Huw’s videos are pure gardening hypnosis. I’m mesmerised by the blue skies, sunshine and lovely healthy luscious foliage. Listening to his gentle voice transports me to another world!! Would love to sit and paint in his garden.

I just drip irrigation on my raised bed, and have had great success with it. I have the timer set to water for 1 hour every 5 days. This does a deep soak of the water into the soil, and then lets it dry out before the next watering. The plants get their roots down deep to take advantage water that soaked in on the watering day, and don't mind the top of the soil drying out. My beds are mostly compost, along with some biochar, so it hold water well.

Congratulations on your books. Thank God your father brought you out to the garden so early in your life. It has been a blessing to the world

Love your videos! Been bulking up on my knowledge as a beginner veg grower in wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I’ve now successfully started to grow onions, carrots, beets, peas, cucumber, pumpkins, courgettes, butternut squash, broccoli, tomatoes, sweet corn, radish and finally Cauliflower not to mention a plot in the garden for a massive meadow of wild British flowers! Love it thanks for the knowledge sir

I had to rewatch this a couple of times. I got distracted by all the beautiful growth in that garden, and stopped paying attention to what you were saying - sorry Huw LOL

Here in Cornwall we still have a hosepipe ban from last summer(2022) so I rewatched this video and I’m glad I did as it has allayed some of my fears that I can’t water everything as much as I would have normally.

That might work in some Climate's but not all great video thanks for sharing, I have been growing vegetables for over 35 years all the best from Canada!

I do this to my plant, depriving of water. I learned this from permaculture where plants become hardy and resilient from bugs. 😊 thanks

He just confirmed what I have been doing for years, my grandma always grew like this, she always told me not to over water, this all makes sense as to why, really good information!

I don't water my vegetables at all and they love it! Just posted a video on some of the techniques I use, and the local university has been doing more and more research on dry farming. They've done blind taste tests and people actually prefer the taste of vegetables that are grown without irrigation.

As ever Huw -really clear, informative advice. And perfect timing with a period of warm weather on it's way for me on the Isle Of Wight. Thanks Huw!

Interesting and very useful, even life changing. In the hot spell I’ve been watering every day and thinking I cannot stay over elsewhere and worried about the water bill.

Huw thank you I have been over watering new to vegetable gardening learning something new everyday so thanks praying for your gardens to be blessed n bountiful

I live in Canada and love you videos so informative . I just can’t stop watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with sincerity, I learned so much and plan to use these tips this summer

I have always done this. Funny, I knew this. Even when friends told me " You need to water deeper." I have trained my beloved plants to need less.

I totally agree with your philosophy. I have heavy clay soil and often have problems it getting too wet. This year I have avoided watering unless absolutely necessary. and right now we have a very warm and dry period, and most plants seem to do very well. Thanks for a nice video 👍.

This was really helpful! My garden has really been struggling this summer and I think a lot of it might be down to overwatering and I had no idea!

Clever idea , this year I planted 45 tomatoes.I will definitely apply this method to a few of them to see the outcome. your garden look so green and healthy.

I do this out of necessity, I don't have a ready source of water in my garden and I sometimes don't visit for a week or more at a time (is out of town). So I mulch heavily (no slugs in my climate) and hope for the best. It's very hot here in summer (Serbia) and yes, things run to seed early and tomatoes can suffer in August, but I am trying to get to the point of relying solely on rain, we'll see.

Your honesty and your knowledge giving attitude ...will definitely help many unsuccessful farmers and home growers...thank you and God bless you

For the wind, and starting seedlings, I brush my hand or arm across the plants, to imitate wind. It makes them stronger before transplanting.

Thank you sharing your experience. It's the only way we will make it.

I just LOVE your videos ! As gardener in a botanical garden in south of France, even if ours weathers are quite differents, yours tips are so intelligent and easy to put in practice. Thank you also for your perfect prononciation, i don't need any subtitle because everything is clear and concise. And finally, a HUGE thanks for your tricks and tips, as the gutter or the wood on seeds, it makes the difference as pro-tips. Take care !

