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Double digging

Double digging. Double digging is a type of tillage, done by hand. The purpose is to loosen the soil so that water and roots can penetrate deeply. Equipment needed is a shovel, sturdy fork, board, marking string or tape, stakes and tape measure.

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Double digging

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  1. Double digging • Double digging is a type of tillage, done by hand. • The purpose is to loosen the soil so that water and roots can penetrate deeply. • Equipment needed is a shovel, sturdy fork, board, marking string or tape, stakes and tape measure. • The other vital component is strength and energy!

  2. Select a site in full sun

  3. Clean off the vegetation

  4. Measure off the bed

  5. Mark the bed perimeter

  6. Dig a trench across one end

  7. Put the soil in a wheelbarrow

  8. The trench should be a spade length in depth

  9. Use a board to stand on while digging, to reduce compaction

  10. Use a fork to loosen soil below trench

  11. Dig another trench, filling in the first with soil from the second trench

  12. Use the fork to loosen the soil in the second trench

  13. Double digging • Continue to dig trenches, filling in the previous ones, until the whole bed is dug. • Use the soil from the first trench to fill in the last trench dug. • This may take a while, depending on how hard your soil is and how many people are working. This bed is going to take a while, since the clay is really hard.

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