What Two Years of Weeding Taught Me
The soil is better every year, largely because I stopped digging it. There is a version of this that is much more complicated. This is not that version. Some of this will be plain; some of it took me years.
What I would do differently
Thanks for reading, and for the generous observations that keep arriving. None of this is new, and that is partly why it works. The slugs got most of the lettuce, but the beans did well.
Nothing here requires a cold frame, though it does make things easier. This started as a quick note and slowly turned into something longer. I keep a short list of things to try next; sowing seeds is near the top. Saving seed means next year’s garden starts this autumn. The details matter less than the routine of paying attention.
Second thoughts
There is no single right way to approach weeding, but some ways are kinder than others. It took me six attempts to see the pattern. What surprised me most was how little equipment it needed. The result is not perfect, but it is truthful.
I sow a little too early every spring and never seem to learn.