>>2172899Dowding's blatant autism forces me to feel a certain kinship towards him. I like him and have never had a garden that looks as good as his. That said, I think no-dig, in its entirety, has many dogmatic elements similar to veganism.
If you keep tilling, without incorporating any new material. You are killing your soil. If you cover hard clay in compost, it will take many years to work into the clay without digging. The truth is, there are scenarios where the time/resources available make each method preferable.
