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15 Feb ’12
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Nice little vid about growing on a small city plot, one thing she mentions is using a roto tiller versus the double dug method. I had first heard this years ago when reading Gardening When it Counts, by Steve Solomon. When using a roto tiller, the tines rotate at a high speed and dig up that first 8 inches of soil or so, but they are also creating a compacted layer of soil on the bottom of where the tines hit that makes it hard for roots to get through, something to think about
29 Jan ’13
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I see her point about using a tiller but thats why most folks I know plow their garden before tilling it. It looked like there was plenty of room to get a tractor on her lot. It would save a lot of forking work. Our garden gets plowed 1 to 2 feet deep before we till the top 8 to 10 inches for planting.
Unless she has no access to a tractor. In that case......please disregard my comment. 
15 Feb ’12
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lol, how big of a garden do you guys plant OSH?
29 Jan ’13
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Just a couple of small ones. The far garden was for dry beans and brussell sprouts, the closest one is cucumbers, tomato's, green beans and green peppers. We'll expand them next year hopefully at the new place.
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