Compared to part one, this is a different part of my garden and shows in one corner how to start no dig very rapidly. Using plastic. and planting squash in holes through the plastic.
For using cardboard, see https://youtu.be/0LH6-w57Slw
Plus we see the incredible speed of growth of summer plantings. I also show one or two beds that I planted too late and you can see the difference!
Timings are so important in summer and early autumn, for sowing and transplanting. I publish them every year in my Calendar – and try new dates as well!
2025 Calendar of Sowing Dates https://shop.charlesdowding.co.uk/products/charles-dowdings-calendar-of-vegetable-sowing-dates-2025
On my website are lots more details about how to grow vegetables using these methods. In the shop are my books, and there’s a lot of free advice on those pages as well, https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk
My new Compost book https://shop.charlesdowding.co.uk/products/compost-transform-waste-into-new-life
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Filmed 17th September 2024 by Nicola Smith. Homeacres in in the UK, a maritime temperate climate zone 8.
00:00 Intro – apples, Jonagold variety, how to judge when ready
00:55 New delivery of woodchip – I demonstrate how to sieve
03:07 Carrots
04:05 Light/heavy feeders – not true!
04:20 Brussel sprouts interplanted between carrots
04:44 Celeriac between garlic
05:26 More second plantings
06:21 Perennial kale, eaten, compared with cauliflower, not eaten – use of Bacillus thuringiensis
06:58 Mesh over spinach against rabbits
07:20 Purple cauliflower
08:13 Field bindweed – convolvulus arvensis, how to manage
08:54 Black plastic as mulch
09:16 Slugs, and compost quantities
10:34 Adding compost to new beds, and designing a plot
11:07 Turnips
11:23 Salad rocket, with mesh cover
12:02 Brassicas – broccoli, cabbage, kale
12:49 Chinese cabbage, some slug damage
13:18 Squash, had fleece against frost
13:41 Leeks, covered against leaf miner
13:59 Green waste and mushroom compost – advice on when to buy
15:07 Homemade compost
16:20 Perennials – rhubarb, asparagus
17:00 Interplanting/double cropping – spinach between lettuce
17:49 Second polytunnel – very little blight compared to first
18:34 Tomatoes – long stems
18:56 Watermelon radish
19:20 More apples – Kidd’s Orange Red, codling moth
20:09 First polytunnel – blight plants removed to compost
21:02 Removing plants – I demonstrate how
21:43 Green manure – white mustard
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41 Comments
2 Charles Dowding videos in 3 days…. No complaints here!!
Well said indeed inspiring,,,if we have problem in our gardens don't be disheartened đ today morning I was in my terrace garden checking out fruit trees ,my custard Apple fruits were eaten by bugs it was disappointing,,but after listening to you,,gonna head back and cover the remaining fruits with fruit protection Bags,,and think about steps to be taken for other plants as well ,,thanks for inspiring us sir ji đ
yay saw minty guess she was checking out any residue of blight in your poly house đ Tomato plants đđșđđźđł
Love the kitty enjoying the garden along with us. Thank you, Charles!
Anyone know where to get Bacillus Thuring.. err⊠BT, in the UK?
Thank you for the mustard green manure tip!
Another very interesting video Charles! By chance can you please provide me with the information to obtain the stand alone sieve that you use in your garden? Thanks in advance.
I always learn so much when I watch your videos, especially on compost, I love love making compost myself too, I have many many large piles all around my property, I have chickens, so lots of manure and straw from the chicken coop. lots of weeds, and I am her is USA in Pennsylvania, and live on a few acres, so lots and lots of leaves. not one leaf ever gets wasted, I mulch and chip them all up and make lots of leave compost/ leaf mold compost. but there is no greater reward when the compost is finished and ready to use. when people come to see my gardens I take them to the compost area first, haha. but all the vegetables, flowers, and fruit trees and berry bushes all grow amazing with compost. Happy gardening and Happy Autumn đ
Thank you for another great video full of wisdom pearls! Just wondering how do you get your cat from not doing it's business in around your compost and woodchips? I have to fence up everything here for my cat and the neighbours, they love compost and woodchip to do their number 2s. That's a health hazard in my opinion as they carry parasites.
I wonder, if you see a vegetable which has been a bit damaged by slugs, do you still eat it? I mean, if a leaf has holes on it, do you just wash and eat it? Greetings from Norway.
