About what to do with the bed, that just depends on what your goals are. Add more compost and mulch and treat it the way you would a
garden bed, if that is your plan. If you want to turn it into something else later, then do what is necessary to get to there. =)
I think the word for what he was using is a "manual mower" or a "push mower".
Yes! Of course! Better yet, you could do like
Ruth Stout and not even make a compost pile and stuff kitchen waste under some
straw and mulch in the
yard.