nice presentation. However I think its not really depicting the real hard effort that is required of such digging for most people in most situations. I think double digging usually requires penetrating some of the "hard pan" you refer to at the beginning of your video. I use a rotary hoe now, due to my shoulder acting up after years of double digging...lol...but I still do hand dig on occasion due to the benefits associated and to flog less with the tiller. Great Vid, keep up the good work :)
Good and helpful video. Nice soil too! You should try that with my heavy loam! Some may say that this is not double-digging, technically, because the second spit (subsoil) remains where it started, but the effect is the same, and the top-soil/sub-soil separation is preserved. Breaking-up the second-spit is a good opportunity to work in some soil improver to keep it open and well drained.
@FLIPWILSON1 Roto-tillers only get six inches deep, thus over time they create a very shallow plow pan making it hard for roots to penetrate deeply toward reserve water supplies.
Double digging gets 24 inches deep, and you don't develop a plow pan underneath because the fork aerates instead of simply turning over like a roto-tiller.
Imagine building a roof six inches over your garden. Would your veggies grow well? No. Plants need lots of underground room.
good stuff. i think i would start with the pitchfork on the other end so that i am always supported when I rock the pitchfork back to lift up the dirt
arv301, the hard ground meant that a trench digger was most advantageous for the conditions!
rw122250 4 months ago
That is a tile trench digger.
arv301 4 months ago
great tip! thanks man..
TheEmperorsScales 6 months ago
Im so lifeless.. Just searched "digging" on youtube.. I gonna get some sleep, it's AM already..
WeHateTheSociety 7 months ago
nice presentation. However I think its not really depicting the real hard effort that is required of such digging for most people in most situations. I think double digging usually requires penetrating some of the "hard pan" you refer to at the beginning of your video. I use a rotary hoe now, due to my shoulder acting up after years of double digging...lol...but I still do hand dig on occasion due to the benefits associated and to flog less with the tiller. Great Vid, keep up the good work :)
GreenTDave 8 months ago
Great video... thanks for the tips.
iwaddell 9 months ago
That is a spade; at least in Missouri it is one. Post-hole digger has two handles and a hinge.
gill581 10 months ago
@robinsong...well here in north central tx where the ground is full of limestone we call it a spade because a normal spade does not work.
rw122250 1 year ago
that's not a spade. That's a post-hole digger.
1robinsong 1 year ago
Good and helpful video. Nice soil too! You should try that with my heavy loam! Some may say that this is not double-digging, technically, because the second spit (subsoil) remains where it started, but the effect is the same, and the top-soil/sub-soil separation is preserved. Breaking-up the second-spit is a good opportunity to work in some soil improver to keep it open and well drained.
killerdalek 1 year ago
dukestt....what is double digging then?
rw122250 1 year ago
That is not double digging
dukestt 1 year ago
Great video. I read about this process in lots of books but didn"t grasp the concept till I saw this vid....thanks so much!
AuntieM97 1 year ago
thanks great demo
daveawebber 1 year ago
great job mate! healthy beautiful soil looks just as good as choclate.
tgf76 1 year ago
Why is this better than roto tilling? By the way, nice video.
Thanks,
--Flip
FLIPWILSON1 1 year ago
@FLIPWILSON1 Roto-tillers only get six inches deep, thus over time they create a very shallow plow pan making it hard for roots to penetrate deeply toward reserve water supplies.
Double digging gets 24 inches deep, and you don't develop a plow pan underneath because the fork aerates instead of simply turning over like a roto-tiller.
Imagine building a roof six inches over your garden. Would your veggies grow well? No. Plants need lots of underground room.
damontoney 1 year ago
Great demonstration of double digging. We are looking forward to some very fertile soil.
I suggest a bit more explanation of the benefits of double digging.
jewlzap 1 year ago
I will try to work on an additional video regarding the benefits of double digging! Thanks for the comment!
rw122250 1 year ago
Love this method of gardening, Nice Little video,
icecat79 2 years ago
good stuff. i think i would start with the pitchfork on the other end so that i am always supported when I rock the pitchfork back to lift up the dirt
isforbliss 2 years ago
this is a john jeavons move.
Like2MilkGoats 2 years ago
buddy we are making it happen.
isforbliss 2 years ago
couldnt happen without you!!!!! wait till you see my garden this spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like2MilkGoats 2 years ago
Thanks.
bonerbonanza3d 2 years ago
Who is this man? He's a genius.
matburn148 2 years ago
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