Winter garden with Charles Dowding, see the results of seven years no dig

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4 жыл бұрын

I show you first the simplicity of my approach, spreading organic matter on the surface, that's it!
All beds have undisturbed soil, simply mulched/covered once a year with compost to about 2.5cm/1in depth.
We see the current (8 month old) compost heap, which we are spreading on any soil which has not been mulched since last winter.
I show and explain compost on the flower borders which is from the outdoor toilet, 18 months old on average.
Zone 8 and temperate oceanic, lowest temperature this winter 2019-20 was -5C/23F, warmer than usual. Last frost mid May, first frost late October, summer temperatures by day 21C/70F so in many ways this is a zone 6 climate.
VEGETABLES
Plantings of salads, spinach and broad beans in the Three Strip trial area
Broccoli for spring and for now, and cauliflower
Spring onions and cabbage for spring
Brussels sprouts, celeriac, leeks.
Few weeds.
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@famousgrouse1966 4 жыл бұрын

Apart from the fantastic garden and sound advice, Charles comes across as an absolute gent and clearly loves his profession. Every video seems to contain new information. Should be a tv series.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks v much and this is a kind of tv channel now :)

@cpnotill9264 4 жыл бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Better than tv! Well done Sir! 🌱👍😁

@cpnotill9264 4 жыл бұрын

@earthly firefly5 ?

@cpnotill9264 4 жыл бұрын

@earthly firefly5 got it 👍

@byrefilms 4 жыл бұрын

It is time that broadcasters embraced new ideas about gardening, agriculture and market gardening rather than perpetuating Victorian and industrial ideas!

@tnstef2629 4 жыл бұрын

Love your modesty Charles. “Don’t often talk about this, but I made human compost.” Love it.

@CityWideGardens 3 жыл бұрын

I thought you could not use human waste as compost?? Gotta look that up.... wow!

@elvadelacruz9406 3 жыл бұрын

So it is compost that is human? Or human that is compost

@NopeAndYep 4 жыл бұрын

"Looks like a poo actually..." was the first thing my wife heard when she walked in the room. "What are you watching?" We had a good laugh! The rabbits in my yard seem to poo at the base of my trees. Good job little bunnies

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing like gardening!

@tiffinyharrington9307 4 жыл бұрын

That line gave me a laugh too!

@wes9451 4 жыл бұрын

Mine just eat my little trees...

@mikaeladonges9102 4 жыл бұрын

looked like. big old poorly dug cat poo hole haha. my cat sees my garden beds as great big kitty litters..

@oliverpierre22 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to know how to stop my cat using my veg patch as a litter tray. Any tips?

@gwynprice7396 4 жыл бұрын

Best channel on youtube!! You are living my dream life Charles.... I'm aspiring to achieve what you have. Thankyou for the great videos, respect from Victoria Canada

@4KidsandaFarm 4 жыл бұрын

Your garden is fantastic! This is our goal for our farm! So clean and green!

@donnariggs1567 4 жыл бұрын

the 4 kids will help, that is what I lack, no help and no one is willing to work sad :(

@svetlanikolova7673 3 жыл бұрын

@@donnariggs1567 With this easy method?

@donnariggs1567 3 жыл бұрын

@@svetlanikolova7673 come on over if you got some extra time charles doesn't do it all by himself he has help as I took the time to ask him...

@svetlanikolova7673 3 жыл бұрын

@@donnariggs1567 Sorry, i am in the Balkans 5000 miles away.

@donnariggs1567 3 жыл бұрын

@@svetlanikolova7673 that's ok I have a guest house I'll barter!!

@mandymoo1200 4 жыл бұрын

Slow is best, and instead of the usual fast, rapid videos, this channel takes you slowly around so we can absorb the information. This is so much better than BBC’s Gardeners World which I find flits around on a shallow basis from subject to location; better than Gardener’s Question Time on R4 which is more a compilation of sound bites. I feel as if my hand is being held and guided in the art of veg growing and organic composting. I absolutely love the intro with birdsong.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Mandy. Edward does lovely introductions.

@MrBrianDuga 4 жыл бұрын

Your climate blows my mind given you're further north (I'm in Massachusetts). What a blessing to have so much survive over the winter!

