This has to be one of the beautiful tours I have seen Charles. Everything looks incredible. The vegetables look amazing,the grass edging is so neat, and the flowers add a beautiful pop of colour, bringing so much joy. And the sunflowers... Magnificent!!! This tour has reignited my enthusiasm after what has been a difficult year for me. Thank you!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
So nice thanks Caroline, happy to help
@Hatakemama
Жыл бұрын
Charles, thank you so much for the beautiful videos. I am located in NE Japan. I was first inspired by a horticultural person and set up my mini-farm in a circular shape and called it Mandala garden. I like it but a bit difficult to manage. I happen to find your NoDig book in a library in US this summer and my son bought it for me! I am reading it and enjoying it. I will reshape my farm to manage it easier. My squashes are growing all over and even crawled on my tomato section. Two squashes growing amid cherry 🍅 🎃
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
How interesting and I know what you mean about beautiful shapes not always being the most practical! Good luck with changing it over.
@dianeladico1769
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tour. Aside from the wealth of knowledge, what I particularly appreciate is the unending positivity of your videos. Even in the case of problems 'this plant suffered from X but the rest grew nicely so overall it's fine' or 'we'll know better for next year'. Setbacks are an opportunity to learn, not the end of the world. Everyone has someone whose demeanor makes everything seem right as rain. You are that person for many of us. If you really like that puffy sunflower there's a dwarf multi-stemmed variety called Teddy Bear and it's as adorable as can be.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Such a nice comment Diane, thank you very much. Plants and soil all my refuge and I can channel good vibes through them! I have grown that variety and yes it's cute!
@davidvankainen6711
Жыл бұрын
Still experimenting with the right amount of companion and interplanting here in SE Michigan USA, my garden by no means looks so tidy! That said, you are a huge influence in my garden life - composting / no dig, and "popping them in". Also love your work in the book, "Skills", but something holds me back in adding notes to "Diary" until perhaps I have it nailed down a wee bit more... or maybe I should just buy a couple more copies to keep one pristine until I have it nailed down a bit mo-better.😎 In any event, you've helped me view what once were "Dreaded Weeds" to "Look at that fodder for the compost pile" or "That Dandelion is doing wonders to penetrate the clay; maybe I'll let it be until it flowers". THANK YOU, Charles!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your lovely comment David, and it sounds like you are on a great journey!
@judyreynolds305
Жыл бұрын
I’m so envious of your green, and rain. We are burned to a crisp! 104 temps and no rain for over 100 days! Waiting for cooler temp and some rain! Your garden are beautiful!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow! Thanks Judy and so sorry to hear this, I pray that rain reaches you
@kimeverhart6253
Жыл бұрын
Mr. Dowding, your gardens are just incredible and beautiful!! Thank you for sharing them and your insights and knowledge with us! 🌟
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Kim
@danfarkas5375
Жыл бұрын
I am always amazed at how specific he is with sowing/planting dates of everything he has in his garden.
@pythonhighadder7982
Жыл бұрын
He is my Hero 👍
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kindness
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That is very kind, thank you
@katehopkinsbrent5573
Жыл бұрын
I’ve followed this man for a long while. I’ve studied on the cutting of herbs with moon phases etc Like to take cuttings of Rosemary, do it in the morning as the sun rises cause the oils in the rosemary are rising too. BUT- I check this mans advice for everything regardless to what my studies have taught. Only difference that I have to do IS- we always get an early June frost so time our planting do the tender wee things aren’t up, if lettuces are just planted I lay cardboard or newspapers over the rows and we have melting snow right through April and it’s mid May before our ground is workable So I don’t start seeds inside in middle winter as they’ll be so long and spindly, and can’t find the entrance to my greenhouse until end of March/April either. Even the ground inside is so cold then. So I’ve decided I need to move next door to Charles 😄👍. Love your channel- and love how so natural you are about all things you talk about. 🙏 for you n your family to be always happy safe and healthy
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That's so nice of you Kate, thanks. And that's a very sound approach you are adopting, not to rush things in the spring.
@angeliquehobbs1414
Жыл бұрын
As always your garden never disappoints! 😍 My garden is slowly growing! I have been buying and saving lots of seeds. I am going with metal raised garden beds and chicken wire. My yard slopes and I have to keep chickens and the neighbor’s cat out. The cat think my garden is a litter box. 😕
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
You have much to organise there!