As always, fascinating to see the change of season at Home Acres. I would love to see the turnover of the Small Garden going forward. Such a helpful source of inspiration for us allotmenters! Thanks for all you do, Johnny
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What science is based on the * new * strategy of not mulching, but just allowing weeds to grow . I can, see agricultural colleges or farmers being not very impressed.
Aunque todo el montĂłn fuese conĂferas no pasarĂa nada ?
Great video, quick question⊠when starting a new bed with cardboard and compost on top⊠how many inches of compost? Sorry I couldnât understand the British term for amount of green waste⊠and approximate # of inches of each compost ..if possible âŠwould help. Thank you
I love your little cat âcameoâ appearances every few minutes. Great little helper Iâm sure. đž
Amazing what is possible with no-dig gardening and certain dedication! Loving part two!
Donât leave fallen infected fruit on ground cause caterpillars are now nice and handy to ground to pupate đ
I love the runner beans. I grow several different varieties on cattle panel arched into tunnels. The flowers are lovely and hummingbirds love them. The dry shell beans are fabulous in soups, stews… So glad you mentioned them
What are those bell shaped flowers that you're stood next to ? They are so so beautiful â€â€â€
Did you manage to salvage some of the F1 tomato hybrid you've been propagating all these years, or was it lost to blight?
Hello, I am trying a no dig permaculture potager. I am in the north Kent area and have half a path in raised beds. I did sweetcorn for the first time in one raised bed. I would like to know if you pull the plant out or cut it down and leave the roots in?
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Always informative Charles. I used a codling moth trap on my apple tree the last two years. Works a treat. Thank youđ
People think Iâm mad I collect vegetable scraps and coffee grounds from a local deli, i advertise online for guinea pig waste, I get neighbours and friends bring me grass cuttings and soon leaves, also various odd things to make structures. I go to the stables to collect horse manure and get wood chips from tree surgeons. I thank people with bits of produce x
Somebody in the western part of Belgium, where they have heavy clay soil, worried that no dig wouldn't work for him. Is that so, or does he need to prepare the soil in a certain way, or does he have to be patient and just add compost? And mulch in the winter?
How did you get on with the hotbin composter ?
Thank you for your inspiration! I have access to about 50 sq m of grassland. I intend to cover it with cardboard, add about 30cm depth of "well rotted manure" (this is from a local farmer and so a bit vague), then I'll cover it with black plastic for the winter. Will it turn into black gold or am I making a huge mistake?
†I picked my first 3 apples ever home grown 2 weeks ago – Honey Crisp. SO GOOD! In USA people can make a request for CHIP DROP online from arborists for free or a donation to get wood chips & logs. Iâve been doing it for 4 years building up soil on paths for less weeds and the soil underneath is so rich after all this time! đ
Thanks for the tour. Especially helpful was the detail about what conditions are conducive to blight. Love real information !!! đđđ
Hi Charles, could you possibly tell me what organic compost you use in bulk please. Many thanks. Great content as usual đ
electro-culture here !!!!!!! experimentation? significants results?
Top top Charles,comme d'habitude đđ
Charles que tĂș mĂ©todo deberĂa funcionar igual en climas cĂĄlidos o arias algĂșn cambio
Hi Charles, i want to cover my garlic this year, when should i cover them please? As soon as plsnt them or next year?thank you.
Lovely to see your garden florish, i think i did well this year despite the bad weather! Still picking the tomatoes.
afternoon charles from far northern calif. back up to 97 degrees here.. and staying warm for another week. kepe that full beard. and you guys enjoy the rest of your week. im prepping a new flower bed for bulds..
Great videos as always if weeds are really bad would you suggest another layer of cardboard before you top up your beds with new compost every year?
Thank you for sharing part 2 of this great video! đ»đđżđđđđ”
Hi Charles, yes mustard already planted in my spare? ground. We will be trying an experiment hopefully next year for all the plot holders on our allotments to put their green waste which will be weeds such as bind weed and the dreaded mares tail as most of them are taking it and putting in the green waste for the council to take. Perhaps I could send you some photos nearer the time.
Some helpful guidance, however, I canât plant out any brassicas until end of July due to flea beetles đąđ€ I will try some radish as a sacrifice crop next year with a few plants. I still have some to plant out in the hope that fleece will give them a chance đ€
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