To till or not to till.... 

I add layers of forest soil, chopped leaves, grass clippings, pine straw, rotted logs, green mimosa leaves etc. If I need a row I get soil from a drainage ravine in the woods where piles of sediment are four feet deep and I use this and a mix of the other stuff to make mounds for melons and squash. I add my green grass clippings to my garden under plants to cover the ground and there`s a lot less weeding to do. My compost is made in the garden constantly. The most "tilling" I do is digging small holes for some transplants or seeds. There are huge earthworms everywhere.

I am currently fighting a very large patch of poison oak in my daughter’s backyard. I am spraying it with 45% vinegar, natural herbicide, then tarping until spring, southwest Ohio. The patch is that bad and she is highly allergic. I hope to make it to your shop someday. I have a king size quilt on my long arm waiting to be quilted today. Stay cool!