No dig abundance in my summer garden| and a few problems| Charles Dowding

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No dig abundance in my summer garden| and a few problems| Charles Dowding
Growth this year has been exceptionally strong. Helped by the health-giving qualities of no dig soil, which has received no compost for nine months. Plus the summer weather has been decent: early warmth, followed by rain since early July.
Average temperature June to August 21.8°C, 72°F by day, 11.8°C, 54°F by night. Sunshine over the three months has been 571 (below average) hours and rainfall 275 mm, 11 inches (well above average).
Most of the garden now consists of second plantings, made in June and July, with some third plantings of August. Such as Medania and Trombone spinach. And a few more this week.
See my Calendar 2024 for sowing dates charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...
Vegetable sales, mostly wholesale, average £850 weekly. They are all to customers and outlets within four miles / 6km of here.
00:00 Introduction, including my Open Day on 3rd September charlesdowding.co.uk/events/c...
00:37 This summer’s weather, and I describe some second plantings
01:45 Flowers, and swallows
02:15 Dig/no dig trial beds
03:00 Chicory, with heart of radicchio, 506TT transplanted late July
04:24 In the greenhouse - leftover pak choi and mustards, different varieties of spinach, and salad rocket
05:14 Sowing spring onions, and other possible sowings that can be made now
05:49 Asparagus from seed
06:18 Chillies, Bolivian Magic and Anaheim from Real Seeds
07:06 Peppers, Astor F1 variety, and how to take care of the plants
08:00 Outdoor abundance - French marigolds, lettuce, fennel and ruby chard
08:34 Squashes - comparison between butternut, a variety I haven’t grown before, Oregon Sweetmeat Homestead, and Marina di Chioggia
10:08 Tomatillos
11:00 Aster flower, Lady Coral Blue, from saved seed
11:18 Recent plantings - lettuce which followed purple sprouting broccoli, and spinach planted after lettuce, with compost spread beforehand
12:09 Interplanting of chervil between lettuce
12:39 Borlotti beans
13:03 My three-pallet compost bay, and how we manage it
15:30 Beautiful sunflowers, Tall Orange Sun variety
16:29 New planting of turnips, Tokyo Cross, with mesh over against insects
17:00 Onions going to seed
17:33 11-yr-old asparagus
17:53 Celeriac, and a trial idea for preventing Septoria disease
18:35 Broccoli, Tenderstem, with holes in the leaves caused by flea beetles
19:17 Cabbages Granat and Filderkraut, and Savoy, with some pest damage
20:43 No-rotation trials of leeks which followed potatoes, lettuce after broad beans, and parsnips after spring onions
20:58 Kuri squash
21:18 Info on my new website
21:44 Pears, Concorde variety - when to pick
22:45 Plums - Coe’s Golden Drop, being eaten by a wasp, and Victoria
25:11 Outro
See my July tour • 30th June No Dig Tour ...
Filmed by Nicola L. Smith on 28th August, 2023
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@judyreynolds305 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Oh wow! Thanks Judy and so sorry to hear this, I pray that rain reaches you

@danfarkas5375 10 ай бұрын

I am always amazed at how specific he is with sowing/planting dates of everything he has in his garden.

@pythonhighadder7982 10 ай бұрын

He is my Hero 👍

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kindness

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

That is very kind, thank you

@katehopkinsbrent5573 10 ай 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 10 ай 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.

@carolineholland4178 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

So nice thanks Caroline, happy to help

@mozzyquodo5532 9 ай 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 😁

@Hatakemama 10 ай 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 10 ай 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 10 ай 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 10 ай 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!

@shihtzusrule9115 10 ай бұрын

I can't wait for these videos to come out.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

💚

@rubygray7749 10 ай бұрын

Fortunately there are hundreds more on his playlist for binge-watching purposes while we wait!

@gracielahenriquez420 10 ай бұрын

Sr charles!! Está bellisimo su homeacres!!!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Obrigado Graciela

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

🙌

@mountainhobbit1971 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Your weather sounds difficult, hope it rains soon!

