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Charles Dowding
United Kingdom
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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.
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.
Planning with Fryd and finding community
Fryd is a way to organise your plantings, and it gives you contact with a community of gardeners. The desktop version is fryd.app/en . On your phone.you can download Fryd from the app store.
I have worked with the developers in Germany for over a year, to add no dig understandings, spacings and planning options. The app is evolving, with more planting options coming in..
Coming up for next year are multisowing and interplanting.
The bed I show you was new in 2015. It has been in mixed plantings of many different vegetables, usually 6 to 8 at any one time throughout the year. See the 2019 planting results ua-cam.com/video/iGL1Lh1cusw/v-deo.html
You can join for free, or have extra options with the paid version.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 What the app offers
00:43 My small bed 2 x 1.1m
01:12 Community chat on the app
01:19 Tips on harvesting tips, eg beetroot
01:36 Tips on choosing varieties, eg peas
01:44 Tips on succession planting
02:05 Weather knowledge
02:24 Cauliflower - didn’t crop, having plants ready to fill gaps
02:51 The benefits of talking to other growers
At Homeacres 19th June, filmed by Nicola Smith.
You can join my channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members:
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I have worked with the developers in Germany for over a year, to add no dig understandings, spacings and planning options. The app is evolving, with more planting options coming in..
Coming up for next year are multisowing and interplanting.
The bed I show you was new in 2015. It has been in mixed plantings of many different vegetables, usually 6 to 8 at any one time throughout the year. See the 2019 planting results ua-cam.com/video/iGL1Lh1cusw/v-deo.html
You can join for free, or have extra options with the paid version.
00:00 Introduction
00:23 What the app offers
00:43 My small bed 2 x 1.1m
01:12 Community chat on the app
01:19 Tips on harvesting tips, eg beetroot
01:36 Tips on choosing varieties, eg peas
01:44 Tips on succession planting
02:05 Weather knowledge
02:24 Cauliflower - didn’t crop, having plants ready to fill gaps
02:51 The benefits of talking to other growers
At Homeacres 19th June, filmed by Nicola Smith.
You can join my channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members:
ua-cam.com/channels/B1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg.htmljoin
#nodig #growyourownveggies #veggiegarden #growyourownfood #healthyliving
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Small Garden new plantings and strawberry harvests
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Small Garden rocks on despite difficult weather and the most slug-infested spring imaginable. I show you my new plantings, and seed I collected from corn salad, plus strawberry harvests. The overwintered cabbage finished and five cauliflower plants are due to crop. Since the video however, they have not! They reverted to some kind of cabbage, and I need to find out more about this, the variety ...
June's fantastic new harvests, exciting flavours and possibilities to replant
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June offers fantastic new harvests, exciting flavours. As harvests finish, that means beds coming empty and opportunities to replant. Keep raising transplants. Filmed 5th June by Edward Dowding and edited by him. At Homeacres 51N UK, officially zone 8 but zone 5b in summer. Key harvests include garlic despite rust interplant Courgettes, pick small & no worry about grey watering Peas diff. types...
Garlic story and an early harvest for long storage
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See the signs of readiness, and it's not to do do with leaves still green. Then you can peel it clean, dry it under a roof, and hang to store in the house. This is softneck garlic, ready up to two weeks before hardneck garlic. See my Growing Guide for more details www.charlesdowding.co.uk/product/pln_garlic-growing-guide-gggo0x82 Garlic in the polytunnel matures up to three weeks earlier than o...
Children's Garden at the Royal Bath & West Show
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I visited Lara Honnor at her Skool Beanz garden at the Royal Bath & West show ground. Lara and all her volunteers have worked so hard over the past week, with a tiny budget. We explore their creation of a wonderful colourful and plant filled garden, for children and parents to enjoy over the course of the show. The Royal Bath and West Show runs from 30th May to 1st June. Tickets are available v...
Hotel chef creates amazing garden
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Chef Darren Stephens took the opportunity of lockdown in 2020, to start a no dig garden. His learning came from my online teaching, such as this video ua-cam.com/video/0LH6-w57Slw/v-deo.html. Within a few months he was intensively cropping a quarter acre / 1000 m² of grassland. He is a motivated and hard-working man, with just two days help per week. Since 2023 he has expanded the area, using c...