I live in northern New Mexico, high desert area, and we havent had a real rain since March, so everything is dry as a bone. I have been thinking and not watering as much, it makes sense like you said. But even tho I soaked the area before seeding, there isntt much water below 6". so Im flooding areas every few days, trying to get the water deeper and mulching everything. But even if we do get a good rain (prowling thunder storms), it mostly runs off since the ground is so hard and dry. . Its a real challenge to grow anything but wild sunflowers up here! Sure do love seeing what a real garden looks like, yours is so lush and beautiful!

Love your videos! Very educational and well presented.

I plan to move to Wales one day so I'm preparing myself by watching all your videos. I come from Australia - you can't even water in the day time. I was really concerned about growing in Winter over there. It just doesn't get that cold here. Thanks for your videos, they're a great help.

The intro sequence was fantastic! Your videos are top notch 💯

This video compliments the one on mulching to conserve water in the soil. Great job!

Thank you, Huw. I value your advice

I’m pretty new to gardening. I can grow stuff but keeping it going is another thing. It’s because I’m over watering. I have also mulched with heavy straw this year so they are staying super wet. I need this slap on the hand today. Thank you for this video. New subscriber. We have been in the 100s here in utah for almost 4 weeks and are in a serious drought. Overmulching will help but I just need to water less. Thank you so much!

Hi Huw, when we get really hot weather, and the leaves wilt, I hold off the watering until the next day because if the plant is reacting to heat and then recovers during the evening, otherwise I'll end up over watering. I use a water meter to check the soil moisture deep by the roots. God bless.

Fair play Huw, these videos look seriously professional now! You're definitely giveing Gardner's World a run for their money!

Here in N.C.,USA,Thanks for your advice on growing veg.I have been a hort. person for 30 yrs growing shrubs,flowers and etc, L grew up on a tobacco farm and done some veg. gardening when i was young and did not enjoy it much.

I could not agree with him more. I have been gardening for more than 30 years & I always grow my seeds in the same pot that they will grow & be harvested. I am not a full time farmer so have no time to garden except on weekends so I use lots of shirt cuts & they do work but I do live in CA where every day is the growing day.

Well done for not being "unprecedented". I really appreciate your videos.

Thank you so much for sharing your garden tips 👍🍀🙏

Seeing lots of greens around is very relaxing 💚😍. I'm watering my plants morning and before sunset, or once a day every morning 🙂

I'll try that watering schedule on a few plant to compare results. Thanks for sharing the knowledge Huw.

Lovely, clear, to-the-point narration. So nice to listen to after so many appalling KZfaq videos.

Fantastic information Huw. Thank You ☀️🍓🌼🐝

Thank you Huw! Great advice as always! Please if you have time one day can you advise on what lettuces and salad green varieties you grow and/or can grow when it's very hot? All my salads are running to seed in the heat and I LOVE summer salad! Thank you!!

In West Texas the Pecos Cantaloupe was grown this way. Irrigation only. They were the best melons always. It is hard now to find these. What you are advocating really works with flavor.

Thank you very much for this wonderful information! Watching from Northern Alberta, Canada.

Hew, and other gardeners, in my grow room I have an oscillating fan on my seedlings at all times. It results in much stronger plants. Also it helps prevent problems with mold if I over water.

This has been my instinct for a while now, nice to see it articulated so clearly

I'm in Auckland, we're in the middle of, ironically, a drought with days of heavy rain. I've been mostly leaving them to survive on their own and they are getting quite strong. Mulch if you can.

