i could watch and listen to charles for hours on end
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
aw thanks 🙂
@marigold1129
Жыл бұрын
Me too.
@cindyowenful
Жыл бұрын
He has a calming voice.
@marigold1129
Жыл бұрын
@@cindyowenful calming and charming.
@OriginalRaveParty
Жыл бұрын
I have a relaxing playlist with lots of awesome nature videos, rainfall, documentary about the giant California redwoods, and one of Charles' recap videos from several years ago. It's perfect viewing on those days when you're chilling out and life is good.
@robertling9872
Жыл бұрын
It is always fascinating to see how much harvest comes out of a small NoDig garden. Thank you Charles for your inspiring and beautiful videos.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
I am glad you are inspired 🙂
@user-cg9rz6pz4y
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodigййййййййй
@cheesekake1841
Жыл бұрын
I love videos about your small garden since I also have a small garden. This is another good video to learn what you're doing in that small garden and I appreciate your honesty when it comes to something you don't know what to do, which we as humans we don't know everything and can't do everything. We love your videos and watch them over and over to learn from you. Thank you! 😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That's lovely to hear and thank you we are all learning every day 🙂
@ashleygibson2141
Жыл бұрын
Was watching and suddenly remembered I was supposed to harvest my potatoes :D just got back - 1.5 kilos from the 1st half of bed 1 of 3... no dig is sooooo productive. Thank you Charles.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That's brilliant Ashley 🙂
@sofiamiliaressis5403
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, It’s really lovely listening to your voice weaving & meandering, bouncing in and out of the veggies, amongst their leaves & stalks in your vegetable patch! And the sage like knowledge that you always convey in your own special way as you show us the negatives & positives that may be present. They do say talking to your plants is also a wonderful thing to do & very beneficial to the plant! Cheers Sir Charles, l would love it if someone modelled you into a garden gnome for me to buy & place one in my garden 🌱 Cheers Sofia
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That is cute Sofia, thanks
@sofiamiliaressis5403
Жыл бұрын
You are very welcome hahaha!
@camicri4263
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow, I like your weather much better, we are going to have over 90°F and so humid too! 70 is ideal for me. Beautiful garden Charles!🤗💞 Always great teaching!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting, good luck with that heat!
@nickhammersonrocks
Жыл бұрын
WATCHING THE SMALL GARDEN DEVELOP THROUGH THESE SERIES OF VIDEOS HAS BEEN LIKE WATCHING A SINGLE CELLED LITTLE SPOT NEXT TO THE BLUE SHED TURN INTO A TINY ZYGOTE GARDEN THEN NOW IT’S A REAL SMALL GARDEN………CUTE!!!!!!!! SOON IT’ll BE OFF TO COLLEGE!!!!!! PUTS A TEAR IN OUR EYE!!! 😢
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Cool comment!!
@anniewildmush1284
Жыл бұрын
fennel seeds are one of my favorite... love them in pizza sauce roughly crush with the mortar pestle.
@amandar7719
Жыл бұрын
Oooh. I’ll try that. Thank you 🙏🏻
@annettemartensson4523
Жыл бұрын
Love this videos in small scale, learn so much from you. Your tip with mustard between garlic and leek worked out well against the fly, and in the carrots watering with nettles water was enough without netting it… and no dig is the future so thanks Charles 💐
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear this Annette. Root flies have been unusually absent this year so far, on carrots.
@annettemartensson4523
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig well not herr in sweden lets hope it stays here 👍
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Oh dear!
