How to Make a Garden—Digging in the Dirt

Abstract

Continuing from the essay, "How to Make a Garden-The First Lesson," this chapter focuses on the rationale for and techniques of tilling and using the soil as a natural mulch. Bailey notes that if this exercise is done just for necessity, it becomes labor. With a shift of perspective and understanding, however, this activity too is alive with the garden-sentiment. "You will hear the plants laugh. The soil will have a new meaning to you."