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Want to grow your own tasty tatties? Sample home grown splendid spuds? In this week’s video, Ben guides us through four options for growing potatoes, no matter what your growing space, from raised beds, to bare ground, straw and even in pots or bags. Mashed, boiled, roasted, chipped, you name it, there’s a potato for…
Winter getting you down? Can’t wait to get growing? In this week’s episode Ben warms our hearts with his selection of vegetables that you can start sowing in February. You can feel really smug knowing that you’re getting a head start on the growing season and there’s a surprisingly wide variety to choose from. But…
Today’s video features the incredible new kitchen garden at Raithwiate Sansend Hotel which is just outside Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. This no dig garden is an inspiration to anyone who only has a slope to work with, and it defies the odds by also being north-facing! I hope you get inspired by this as much…
That’s right, using a fork is so much better for your garden and for your back too. Yes, a spade or shovel can be useful for moving piles of soil or sand on occasion, but for most tasks a fork can do what a spade can with less effort and more efficiency, while also being…
Its that time of year where our garden beds and plots are starting to receive their final harvests. Crops are coming out as the summer winds down and us growers are left with the chores of that end-of-season cleanup. One way to easily and quickly clean out your beds of spent plants is a no-till,…
I spent too many growing seasons making this mistake and it is very easily done when we are distracted by harvests like TOMATOES! But I have learnt my lesson and want to share with you why this mistake has a negative knock-on impact for the following growing season and then the simple fix to ensure…
I’m very excited to share with you an early morning garden tour of the raised bed kitchen garden in August and show you some of the things that have been going on! Be prepared to see a huge difference between August and September as we move towards a complete shift in seasons. I hope you…
If you can grow only one crop, make it tomatoes because only by growing your own can you enjoy the very best-tasting varieties and be certain to pick fruits at their most delicious. 🍅 Tomatoes are incredibly rewarding to grow and it’s easy sail through to harvest – but only if you know how! Watch…
Today’s video is a tour of my no dig permaculture kitchen garden, showing you all the things happening in late May just before the whole garden fills right up in June. I really hope you enjoy this and get some ideas about what you can do in your vegetable garden. May is definitely my favourite…
Want to put the ZOOSH in your zucchini? Put some COOOR in your courgettes? Well there are a few tricks of the trade you need to know first. Luckily, Ben, your friendly backyard gardener is here to the rescue with his top tips for growing Perfect Zukes every time! 💚 You’ll need good quality soil…
No space? No problem! This week, Ben takes us step by step through the process of making a BIG impact in a small space. Grow an abundant container garden and have fun repurposing old objects. Fear not! You’ll have tasty pickings in no time! Binge watch these videos! Swat up and get more bang for…
Head to https://fvrr.co/HuwRichards to check out the services available to you and use code HUWRICHARDS for 10% off! Today’s video sets out my approach and mission to improve no dig gardening, and exactly what 5 aspects I will be focusing on for my new growing project that I will also apply to the kitchen garden.…
Stores running out of food, prices soaring…gardening can come to the rescue! Take charge of your food security and grow your own delicious veggies! But how do you know what to choose? Here are Ben’s Top 10 inflation-beating crops. It’s the final countdown! Binge watch these videos! Swat up and get more bang for your…
Don’t let inflation give you nightmares. Take charge: Keep calm and carry on gardening! If only we had a magic wand that could magically make groceries cheaper! Well, we have the next best thing – Ben’s top money saving tips for an abundant garden! With over 20 tried and tested inflation-busting tips and tricks, you…
Now that spring has officially sprung, we’ve once again begun hearing from a number of you, and many are asking the same question: How do we actually plant into a Ruth Stout garden? And more specifically, how do we direct sow our seeds, how do we transplant our seedlings, and how do we plant clones,…
Beat inflation! Go forth and multiply! The cost of living may have gone up, from rocketing fuel prices to inflated food prices, but don’t worry! This video is going to empower you to maximise the yields of your crops through the wonderful propagation technique of division. Yes, you can get more food for free! Swat…
Everyone loves crunchy carrots! But aren’t they really hard to grow..? It’s easy, if you know how! Ben gets to the root of the matter in this week’s episode in his complete guide to growing the best carrots from sowing to harvest. Get your crunch on! If you love growing your own food, why not…
It’s time to get GROWING! But where do you even start?! Whether you’re a seasoned gardener wanting to expand your growing area or a starting your very first vegetable garden, Ben has some top tips up his green sleeves for you that will help you get the most out of your budget and your space.…
Today’s video features some of the key harvests coming from the vegetable garden in March, including ones that I think are rather special as they can only happen once a year or are something new I have just discovered. See how the kitchen garden is doing in March, as well as a chat on planting…
MY NEW BOOK IS OUT! https://geni.us/Veg-Grower-Handbook The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook is finally out and I am beyond excited to share it with you – so excited in fact that I decided to make a video packed with hacks and tips to help your garden be as productive as possible! This is to match the format…
Introductory guide to sowing seeds, using large and small seeds of different vegetables for sowings under cover. There are many ways to sow and I help you to choose. One tip I shall mention here is that I have never sanitised any trays, and see no need for it. My online course From Seed to…
Is your New Year’s resolution to grow your best garden ever? Or perhaps to start a veggie garden for the first time? Well, this one is for you, our green-thumbed friend! 💚 👍 💚 In this week’s episode, Ben shows us the 5 key elements of what you need to know in order to get…
Cover crop mix I used: https://bit.ly/3DCvP9o I am a HUGE fan of practical, efficient gardening practices, and cover cropping is an under-utilized one for the home gardener. It’s a fantastic way to prevent erosion, build nutrients, loosen soil, provide habitat, and more. Best of all, it’s DEAD SIMPLE. 0:00 – Intro 0:38 – Benefits of…
Salads in winter…?! Sure! For those of you who like to munch on crunchy homegrown salad leaves all year round, this little project is for you! Ben demonstrates that if you start now in autumn, it is possible to grow salads through the cold, dark days of the year – bringing you a little piece…
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…
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…
This video is an end of summer tour of the vegetable garden to show you how things are looking and to use as a comparison when I make the full summer tour of the garden later in July or August depending on how this weird season goes! I really hope you find it interesting seeing…
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…
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