper… should I put this on the ground where i got grass and then stick compost on that or will 10-15cm thick compost be enough to kill it off anyway? Its not short grass, its some wild garbage that grows in sharp long stick like grass straw that clumps up in spots, so you go no grass then a clump of this straw like stuff which has a very hard root/ball, when you try to run mower over it you have to push real hard to get it to climb over. Im not sure if that would die off or just grow straight through the compost….

regarding the newspaper/cardboard should it be the entire size of where I plan the compost to go… including pathway to walk on? ( so compost should cover the whole area including pathway not just the beds on their own)? And should it be just as thick on pathway (eg: for a test run i am planning to do 2 beds 1.2m wide by 2m long with a 60cm pathway inbetween… should i then cover the entire area 2m long and the whole width including the pathway 1.2m+60cm+1.2m same thickness all the way and then just walk on the pathway bit which will make that drop down a bit more than the bed itself or should i cover the entire area but put less compost over the pathway maybe 5cm instead of the 10-15? Or is this all irrelevant and just fill the whole area and walk where the pathway is intended to be?