If I don't till, I'll be mowing.
My garden was cut out of a 100 year old pasture and is still surrounded by that pasture.
+/- half of my 30 X 90 foot patch gets covered with black plastic. Even the soil that holds the plastic sheeting down grows weeds in no time.
Depending on rain, I till/cultivate every couple weeks or so between plants and plastic mulch.
More maple syrup from last night's batch.
Ran a gas line outside near the side porch, and do most of the boiling there in old canner pots. We bring it inside to finish off. Since we don't have a humidifier, the steam serves that purpose.That's good looking stuff, do you have a setup to make it or do it on the stove?