@TheNapalmFTW 4 жыл бұрын

Britain is blessed by the jet stream. I used to live in Manchester, England at 53 degrees north and the growing season where I live now, Indiana, is so short. We are at the same latitude as the south of France

@biolounge7329 4 жыл бұрын

I have so much respect for you. I'm 28 myself and I want to make a transition in my job from a gatekeeper, to a small local farmer. Keep going ! You are one of my teachers I keep watching to get my own dream going !

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear and I wish you well. 28 was about my favourite age in terms of feeling so energetic!

@donnariggs1567 4 жыл бұрын

what is a gate keeper??? wished you lived closer would love a garden partner to share the work and bounty!!

@aenorist2431 4 жыл бұрын

@@donnariggs1567 Probably portier / 'security' / night watch kinda job. Sits in a gatehouse, watches cctv and checks people coming in?

@Andrew-eo2cw 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 29 and on a similar journey. Been a chef for the last 8 years. I grow my own veg and have chickens, starting an agriculture course this year in Scotland. Best of luck for the future

@biolounge7329 4 жыл бұрын

@@donnariggs1567 a gatekeeper is somebody who is checking if people are allowed to entry an area. I work mostly for factorys.

@donnariggs1567 4 жыл бұрын

It must be tough to get all this love from around the world for doing what you love to do! That is the KEY to life and success! and TASTY TOO!

@lilpipskweek6448 4 жыл бұрын

My grandmother was a farm hand in the 40’s. They routinely used human compost from middens i.e.earth closets. It was the norm then for muck men to distribute this valuable resource. So much more sustainable than sewage treatment today

@jhelnan8057 4 жыл бұрын

Could listen all day and learn from this easy speaking, highly knowledgeable organic gardener. He's the teacher we all wish we had encountered in high school and college! Thanks, Charles!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Wish I had been there (!) and thanks

@pizzaguy3645 4 жыл бұрын

Slow cooked Rabbit backs, yum. Yes they are cute and fuzzy, but they are also very tasty. A few years ago I lost three young apple trees to rabbits. I recovered some of my loss by harvesting them and cooking them in the crock pot. Not for everyone I know, but It gave me some satisfaction. A .177 pump pellet gun works great.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Closing the loop :)

@Love-tl2gh 4 жыл бұрын

Love it Charles, it's about time we all talked about using human compost in our gardens. The best way to improve our micro biome is by becoming part of the growing cycle.👍👍

@michaeldavidson2073 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a lad we used to go down to the sewage farm to pick tomatoes. Best ever.

@justmare111 4 жыл бұрын

Even in winter, it's just such an impressive garden! Love it.

@seedaholicgardens9085 4 жыл бұрын

I am so inspired by your approach as it even works for me a disabled gardener, ty!

@thadgiannetti790 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, your garden is just as handsome in the winter as in the full flush of summer. Really enjoyed this video, so much inspiration and knowledge here!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Thad

@kathleenambrose877 4 жыл бұрын

I laughed a little when I saw your volunteer tomatoes in the compost. We get hundreds of them every year in the garden. Thankfully they pull out easily. Beautiful garden even in winter!

@pinksalt1057 4 жыл бұрын

@earthly firefly5 what exactly does this mean?

@pinksalt1057 4 жыл бұрын

Kathleen why not use for replanting ?

@kathleenambrose877 4 жыл бұрын

@@pinksalt1057 We would literally have an entire yard full of tomatoes if we did that. We have allowed a few of them to remain in the garden every year but they are not always true to the parent and sometimes you get a lot of plant, but few tomatoes or really nice tomatoes that all crack before they get ripe or sometimes you get lucky. We have a limited amount of space, so we stick with the tomatoes we know will produce well for us... but I always appreciate their determination to grow!

@ginger_wby 4 жыл бұрын

Great update! I got do excited when I saw a 25minute winter update 🌱

@tiffinyharrington9307 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Foster me too - love the longer videos.