@kimeverhart6253 10 ай бұрын

Mr. Dowding, your gardens are just incredible and beautiful!! Thank you for sharing them and your insights and knowledge with us! 🌟

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure Kim

@patriciahill1101 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Patricia and great news on the Sweetmeat :)

@yarnybart5911 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Nice to hear. See my Pest Prevention video for ideas kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hMiWaqdpldCZn6c.html

@lyndaturner6686 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

This is great to hear and I agree 🙂

@angeliquehobbs1414 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

You have much to organise there!

@helenan7368 10 ай бұрын

Everything looks so neat and beautiful! Truly inspiring Charles, thank you for sharing.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure Helena

@mwenyachanda5000 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

This is great to hear, well done on your success Mwenya 🙂

@decay900913 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful results! Thanks for the inspiration Charles.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure Declan

@Sue-ec6un 10 ай бұрын

Ah, fruit trees, my favorite!

@davidvankainen6711 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment David, and it sounds like you are on a great journey!

@jeffmeyers3837 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant tour, I always learn so much from these walkabouts. Thanks for all that you do.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure Jeff

@louiseherbild4180 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I sold it! Shall make some soon, and great you are in year 3 :)

@nidhisri1 10 ай бұрын

One day, I will travel from Australia for your open day. This looks exquisite! Thanks for all you do, Charles :)

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Amazing and thanks!

@1twilight9 10 ай бұрын

Charles, you are my favorite Gardener, Thanks!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

💚

@robineggblue-bp3rq 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

I wish to send you fresher air, hope your fall garden is good 🌱

@HGCUPCAKES 10 ай бұрын

Yes, the heat from El Niño can be terrible for plants.

@jennyjohnson9012 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Thank Jenny and hopefully one day 🙂

@Homegrown421 10 ай бұрын

Your plants and garden look so super healthy and on my 64 inch tv everything is so huge and beautiful 😍❤❤❤❤❤

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Trina

@shineyrocks390 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

💚

@infamos 10 ай 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.

@johnbaxter189 10 ай бұрын

Charles is a master gardener.

@traceysallotment2506 10 ай бұрын

Wow what an amazing crop of pears 🍐 everything is looking brilliant thanks for sharing

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

💚

@exscapegoatpowerfulhealer9685 9 ай 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 9 ай бұрын

That's great!

@yvonnejackson1696 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Great suggestion Yvonne, sauerkraut!

@jenbear8652 9 ай 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 9 ай бұрын

@@jenbear8652 Sounds great. I love kraut but have never eaten homemade

@Constantinului 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful tour, as always :) Thank you, dear brother Charles !

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@Sharkdog11b 5 ай бұрын

I love this man.

@cheaputhyvan4705 4 ай бұрын

Feeling refreshed 🐝🏞️🥬🥦🥬🌻🦋

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 ай бұрын

I am glad 💚

@HGCUPCAKES 10 ай бұрын

Loved the video! The cycle of El Niño with the extra water this summer seems to have made an even bigger garden ❤

@lisabevans8107 10 ай бұрын

This video is just what I needed today. Thank you, Charles.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

I am glad Lisa 🙂

@annajones2232 3 ай бұрын

a beautiful garden

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting

@dd7521 10 ай бұрын

Lovely, thank you!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure

@robertling9872 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful NoDig gardening master mr. Charles. 👍

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you 💚

@gracetrepte1707 10 ай бұрын

Gorgeous! Great rotation tip.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Grace

@fourdayhomestead2839 10 ай бұрын

It's so refreshing to visit your garden. Thank you for sharing the plants & interplanting growing tips.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure 🙂

@glassbackdiy3949 10 ай бұрын

lovely garden tour, cheers Charles

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@daliacastello2608 10 ай бұрын

I did enjoy the tour ❤️

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Dalia

@rosee941 10 ай бұрын

Always sooo interesting!!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

I am glad Rose, thank you

@IamVel 10 ай бұрын

your garden is just amazing, thank you so much! I really like watching your videos.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

I'm so glad!