@mountainhobbit1971
Жыл бұрын
flea beetles can be such a pain and do so much damage...I tend to get them late in the spring. The grasshoppers have been really intense this summer in southwestern New Mexico, USA. It has been (and still is) so hot and dry (since about mid June). whew.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Your weather sounds difficult, hope it rains soon!
@helenan7368
Жыл бұрын
Everything looks so neat and beautiful! Truly inspiring Charles, thank you for sharing.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Helena
@decay900913
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful results! Thanks for the inspiration Charles.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Declan
@patriciahill1101
Жыл бұрын
Sweetmeat is my favorite winter squash. Brilliant orange color, dry-ish flesh, huge seeds for roasting. Keeps forever. Hard skin? Think Hubbard...get out the hatchet! Charles, every video is an inspiration...I have learned so much.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Patricia and great news on the Sweetmeat :)
@shihtzusrule9115
Жыл бұрын
I can't wait for these videos to come out.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
💚
@rubygray7749
Жыл бұрын
Fortunately there are hundreds more on his playlist for binge-watching purposes while we wait!
@gracielahenriquez420
Жыл бұрын
Sr charles!! Está bellisimo su homeacres!!!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Obrigado Graciela
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
🙌
@yarnybart5911
Жыл бұрын
I'm also in Somerset and haven't suffered from wasps on my plums, been a good year for them. But I've had to watch brassicas like a hawk. I ran out of net cages, so a few spare plants have been left out, relying on hand picking of cabbage white caterpillars - and there's been a lot! A daily task. Seems like yours aren't affected. Your mix of flowers in the vegetable bed works so well. Given how much time we spend in the vegetable patch, it's a shame not to make it very pleasing on the eye if you have the space. Wishing you continued excellent harvests.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Nice to hear. See my Pest Prevention video for ideas kzitem.info/news/bejne/r5icnXhuaZxmoqg
@infamos
Жыл бұрын
Great tour as always, look forward to them Charles, next year Im making sre my plants are in the ground week after last frost date, the terrible July weather we had meant a decent fruit set but only now ripening some of them, take care all.
@lyndaturner6686
Жыл бұрын
Every year I try to follow your excellent advice , and it works , I have to say even with your dig and no dig trials if the results were the same with no difference in yield, who would want to spend hours digging when there’s no need. Now I must sow my last batch of spring onions while there’s still time 👍❤️
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
This is great to hear and I agree 🙂
@katehopkinsbrent5573
Жыл бұрын
WHY can’t I keep those cabbage moths/worms OFF my cabbage? 😪 I’ve been very careful each year, cover them, check them and make sure the soul doesn’t pack in and cover them over again. STILL, they look awesome and when I harvest 😳😯 cabbage worms 🐛, Some is the outer leaves and are saved some however, right through the entire cabbage.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that. I spray every 18 days or so with Bacillus thuringiensis soil bacteria.
@mickparsons62
19 күн бұрын
Charles I have a question in this Video you mention replacing lettuce with Spinach. As the lettuce comes to the end you inter plant, I get that, but do you just leave the lettuce when they are finishing, Just cut them down and let them rot?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
18 күн бұрын
Best method is to get your fingers around the stems of a bolting/finishing lettuce and twist so that the roots below soil break off and many are left in the bed, then space is more clear for spinach to grow, and there is less rotting residue, which would attract slugs, for example
@nidhisri1
Жыл бұрын
One day, I will travel from Australia for your open day. This looks exquisite! Thanks for all you do, Charles :)
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Amazing and thanks!
@marymcandrew7667
Жыл бұрын
Excellent tour today Charles! My squash is struggling this year, lack of sun and heat. Any that have two fruits on I've cut the growing tips off to encourage them to finish the few they have. I'm growing Alderman peas like you do and I'm wondering if you've picked yours yet? I'm picking mine now because some pods were getting moldy. I'll be drying them to store. I'll shuck them and let the peas dry out of the pod. Is that how you do it?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mary and oh dear! If I want to keep those peas I wait until they dry on the plant. I'm afraid that if you dry them when shelled out of a green pod, they won't store, hope I'm wrong!