@justynjonn 4 жыл бұрын

I'm always in awe of the British Winter, always green though the skies may be grey. Not much snow and ice.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Haha yes the green balances the grey

@SayHelloToOblivion 4 жыл бұрын

The most relaxing channel on KZfaq. I love these garden tours. They are both uplifting and educational. I have yet to successfully grow leeks. I will try to sow them in containers and transplant (direct sow did not work for me). Also, I appreciate all the ways you deal with the birds and bunnies and other little critters. Humane and organic. What a lovely garden you have. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks :)

@herenow2895 4 жыл бұрын

The Rabbits eat well down your way. What great looking soil to start with. Thanks for another informative video Charles.

@Stettafire 3 жыл бұрын

I have heard that if you find a plot of land that is horribly overgrown (as Homeacres was before Mr. Dowding got involved) then the soil below is generally really good. No idea how true it is, just something I've heard. I guess it's kinda because the land has been let to go "fallow"?

@terriesmith8219 4 жыл бұрын

Love you and your fantastic garden, Charles!! You're living the dream!!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terrie

@kaylabryson1932 4 жыл бұрын

Another huge snow storm coming through our city and temps at night down to zero ❄️🌨❄️🌨. Everything is already covered almost completely in snow. ❄️. Needed a good therapy video to help with spring fever 🤒 . Thank you🌱

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

I don't envy you that

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

and thanks 😆

@nancylynn7614 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Your wife must make a real canning centre in the basement. Such a variety of vegetables. Thank you for sharing.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

I am selling :)

@traiecto 4 жыл бұрын

As usual, a great inspiration. Kicking me out of winter lethargy and onto my seed bank and books and planning! Thanks for sharing

@jeffjeffreym1830 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a youngster I used to enjoy double digging. However, the no dig method seems sensible and is clearly productive. And my old back isn't quite what it once was...

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

No dig - go there Jeff!

@riverunner9978 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@camerakid76 4 жыл бұрын

The Bob Ross of gardening. A true treasure you are. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I do like the drop in clips from past/future of the beds or a crop to give an idea what it looks or looked like, or to show the progression of the seedlings/plants for reference. Kudos to the editor.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly and the editor is my son Edward, whose passion is filmmaking

@EmpressKadesh 4 жыл бұрын

I had a hard time finding winter brussels sprouts in any photos or videos or any kind of instructions and it is my first time growing them so I left mine alone entirely just to see what they do. I appreciate the video.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you had some harvests at least :)

@nicoleduncan6944 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful winter video, Charles! Very informative and inspiring!

@loerkue 4 жыл бұрын

Excited!! Thank you!

@holyword6348 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Charles. It is true your approach to gardening is calming. Was bringing both parents in and out of hospital the past week, and this was a welcome calm in between. Always love seeing your compost videos and was interested to see how much you put on each subsequent year after you get a good base down. Also liked seeing the various types of soil and compost. Great work!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks and pleased to help

@alvisshef 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing and teaching! Blessings!

@yellowdogmaher2542 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Charles, Another great vid.I truly wish i was your neighbor .

@carolparrish194 4 жыл бұрын

I love your garden. I think the netting will do the job keeping off the rabbits. I have a terrible problem with rabbits. The baby rabbits squeeze through the small holes in the fencing and eat all the young bean sprouts and sweet potato tops when they are young. I finally used netting and it worked but it was a little to late. I find that gardening is a learning process.Every year is different. I wonder what this year will bring.

@annegranger6667 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charles, for sharing your wonderful garden and knowlege. Like many other gardners in cold climates, I fill the "hungry gap" watching videos on You Tube, reading gardening books and browsing through seed catalogs. When I spend time in my garden, it becomes as much about providing an escape from stress and the crazy world we live in, as it is about growing healthy and wholesome food for my family. Your wonderful presetations and walks through Home Acres are filling this need as well. Well done and greetings from the state of Kansas!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Happy to help with that Anne, may your winter end soon

@LaVikinga108 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful as always, thanks for sharing!

@sc3pt1c4L 4 жыл бұрын

If I had his garden, rabbit stew would be on my menu frequently.

@mattsli89 4 жыл бұрын

Wow!! I fell in love with the style you live! I'm so impressed by all your videos. Watching them one by one and I can't stop! Will definitely use many of your patterns im my woodchips garden - for sure mulitisowing - seems to be greatest idea to sow in halfcomposted woodchips. Greetings from Poland!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mattsli

@robcrebs4663 4 жыл бұрын

My grandfather put "rabbit wire" around his entire garden, about 3.5 feet high! Along with it he electrified it to keep out the deer! He always had a most beautiful and plentiful garden! He planted enough for him and his daughters! We had fresh, canned veggies all winter! Your garden is beautifully fantastic!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou Rob

@rebellionpointfarms6140 4 жыл бұрын

You always teach me something new. thank you sir!

