Pushing Back on Weed Pressure

Dig less, plant more: One gardener's technique for reducing the need to weed.

Some gardens are just weedier than others. The habitat around them, past uses of the land and, of course, growing practices in the garden all influence how many weeds are there. My community garden, which has been tilled two or three times a year for decades, is weedy. Every time the tractor with the tiller goes over it, the weed seeds send up a shout o…