@cedriccbass-jp8ky
Жыл бұрын
Amazing. what do you do for moles. They destroy everything here (Algarve) we haven't had 170mm for years here with all the chemtrails. all rain cancelled every time.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
I have a mole trap and Adam is excellent at using it! As for rain, I can't imagine that level of shortage. It's shocking how the weather is being controlled. We are seeing now many more trails and veils in the sky.
@Green.Country.Agroforestry
Жыл бұрын
I'm wondering .. about 7:56 in, did you have to go get some twine? I was feeling that 'Must stop everything to tie up plant" vibe 😁😁
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Haha yes, later that day :)
@Ann-qf5vk
Жыл бұрын
My garden is small. 3 box beds and I have a cat which is claiming the beds as her own outdoor litter trays. I've tried netting but struggling putting this up. Is there another way to discourage my cat?! On a positive note the neighbours' gardens are cat free.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Maybe provide a litter box? I find netting works
@danielarichter2453
8 ай бұрын
Nice look around your beds! Charles, is it possible to interplant asparagus after it has died back and is mulched? Or in spring with leaf lettuce, before it makes their tall stalks and leafs itself?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
8 ай бұрын
Thanks Daniela and yes. Or spring onions, spinach transplanted before winter
@mozzyquodo5532
Жыл бұрын
14:58 I love that the little worm seemed to wave at you to let you know it was there when you said that 😁
@jeffmeyers3837
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant tour, I always learn so much from these walkabouts. Thanks for all that you do.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Jeff
@louiseherbild4180
Жыл бұрын
Hope you made sauerkraut from that red cabbage… with a little corianderseeds in it. It lasts for months and is fantastic for any duck or pork! Thanks for another inspiring tour - has me going here in Denmark for third year of no dig!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip! I sold it! Shall make some soon, and great you are in year 3 :)
@annekec4666
Жыл бұрын
Allelopathy is well documented and has biochemistry behind it. You will see it more when plants are stressed, as there is little reason to waste energy on making allelopathic turpenes if the plant is not stressed. You will see it most if you sow seeds near stressed sunflowers and stressed daisies. You might want to pick up an ag-biochem book sometime, careful about getting stuck on the "full of goodness" routine and ignoring the science.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Fairpoint and I quite agree, however I am looking to reduce peoples worries because I noticed how the science can stress them! And it's not a routine, it's backed by this evidence, or to put it another way the allopathic effect is mild in good conditions and good soil.
@Sharkdog11b
8 ай бұрын
I grow my sunflowers with my corn
@nchestercountynews4955
Жыл бұрын
You can't see steam, You see water vapor. off the compost, steam at a high PSI will slice you in half in industry, you can't see it sorry pet peeve
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Great point thanks!
@stevem-h3562
Жыл бұрын
Jeez, how did you manage to keep the pigeons off your cavalo nero???
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Luckily they eat elsewhere in summer, we protect from about late November
@mainprizesoapandlotionsupp531
Жыл бұрын
Do you find those asters atract as many polinators as the more wild ones? They are very beautiful 😍
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
No they are for beauty!
@Palatopia
Жыл бұрын
23:20 Bro, you're making me nervous getting so close to that wasp.
@yvonnejackson1696
Жыл бұрын
I coexisted with wasps for 30 years. They were gentle souls that built nests on my front porch. I was only stung 3 times. Sadly my insect fearing neighbor poisoned them while I was away. A sad day 😢
@jenbear8652
Жыл бұрын
I. Convinced my husband to watch a few of your videos early last year & he said if I could get my garden to grow like yours, I could try your methods. But now, he says that you must spend all day, you & your employee(s) to keep them all so well maintained. I’m pretty sure you’ve said you only have 1 full-time employee. Would you be able to say about how many hours per day or week are spent by yourself & any employees to maintain your garden? I’ve grown a 30’x14’ garden for years and look to enlarge it, but hubby worries I won’t be able to maintain it beautifully without many hours of time or tilling/cultivating regularly,at least the paths, for weeds. But the last couple of years, my small garden has been MUCH easier to keep weeded and nice looking. If I could have some estimated time you spend to maintain yours, I’d have an idea how to refute hubby with a smaller garden for myself.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
So I'm cropping 1500 m² which is around 1600 ft.² and have one full-time +2 part time plus occasional volunteer equals 110 hours per week average, which also includes mowing the grass, trimming the hedges, running the trials we do here, and a lot of marketing and delivering. Hope that helps!