@scobydoo3145 4 жыл бұрын

Respect from Argentina!

@giovannifiorentino8947 4 жыл бұрын

Greatly appreciate the titles for species.

@bluovalgal 4 жыл бұрын

I am continually inspired each time I watch one of your videos! Thank you!!

@daisyroe5372 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update. I always look forward to your videos.

@cassgruberman6425 4 жыл бұрын

Big fan of your work. It is particularly well complemented by your son Edward's video and editing skills - I can immediately tell when he's done it

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Cool that is interesting and encouraging :) I let him know. He is at home with filming and editing.

@user-vf4nq9si3v 4 жыл бұрын

Very good! Hi from Russia. We use compost too)

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Cool I love these distant connections and knowing that so many of us world wide are working like this, thanks 😀 Plus you write English!!

@user-vf4nq9si3v 4 жыл бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you :)

@timflatus 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charles, that's an amazingly useful video! It's often the details of composting strategy and pest control that make such a diffrence.

@kosmosjk 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles, a really useful video, just what I needed to see right now as we start moving into the new season. Thanks for all the advice :-)

@CoreyBornmann56 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Charles, I've been battling rabbits eating our lettuce for years and wondered how you dealt with them. Thanks for talking about that! Greets from central Pennsylvania USA (zone 6A) possibly the rabbit capital of the world...

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

How funny I feel better now :) we don't have too many

@shakengrain1942 4 жыл бұрын

I had almost figured out that UK "Broad beans" = USA "Fava beans". Thank you for confirming! Regarding human waste, many articles say drugs/pharmaceuticals pass with it now. I would not want to eat food grown with it.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Fair point, it's frightening how many pills are ingested

@christelchristely2816 4 жыл бұрын

Pharmaceuticals are organic compounds, the microorganisms in the soil make short work of breaking them down. They cause problems at the sweage treatment because of the short time allotted for the microorganisms to work on them, and that waterorganisms are wrong for that work.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

@@christelchristely2816 Thanks for the information Christel

@pinksalt1057 4 жыл бұрын

Shakin, all your veggies from the store and nuts imported from other countries are most likely using human waste to compost.

@shakengrain1942 4 жыл бұрын

@@pinksalt1057 Could be. Garden, garden, garden.

@waynehilton5443 4 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable and inspiring, thank you Charles.

@jethrojackson9211 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fabulous! Charles indeed climb into my dreams.

@lunavera4604 4 жыл бұрын

"looks like a poo actually, I'll put it in the compost heap" I'm dead!!! giggles aside this was helpful thank you

@Benji1337 4 жыл бұрын

I had some of that fleece, it was over some salads in the summer, it completely disintergrated in the sun and covered the beds in micro plastic. Absoloute nightmare.

@GreenJimll 4 жыл бұрын

We had a similar experience the first year we tried using it. Laid it over the beds one weekend in early summer, had a storm during the week and came back to find it shredded and all over the plot. Never used it again since - much prefer a solid micromesh (enviromesh or similar).

@dusshan1 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing this experience. i am using the same fleece 2nd year already and so far it seems very sturdy, i can even water over it and it still holds together

@marikalehman8611 4 жыл бұрын

Fleece is used to warm plants and as frost protection, not meant to be used in summer weather at all. If crops need protection in summer then mesh or netting is used.

@howls3612 4 жыл бұрын

I love you Charlie. Thanks for your work, it's beautiful.