@Sweettomatovine 10 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed the tour of your amazing and beautiful garden

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you that's nice to hear 🙂

@shockwave-zv7fh 10 ай бұрын

Your garden is looking fantastic as always

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@efeese2517 10 ай бұрын

wonderful 😍

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

😍

@Florestinhadamontanha 10 ай бұрын

A wonderful tour among vegetables, fruits and flowers.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Gláucia

@andrewperkin2179 10 ай 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 10 ай 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

@lesliegalen7018 10 ай бұрын

Anaheim chiles are the lifeblood of my part of the world. Hope you enjoy them.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Great and yes :)

@killjoyredux8361 10 ай бұрын

Such productivity and abundance, great stuff Charles!

@sofiamiliaressis5403 10 ай бұрын

He’s shown us a huge array of veggies in this one. This time of the year has been very good and l’m envious of the plants he’s got on the go! Everything looks amazing!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@greenwoodfarms7920 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful open day, it was a lovely atmosphere, beautiful garden and a very warm welcome 💚

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@travisgraal6437 10 ай бұрын

Just casually blow my mind with the hedges and the fruit trees, magnificent bounty and the sharing of the pear was very considerate for…. I was also drooling lol😂 thanks for sharing, have a great September

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Travis and same!

@tungphamvan9031 10 ай бұрын

your garden is so great

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Tùng

@renatamcstay 10 ай бұрын

Always admirable skills and growth to see and being shared thank you! We are behind you in season and weather flow i have kind of found! Nearing spring here and so greatful for your inspiration advice and knowledge! Kia ora!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, and I hope that your spring goes well, such an exciting time

@javiersanchezmejia2350 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful garden

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting!

@WyrdHag 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful garden as always! Those neat little wood chips paths in between the rows of vegetables are very pleasing to look at! :D

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Huldra

@Bfamreef 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Thanks. Nice to hear on the fruit at least!

@Geografija5do12 10 ай бұрын

This garden feeds your soul too!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

I am glad, thank you

@stevendowden2579 10 ай бұрын

fantastic garden

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting again Steven

@lat1419 10 ай бұрын

All the order and beautiful veg are stunning, but it is down to years of experience and super hard work. Charles, you are so effortless, but your grace and garden speak volumes. I know I need to try harder (and smarter).

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you and very kind 🙂

@corkion 10 ай бұрын

great vid

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Con

@stevenbp101 10 ай бұрын

Hi Charles good seeing you. Great video. Stay close to Jesus and God bless y’all. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Steven

@thegreenchemist3856 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it, the earliness is from sowing 8th June instead of early July

@dagmarvoigt758 10 ай бұрын

It ist always a pleasure to watch your Videos. Thank you for them and pleased continue with them😊👍

@susannevoigt453 10 ай бұрын

I must agree. Feels always good strolling around with you through your wonderful garden!😊

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Suzanne 🙂

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Dagmar

@gracielahenriquez420 10 ай бұрын

Sr Charles! Está bellidimo su homeacres!!!😊

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Gracias 💚

@tonystephengrayson 10 ай бұрын

You showed more bravery there with that Wasp than I would have!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

It was sugar-sleepy!

@Kittykatkw2000 10 ай бұрын

All the green! I'm green with envy!!! We had to give up watering a single thing but livestock in our area. Lake (our water source) is lower than it's been in 33 years. Praying for rain! Thanks for sharing all that beauty!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Oh wow! Wishing you 💦 it's coming

@anniecampbell8554 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Annie and I love ground cherries too :)

@JVSwailesBoudicca 10 ай бұрын

Your garden is such a wealth of beauty Mr. Dowding, you should be Very proud of your produce.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much and I am, but more than that I'm amazed actually, every year!

@JVSwailesBoudicca 10 ай бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Together nature and hard work never fail to amaze !

