Pat Marfisi carries alfalfa hay into his Hollywood Hills bakyard, but there aren’t any animals to feed. It’s for his “no-dig” vegetable garden. (Robert Lachman / LA Times)
View the article ~ By Lisa Boone
Los Angeles Times (12 Jun 08)
. . . and the followup story from 28 Mar 09
A profile of Pat Marfisi and his “no dig” vegetable garden [“No Reason to Dig Any Deeper”] may have been published on June 12, but the e-mails continue to land nine months later. Gardeners loved how Marfisi created low-water raised beds by layering alfalfa, straw and compost, but many of those who copied the approach are wondering: Now that the organic matter has decomposed, what to do?