@jenbear8652
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig yes! Thank you SOOOO a much! That’s extremely helpful!!! God bless you for all you do, and share, and taking time to answer questions!
@bewoodford2807
Жыл бұрын
Great video. fabulous garden- looks amazing! Charles are you sure Coe's golden drop is a pear? I have alays known it as a gage. Sorry if I'm wrong. I would love to come to your open day, to meet teh great man, himself. How do I find your address please ? happy gardening :-)
@Karincl7
Жыл бұрын
In the discription box is more information about it
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Yes a gage! Well spotted and see Contact on my site, BA4 6PZ, hope to meet you
@Sue-ec6un
Жыл бұрын
Ah, fruit trees, my favorite!
@TheD510addict
Жыл бұрын
Roast tomatillo, garlic, onion. Blend with cilantro, Oregano, S and P to taste. Brown some meat (Rabbit, Pork, Chicken) add sauce amd cook low until tender. You can add hominy, potatoes or eat with rice.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Love it, without meat for me, thanks
@TheD510addict
Жыл бұрын
Some roasted or grilled mushrooms would be great then.
@woodsiastudio
Жыл бұрын
Can you tell us more about the difference in use of the fleece and the mesh? Does rain pass through both?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Yes it does and see this video kzitem.info/news/bejne/lJuKroppkYarZII
@cannabisresistance6757
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles i have a question? Do you use any natural pesticides in your garden? thank you for answer. Greetings from the Czech republic
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Yes I do, just one - Bacillus thuringiensis on brassicas, every 18 days or so from mid July to mid October
@cannabisresistance6757
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you for answer. 👍
@nchestercountynews4955
Жыл бұрын
pears ripen after being picked one week on the ground or in a bucket also good chicken food for the bird damaged ones on the ground
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
👍
@leighcherry6491
Жыл бұрын
Charlse, what cover crops do you recommend? Ive got confused as people are saying dig it in in spring but obviously Im no dig...?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Well, people don't know any different! From now until mid October I sow white mustard Synapis alba, if I shan't be using the space for vegetables. Broad beans are another option, both killed by frost.
@leighcherry6491
Жыл бұрын
@CharlesDowding1nodig Ok many thanks
@jennyjohnson9012
Жыл бұрын
Such a lovely tour Charles, everything still looks so colourful! and the veg amazing. Can't wait for the new website to show and I only wish I could make it down to one of your Open days but I'm in southern Scotland. Maybe one day!!!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank Jenny and hopefully one day 🙂
@robineggblue-bp3rq
Жыл бұрын
Your garden is like a photo from a magazine. I wish mine looked like that. It’s presently very dead. I live in the southern US and we had a hard drought and freaking high temps (105 high). Even the trees are suffering. Nice to see someone else’s garden doing so well.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
I wish to send you fresher air, hope your fall garden is good 🌱
@HGCUPCAKES
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the heat from El Niño can be terrible for plants.
@francoiselemeur7325
Жыл бұрын
Its absolutly impossible for this old guy to be doing all this by himself. I'm guessing he has a lot of help from a lot of men I saw him demonstrating a thing or 2 and he was quickly out of breath. He has experience,but years dont let yu forget it gets harder and harder lifting palates. He has much help and machines I'm guessing.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Haha indeed I have help and I never say it's entirely my work. My other commitments mean I can give 35 hours a week only, I employ one full time guy and two part time, have occasional volunteers, the only machines are a lawnmower and a shredder
@aida8063
Жыл бұрын
hi Charles, thank you for all your knowledge you share with us. I have a question please; I want to plant a wildflower meadow on quite a large area and I definitely want to adopt a no dig way for this, as with rest of my garden, but I wonder how, with such a wide area? The grass that is supposed to be a meadow is in between an apple orchard. Thank you.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Oooh tricky. Best success for a wildflower meadow comes on poor soil because otherwise plants such as grass, buttercup, dandelion etc tendto take over and smother the wildflower plants. Many people remove the topsoil which is definitely not No Dig! I really don't know.
@aida8063
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig caught you there 😄 okay, thank you so much though, I guess I have a tough job ahead of me!