@osianballinger9737
Жыл бұрын
Charles. You are an absolute legend
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly
@kelvinbrooks3785
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, I came across your channel last year whilst I was off work after a health diagnosis, I was totally inspired by what you were teaching, so I started planning a rebuild of my allotment, managed to get five beds built as no dig and it's been a revalation! I've never had such amazing harvests and not having to dig has helped me no end. Currently have the next area covered in card with squashes growing over the top and I am planning to continue to build more beds in over the autumn and winter. Thank you so much for putting your message out there.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
This is great to hear Kelvin, Well done 🙂
@MarkyBigSmoke
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, I’m a novice at veg growing but have recently been harvesting my carrots. I find that pushing down on the carrot first then pulling up, that the root let’s go and comes out easily. Thanks for sharing your experience.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, and yes as long as the soil is moist
@MarkyBigSmoke
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your reply Charles
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure🙂
@joyscott374
Жыл бұрын
Lovely to see the small garden with all its hits & misses. The heat here east Anglia in June was scorchio. I was trying out some ollas. (After ladt year heat bomb)Homemade from 9" terracotta pots and with a mulch of grass & compost. I've had a fantastic harvest in my small plot despite the sandy soil. Thanks for the tour & keeping me on task. I love tayberrys 🐞
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Sounds great Joy and now we lost the heat for sure!
@hcasperk
Жыл бұрын
you pruned the fruit of your fig tree! well worth trying again.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
I have a smaller three beside another wall and it's doing great!
@soledadleal9052
6 күн бұрын
Maravilloso lo que hace con la comida natural y el jardín 😢
@MrSBGames
Жыл бұрын
I was literally thinking about wether or not to top my tomatoes early, this video answered it! Thank you👍
@danabella6540
Жыл бұрын
C.D. is brilliant in plants. I can listen to him all day.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan
@itsmewende
Жыл бұрын
Small plots yield a lot of food over the season. Loved watching Gaz in the garden, it was fun tagging along..
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Wende I am glad you enjoyed it 🙂
@turtle2212
Жыл бұрын
I cannot tell how much I love these videos, so inspiring! 😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Glad you are inspired
@stevendowden2579
Жыл бұрын
always a joy to watch charles
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Steven
@Geografija5do12
Жыл бұрын
Charles respects plants for what they are which talks a lot about him as a man. He is not greedy!
@peterkinner1678
Жыл бұрын
I came to one of your compost courses two weeks ago. I am still drawing inspiration from how beautifully managed the place is. My compost is being revitalised, complete with new thermometer and eventually a shredder.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful to hear Peter!
@HUMPERS42
Жыл бұрын
Allium leaf miner arrived in my no-dig garden in Surrey 5 years ago, increasing dramatically from only slight damage in the first year to 80% of onions/leeks affected in the second. Since then covering with fine mesh in March - mid-May and mid-Aug - early Nov has completely eliminated the problem. It's so easy to do and does away with the damage and heartache of finding the pesky pupae when you harvest so I can thoroughly recommend it. I'll be interested to see how you get on with them. Good luck.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Just it's more mesh, shall see :)
@PaulintheUK86
Жыл бұрын
Ah, thats what them little brown, mini-maggots are... Thank you. I have never seen them before except this year on my garlic!
@eadjh98
Жыл бұрын
Just amazing with a very small garden Charles, shows what one can achieve with some forward planning ! and to get such great results and rewards and all with the No dig method ! ❤️
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
So true David
@stevenbp101
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, such a great looking little garden. Thanks for all the wonderful videos. You have given much pleasure watching and learning from you. God bless. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kinds words Steven
@timflatus
Жыл бұрын
I started late with a new garden this year, but I'm just starting to crop now. The nice thing about starting fresh is that I've been able to put everything I've learned in from the start. I've just covered my kalette sprouts with mesh, having picked off all the butterfly eggs, picked off three little caterpillars so far, didn't see any this morning, which means I may yet get to eat the leaves. :) I've just sown some spinach and turnips for later in the year. Thanks to your videos I'm much more confident than previous years
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That's great to hear Tim I am glad you are feeling more confident 🙂
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Nice to hear!
@margaretmcallister5422
6 ай бұрын
Nope, I just can't bring myself to get rid of caterpillars, slugs, etc. They have a tough enough life without getting squished. As I'm only growing for me - not for sale - I just put up with holes and I avoid growing vulnerable crops. Love that you mostly forebear the odd critter and veg imperfection and still show us great crops. Cheers.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this Margaret and I appreciate your viewpoint. Also in the context of modern agriculture which is reducing insect life so much.
