i planted my garden this weekend. this is my 3rd year. last year i did not till, and this year i decided to work till in order to mix in some compost from my pile.

this is my first year putting newspaper under the mulch. its also my first year using wood chips, the typical stuff from all the big box gardening stores. i got the un died kind.

my question is on what to do this fall and next year.

i usually lay down a foot or 2 of leaves in the fall once the garden is done with. by the spring i barely have an inch left.

so this year i guess ill have to store the mulch in some bins or something? i dont want to put the leaves on top of my mulch right?

is there another way? this seems like a bit of work but what makes the most sense to me.

also for those of you who dont till at all, how do you incorporate compost in the spring?

i was running out of newspaper so i ended up using 3-4 layers of newspaper under the mulch, is that about right?