Speedy Replanting and Inter-sowing: Secrets to a Bountiful Early Summer Garden

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Published 2018-06-09
Summer arrives and the garden is full, with harvests happening and more to follow (this is zone 8a oceanic temperate). I show sowing and replanting to keep the harvests coming into winter, give tips on weeding to save time in the long run, and show you the summer compost heaps.
My garden is no dig and you see how few weeds are growing: we spend most of our time planting and picking, about two hours/week on weeding.
In the final scene I harvest beetroot, cabbage, asparagus, peas, pea shoots and courgettes, see thumbnail.
More about veg growing and no dig on my website www.charlesdowding.co.uk/

Filmed at Homeacres no dig garden on 4th June by Edward Dowding edowdingfilms.onfabrik.com/.
For more on the simplicity of no dig, just mulching the soil surface to feed soil life, see    • No Dig: feed the soil not the plants ...  
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All Comments (21)
  • My nephew George, has an allotment for 3years now it was a in a bad state when he got it. He followed you read your books for the first year he spend planning making 5x8 beds hand making a shed, buying, two greenhouses, 3 compost bins that he made. Multiple sewing he now as beautiful home make compost, beautiful vegetables summer and winter. It looks amazing, and now he is giving advice to me who has the allotment next to him and he bought me your book and advised me and anyone else to follow you. No dig....
  • Mr Dowding, ill like to mention that your videos are great, and the way you talk and smile gives me peace, you must have a great soul. Congrats and greetings from Argentina. Cherrs!
  • goodness gracious, it's 4 am and i don't even have a bloody garden, but here we are, huh
  • @aysen8366
    I just wish I was there💚💚 🤩🤩
  • @ProxyEA
    Боже, благодарю за этого человека,он делает на своем участке просто райский уголок! На это просто даже приятно смотреть:)) Благодарю Вас, ваши видео очень вдохновляют, и хоть у меня пока лишь свой маленький огородик на подоконнике в квартире, но однажды у меня появится свой полноценный сад и огород на своей земле! Жить на Природе - это поистине благо, но и труд (!), который очень хорошо вознаграждается, если делать все по правилам и с любовью! Привет из России! Больших успехов Вам! Благодарю за то, что делитесь своим опытом!
  • I've watched several of these videos and admired that wooden tool for making holes. So much that I paused this video midway and googled what it is called, searching for where to buy or how to make one but never finding one that length. So I concluded that I could probably make one from a replacement or broken shovel handle. I spent about 15 minutes on this tangent only to come back and unpause the video to hear "I use this dibber, a long handled dibber like this, just a spade handle rounded off at the end..."
  • @damocurson238
    I decided to try grow a few bits and pieces this year with my grandson. I have very little or next to no knowledge whatsoever on gardening but within watching 2 episodes on you’re Chanel I have learnt more than I have trolling my way through dozens of other videos !! You sir are an absolute world of information that the far less knowledgeable can understand !! Absolutely brilliant programmes. 👍🏼
  • @brigidivory4160
    I really do enjoy your videos. I learn so much and I love how you teach. So calm and peaceful. Thank you
  • @AK-ru3sg
    What an incredibly pleasant way to spend 36 and a half minutes. Thank you.
  • @jerricroft937
    I was recently a master gardener showplace. ( I was the best)! Lol. I gave your name out all day long. (Two day event) you are the best source for a home owner or small market farmer in my book! All the best from across the pond Charles. Spread the word subscribers!
  • @ActivussTV
    Grabbed some beer (it is expensive in this country) and watching some Charles Dowding videos. Life is good, and you have a dream-like beautiful garden.
  • My grandfather used to cut the largest part of the stems off the beetroot, but leave two inches on, as this prevents the beet from 'bleeding' when it is cooked. All comes off with a rub afterwards.
  • @VIII3_83
    I am a civil engineer, but I really love organic agriculture . I enjoyed your videos, especially this one . These videos motivated me to quit my job this month and I going to start my passion! Your videos are very helpful to me. Thanks so much, Mr. Dowding!
  • Your gardens are a thing of beauty! You certainly get your exercise on a busy summer day! Thanks for having us along, I’ve learned a lot! 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
  • @rwwkv6
    Truly excellent! Invaluable knowledge, clearly and methodically communicated, expertly and beautifully shot. Really helping this novice grower discover the benefits and joy of no dig. Thank you!
  • @hitrold
    I have sown the Boltardy beetroot 4-6 seeds in each clump this year and they turned out very great - lovely taste, easy to grow.
  • I’m pleased that in the beginning of this video you spoke of the insects and their reason for being in the garden. We’ve been taught to think of them as pests that damage crops therefore we need to get rid of them. Everything has a purpose in nature and we don’t know what they are sometimes. When we don’t know things we make assumptions and decide that they’re not worth living. It’s the same premise as when flies start hovering around something that’s decaying. They’re present before we notice them and it’s due to a deficiency or the demise of something. They aren’t there to just eat our crops. The different insects, when we take time to understand them, are there because they have sensed a deficiency that we aren’t yet aware of.
  • @rickivanov
    Your videos are so comprehensive and informative. I'm so happy I've found them. Thank you very much for making them!