@go-farm
Жыл бұрын
I have yet to harvest a pepper because every single one gets a hole eaten into it and rots 😢 Any advice?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
I get that when conditions are dull and damp, I suspect it's the weather
@jamesmartin8383
Жыл бұрын
Charles just a quick question this is my first year growing organic which I'm enjoying but I'm Brussels sprouts are infested with caterpillars do you have any suggestions?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Well done, either rub them off or spray Box Hedge Caterpillar killer Agrinova Xentari, eBay
@jamesmartin8383
Жыл бұрын
@CharlesDowding1nodig thankyou for your help I appreciate you taking time to reply and keep up your lovely work you are truly an inspiration watching your videos and taking tips from you has helped me massively not just from a gardening point of view but also with mental health , thankyou ❤️
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure James, glad to hear this and thank you 🙂
@yvonnejackson1696
Жыл бұрын
Another great video. I would like to see you do one on preserving cabbage. I usually grow about ten time more than I can use fresh.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Great suggestion Yvonne, sauerkraut!
@jenbear8652
Жыл бұрын
Also, I’ve discovered several recipes for water bath canning coleslaw! If you like Mayo, add it after you open the jar, shortly before eating.
@yvonnejackson1696
Жыл бұрын
@@jenbear8652 Sounds great. I love kraut but have never eaten homemade
@miner_o_diamond2499
Жыл бұрын
Do you have a link for the small mesh insect tunnel?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
For mesh only because the wires come separately from wintwire,co.uk www.gardening-naturally.com/veggiemesh-insect-netting?msclkid=8436fc90e6e914ae288b9866d2fdca6e&Website%20traffic%20Veggiemesh&Ad%20group%201
@efeese2517
Жыл бұрын
wonderful 😍
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
😍
@mwenyachanda5000
Жыл бұрын
I challenge anyone to name a better gardening teacher than Charles Dowding, God sent🙏🏾. Been implementing many of your teachings in my backyard garden here in Zambia and the results have been amazing not just to myself and even to my visitors. Just amazed how simple my gardening has become since I came across your channel 2 years ago
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
This is great to hear, well done on your success Mwenya 🙂
@anniecampbell8554
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the mention of tomatillo. We have (in New York State both those and) the sweet equivalent - ground cherries - which I can strongly recommend for their unique flavor. But to your point, I cultivated 6 plants this year, and have about 40 that I have left to grow (because of ‘volunteers’) and to the extent the volunteers are overwhelming they become weeds which feed the compost!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Annie and I love ground cherries too :)
@smiith7996
Жыл бұрын
I take it you have harvested your melons then? Mine are still quite small in Lincolnshire. Everything here got off to a late start due to the cold spring but hopefully there will be enough warmth for them to ripen. You do not appear to grow radishes?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Yes harvested, and radish not in summer
@KristinP-zi2dj
Жыл бұрын
Giddy, as ever.
@CmdrSoCal
Жыл бұрын
Green and orange buttercup pumpkins grew great this year, about 30 pumpkins per 4' x 8' raised bed in a cold climate. Also they are the best tasting, not stringy or watery, more like sweet potato. 21:50. Aphids are easy, a butter knife thin strip of a sticky goo (tanglefoot) at the trunk works, applied early spring. 23:30. Put that in the incinerator not the compost.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
@rubygray7749
Жыл бұрын
Charles's compost is an incinerator.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Ruby!
@rubygray7749
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Only in the sense that it gets hot enough to destroy weed seeds and roots, Charles!! Unlike inferior compost that never heats up.
@rubygray7749
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Only in the sense that it gets hot enough to destroy weed seeds and roots, Charles!! Unlike inferior compost that never heats up.
@1twilight9
Жыл бұрын
Charles, you are my favorite Gardener, Thanks!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
💚
@GARDENER42
Жыл бұрын
What a lovely tour round your life work. I had to abandon plans of coming down for at least a day course this year with Mum's passing but hopefully will make it in 2024. I'm now up to 130m² of growing space(including paths) with a 6x8 greenhouse & a 20x10 First Tunnels polytunnel & have two issues: How to make enough compost (I estimate I need 2.2m³ annually to apply 3cm to the beds - paths get year old shredded hedge clippings/pruning containing plenty of green material). What to do with everything I grow. The former is being addressed to some extent by helping people clear their overgrown gardens & the latter has meant my local food bank is currently receiving several kg a week of tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, cucumber & French beans.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
You are doing very well. That's a great way to increase compost volume and I see nothing wrong with buying some compost when you are exporting so much food. Or if you have space, to accept delivery of wood chips which gradually turn into lovely organic butter. We use a 12 mm sieve at 45° to take out the big pieces and then add the lovely soft brown to compost heaps.
