The Cardboard Garden (Easy, Peasy No-work Garden)

Growing tons of tomatoes and perfect peppers is as easy as laying cardboard on a spot in the fall and planting in the spring.

1.) Find an area that is as level as possible and receives at least 8 hours of sun.

2.) Lay down two or three layers of cardboard over the area. Figure at least 2' by 2' for tomatoes and 1' by 1' for peppers. No need to mow or trim any vegetation underneath the cardboard. The vegetation will decompose and provide nutrients for the tomatoes and peppers you plant in the spring

3.) Weight the cardboard down with rocks, sandbags, buckets filled with dirt, basically anything to keep the cardboard in place until spring.

4.) Wait until it's time to plant tomatoes and peppers in your area. For us, the end of March to the middle of April is optimal.

5.) Cut hole's about 6" by 6" with a serrated or utility knife in the cardboard where you plan to plant your seedling tomatoes/peppers. Plant your seedlings. If you're going to cage or stake your seedlings, you can do this now.

6.) Wait for everything to grow!

7.) And grow...

8.) Harvest when ready!

Yes, it really is this easy. We used no fertilizer or chemicals of any kind, synthetic or organic and had a wonderful harvest of peppers and tomatoes.