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I started this plot in march this year

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Due to work commitments I have not dug anywhere.

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I do about 4 hrs a week on it.

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I used well rotted manure for most things to be grown in on top of the soil.

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I don't do digging either, or rotovating. My plot is still full of veggies though. The soil gets better year on year as you plant and harvest more crops. As long as you keep adding home made compost, manures, green manures etc.  Spuds, leeks and celeriac are good as their invasive roots systems help break up the soil

I don't use black plastic like yours though, I use the heavy duty sheet mulch as it lets rain through. Slugs don't invade it either as it's rough.  You need to get it pegged down though with no lumps and bumps or it won't do its job  

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I had good quantities of potato's early and mid season so far.

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And I picked my first runner beans the other day.

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so you'll have noticed that the soil where you've pulled them will be much more friable. Try and not walk on your soil as you don't want it too hard.  Once you've laid black plastic there's a temptation to take short cuts over it.  I cordon areas off with canes and tape so I don't walk on whilst I wait for it to get clear of weeds

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Hi Compost queen, as I have gone along I use porous weed matting to replace the plastic so hopefully next year I wont use any plastic sheet at all, the soil underneath where I am growing is not friable at all as it has not been dug for a few years and I did not turn it over i just grew everything on top and used well rotted cow manure as soil.

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so did I when I kicked off 

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How long have you had a no dig plot ?

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My onions

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Swede and Sweetcorn

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What green manure do you use compost queen ?

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There is a few Carrots hiding there too.