Hi there., Huw. Thanks again for shaking us out of traditional plant care and making us think more carefully about what is going on. Once again, a thoughtful vid. Thanks for helping us to focus what is going on underground. I hope that m watering regime will give us our first real 'harvest meal' of new potatoes and fresh peas in the coming weekend. I'm with you all the way, Huw, but the UK Midlands transition from 'monsoon' to heatwave does not help in gauging water needs. Yet another innovative vid. Thanks ag again - best wishes Paul

Hi Huw, your videos are very good, love all the advice you give on each vegetable 🙂 thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

Thank you SO much!!!! Lovely, just what i was looking for :)

I just like to hear this guy talk. Yes it is helpful information that I've been using but he could read an instructional book or a recipe and I would enjoy it.

Thank you for the excellent info.

They use dry farming methods in India too but in addition to not watering, what they do is make sure the soil is super rich with lots of compost and organic matter to retain water and provide nutrition (mimicing Nature) so they can get through droughts until the moonsoon/rainy season comes.

Direct sowing hey. Like the sound of it - good theory and less transplant shock stuff and stronger roots and stronger stems etc. less time spent moving bits around too!

We have watering restrictions in the summer, even in the interior of lush British Columbia. I don’t mind. It’s a precious resource. And restrictions make us cannier in our use and understanding of water and watering systems. This video gives one much to ponder. 👍🇨🇦 Dec1/2021

Fantastic videos Huw! Very Informative and therapeutic and so much work involved. I can't believe it's only at 585k subs...come on people let's get Huw to over 1million.

I just want your garden then I will think about watering... Amazingly beautiful....👍👍👍

As with children... Huw you speak wisdom applicable to all living things.

If you are growing in containers, you can "stress" them too. Air circulation from a decent (but not too powerful) fan(s), opening windows often because of the different weather points, wind speeds, etc and so on for air exchanges. Then finally you can encourage root development of frequent enough up potting until final potting/transplanting. Along with slight leaving wet (e.g. water trays NOT left for more than few days at a time) and drying out in between watering might also helps. Won't replace direct sowing but most of us can't direct sow peppers, tomatoes, etc reliably so it's the next best thing.

Thank you Huw.

Great video! Interesting and informative. Kinda wish I had an undercover area to experiment with tomatoes now! Cheers from Sydney, Aus!

Thanks for the good advice.

Great video Huw..... and boy have I been over watering my tomatoes.....- I've been mean for at least 5 days

Excellent video. Thanks.

Hi Huw. I have add organic material on top of my garden, vegetables...(straw or grass clippings) And after rain, there is wet in top soil for a week longer, than neighbourhood dig garden without material on top of soil.

Loving the camera work in the intro. Another great video!

How do your watering cans always look so neat? Mine are battered😂

Good advice with the seed sowing directly, Huw. I did both myself this year as I had a hectic start with the new plot! Now that crops are established they get little water from me - just the new transplants get watered until they root down. Keep 'em coming mate!

Such a beautiful garden.😊

Very helpful. Thank you

another very useful vlog Huw, thanks! Quick Q re tomatoes: when should I start pruning/cutting the lower stems? atb

Cool video, I learned a lot!

Great information as always thank you for sharing with us

Very nice and TIDY garden !

I tend to be an over waterer 😕 good advice , il give it a go.....although we get a bit of rain here in Scotland 😆

Good to know about the tomatoes... I’ve got four growing and a bunch more in seedling transplants... I have been thinking I should cultivate two more... Taste is my focus... I’d rather have six plants w less yield per plant, than four with more. Plus I live in the desert and I’d like to see if I could collect enough rainwater to grow enough for my household with little to no city water... anything to reduce water usage is another one of my goals... I’m always testing my plants to see how little water I can give them. Great vid. Thanks!

I guess I've been doing this accidentally for years simply by being sort of forgetful...

Excellent presentation.

Another question. We had a big cloud of Sahara dust striking. It was dull, hot and all my plants were covered with dust. You could see the dust collection in the hairs of the tomatoes. Do you think that will affect the photosynthesis due to the leaves were coated in dust? I waited until it was less dusty and showered them with some fresh water. What's your opinion about it?

