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Discover and enjoy these quicker and easier ways of growing and harvesting vegetables, based on my 39 years of growing experience.
My speciality is the no dig method, suitable for all soils. It results in fewer weeds, and vegetables plus flowers grow as well if not better than when soil is tilled or dug. And it’s good for climate change because no soil carbon is lost in tillage.
Decades of trialling methods and sowing dates have led me to a fine knowledge of best practice, in time-saving ways. My advice in these videos brings you harvests and pleasure in equal measure.
I wish you success in growing and want these tips to be more widely available, so that everyone who wants to grow great food can do so, without unnecessary work.
Location: United Kingdom
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You can replicate this method outdoors in summer, say in window boxes. This shows winter harvests in an unheated, unlit greenhouse zone 8/9, frosts to -5C/22F. Reusable trays lined with paper, filled with multipurpose compost, no feeds or fertilisers. Just 6 plants in each tray, many types, and my special picking method for the lettuce.…
I explain green and brown ingredients, using coffee and other wastes including roots of perennial weeds and blighted leaves. What size pieces to add, what temperatures you need and may expect. How long to leave heaps before turning or using, I show you compost in different stages, of varied age and moisture content. For a…
Few weeds in no dig means it takes little time to clear any that are there, rake level and spread (in this case) approx. 2in (5cm) of compost over the surface. The compost holds nutrients in water-insoluble form so no cover is needed. Winter weather and frosts soften the compost and you can sow/plant into…
I ask why its recommended to garden in ways that take longer, or using methods that give less harvests. An introduction to my book which looks at 99 myths. Filmed and edited by Edward Dowding https://edowding.net Gardening Myths and Misconceptions is available at https://www.greenbooks.co.uk/gardening-composting-agriculture/gardening-myths-and-misconceptions
No dig gardening, beds with compost on top, sowing carrots and planting lettuce, using a fleece cover See more information at https://charlesdowding.co.uk Charles also has two online courses, with hundreds of photos and exclusive videos made for the courses https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/online-courses/
