Holistic yoga Meditation - holistic yoga | No dig garden / potatoes part 2

You can either take up the top layer of grass (which is what we did in our small no dig garden). Or just cover the earth with a thick layer of old newspapers, cardboard or both to prevent weed growth from occurring.

Note: Using newspapers may mean your crop is not truly organic. (Because of the ink). Again, the choice is yours, or just use a thicker layer of straw instead.

Spread a layer of composted material over the top of the newspaper or straw. Old dry lawn clippings or more straw can be used. Sprinkle a layer of worm castings in if you have some on hand. Place your potatoes or pieces of potatoes with eyes, directly onto the thick straw padding. Use crop straw or another straw which is cheap and readily available. Pull it apart and shake over the potatoes to protect them from light. One to two feet of straw is an ideal depth.

Visit us again for holistic yoga | No dig garden / potatoes part 3

Holistic Yoga Meditation - holistic yoga | No dig garden / potatoes part 1

How To No Dig Potatoes

It's very easy to grow potatoes the no dig, organic way. They are a great source of vitamins, minerals and iron.

Just like most fruits and veggies a lot of the goodness lies just beneath the surface of the skin, so try to keep some of the potato skin intact when preparing to cook.

Let's get growing!

When I was a kid my parents always had a huge organic garden with every veggie growing in it that you can imagine. We were always getting busted for eating the peas off the vine. My parents had a brick shed which housed many different varieties of seed potatoes as well as a slew of other root veggies from the previous seasons crop.

Nowadays of course you might find that situation out woop woop somewhere but us city folks will have to purchase some seed potatoes from a nursery. You can use potatoes from the supermarket, but seed potatoes will bring better yields. You can 'chit' them first (allowing them to start to grow) simply by placing them in a sunny spot, before planting.

Visit us again for the second part of holistic yoga | no dig garden / potatoes