@romulomendes6942
Жыл бұрын
Uma coisa interessante de seus vídeos que acompanham as estações é que sempre estamos invertidos no tempo por sermos de hemisférios diferentes. Muito bacana o vídeo e seu trabalho. Obrigado por postar seu excelente trabalho.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Gracias, you can download this charlesdowding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SH-Sowing-Guide-2023.pdf
@kit2130
Жыл бұрын
I very much appreciate the extra effort you put in adding Fahrenheit (20 centigrade, 60 F and 2 meters, 6’ high). If you didn’t, I would have no idea, have to stop the video & look it up. It’s very thoughtful of you to translate & I thank you!!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
No problem I am glad that you appreciate it 🙂
@melaniediessel7513
Жыл бұрын
I love all of your very informative videos Charles. I could listen to you for hours! We're moving into our spring season soon, so your videos have carried me through our winter where all we grow are the salad greens and brassicas. Am looking forward to beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash; corn and so much more :)
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you I am glad you have enjoyed them 🙂
@Ianfish2
Жыл бұрын
I had exactly the same thing happen with my potatoes(Jazzy) always a few in the harder earth below the looser compost. I missed a lot last year and had dozens of volunteers! I was a lot more thorough this year🤣
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Interesting! A nice potato
@jennyjohnson9012
Жыл бұрын
Love seeing the small garden Charles, my favourite part of Homeacres! I do exactly like you, grow some flowers at the end of my rows. I managed to get the Bumblebees to move from my compost bin....I lit citronella sticks each day and they moved on. I really didn't want them there but at the same time I didn't want them harmed, so it's a win win situation. I can now get on with gardening and seed sowing again lol 🐝🐝 Thankyou as always for the inspiration!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That's good news Jenny and thank you
@masoali5015
Жыл бұрын
انك شخص مثابر وتزرع بشكل جميل متابعك من العراق
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
شكرا جزيلا ، هذا لطيف
@tonymatthews445
Жыл бұрын
The squirrels ate pretty much all my strawberries this year. We will propagate new stock and put them in a new bed with a barrier around it.
@rosee941
Жыл бұрын
I've lost all interest in sorrel after discovering it's a dock!!!! I spend ages digging those damn things out!!! Arggghhh!! Thanks Charles!! Great info and presentation as always!!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Ah shame!!! Far nicer than dock leaves 😂
@smas3256
Жыл бұрын
That's a lot of potatoes for such a small space. Parsnip with it's deep roots I'll remember before planting potatoes. Nate said his potatoes last year were firm and stored longer using ash in soil. It did not change the ph. ... Expecting high 80's to 90's this week. Expected hail this evening but missed.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
I hope you keep missing the hail!
@fletchybabe6172
Жыл бұрын
Great video. When you harvest your carrots to get them out easier try pushing them down gently before pulling up, it works and fewer snapping off 😉😁🌱☀️
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Sometimes however the soil is so hard from being dry, that this does not make a difference!
@nickthegardener.1120
Жыл бұрын
Great potatoes Charles, definitely net the leeks before September, im going to do mine soon as i lost every onion this year. I also found grubs in my garlic but managed to salvage it.👍🤠
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@cheesekake1841
Жыл бұрын
Wow.. I didn't know grubs would eat garlic? Thanks for this info.
@nickthegardener.1120
Жыл бұрын
@@cheesekake1841 if you see a little brown bit on the garlic bulbs peel some skin off and there might be a little 2mm brown grub. I found quite a few and squished them with my finger nail. Luckily none had made it into the cloves.👍🤠
@rickthelian2215
Жыл бұрын
Liking the onions and potatoes 😊 The carrots where sown on my birthday but they look nice.😊
@EshiramheCallistus-rt4jj
Жыл бұрын
Nice. I really love to try this out someday here in Africa.
@RenaMasella
2 ай бұрын
VERY GOOD
@CharlesDowding1nodig
2 ай бұрын
Many thanks
@margaretalice6343
Жыл бұрын
My old dad used rhubarb leaf for cabbage root fly. Every cabbage he planted had a torn off piece of rhubarb leaf. He swore by it
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Nice tip thanks
@LOGIKKENDK
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos, thank you so much for educating the world on no dig. I have a question I hope you find the time to answer - are there any worries with the use of plastic/polythene as ground cover? I’m thinking micro plastics that get into the soil for instance?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, , it's not ideal but is v small I reckon and I don't see it as a problem, compared say to the glyphosate in rain.
