Garden in your yard poll.?

Question

I have learned two ways to prepare a garden.

Which do you think will provide the better yield?

1.) Using a shovel to lift one clump of dirt at a time, removing all the unwanted roots by crushing the soil so it is loose, and then dropping the soil back down?

2.) Rototill the soil; adding root poison and fertilizer additives?

Answer 1

I have always used method #1 and havent had any troubles and never un happy with my yeilds

Answer 2

Depends on the plant you are removing. If it is the type that can regenerate from roots, then:

#2. Why? Because you can never remove all the roots.

Now if your soil has a simple to remove plant on the top that will not regenerate by the root, then #1 would work. I've made many a garden by removing Kentucky Bluegrass in basically the same manner as #1 and had no trouble with grass reappearing.

Answer 3

I would say rototill the soil & remove unwanted roots
I wouldn't want to put poison in a garden.

Answer 4

I rototill and rake out roots. I don't like adding chemicals of any sort. I add natural compost from the previous year and then till it under again.

Answer 5

A labyrith bush backyard. One the place you would be able to desire to play conceal and seek for. Im speaking a pair of extensive backyard. like the dimensions of a mass production farm. yet have a very super and problematic bush maze masking all of it.

Answer 6

Obviously choice #1 is nicer to the environment...

Answer 7

prefer no, one .the reason being i don,t agree to using chemicals on the ground it will be long time before anything else will grow in that area.

Answer 8

rototill and use no chemicals use compost or cow manure

Answer 9

rototill but no chemicals