top 12 inches of the area to be dug with a spading fork and remove any weeds.- Remove the soil from the upper part of the first trench and place it in a soil storage
area for use in making compost, flat soil, and soil for filling the final trench, when
needed. - Loosen the soil an additional 12 inches. (See Note below.)
- Dig out the upper part of the second trench and move it forward into the first upper
trench. - Loosen the lower part of the second trench.