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Illustration of a compost bin in use with plants growing out the side and kitchen waste on top

Diagram showing how to do double digging of a flower bed or vegetable plot

Steps involved in single digging soil

Diagram showing how to dig up clumping perennials such as hosta and divide them with the blade of a spade before returning them to the soil

Diagram showing how to do double digging of a flower bed or vegetable plot