@TheD510addict
Жыл бұрын
You might have luck with Rocoto peppers. Spicy, but very thick flesh with a great flavor and potential.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@johnwilton3496
Жыл бұрын
Question for Charles. If you was only growing to feed yourself how many beds would need .
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Very roughly 150 square metres
@johnwilton3496
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig . I garden about 250 sq and I’m amazed at how much food I have grown. To the point that you have excess.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic John 🙂
@brendancahill9724
Жыл бұрын
Regarding brown rot, I have apple, plum and gage trees which all suffer, but most of what I have read says you have to dispose of the affected fruit and not compost it. Would it especially need a high temperature compost to kill the fungus?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, and I'm sure that a hot heap will dispose of it, it's not invincible! I reckon it's more from spores in the air generally, for example here there are fruit trees all around my garden
@mikechar17
4 ай бұрын
25:00 with trees like this, you will get the same weight harvest but you will have smaller fruit, if there is less buds those fruit will get larger and give you about the same yield up to the threshold of the tree.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
4 ай бұрын
Cheers Mike
@mikechar17
4 ай бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Cheers to you Charles, I am active in the garden, expanding, thanks to your encouragement and motivation.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
4 ай бұрын
Great to hear of your success 🙂
@ximenaisabeljimenezgalindo9044
Жыл бұрын
Hola Charles espero tener alguna vez mi pequeña granja como tu hermoso jardin gracias porque he aprendido mucho de tus hermosos videos una pregunta crees que es bueno mezclar hierbas aromaticas y medicinales con los cultivos?🌷🌷🇨🇱
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Gracias Ximena. No haría eso porque muchas de esas plantas se siembran solas y eso significa que se necesita más tiempo para desherbar cuando se cultivan hortalizas. Para mí se trata de reducir el tiempo necesario, de lo contrario el trabajo no se realiza.
@ximenaisabeljimenezgalindo9044
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig gracias Charles eres gentil estoy agradecida por tu sincera respuesta 🌷🌷🇨🇱
@robertling9872
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful NoDig gardening master mr. Charles. 👍
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 💚
@georgefairweathermoonlight4
Жыл бұрын
dehydrate some coes....... you wont regret it, dont reckon charlies were proper ripe tho
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Yes not fully but still fine flavour! Thanks
@georgefairweathermoonlight4
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig do you have a greengage? i think coes is the pollinater
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Yes a Cambridge gage
@nazimchowdhury7307
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic tour. Thank you. Can you direct sow kale and chard in the garden?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks and yes you can for sure. The drawback however especially with kale and brassicas in general is insects eating the small leaves before plants establish. Chard is much easier in that respect.
@nazimchowdhury7307
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig thanks, that’s good to know. I don’t have a green house and so space is an issue in the house to start seedlings off. However, During peak time (March/April) I create space in the house. 😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Love this!
@fatmaarslanbas7925
Жыл бұрын
🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷😊😊😊😊😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
🙂
@andykyriakides2144
Жыл бұрын
Sir Charles , after 11 years of experimenting , you have clearly established that no dig gives better results . So why do you still dig ?? 😉😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Haha yes, I learn something from these beds every year!
@robertcotrell9810
Жыл бұрын
Can you allow any pole bean to just grow and dry on the plant? Is it that simple? Or do some types do better to grow and dry vs being picked regularly? Is it just the difference between having dry beans or fresh pods to eat?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
You can leave any bean pod of any type or size to dry on the plant and make beans to eat. They have different colours and characteristics but I don't know of any that are not edible. The flavour is often way better than what you can buy
@robertcotrell9810
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thanks for the response!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Robert
@shineyrocks390
Жыл бұрын
It's a no brainer. Tilling is killing. It all begins with soil. Keep it covered, keep it planted. Happy soil, happy roots, happy mycelium, happy bacteria, happy harvest, happy tummy ❤.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
💚
@Bfamreef
Жыл бұрын
Always amazed to see your garden. Really wish I lived in the climate that would allow for many of the crops you grow. Being in zone 11 the summer is really to hot and humid to grow what you do. But my tropicals trees are doing very well this year trees full on mangoes and star fruit.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Nice to hear on the fruit at least!