April Tour in a slow spring and no dig impresses
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April Tour in a slow spring and no dig impresses
Polytunnel options for winter and summer vegetables
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Polytunnel options for winter and summer vegetables
Succession planting ideas after harvests
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Succession planting ideas after harvests
Transition month with new harvests and edging towards summer
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Transition month with new harvests and edging towards summer
Small Garden Big Variety - Planning a year of harvests
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Small Garden Big Variety - Planning a year of harvests
Options for fertility, compost and cover crops
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Options for fertility, compost and cover crops
Early spring opportunities in vegetable growing
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Early spring opportunities in vegetable growing
Warmth loving vegetables in a cool climate
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Warmth loving vegetables in a cool climate
First sowings and prepping beds for spring planting
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First sowings and prepping beds for spring planting
Be ahead in February with spring almost here
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Be ahead in February with spring almost here
Four Acres Farm with Kate and Molly, no dig vegetables, wildlife and teaching
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Four Acres Farm with Kate and Molly, no dig vegetables, wildlife and teaching
Seeds and Varieties, my top picks for you
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Seeds and Varieties, my top picks for you
Looking Back Looking Forward, my Top 10 Tips
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Looking Back Looking Forward, my Top 10 Tips
No dig garden 1500 m² ready for spring, trial bed comparisons, winter vegetables and cover crops
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No dig garden 1500 m² ready for spring, trial bed comparisons, winter vegetables and cover crops
Comparing cooler with warm composting methods and results
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Comparing cooler with warm composting methods and results
Soils in Europe, EU mission and ground-up remedies
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Soils in Europe, EU mission and ground-up remedies
Garden Design and Sizes of Beds and Paths to Maximise Use of Space
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Garden Design and Sizes of Beds and Paths to Maximise Use of Space
Small garden 103kg harvests in 2023 despite snails, and and ideas for next year || Charles Dowding
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Small garden 103kg harvests in 2023 despite snails, and and ideas for next year || Charles Dowding
Spacing Details for Vegetables|| Charles Dowding
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Spacing Details for Vegetables|| Charles Dowding
Start out, Methods, Plant cover, Companion planting, Health from soil Charles Dowding
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Start out, Methods, Plant cover, Companion planting, Health from soil Charles Dowding
Behind the scenes in May, garden harvests| Last frost and plantings| Teaching| videos| Open day
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Behind the scenes in May, garden harvests| Last frost and plantings| Teaching| videos| Open day
Great video Charles. Do you store your winter squash on a sunny window sill all year - until you eat them? Or only until they harden off?
Thanks once again Charles ❤ I started making notes for next year in my diary last night, then realised it will probably be a whole different year 😂 this video confirms it! 🌱🥦🥬🫛
Stunning ❤
so easy and relaxing to watch
I always wondered about which is the main growing point, thanks for the tip
Ah thank you. Very helpful! I'm never sure if I'm over watering.
Good morning Charles, on this occasion I would like to briefly tell you about a new experience. It's about snails. Since I'm always working on not letting my large country garden go wild, I recently mowed down the tall grass at the edge of the fence and threw it into a pile. Since I didn't remove it right away, I feared a snail infestation the next morning, especially since my runner beans were growing nearby and were being eaten extremely heavily by the snails. To my surprise, nothing had been eaten the next day and no snails could be found. Surprisingly, the young pumpkin plants nearby were also spared. My explanation: It's because of the lemon balm, which grew very strongly there and was now lying on the ground. Does it possibly drive away the snails? The experiment is running. Kind regards, Ursula
Hi Charles, Ive been having no luck with beets yellow and red, They bolt before forming any beets and get leaf minor. It gets hot here in SW BC.What would be the problem? Thanks
You'll have to tell us what Jostaberry tastes like. I had to pull mine up due to it being absolutely covered in the tiniest of caterpillars at the start of the season. Just couldn't allow it to stay.
Evening Charles. I enjoy your videos and many others like your good self. I am learning that less is more . As I grow in confidence, i am trying to be more adventurous. But, also learning to go at my own pace and enjoy the experience. I harvested garlic, and and picked strawberries and cherries. And best of all I have a new batch of compost. That I will sieve tomorrow. Best feeling in the world! Yes I absolutely agree about referring to books . 🙏🏻😃🤗
Wonderful Lilac, great to hear of your success and well done on the compost 🌱
Very enjoyable video Thank you 😇👍😅
What an amazing achievement 😃 WELL DONE😇👍
I know this is an old video by now, but I found it very useful. Many things could be pointed out, but I particularly like how you give your honest opinion, without droning on or making excuses for what you think; for example showing the difference between two types of compost. Some channels on UA-cam would have milked that content into 10 minute content. Thank you for not doing that.
Fosfato de hierro es aceptado en agricultura ecológica contra caracoles y babosas 🐌
😂 ❤ I love the shirt! Xx
Thank you Karen
Bom dia Charles obrigado duas vezes pela tradução e pelo vídeo maravilhoso como sempre ❤
Você é muito bem-vindo
I live in the north of England have tried unsuccessfully to grow melons in my greenhouse, so this year I am growing them in large pots in my conservatory, as it stays consistently very warm. I am growing two varieties Emir F1 and Charentais. The F1's are streets ahead of the other in terms of growth and are already over 5' tall and full of flowers, albeit male. As I am growing these inside, will I have to pollinate them once I start to get female flowers?
Damn tried to download App from otherwise of world in Nz but doesn't exist over here
Yes, sorry, we're on it, however. Stay tuned!
Amazing! 😊 a very dedicated man and so quick to learn - must have a good teacher 😅
Great example of 1X2 meter garden. How to grow more in a small space with success. We just keep doing our best. Our garden is lush. Brandywine and Galahad tomatoes are new to our garden. 10 other veggies and herbs. You recommended Sorrel. We love the taste. You have been such an inspiration. Thank you
Fantastic, and you are very welcome 🌱
What Would Charles Do? Sage advice.