@soulsaw666 4 жыл бұрын

thank you Charles for sharing your wisdom and experience with us , you are an inspiration to us gardeners

@andrewmoon1898 4 жыл бұрын

I did my first year of no dig in 2019, and although I still had weeds, I had a lot less, 95% less. And they are much easier to pull out, just like seedlings. A hated job has become just spending time in the plot. The potato harvest was almost primal, or child like, digging through the soil with my hands. And I gad a good crop, considering the wetness of the ground. But I did have one problem...I had quite a few that were green. This year I am putting more compost on top, but is there a stage I missed pre harvest to protect the ones closest to the surface? Do I need to add another mulch layer a few weeks before harvest? So glad I found this Chanel before starting the plot under my name, as my dads older methods are far more mauling on this clay soil. I have just had to be creative on my compost raw supplies. 👍🤣🤣🤣

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Well done Andrew and thanks for feedback. Creative is excellent. Yes for 2nd earlies and maincrop, best watch under the leaves and when you see any white potatoes appearing in light, drop compost over and onto them.

@GreenJimll 4 жыл бұрын

I put lawn mower clippings on top of our no-dig potatoes. Its something my Dad did back in the 1970s when I was kid on his (double dug!) potato rows. Turns out spuds are one of the few plants that don't seem to mind the raw nitrogen hit of fresh grass clippings - indeed they grow great guns through it.

@andrewmoon1898 4 жыл бұрын

Jon Knight will give this a go. Thank you.

@JNYC-gb1pp 4 жыл бұрын

8:37 'looks like a poo" haha...the joys of gardening!

@suttonsplash14 3 жыл бұрын

Charles you are an inspiration!

@johnnyaingel5753 4 жыл бұрын

7 years beautiful job i must say thank you for sharing

@nathanguest9723 4 жыл бұрын

The rock dust is really good stuff, i hope you see good results to.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan

@sycamoreknox9419 4 жыл бұрын

I've wondered if being on a plant based diet and not taking any medicines of any sort would make ones poo a fine addition to compost.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Surely must 😄

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

@serendipidus1 the book about Humanure deals with these questions in a less black and white way. As the original question suggests, not all human poo is the same. It's not true that it needs to reach temperatures that one cannot achieve't home'. History shows otherwise. I have willows near my compost toilet and they are growing fast!

@clairemcconway6266 3 жыл бұрын

It depends on who is eating the food. If it's the same person, then it's fine. You can't catch something from something that's already been through your own gut. If other people, then read the Humanure book by Joseph Jenkins.

@sycamoreknox9419 3 жыл бұрын

@@clairemcconway6266 Thanks for the tip.

@maimclean7493 4 жыл бұрын

I'm learning something from you everytime I watch your video! thank you so much ! 🇺🇸

@zenden6584 4 жыл бұрын

I’m new to gardening and I’ve watched so many gardening videos on KZfaq and this one is definitely one of the best 🙌🏻.I just could listen to Charles all day , he voice is so so relaxing 😌 it makes it easy to absorb all the information he has 💚

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying and this makes me happy

@jakobbrun6535 4 жыл бұрын

"Lovely" to see that you recycle human waste! Is there a specific reason you don't want to use it in your vegetable garden? I would think that most, if not all, of the bacteria that you don't want coming back into your system will have died off by the time you spread it out - or for sure, by harvest time? Wonderful video as always! It is an inspiration to see how much you have growing in the winter months.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jakob and I wondered who might wonder this. Yes it makes sense to use it for food, but not when selling vegetables :)

@moiragoldsmith7052 4 жыл бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig I was taught 2 years of composting. And yes, I agree, beautiful for the flowers; it's all natural so why do we wince at using it for any produce, just the thought makes me queasy 😳. 😂

@stefflus08 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mind at all if my fruit came from trees were composted human excrement was used, as long as it wasn't a sprayed slurry. My Swedes (we call them Kålrabi (kohlrabi) or Kålrot, so there must have been some confusion at some point) grew a bit slow and were left out until frost hit in late Sept. (67deg N) That resulted in rather thick, woody skins and a rather large portion of the smaller ones were woody by the stem and root.

@portiaholliday8741 4 жыл бұрын

Us true gardeners know the value of human waste:-)

@Green.Country.Agroforestry 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't worry about using the rosemary from that garden:)

@TheMwales 4 жыл бұрын

i also use cat compost on my flower beds, so far so good. It seemed a shame to let it go to a landfill.

@MizRuthie 4 жыл бұрын

You have a new subscriber! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and gardening!