@infamos
Жыл бұрын
The weathers not been great for summer crops, there's nothing you can really do about it though
@sunitashastry5270
6 ай бұрын
Very hands on information on vegetable growing. That is what I like about these videos
@CharlesDowding1nodig
6 ай бұрын
Great to hear!
@naomi2646
Жыл бұрын
Lovely garden, I enjoyed the visit. Some of your veggies I have not grown yet, it was great to see how they develop. Thank you Charles!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Naomi
@lesleywills1
Жыл бұрын
Oooo great tip on the strawberries I’m going to do that on the next fruit day thank you
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Lesley
@lenkasurianska
Жыл бұрын
Perfect, educational and beautiful video!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Lenka
@mysoloadventuresvlog
Жыл бұрын
Soo beautiful my friend fresh fres frm beges
@christine6878
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, unfortunately I don’t think amateur gardeners can buy Bacillus Thuringiensis in UK, it’s only allowed for use by professional growers. (At least that’s all I’ve managed to find on Internet), if that’s wrong I’d happily be corrected.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Yes I do keep mentioning this and the link is one example if you want a lot, otherwise put in your search bar something like 'kill caterpillars on box hedges', it's the same active ingredient www.progreen.co.uk/dipel-df-500g-biological-control-of-caterpillars/?adgroupid=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_O2lBhCFARIsAB0E8B8KZLxPBJzVvMjdb-nwMqpqixcvSIyf0dFrz3PaV12iDytCcU8ElHEaAiMREALw_wcB
@pamwilliams6630
Жыл бұрын
I have NEVER had that many potatoes from one plant. I'm just shocked and motivated next year to try again.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
You can do it I am sure!
@VanderlyndenJengold
Жыл бұрын
Cover the leeks! They ruin my crops when I don't. Devastated last years leeks when I chanced it.
@nickthegardener.1120
Жыл бұрын
Definitely net the leeks I lost every onion this year.👍🤠
@tomwolverson2500
Жыл бұрын
Take heart, that the only time I ever grew leeks they were all ruined by leaf miner, now this year I've got a lot of onions in and I haven't seen a single one. I would imagine the cold winter has seen them off. So it isn't inevitable that once they're in your garden you're looking at ruined crops forever - although if they're generally present I expect I will see them again at some time.
@rhysjaggar4677
Жыл бұрын
Charles - you can make a great summer soup with cucumbers (you can mix with courgette if you like). I tend to add a few pods of cardamom plus some pepper corns whilst gently sweating the vegetables.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Sounds great Rhys
@danfarkas5375
Жыл бұрын
I grow my tomatoes up a long stake. When they get too big, I undue the ties and push the plant down the stake before I tie it back up.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That makes sense!
@cheryldavis9912
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, Just wanted to let you know that we have the same variety of Strawberries “Marshmellow” for around 8 or 9 years ; as you say just using the runners for new plants. After the second year they have produced we then compost them and replace with the second year runners ….and they are really yummy. ( Our local birds 🐦 think so 🍓) 😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Cheryl!
@stevemindham520
Жыл бұрын
Totally recommend strawberry Malwina. Late deep red super tasty fruit.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@Limogi
Жыл бұрын
The potatoes went so deep because of the drier circumstances, looking for moisture deeper. ❤
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Potatoes themselves cannot forage for moisture, it's the roots of a potato plant which do that
@GARDENER42
Жыл бұрын
The dry weather in June certainly affected my 30l container grown 1st & 2nd early potatoes (Swift & Charlotte) with some of the latter producing half the yield of last year. Thankfully the containers I've kept going are now up with last year's yield. The 50/50 mix of home & cheap, peat free compost I used looks like it'll riddle out to make some good seed compost for next year. Those damn' cutworms are usually from turnip moth - a dirty grey/brown thing (they also attack geraniums, as I discovered last year...).
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Nice work, thanks for the id
@eloisewiggins8198
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your knowledge!"m in NY USA
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure, and good match except mid-summer and winter!
