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I think if I had the same amount of space as our plot, or bigger at home, along with the other associated garden trimmings like grass and leaves I’d think about no dig, but being the furthest from the gate and not having a source means I’d just be kicking myself up the arse I reckon.
We do well enough with what we have and it’s fairly low input so I’m happy enough for now. I just tend to copy aspects of what works for our neighbours and go from there. Which I’m sure is what a lot of allotmenteers do at least at first.
The most productive ones on our site are the military precision dig-for-victory style plots. I do put that down to time and experience as well as those plots are mostly retired folks who’ve been growing decades so are probably much better at looking after plants than me, regardless of bed/soil type. They also have the time to dedicate to weeding.