See the growth since the previous video of early June. Many vegetables now cleared and new ones planted.
Quick and easy because the garden is no dig.
Although I call the garden ‘small’, it is 25m2/270ft2, enough space to provide most vegetables for a family who like to eat some regularly.
See my Sowing Timeline for more ideas of what to sow next, through the rest of summer and into autumn https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/sowing-timeline-for-vegetables/
See my online course for an in-depth explanation of how to grow no dig, a method which saves so much time https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/online-courses/. One of the course modules is a year of plantings and harvests in the small garden.
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This garden will be featured monthly in 2020 Which? Gardening.
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Filmed at Homeacres July 22nd by Edward Dowding
What I really love about all of your videos is that you use international measurement. Thank you Sir, from international viewer & fans
Your garden is beautiful as usual. Thanks for the video.
Amazing Charles! What a productive site!
Every square inch can be used. Awesome
My lord, i love your videos.! But is hard to grow in south Texas. At this time. It's been heat records like 100 degrees.
Enjoy every second watching your very informative and passion driven videos. A simple method that is highly efficient. Thank you
Summer decided not to show up where I live in the states so I am going gang busters with Fall and winter crops, I already have bulb fennel growing which will be ready next spring, also planting peas under mesh, if I didn't cover them the birds would have the lot. Your videos do inspire me.
wow That is California weather! I challenge you to come to Houston TX and have that garden here lol! I grew anything in Ca, now in TX is such a challenge, when its not the weather, there the bugs, and fungus ufffff
Charles, I heard you mention in a different video that compost is not fertilizer. Do you have a video that explains (I understand the soil conditioning and microbial life) nutrients in compost and whether fertilizer is required if you have decent soil and use plenty of good quality compost? I’m a bit confused. Thank you!!
Charles, with the constant sowing/planting of new crops, when do you apply your annual mulch? And what was it on this garden?
Hi Charles, What is your reasoning behind choosing certain crop varieties, is it habit? novelty? investigative or preferential? It'll be interesting to know, it'll maybe inform us consumers on what to avoid and give us all a little insight. Thanks, Kevin
Charles you are such an inspiration, you make me get up an get out there. I did your no dig gardening this yr, as well as planting in blocks instead of rows, I have a nice looking garden. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge of gardening, I look forward to watching each an every one.
Amazing to see the continuous morphing the small garden has undergone over the numerous updates, Mr Dowding. Whether it is leeks, lettuce, potatoes, overachieving tomatoes or endless spinach among others. It just blows my mind the productivity of the entire garden, but more specifically the far left as we look at it. I guess the concrete under it in the far right may play a role in the productivity or difference between the two. Non-the-less, lovely!!!
You are an inspiration!!
keeping the rabbits healthy.
I like your garden Mr. Dowding.
+100
I'm having a massive issue with caterpillars eating my Veg. They destroyed all my broccoli and i ended up having to uproot them, which was a shame because it was the first time successfully getting fleurettes. Now they are attacking my cabbage and cauliflower. The issue is all the birds have gone for some reason. We normally have loads of tits, blackbirds and robins in the garden and i haven't seen any in weeks. After a bit of research it would appear this is the time they are malting and do not venture out too much. So I have many caterpillars and no predators. Any ideas how to solve my problem without pesticides or chemical warfare?
Brilliant advice!!
Hi Charles! I just watched your interview with Richard Perkins, who I'm a great fan of, and loved it! I'm just starting a new garden, and using the no-dig method, and am laying cardboard straight on the grass. I am on the hunt for a source of compost in my area (Rural Southern Missouri in USA). My local nursery (30 minutes drive away) has a product called rice hull compost, or a garden soil (50/50 mix of topsoil/rice hull compost). Would you lay down pure compost on the cardboard or a top soil/compost mix? Also – if they do not mix anything with the rice hull compost, would you instead search for a compost that is manure-based instead? I believe the rice hull product is not that nutritious. Thanks for any advice you can give 🙂
I have learned so much from watching your videos. You're an excellent teacher — concise and generous at the same time. You helped rekindle my love of growing food. Thank you!
Well Charles your inspiration and guidance over the last 2 years has inspired me to be come a grower. I've been a chef for the last 15 years but gave it up for a more relaxed way of life. Last year I took on 2 large allotments and started supplying a hotel and a pub with greens beets courgette flowers toms kale char herbs……. the astate I rent my plots from have offered me 1.7 acres with a natural spring. Under a FBT. Thank you Charles.
Charles can I ask you please what you use for your hoops. Thanks a mill. Great vid again
I'm not as efficient as you are yet but I am hoping to attempt some winter crops this year (this is my first time ever gardening and so far it has been a great experience). I unfortunately dug up my main small bed before finding your videos but have been careful not to disturb the soil since and am planning to do no dig from now on
Amazing garden Charles!
I love that your show watches like a TV show!
My small garden .still growing!I love see the victory of life!my beans growing and lettuce too/day by day and taste ,smells change my life!hungry of life!no digs !great idea!
Hello. What is the idle PH level for vegetables? If mine is low what can I do to help this years garden? Is it too later? Thank you for your time.
How lucky am I that I watched this one today:) I am trying swedes for the first time in a couple weeks, so thank you for heads-up on putting netting over them! Hope you and Edward and well!