@MsRoadtoRiches
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, it was lovely.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it 🙂
@margaretalice6343
Жыл бұрын
You are a wealth of knowledge thanks Charles. Your tips are so useful to all of us thanks 🤩
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Margaret, I am glad that you find them useful 🙂
@margaretalice6343
Жыл бұрын
Strawberry types are so different. My original plants were fantastic. Strains are so different. Im happy I’ve still got original strain. Im growing a handful of types. But I keep them far far apart.
@Florestinhadamontanha
Жыл бұрын
It's always a pleasure to watch your videos.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Gláucia
@KristinP-zi2dj
Жыл бұрын
my dear, Charles, another no dig Masterpiece.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Kristin
@NannaCarlstedt2
Жыл бұрын
Thanks´ Charles!
@leatonyaking1
Жыл бұрын
Mass compliance worked last time.They don't want to let go of that power.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
So true
@brianczuhai8909
Жыл бұрын
Onions would like A LOT of Nitrogen, until the bulbing stage. You gave them water which they like as well. Maybe another top dressing of manure? - Next time?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
These were not short of nutrients in my view, just water. After drying I have found there are 3.6 kg and I'm happy with that
@beckysharpe7268
2 ай бұрын
Lovely videos, but I do feel gentle allotment envy.
@johndyer9232
Жыл бұрын
Marketmores are incredible slicing cukes. Very tasty.
@BlackDogDesigns
Жыл бұрын
Love seeing the small garden🪴
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
I am glad 🙂
@travisgraal6437
Жыл бұрын
Tay berries! Seemed like they put a smile on your face :) Rough luck with the cauli, I’ve never been brave enough to try it or broccoli yet
@smas3256
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles. I'm going to look for the lemony lettuce Sorrel seeds. Zone 6b. 3 1/2 inches in about an hour rain. I tug one carrot at a time. I'll push the stubborn ones down and the roots release much easier and no breaking. Garden is thriving no dig. Thanks to you.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Nice to hear apart from that rain. It was rock hard dry soil stopping my carrot from pulling out.
@rendezvous_with
Жыл бұрын
Small garden! Wooo!!!
@mojavebohemian814
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
💚
@ebenezercottagegarden
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I really enjoyed this one. Your prediction about the weather was right! - Lawrence
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Lawrence. August, same weather continues and cooler!
@durbatov
Жыл бұрын
Only about 15 miles from you had leaf miner destroying leeks 10yrs ago I stopped growing for a long time but find growing them among carrots iv had success
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Nice tip!
@lilpipskweek6448
Жыл бұрын
Strawberries Charles I have grown more varieties than I can shake a stick at and have landed on Mara de Bois. Catalogues say it is an alpine cross but it is not. Its the most intense taste and it fruits (normal size fruits) continuously until autumn. You may well have heard of this variety before this. I also feel that we will have an earlier onset of winter this year and colder due to low isothermal soil warming -I am getting prepared! Many thanks again- I learn so much from you especially not having to rely on catalogues that tell me this or that variety is the best thing since soap was invented. I can see first hand from your constant trialling and quality and quantity appraisals-brill!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That's nice, thanks, and I have not heard of that Verity. I am noticing recently how the sky is being veiled over by all these trails and that I reckon, is why it's cooler
@nickthegardener.1120
Жыл бұрын
Hi charles i found rhizobium bacteria nodules on my pea roots i grew in pots which were growing in my homemade compost. I put the roots back into my compost & worm bin.👍🤠
@fourdayhomestead2839
Жыл бұрын
😊 beautiful gardens! Many of the same varieties grow well here in zones 3 & 4 in the US.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@rickthelian2215
Жыл бұрын
Liking the onions and potatoes 😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Rick
@rothkoallotmentgarden
Жыл бұрын
I swear this is as good as gardeners world. Should he on tv
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙂
@JVSwailesBoudicca
Жыл бұрын
Oh you are a star.....this size garden is more in my line since we moved here ! 23:48 So you let them go that high...I break mine off before that ! Perhaps soup could be made from those tops even if they are bitter ? All of interest even if I don't grow "it" - Many thanks.
