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Hello offwego and I love the humour in your comment.
The difference is indeed so interesting and stark, one wonders why so much digging still happens, and whether your neighbours really think that!
We notice when watering the dig bed of my trial that it caps easily and then runs off, compared to soaking into the compost of the no dig bed and being absorbed.Offwego
Up here in NW London, we are now well into what is becoming an annual mini-drought, with very little rain in May this year (last year late March to early July) and temps more akin to late July/early August (low to mid 20s by day, 10-13 by night). Wonderful for growing tomatoes in pots, a greater challenge for soil based vegetables.
Yesterday I planted out celery plants and although the surface was bone dry, my trowel still removed well structured moisture-filled cones when creating a hole for the plants in 8cm pots to fit into. The area has not been watered at all this season, but plenty of winter moisture still remains.
I have been experimenting by trying to water onions only every 7-10 days, but even in a no dig bed, onions needed water two days running after looking a bit stressed. I was giving around three gallons per square metre.
Like you, weeds are few and are removed easily.
Carrots are growing away healthily without munching, always a good test for soil in good heart.
Three weeds must have been taxing to remove! You could try geese next time: mine are brilliant in maturing allium beds, although their flat feet aren’t so good on young onion seedlings.
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