Your garden is so green so healthy

I have relative humidity as low as 20% and almost no shade in my property here in Oregon. I used to water my strawberries twice a day or they would just die right in front of my eyes. LOL You are just lucky and you didn't realize how lucky you are when you made a video like this. LOL LOL

Presently I’m watering two varieties of potatoes, a bunch of corn and onions, carrots, lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes, garlic etc. every other day, and I don’t drown them, I just keep the soil consistently moist. Two medium waterings a week would even suffice. Cheers and thanks for the video!

Trying hanging balcony tomatoes for the first time. Will also try dry-growing them because that sounds wonderful hahaha. Thanks, Huw!!!

Thanks! And have a very nice day! :)

Thank you for sharing

I always find my plants start growing so much quicker when i forget to water for a short time. Clear indicator I have been watering too often! :)

Thank you so much

New Sub 👍 thanks for this....makes perfect sense!

I love to watching your video very much.. Say hi, from Malaysia.

That was interesting, thank you. Rocket salad in pots came to nothing as the leaves initially were small then they went to flowers. Too little water I guess or too long in the greenhouse maybe. With my no-dig cardboard method for onions, I am watering copiously when the compost topping dries out, which has been often this year in Scotland. I need to do so in order to ensure water gets through the compost and down through the cardboard. I will be interested to see how they turn out (same goes for cauliflowers, broccoli and cabbage). I will ease off on the tomatoes, as you suggest, after the first harvest. My greenhouse courgettes dry out amazingly quickly due to their massive leaves so I am careful to water regularly for I believe they are unforgiving if they wilt.

Yup, I'll put in my order for a cessation of rain.

Loved your video. I noticed you pinched the top off your broad beans, is that to reduce blackfly aphids on the tops? Try letting a celery plant to go to flower nearby. The amount of parasitic wasps that it attracts will deal with them.

Wow this come just in time when I'm about to reduce some watering for my plant! What a timing, great video nonetheless.

Great tips! Thank you! What can I do to get rid of potato bugs?

Plants that are watered from below, as in wicking beds, are also stimulated to put their roots down deep. Particularly if your bed has an adjustable overflow level, you can start a crop with moisture right to the surface, and then progressively lower it to the normal range as the plants grow.

Here in my zone 9 2B area in the central valley of California I've been experimenting with less watering for a few yrs and I've had less fungus, mold, and bugs, but this year it's hard to call it, instead of growing in rows " mounds like conventional farming " I started my first " back to eden " garden and with the mounds I could grab a garden hoe and scape at the mound to see how dry or humid the rows really are and it's worked for most of my 43 yrs of gardening, but on flat surfaces im kinda clueless, normally I read the plants as well and if they wilt like crazy and it's hotter than 90 degrees well then ide water in the morning, but this past week we got hit with 104 - 107 highs and I dugg around the base and the dirt was a little dryer than what I liked, so I watered a little and now we're back to our normal 90's, hoping they recover before the inevitable 21 - 30 of 100 plus straight days in latter July and most of August, love the weed smothering aspects of the back to eden garden, but venturing into unknown " waters " with this new method can be tentative to say the least, but who can argue with the results!!! God willing this might be one of my most productive seasons for my little back yard garden........if not the best, ill know more in November- December THKS FOR THE ADVICE AND GREETING FROM CALIFORNIA!

You should do as Charles downing does and do a comparison on this theory it would be very interesting

fantastic!

so helpful! kinda makes me think about humans too and building resilience during stressful times... love your channel! i'm a new gardener. just started this year. and you've been helping me so much! thanks so much :)

Nice video. Always a pleasure to watch. Where do you get your watering cans from? I'm always so jealous of them!!

I am from the Philippines, and i have been enjoying your videos. This video is very timely, i am.currently growing my lettuces in a module, and I mist it 3-4x a day. Am I doing it right? And I just transplanted my 15-day old seedling to a styro cup. How often should I water it. Is it Ok to water it with SNAP solution, a solution being used for hydroponics. Thank you and more power!