@tmy1065
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the videos. I always learn something helpful - this time about fruit trees. I should thin the plums.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Glad to help!
@solartonytony5868
29 күн бұрын
swallows or swifts ? or both ?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
27 күн бұрын
Both I reckon!
@jeshurunfarm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Charles. How creased the car? 😂
@anniecampbell8554
Жыл бұрын
I read recently that if your plants aren’t being eaten by something they’re not part of the ecosystem, which I take, based on your comments on this video, may be aligned with your balanced approach to growing in a natural, sympathetic way - some bug damage is okay but not too much…
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Yes, that is a catchy phrase! We hold the balance points
@elainewilliams3025
Жыл бұрын
Hello Mr Dowding. My gardening friend has grown her own asparagus plants and they are not as big as yours in pots. Can you tell me whether they have to be overwintered in the greenhouse or can be planted outside? Kindest Regards 🌱
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Hi Elaine, they are going dormant already and I would leave them in the greenhouse over winter, to transplant as soon as the ground has thawed in early spring. It's not that they killed by frost but I found that spring planting or early summer planting, but not autumn planting, works best.
@kath-phlox
Жыл бұрын
I planted some bush beans in May, then sunflowers came up. All the beans failed, but these tall things did appear in their place, I didn't know what they were at first, then I saw the flower forming. I assume the birds planted them because I didn't. I only found out a few years ago that pears ripen after they are picked, that's why when you buy pears, you have to wait to eat them, watch them closely to see the change in colour.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Always learning!
@Homesowingt73
Жыл бұрын
Your plants and garden look so super healthy and on my 64 inch tv everything is so huge and beautiful 😍❤❤❤❤❤
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Trina
@stevenbp101
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles good seeing you. Great video. Stay close to Jesus and God bless y’all. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Steven
@exscapegoatpowerfulhealer9685
Жыл бұрын
There's a free, wild & friendly cat here that enjoys sitting in some of my pots even though I've put up a barrier. He likes to squash the sunflowers, the climbing beans, the capsicum etc & these are all young plants not long germinated. But surprisingly he leaves some untouched that I swear he sat on earlier. Lol
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That's great!
@andrewperkin2179
Жыл бұрын
Amazing abundance. Quite pleased with my garden at the moment to. I amazed too how the Cavola nero brassica is growing without insect netting and looking so great. If I took the netting off they would be caterpillar food.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew. We use soil bacteria caterpillar killer every 18 days, on eBay worldwide www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=dipel%20insecticide&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-55005-18975-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=102&keyword=dipel%20insecticide&crlp=_&MT_ID=&geo_id=&rlsatarget=kwd-81982464782090:loc-188&adpos=&device=c&mktype=&loc=69110&poi=&abcId=&cmpgn=373195863&sitelnk=&adgroupid=1311717575875343&network=o&matchtype=e&msclkid=bded594265c51233046b3db521221cb4
@rachaelavis2604
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, any advice for no dig on a slope? Should I make the effort to terrace?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
It's a little hard to describe Rachael but if your slope is less than about 10°, I would run beds and paths up and down. That's because with no dig, you do not have soil erosion, and any loose compost will run down the bed rather than into a path below. If more than about 10° slope, terracing might be necessary.
@raysalvatore5397
6 ай бұрын
Hello Charles I was wondering how much wood chips do you add to your compost and does it lock in nitrogen?thank you for your wonderful videos I absolutely love them 😀
@CharlesDowding1nodig
6 ай бұрын
Cheers Ray and maybe 6% by volume. They must indeed secure the nitrogen, and give structure to the heap
@thegreenchemist3856
Жыл бұрын
what an inspiration, thank you! I really liked the radicchios and I was surprised to see a variety ready to eat in the summer. I m growing a couple of varieties for the winter
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it, the earliness is from sowing 8th June instead of early July
@2quick4u84
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, i'd like to ask how you manage to have lettuce during summer in your climate, because i live in an island also, in Spain, that is hot but also very humid and it is impossible to grow lettuce in summer.. how do you do? what varieties do you grow? how do you water them? do you cover with shade at beginning? thanks a lot
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
The sun here is less strong, we are 51° latitude. I think you could succeed however, by regular picking of the outer leaves, try varieties Saragossa and any green cos. Keeping plants smaller with no head or heart puts less strain on the root system. I do not shade them, do water in dry weather.