You are such an inspiration Charles. You barefoot made me smile. 😊 Fails...yep, I do, but 😢I take my plant fails as a compost success! Thank you for your as always lovely videos.
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Have been using the swivel hoe more really like it. Lesson on the swivel hoe use and so much more! Thank you
I've yet to see one of my careful plans survive much past May/June, as weather, available time & life events intrude. Now what exactly am I going to do with the 200+ garlic bulbs I've just harvested... 🙃🙂😁
Good point
Yes sir! Always great tips and ideas as well as good examples... LOL! Barefoot "grounding " in the garden is healthy for us as well! Blessings (younger brother) and praying for your safe travels. 🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕
Thanks!
I'm really keen to try the app. But why can't we get it in Australia?
Sorry I don't know!
Australia is very different in terms of planting dates. We're working on an update introducing climate zones and also the southern hemisphere. On it!
Thanks Charles my cauliflower refused to crop the first batch and the second batch I don't know whyyyyy. ..but both batches were from the same package , what may have gone wrong 😮
Wish I knew!
Maybe it wasn’t cold enough over winter to trigger it to grow the cauliflower bit.
Trying to figure out if something will finally decide to get on with production or it’s just not going to cooperate this year and you might as well compost it and replant with something else-For me an anxiety ridden decision.
If you have transplants, maybe replant, or plant between existing
Thanks Charles, always appreciate your honest updates and guidance, finally got my first outside tomatoes planted today hoping for a less bad blight year ! 🤞
Great to hear and I hope you have success with your tomatoes Andy
dude you are amazing! Can you tell me dear Charles; When growing potatoes with compost, do you fill the compost as the potatoes grow in the compost as in the soil?
Thanks so much, and yes, more or less depending on the variety of potato. If they are what is called indeterminate, then there is more adding of compost to do as they grow up.
With no greenhouse I use my garden shed to germinate plants. The problem is they lack light and become elongated. I have to plant them as late as possible and put them out as early as possible. They are too fragile against slugs. Lessons learned: better elongated and protected until the weather is less attractive for slugs.
That sounds very difficult, good luck
yes, great shirt!
Thank you
Thanks Charles i'll buy it when it's out
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I love working barefoot in a no dig garden also, Charles!
Great to hear 🌱
This year has been very good for me (first year of no-dig), just slow to start due to lower sun levels than usual. Broad beans, peas, lettuce, beetroot, onions, potatoes coming along nicely. The slug activity has been very high this spring but I use ferric phosphate slug killer, which is organic and highly effective. Some black fly on broad beans and beetroot. Cucumbers and courgettes have been slow to establish but are bouncing back quickly with the warm weather. Experienced quite a bit of pigeon damage on the cabbages, net over them now and they are recovering fine.
Lovely to see this
My brassicas have done really well this year,interesting to note though,is that I haven’t seen any cabbage white butterfly this year,( South Gloucestershire) maybe they’ll turn up shortly 🤷🏻♂️ ,also didn’t get much of an attack on my broad beans either,melons coming along nicely too.other than that,things aren’t going as swiftly as it should,I’m convinced that cold snap the other week upset the apple cart,almost 3*c at night in mid June! Ridiculous 🧐
That sounds good. Yes we are still lacking sunlight. And for those butterflies I normally reckon early July is when they make a ground appearance.
Perhaps its me but I can’t get the search facility to work - I was looking for polytunnel stuff
I shall ask the app guys to reply
Hi. Can you help me with some tomatoes seeds? I would like to have something from you. How can i get in touch with you? Thank you.
Sorry, I do not sell them.
I also liked to get fried and do a little gardening. Wait a sec
U mnie nie zeszła pietruszka. Zasiałam dwa razy i klapa. Czy jak zasieje jeszcze raz to jest szansa że urośnie do zimy? Oczywiście kupiłam inne nasiona
Na pewno masz jeszcze czas, lipiec to dobry miesiąc na wysiew pietruszki
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Slugs and snails have been invading my garden all spring. I have a natural trick to trap them that doesn't kill them. Simply cut an orange in half, hollow it out (munch the pulp), and then use the shell to place in the areas where the slugs are most active. They will be hiding under there early in the morning so just go out and pick up the orange and see who's under there. I have a video about it on my channel (inspired by Charles), so have a peep and see what you think. Thanks.
Great videos my friend, thank you for sharing 3:33
Hi Charles, I have to say you must have a much longer growing season than us here in Newfoundland, Canada in order to get two crops of carrots in one growing season. Our last frost is typically June 21.
That is so late! I hope my own climate does not change like that, because we are at the same latitude, warmed by the north Atlantic drift of water from the gulf of Mexico
Thank you Charles Great video
You are welcome
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Garlic carrots lettuce onions corn. That's in my 2x2m patch.
I like. No “this is what you’re supposed to do” rather this is what you might try. Again, I like.❤😊
Charles would garden grounded with no shoes !
Great shirt! Thanks for showing that it’s not always easy, you just do what you can to mitigate the damage :)
Interesting info yet a bit boringly presented..❤