@gertrudestuazon7476 4 жыл бұрын

God Bless!!. Mr. Dowding, thank you.🤗👏🏻😍👍🏽

@user-ir4ki1oi5s 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@ArmindaHeart 4 жыл бұрын

I’d love to be able to have that much compost. How do you get your materials for making compost piles?

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

See my making compost videos. I keep eyes open for coffee grounds, mowings, old wood to chip, spent hops, add some soil!

@ximono 4 жыл бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Roughly how much soil would you add, if you don't mind me asking..? I'm about to establish my first compost heap, so I'm learning as much as I can. (Thank you for a brilliant channel!)

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

@@ximono No more than 5% by volume

@davefieldhouse5119 3 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy your videos Charles thank you

@Tamarind525 3 жыл бұрын

He makes it look so easy! Great to see the garden in the winter, all seasons.

@Ed-iz4wm 4 жыл бұрын

When I lived in Japan, over 20 years ago, they used human waste in the rice fields. They don't have a lot of cattle there.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Yes and they needed it, need it now too! Good land is so scarce for a huge population, like here too.

@Rocketscientist66 4 жыл бұрын

What a wealth of knowledge, thank you!

@robertevans8024 3 жыл бұрын

Theses videos are what keeps me going to get through the cold, dreary winter months in Philadelphia PA.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert and we have some nice ones coming over the winter

@robertevans8024 3 жыл бұрын

@@CharlesDowding1nodig I look forward to every one of them. I love your greenhouse with the brick foundation. Would love to see more of the inside. And I'm so interested in, and crazy about, compost, I feel like going back to school for a degree in something dealing with soil fertility. But I'm already 55 and having issues with pain from injuries, after being rear ended in 2016. 🤷‍♂️ Anyway, I really feel honored to receive your replies. It means so much to me at this time in my life. You are a great person and so nice. Your videos, voice and personality are food for the soul. So relaxing. 🕊️🙏💖💯

@riverunner9978 4 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year Sir Charles! Thank you for your wonderful videos! 🌱🌸

@vmcshannon 4 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to see this video today. 😁 it’s cold and snowy here and I’m ready to start my seeds!

@therusticranchgarden 4 жыл бұрын

What an awesome garden. Learning a lot. Thank you.

@FT-pg2zx 4 жыл бұрын

I am new to this. You are such an inspiration for me🌷

@SimpleLivingAlaska 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thank you for the winter episode and always helpful information 😀

@ishedolewz 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Love your videos. Love your garden.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

@Ash-xx5zd 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this garden tour! And loved all the information and plant labels you provided for us viewers. You're a legend. Thank youuu.

@mygardenanddinosaurs 4 жыл бұрын

Loved seeing the chickens. Nice that the roosters are getting on. Hope Willows shoulder has improved. Have a good week. Mags. 🌼🌻🌺🌸

@mdb7558 4 жыл бұрын

Most gorgeous gardens I think I've ever seen! This is my dream!!

@svetlanikolova7673 3 жыл бұрын

Meg, go to Washington and see and taste Paul Gauchi,s food?

@michaelangelo6947 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful garden and well organized.

@mayfieldmanor5344 4 жыл бұрын

Love your garden and your videos. You are the King of Compost!

@camicri4263 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great Charles! I have a long way to go until my garden will look like yours.

@ollielife1 4 жыл бұрын

just discovered your truly excellent channel, thanks so much!

@GardensforLife 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thank you for making it!

@jamesrichey 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see your garden in winter. It helps to compare your garden to what's going on in mine at the same time. Thanks!

@scotchcrofter9964 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome garden

@dogfacegaming1128 3 жыл бұрын

i love watching his videos , i can learn a lot plus i enjoy watching him look HIGH while explaining :D

@sharikaraman5896 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best Gardeners out there !!! So much choice of veg cos he knows what he is doing ..

@oscarherrera9049 4 жыл бұрын

Excelent video, thanks for sharing

@nellanddudley 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so thankful for your videos. Just purchased your books and plan to spend the frigid months here in Maryland studying and planning. I own a 40 acre farm with plenty of room to grow a no dig garden. All the best!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your book purchase and good luck with the farm.

@lauriecammarata1881 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful inspiring video! I love your gardens and no-dig method. I'm a retired hobbyist gardener with only a few raised beds, but you offer great inspiration!