6 JANUARY 1950, Page 22

In the Garden

The scientific experiment to test the truth of the "no-digging claim " has now been just a year in operation. The intermediate verdict, from Chertsey, is negative in form ; but may be claimed as a triumph for the no-diggers. There appear to be " no very striking contrasts between the strips that were dug and those that were undug. Nor between those treated and untreated with sawdust." The details, under both heads, are interesting, but a year is not long enough for a true test, and the experi- ment is continuing. The trials have further illustrated the great increase