@suzannecrowe5701
Жыл бұрын
Charles … dill fennel and queen annes lace attract the wasp that love to eat allium leaf miner 🤤
@charlesgauthier7769
Жыл бұрын
Merci du Québec
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
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@frankbarnwell____
Жыл бұрын
There's a zinnia that's red and white, looks like a peppermint candy. I've them but hard to find, usually in mixed packets. Wish it was economical to send some. I've been on the idea zinnias needed heat. They're my summer favorites, but of course Charles can grow them on a glacier... lol . All in respect
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Frank. We did have heat in June and just enough for them!
@veena4245
Жыл бұрын
Dear Charles, can you please explain how and why you cut your strawberry plants? I have never heard of that and would like to learn. Thank you!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
It's a clean start with fewer past present and a chance to spread the annual dose of compost. They are now looking abundant again with many leaves and it's easier to keep on top of runners which I don't always want.
@lizbethjane7397
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update on the small garden Charles. It's interesting to see what grows in the shade of the shed. July in the north of England has been rain and 15-16c, very different to your July weather. Can you tell me if flea beetle are a ground pest only? I want to sow salad greens up on an outside table but don't want to wait til Aug when they've gone. Thanks.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about your weather! I think that the flea beetles are more concentrated in soil at ground level. You will still have some but probably less on your table good luck
@michaelmosley254
Жыл бұрын
Yes it is smoking here in TN 95 heat index 105
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Phew!
@HighWealder
Жыл бұрын
Great. Charles, can I suggest a new slogan, if you haven't already thought of it! Take the government WW2 slogan 'Dig for Victory', cross out the 'Dig' and replace with 'NO'.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
That's nice, and yes we had thought of it but the word victory suggests some kind of conflict maybe
@jpennturner
Жыл бұрын
My garden is not doing well this year in derbyshire it is not at all warm and raining all the time, had to cut potatoes down because of blight everything is very sĺow growing or gone completely!
@trevorwills3356
Жыл бұрын
If you see blight on potatoes it's advised not to cut the haulms but pull them out and leave the potatoes in the ground for several weeks and then harvest them and hopefully you'll have some edible tubers.
@tara981
Жыл бұрын
Danke 🌱 Grüße aus der Eifel
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Danke Tara
@MH-qb9ev
Жыл бұрын
Great content Charles. Im at 5000 feet in North Carolina (1524M) and we have only reached 80F (26.6C) twice in three years. This year has started the El Nino cycle and everyone is expecting a hard winter (as always), but I believe this year may be true. I have been traditional farming, but we are trying to battle the weeds that prevent us from going all in on no-dig. Which plants do you use mesh around?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Your summer sound like ours although this year is even cooler and we are in the 60s now. I use mesh over most new plantings in summer for pest protection, and it stays on brassicas the longest because they are eaten by so many insects otherwise.
@nicolasquijano2972
Жыл бұрын
Excelent
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Nicolás
@garrettscott4094
Жыл бұрын
Looks like an army worm in your cauliflower
@francinedaime1784
Жыл бұрын
Bonjour Charles, merci pour votre vidéo, une petite précision, il ne s'agit pas de souci français, mais d'oeillet d'inde, le souci est jaune comme le pissenlit, l'oeillet d'inde est orange ou jaune citron ou rouille ou à plusieurs coloris. A bientôt
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
Oui c'est ca, Tagetes patula, on l'appelé "French marigold"!
@amandar7719
Жыл бұрын
That Charlotte harvest from one plant! 😍 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🥔 🤷♀️👌🏻😃
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
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@waterandlightbyalandeeney4304
Жыл бұрын
Charles, using cow manure does it concern you that they may have had antibiotics or worming drugs etc?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
No. I notice with composting horse manure that has come from horses which were dewormed a lot, the worms soon arrive in the heap
@tedbastwock3810
Жыл бұрын
The fig/tayberry location, I thought that was on the North side of the building ... I guess I was wrong. How is there so much light there?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
Жыл бұрын
It's east, and surprises me!
@roccoconte2960
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful garden Charles, I hope those tomatoes are red 😅
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