Fall & Winter Garden Bed 'Turn & Amend' Preparation (Turning Beds is Safe - 'No Dig' vs 'Dig')

Timestamps. It is okay to turn your garden beds for the first couple of years. It is a great way to amend your beds in the fall and winter. No Dig gardening is perfect once your garden beds are established. Need a Garden Mentor? Join this channel ($3.99 a month) to get access to Live Chat Garden Mentoring Q&A Perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptL6_qMImyW_yZwiMjQdpg/join The Fastest Way to Build No-Dig Style Garden Beds: Simple, Fast, and Inexpensive https://youtu.be/k3IERKVX5xg How to Set Up Your First No Dig Vegetable Garden (All the Steps, Details and Pro's & Con's) https://youtu.be/16WUU9QFOEE 0:00 Introduction to Turning Garden Beds 1:58 Clay Soil - Why I Originally Turn Beds 3:18 My Turning Methods & Simplified Amendments 5:43 Benefits of Compost - My Leaf Compost 7:14 Principles of Putting Down Compost 8:47 Principles of Adding Peat Moss 11:39 Principles of Putting Down Organic Granular Fertilizer 13:46 Break Up the Soil Chunks and Mix 14:48 The Finished Bed - Perfect for Seeds & Transplants 16:22 Water the Bed In - Soak it Well 17:07 Putting Down Mulch - Leaves, Grass, Straw 17:52 My Actual No Dig Garden - Basic Needs & Principles 20:01 'No Dig' & Raised Bed Issues - Hybrid Approach 21:35 Mulched Bed Examples & Conclusion Thanks so much for your support! Cheers & Thanks, Gary! Visit My Seed and Garden Shop The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: https://www.therustedgarden.com Popular Items from My Seed and Garden Shop... The Rusted Garden T-Shirts & Other Merchandise: https://bit.ly/3TSd2kc Seed Starting, Growing, and Pest Management Oils Neem Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C Peppermint Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C Rosemary Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C 100 Gallon Fabric Pots (approximately 100 Gallons): https://bit.ly/3PMoZ9S #20 Gallon Fabric Pots (21.32 Gallons): https://bit.ly/43Hz9OA #10 Gallon Fabric Pots (10.44 Gallons): https://bit.ly/3J5lEyK #5 Gallon Fabric Pots (4.3 Gallons): https://bit.ly/3J5lEyK 1 Quart Seed Starting Fabric Pots: https://bit.ly/43HQE1c Seed Starting Standard Plastic Flats: https://bit.ly/4cF326m Seed Starting Cells/Containers: https://bit.ly/3PMaCT1 2 1/2" Square Seed Starting Containers: https://bit.ly/43GOQWv 3" x 4" Round Seed Starting Containers: https://bit.ly/3TYckD7 Seed Starting Flats with Drainage Holes: https://bit.ly/4aJJ6O2 'No Potting Up' Large 6 Cells for Seed Starting: https://bit.ly/3xiLBIK Tiny Tim Tomato Indoor Growing Kit - All the Supplies: https://bit.ly/3J9ExAF 10 Cool Weather Garden Crops for Spring & Fall: https://bit.ly/3xw3Ji5 10 Leafy 'Greens' Varieties for an Easy Greens Garden: https://bit.ly/4akuHIl 10 Warm Weather Garden Crops for Summer: https://bit.ly/4cHqIap All Discounted Seed Collections: https://bit.ly/3vzDlUd The Rusted Garden Heirloom Tomato Seed Selections: https://bit.ly/49towQK The Rusted Garden Pepper Seed Selections: https://bit.ly/3U1G1TM Support The Rusted Garden & Use My Amazon Garden Store Front Just use my... The Rusted Garden Amazon Influencer's Storefront link anytime you shop at https://www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My Podcasts The Rusted Garden Homestead... All About Growing, Cooking and Sharing Food: https://bit.ly/443SSGL My Blogs The Rusted Garden Journal: https://bit.ly/3vznpBl Perk Memberships Join this channel to get access to Perk Memberships which focus on providing small live garden mentoring Q & A sessions, classes, and member influenced videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptL6_qMImyW_yZwiMjQdpg/jo My Books: The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard Available Now https://amzn.to/40rfkIb Growing An Edible Landscape: How to Transform Your Outdoor Space Into a Food Garden Available November 2023 https://amzn.to/41tfno2 Products I Use and Recommend and I have an affiliation with them: GreenStalk Vertical Gardening Towers Use the Discount Code THERUSTEDGARDEN on GreenStalk 'Vertical Tier Systems'. Use this link and enter my code for the $10 discount https://greenstalkgarden.com/?rstr=therustedgarden AgroThrive Organic Bio-Fertilizers Use my affiliate link and my code TRG10 to save 10% on your first order: https://agrothrive.com/?ref=M5o6fjdAruq_S Vegega Metal Raised Beds Check out all the metal bed design & colors (dozens) at Vegega. Here is my affiliate link use my code TRG to save 10%: https://www.vegega.com/?ref=le64f3gm30 There is often free shipping and my code does NOT stack when current sales are active and equal to or above 10% off. Follow The Rusted Garden on Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aiMQ9l Follow The Rusted Garden on Meta/Facebook: https://bit.ly/49tP2cF Contact Me at therustedgardenmerch@gmail.com for questions or if you are interested in collaborations, affiliations or advertising. #gardening #garden #gardeningtips #vegetables @THERUSTEDGARDEN