The 'No-dig' method

My friend introduced me to a huegal method I ve just done a small square so far it’s twigs then compostable stuff then cardboard then soil I just tested it with a few spinach plants and they have grown very well so I will put more in this year
It’s a German used system I think

I'm having a go at 'no dig' as practised by Charles Dowding. He has a number of good videos about it on youtube. He also has a regular slot in the Which gardening magazine. It's much as you describe, H1954, cardboard then soil/compost. I started some beds this spring. It seems to be suppressing the weeds well. It is also supposed to create a really good healthy soil structure as it is never disturbed by digging.

How well the things planted in it will grow will, I think, depend on the quality of the soil you use. We have horses and I'm using well rotted 3 yr old stable manure. I think Dowding uses a lot of spent mushroom compost. You do need quite a lot to get a good depth above the cardboard.

I think it seems like a really good method...

Have a look at Bob Flowerdew’s articles. He is passionate about no dig and has never dug his plot for at least 20 years.

Legumes have nitrogen fixing nodules on their roots and should always be left in the ground.
If you use the cardboard idea make sure it’s always wet/damp otherwise you will still have cardboard for years!

I never dig because our soil is too hard and full of stones for me to get anywhere. Leave leaves until frost is over and start doing the necessary planting keeping an eye out for any weeds. So happy this has become a method now.

This year I wanted to extend my veg plot so I made a new plot on the grass. First cardboard and then a layer of compost and grass cuttings and then a layer of horse manure. I planted dropped in about a dozen seed potatoes and they have now all popped through. I am very excited.
I watched the Charles Dowding video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LH6-w57Slw