Seems to be an informed opinion?

I still watch Monty Don, but as much for his ideas and design and musings and passion as anything else - I love his books that are about gardens rather than gardening.

I'm a no-digger with moles. So I mulch (compost, grass clippings, cardboard, even awful black plastic that was left by the builders), I don't have to weed that much, but often leave the weeds for the beneficial insects if they aren't going to take over too much, but then dig out the mole runs before planting. It works for me because I'm naturally lazy and am happy with a less productive plot but one that is more diverse in terms of nature, But I'm lucky, with a lot of space to play with and few neighbours to grumble about my weeds! I tried to replicate the way nature works before I'd heard about no-dig.

My neighbour only prunes when there's no moon, arguing that the cut is less likely to bleed because there is less of a pull on the sap. Interesting.

Each to their own, but I will always try and talk people out of wholesale use of herbicides and pesticides, or growing a monocultre.* 


*whispers - lawns