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For anyone who watches this channel, they’ll know that no dig vegetable gardening is the foundation to the way that I grow food. I realised that I don’t actually have a video summarising my take on what no dig is, and to talk about the history, core principles, key benefits and also the limitations no…
This video is kindly sponsored by Clipper Teas https://www.clipper-teas.com/ – Today’s video is something I have been wanting to make for a while to really explore how we as vegetable gardeners can help create more space for wildlife, specifically pollinators whilst also improving food production. The 10% rule is a very simple way that we…
Get 2 months FREE if you sign up to Readly, then only £7.99 a month thereafter. Sign up here: https://readly.me/huwrichards – A huge hanks to Readly for sponsoring this video. August is when the vegetable garden is the most full of delicious food, and it is essential that I put as much as possible in…
I have good news! The sowing season is far from over, and even though there is a huge number of crops we can still be sowing, I decided to outline what I think are the 10 most productive crops to sow in July. The crops are in no particular order and suited primarily for a…
Today is all about weeds and how they seem to overrun the garden if we look the wrong way. Fortunately no dig presents a fantastic way to mitigate and reduce weed pressure in the vegetable garden, which is what I explain in this video. I also go on to explain how to deal with the…
Tomatoes are one of the most popular crops to grow in a vegetable garden, and quite rightly too! As long as you have a healthy soil you can expect great harvests, however in this video I share the 8 things I do to increase my tomato yields and I really hope it helps you to…
Before I got too far into this new growing season I wanted to make a video to outline the new direction I’m taking when it comes to growing food, and the reasons behind this. I have felt constricted by only adopting certain methods of growing, and after much research and learning and questioning I feel…
Today’s video is a complete guide to how I start seeds off in module or cell trays to ensure the best germination possible for the least effort possible. Sowing seeds is such a wonderful thing to do but it is often overcomplicated, therefore this is the simple method I use to start all my vegetable…
If you are new to growing food, or are looking to start a vegetable garden then this video is for you. I give my honest and frank advice when it comes to starting a food growing journey, with the hope that it will greatly help you achieve your vegetable growing dreams. The goal with this…
In this last video of the winter permaculture mini-series, we visit the inspiring no dig market garden Glasbren, located in Carmarthenshire Wales. Abel Oakenshade and Steffan Lemke-Elms have transformed a steep, poor-quality piece of marginal land into an abundant & thriving 1 acre market garden, inspired by permaculture principles and regenerative growing. This is one…
Lazy composting. It is my favourite way to make fantastic homemade compost and is perfect for anyone looking for a simple way to make compost in your own vegetable gardens. backgardens or allotments. Whilst methods like hot composting have their benefits, they often need a lot of intensive work in a short space of time,…
I never thought this day would come. I woke up in London with a fever, missed a train (or two), but eventually made it 100 miles to Charles Dowding’s EPIC market garden, Homeacres. The sky opened up for about an hour, and Charles shared the deep wisdom behind his garden. Charles Dowding is the godfather…
When you garden in a way contrary to whats “normal” you will get naysayers and doubters who tell you it won’t work. They will tell you to just plow the soil and do it how people have been doing for the last 50 years, they will tell you wood chips will acidify your soil, and…
The Backyard Food Forest Garden is still producing a lot of 100% Organic Food. Using a no dig method and applying mulch allows us to work with nature and grow fruits and vegetables without using harmful practices. Like Bill Mollison says, “If you want organic food, you have to grow organic food.” Thanks for the…
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…
See the whole process from sowing to ‘earthing up’ to harvest, by pulling not digging. Potato plants easily root into undisturbed, no dig soil, while developing potatoes need soft, surface material to grow in. It’s often assumed that potatoes just won’t grow in soil that has not been thoroughly loosened, but this video shows the…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. You dig, you toil, you reap the rewards. But just how necessary is digging? Mother Nature doesn’t use a spade, and she does pretty well! So why not follow her example – ditch the spade and save valuable time and effort in the garden. In this short…
After 11 months of no feeds or fertilisers, see the fine growth of Homeacres vegetables, many planted in summer after clearing first harvests, and no compost or other food added. In undisturbed and mulched soil, organisms manage resources better plus plants root more easily, as you see here. Discover more at https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/no-dig-growing/homeacres/ and in my…
See how to grow a wide variety of vegetables in autumn, straight after clearing harvests such as onions, courgettes/zucchini and wild rocket. I show you vegetables you can sow and plant in summer, and how fast they grow. There is no need to add any feed or fertiliser, when you give some compost in late…
Onions from seed have less disease problems than onions from sets. I show a simple multisow method to start them undercover, and the high yield of bulbs – 12kg/26.4lb from 8 modules. Plus a harvest of 1.3kg/2.8lb spring onions. Also see how to grow early spring onions, from a sowing in late summer. Filmed and…
Charles Dowding’s method of growing food is perhaps one of the most inspiring methods out there. He has developed his own style of no dig vegetable growing through his use of compost and the results really do speak for themselves. I decided to go and take a look at Homeacres to see what he is…
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…
