Succession planting in summer is a rapid process with no dig. I show you the minimal bed prep.
I explain how to assess readiness of garlic for pulling to eat and store. Also some multi sown onions which have been in the ground since autumn.
It’s mid June and you see options for the new plantings in zones 6-8. This is South UK oceanic temperate climate.
Filmed by Edward Dowding at Homeacres 14th June 2020.
There are many more details and videos in my online course 2 https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/online-course-2-growing-success/
Also in my books https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/books/ and in September 2020 my new Calendar of Sowing dates is available, together with a new book about no dig.
I've been finding small, 3x2mm, brown crysalises between the cloves of garlic. Anybody know what they are? I'm in southern England.
First time seeing your videos. Love your calm reassuring manner of speech and simple way of gardening. I will be looking into more of your videos as I have time. It's pouring rain presently so I guess my garden will have to wait.
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That’s good to know
Thanks for sharing. Your knowledge
So appreciated
Muchas gracias por volver a traducir sus vídeos,para los que no sabemos inglés pero tenemos mucho interés por aprender de cómo cultivar es una gran ventaja que esté traducido otra vez gracias.
Great and timely video Charles. I currently find myself in zone 7 simultaneously harvesting and planting almost in the same spaces with exception to corn, tomatoes and potatoes. For crops like head lettuce, Bush beans, spinach, even cucumber I sow new seed or transplants almost across more than half my garden as I still have over 100 days until my first frost in mid October. Cheers and thanks for the continued education. My salad lettuce has been grand this year thanks to what I’ve learned from your books and videos!
ALL of my recommended videos are now from your channel, so I guess its safe to say that i'm quite obsessed with your videos haha
Hey Charles, I have to ask, How would you deal with a really stoney soil. We are trying no-dig but encounter so much of our land with stones. How would YOU deal with it? (We want to grow root vegetables and are disheartened.)
Gracias…aprendo con usted..pues acá ahora es invierno..tengo habas..arvejas. Y muchos más todo siguiendo su sabio Consejo.
Listen to this man! I would love to see this place in person. It looks magnificent 🙂
Dear professor, thank you for your wonderful videos and teachings. I Was wondering what are your thoughts on the square foot gardening method. With regards.
Would love to hear what you do with vining plants- cucumbers, winter squash, pumpkins, pole beans in the outdoor garden. I’ve haven’t noticed any videos in these.
Was that a Parrot Anafi you used for filming? Where does your plants get the nitrogen from? My compost was tested and had a lot of P and K but no N. My eggplants leaves were yellow and had to use 10-0-0 to help them out.
Thanks for another informative video, Charles !!! I am in Tn in the U.S. and usually leave mine until they are more a brown or rusty color, but i am going to take your advice and get mine out very soon as mine or further along than yours. I changed my you tube handle to Alph. It was my name – Alan Fogle. We have conversed before. You are always chocked full of good helpful info !!! Thanks again !!!
I love watching your Videos and just started with 4 small beds in my new garden, we just finished builing our house and leveled the ground. I am very lucky to get compost from my company, we collect the compostable waste from households in Germany "Biotonne" and mix it with 60% green waste like tree cuttings etc. This gets fermented for 2-3 weeks and then drained, composted in 3 processes and finally sieved to a very nice compost. It is very dry and hot once i got it and unfortunately tiny little bits of plastic from bags etc, but other than that….I mulched the beds, all my flower beds with 20cm compost. I love watching your Videos, you are so inspiring. Greetings from Germany
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Hi charles, how do you recommend doing no dig on a terrain with a slope of around 17%? I couldnt find any info on your videos or your website and faq section. I appreciate your help! Thanks!
I always love your garden
I learned all my knowledge from you when it comes to planting from seeds and tranplanting
My Chinese mother-in-law used to use allium roots in her seasonal cold remedies, Just a reminder that those garlic roots you trim off can be thrown into stock before you compost them.
This year I've harvested some volunteer garlic (forgotten plants in a semi-neglected bed). What was surprising for me – except for the nice bulbs it had – is that there were few clumps of two or three garlic plants that grew together the same way as you do with radishes or onion. They just tilted away from each other with their roots mingled in the middle. They were of normal size. This autumn I'll try to plant few garlics like this on purpose to see if that really works.
I agree with Silvia in the comment below❤️
YouTube …Why am I just learning of this treasure of a teacher?
Fantástico método de cultivo, pero que metodo de riego utiliza?
it is interesting to see you have presown beetroot, i thought i should directy sew any root vegs
Is it possible to take the stems for eating and still successfully dry the bulbs?
SIR CHARLES DOWDING WASN'T BORN!!!! HE GREW OUT OF A NO DIG BED BEHIND THE SHED AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE!!!! UNBELIEVABLE BUT TRUE!!!!
Hi Charles – tried no dig in Vancouver Island, Canada – working like a charm! In my book, you are the father of home gardening!
I just had a second Elephant Garlic harvest.
About 5 years ago I left a single one in the ground as an experiment, it became a clump and have now finally harvested them. The yield is massive, while the majority are medium size, the largest are bigger than those planted last autumn. I speculate that the lack of soil disturbance was an advantage. Additional points are that they matured a few weeks later than the autumn planted and were growing deeper, probably because of spreading compost over the years.