@traceysallotment2506
Жыл бұрын
Wow what an amazing crop of pears 🍐 everything is looking brilliant thanks for sharing
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
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@annajones2232
6 ай бұрын
a beautiful garden
@CharlesDowding1nodig
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for visiting
@francoiselemeur7325
Жыл бұрын
Videos are videos Reality is ...something else quite often
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
To be sure! This is my reality I am sharing.
@javiersanchezmejia2350
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful garden
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting!
@lunarteswisewoman
Жыл бұрын
🌼🌱✨🌿🌻🌹
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
💚
@Plot22
Жыл бұрын
It has been a challenging year for sure! Supposedly blight resistant Tomatoes(Crokini) wiped out by blight, Aubergines in polytunnel sulking with only 2 fruit harvested and I now notice some of the Leeks have rust on them. Is there any chance of arranging a visit to Home acres, next year perhaps? I may have visited on Sunday but I have to work. Cheers.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
May be possible, message Contact on my website, hope things improve for you
@Plot22
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig ok l, thanks.
@Annemarieke58
Жыл бұрын
Hi from very dry middle of France.... So annoying to see how lush it grows in your garden, while we are struggling with saving enough water to keep the crops alive...
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Oh dear so different, hope it rains for you
@HGCUPCAKES
Жыл бұрын
El Niño has been hard hitting this year! The southern hemisphere is preparing for serious heat this coming summer.
@lesliegalen7018
Жыл бұрын
Anaheim chiles are the lifeblood of my part of the world. Hope you enjoy them.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Great and yes :)
@Constantinului
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful tour, as always :) Thank you, dear brother Charles !
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you glad you enjoyed it 🙂
@HenryL65
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, as always your garden is lovely. I have a question on transplanting: I was reading in your newest book and remember seeing in some of your videos that you prefer to transplant small seedlings. Do you do that for summer sowings as well? Our summer planting usually happens in September here (Georgia, USA - zone 8) and we still have fairly bright sun and warm, sometimes hot days so I worry small seedlings wouldn’t hold up well, but maybe they do and I shouldn’t be afraid to try! Thoughts?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Yes, absolutely Henry. Because they are small, they have less leaf and root to maintain in hot weather, just as long as you water at planting time, then maybe two days later, then maybe four days later. Also vital is to plant deep which is what I always recommend. That way the roots stay moist more easily.
@HenryL65
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Also to clarify (for you and others who may read this): when I said summer plantings above I should have said fall plantings that actually get transplanted late summer: turnips, beets, cabbage, broccoli, collards, lettuce, etc. You have convinced me to give it a shot with late summer transplants. I just sowed some turnips in your small module tray and will look to plant them out small and deep, and then follow your watering plan. Thanks again!@@CharlesDowding1nodig
@joanagoncalves1785
Жыл бұрын
Bom dia sr Charles, sua horta é o jardim mais lindo que já vi, cheguei ao seu canal e já estou pegando ideias para minha horta, moro em São Lourenço da Serra-SP- Brazil. Parabéns ❤👏👏👏
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Fico feliz em ouvir isso, que seu jardim prospere
@joanagoncalves1785
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig 🙏
@anapaulacrawford5837
Жыл бұрын
Oh my sweet Jesus! Not enough to say , or would pay justice other then seeing it in person . Pure magic Charles ! Please could I have the name of the gorgeous sunflower 🌻? It's beautiful!!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ana Paula and it's Tall Orange Sun, Bakers Creek
@anapaulacrawford5837
Жыл бұрын
@CharlesDowding1nodig thank you Charles! 😊
@tonystephengrayson
Жыл бұрын
You showed more bravery there with that Wasp than I would have!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
It was sugar-sleepy!
@carlomun629
Жыл бұрын
Que lujo ese jardin exelente!!.que bueno que los videos esten subtitulados seria genial si se te pudiese oir en castellano saludos🇦🇷
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Gracias. ¡Necesito aprender español!
@janis1981
Жыл бұрын
@15:01 worms just arrived 🙂
@leelindsay5618
Жыл бұрын
Still, no dig is proving better than any dig in any measure.
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