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

💚

@smas3256 10 ай бұрын

Looking fabulous. Love when you do a taste test and a shout out to Nicola. Close-ups are really helpful. Thanks to the both of you. We've been busy with canning Roma Tomatoes for sauce in two location planted weeks apart. Zone 6b. Hoping for bountiful fall harvest we just planted. Great advice on mixing greens and browns for compost. Ours are working. See ya in the next video.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Wishing you a bountiful harvest and great to hear that your compost is going well and thank you 🙂

@elsdriessen4125 10 ай бұрын

Charles is becoming a mega superstar, the king of veggy❣👍

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

That is very kind Els

@tmy1065 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the videos. I always learn something helpful - this time about fruit trees. I should thin the plums.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

@mariaignacialeiva653 10 ай бұрын

Eres un flor más de ese bello jardín,... 😊

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

¡Qué lindo, gracias!

@mariaignacialeiva653 10 ай бұрын

Emocionada qué vengas a Chile,..

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Gracias Maria

@ralphwinter6421 10 ай бұрын

Nice one Charles, gud vid...

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ralph

@stlmama7643 10 ай бұрын

So gorgeous! Looking forward to checking out the new website on Monday. I grew butternut squash for the first time this year and they were looking beautiful with prolific numbers of squash two weeks ago. This is in a garden at our lake home where I grow things that don’t require as much oversight since we come and go for a few days at a time. I came back yesterday to find many of the squash had split. Here in SW Missouri we had some extreme heat for a week and a couple of gully-washer rain storms, so I’m guessing one or the other or both caused the splits. I plan to see if I can salvage some to peel and cube for freezing since they won’t be keepers. Thank you so much for sharing these splendid walkabouts with us. As you can see from the comments, you give joy to so many.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. That sounds a real pity, I'm hearing about so much weather that is disrupting food growing. So far we have been fortunate here. Please forgive the new website if it's not 100% up together, we decided to make it live anyway and the main features will work, I think you'll like it!

@joanagoncalves1785 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Fico feliz em ouvir isso, que seu jardim prospere

@joanagoncalves1785 10 ай бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig 🙏

@aname5267 10 ай бұрын

Like your bracelet!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, she makes lovely things joodaboo.com

@gamerjinx81 10 ай бұрын

Sunflowers are great along sweetcorn & French beans ive had good results

@TheD510addict 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Love it, without meat for me, thanks

@TheD510addict 10 ай бұрын

Some roasted or grilled mushrooms would be great then.

@frankbarnwell____ 10 ай бұрын

Awesome Charles. Had 2 measurable rains since July 1st. Texas coast near Houston; 35-40c temperatures. I've well water, it's OK. But I let it aerate in on the surface in buckets before using. Glad you're getting rain.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Oh wow, what a challenge! I feel fortunate, and hope you have rain soon

@yvonnejackson1696 10 ай бұрын

Hey there Texas. I see your summer has been a lot like mine. I’m really loving no dig. I’m having luck with stuff I’ve never been able to grow. Good luck. ❤ Alabama.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

I am glad you are loving No Dig, great to hear Yvonne and thank you and you also.

@yothebob8162 10 ай бұрын

Sweet meat is a wonderful winter squash, for me its always consistent, long storing and great tasting!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, good to hear

@claudiacesar890 10 ай бұрын

Dear Charles. So nice to see you again. Many good vegetables to show in August and many of the species I get to know little by little. I can't cover it all at once, of course. But I'm taking notes… I'm interested in nutritious crops, transforming them into good dishes, for example parsnips as you call them. I'll try the crop and put it on the menu if I like it. Always good ideas that we tend to forget is getting the most out of the space we have, such as interspersing small vegetables during the lettuce threshing process. And I really need to render my space. I have only 50m2 of cultivation area. Compound. My passion. This year I'm getting a lot of fresh grass clippings. I'm mixing it with cardboard, earth (?), straw and all kitchen waste, mainly potato skins, which I think are “brown”. I understand in fact that decomposition is very fast. Maybe not a very aerobic stack, I'm afraid. Earth might not be a good idea. Let's see what happens. Oh! I remembered. I'm going to use "your" punctured tubes. It's just that I'm making the compost in bathtubs, that is, without side air intakes. But, the height of the stack does not exceed 30/40cms. It's easy to turn. Seeds. My second passion. In general, I still haven't managed to get my seeds to outperform the purchased seeds. Trial and error! Trial and error! Yes. I loved the tour. Like always. Best regards. PS: excuse the will

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Nice to hear you are so busy Claudia

@veradejong9437 10 ай бұрын

Maybe next year I really hope can visit your garden if you still have an open day.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

💚

@nchestercountynews4955 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

👍

@user-zu2xd1zq3t 10 ай бұрын

Hello from Fife, Scotland 🙂I’ve learnt so much from you and I’m overloaded with veg this year. Although if I have to eat one more runner bean 🤢😂

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

😂 That is great to here Clare

@GARDENER42 10 ай 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 10 ай 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.

@mikechar17 2 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 2 ай бұрын

Cheers Mike

@mikechar17 2 ай бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Cheers to you Charles, I am active in the garden, expanding, thanks to your encouragement and motivation.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear of your success 🙂

@Sharkdog11b 5 ай бұрын

I grow my sunflowers with my corn

@MyScottyboy1 10 ай бұрын

The swallows have already started going up and down the south coast, ready to go home. A hard winter is on the cards.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Ah bother, I tend to agree, especially from seeing how veiled the sunlight is

@barkershill 10 ай бұрын

Well, the swallows must be a darn site more clever than our TV weather forecasters then . They can’t predict the weather one day in advance

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

😂 often true

@lilpipskweek6448 10 ай бұрын

Thanks again Charles. Those sunflowers are something else! I am not being rude but they remind of an Andean bird called cock-of-the rock -very similar head pompom -gratitude for your instruction as always

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

😂 that is funny thanks!

@franksinatra1070 10 ай бұрын

Hello Charles! Wonderful tour. I'm glad you showed what you're doing with your spinach. I was going to ask you about them and how they transplant for you. I always start spinach in late August and September and cover for the winter so I get an early start to leafy greens in spring but I have so much difficulty getting them to germinate and keeping the insects off them until they get established. I direct sow a lot of things but decided to start some inside this year and transplant once they are somewhat established and the weather is cooling and the insects are dying off. I started some a couple weeks ago in cell packs and just started some more since I did not get a great germination rate even in the cell packs. Hopefully this batch will do better. Cheers!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Nice to hear, your earlier sowing may suddenly appear in the next few days!

@franksinatra1070 10 ай бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Maybe but we have a late season heat wave coming next week and that's not going to help me any. I'll probably keep them inside under my lights until the heat is ver.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Heatwave here too! 82F by day

@franksinatra1070 10 ай бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig We're supposed to be mid 90's for a few days next week. ouch!

@KristinP-zi2dj 9 ай бұрын

Giddy, as ever.

@jenbear8652 9 ай 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 9 ай 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 9 ай 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!

@galeharris6696 10 ай бұрын

I started my first few no-dig beds this spring, and they were doing fantastically. Then, in July in my state of Vermont, we had a massive flood, which covered my no-dig beds in several inches of silt. I'm wondering how to continue next year. I want to do what I can to heal my soil, but I'm not quite sure what that is. Oh, I did a soil test, and there's nothing nasty in my soil, that is the good news! Love your videos, and I have been gardening for probably 6 decades, but am still learning a lot, thank you, Charles.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Goodness me that is drastic. I would leave it there and cover with an inch or so of new compost or any organic matter to encourage soil life below. In the coming months the Lumbricus worms et al should recolonise. Still learning is great! Same.

@galeharris6696 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, that is encouraging, and I will carry on. Oh, I love your flowers, by the way.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

my pleasure and thank you 🌻

@anapaulacrawford5837 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ana Paula and it's Tall Orange Sun, Bakers Creek

@anapaulacrawford5837 10 ай бұрын

@CharlesDowding1nodig thank you Charles! 😊

@marymcandrew7667 10 ай 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 10 ай 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!

@CmdrSoCal 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

@rubygray7749 10 ай бұрын

Charles's compost is an incinerator.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 ай бұрын

Ruby!

@rubygray7749 10 ай 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 10 ай 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.

@kath-phlox 10 ай 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 10 ай бұрын

Always learning!