Channel: Charles Dowding

Category: Howto & Style

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Description: I show you around in late April. There are still many plants which have grown through winter, such as the Medania spinach. Then there are new plantings of lettuce, peas, onions and carrots. A frost was forecast, so after the video I covered all potato leaves. It was in fact -1C 30F at 4.20am on 30th, and the thumbnail is 7am photo. 00:00 Introduction 00:36 The dig/no dig trial beds, in their 17th year 01:19 A problem in the Small Garden - carrots have not grown - and I explain possible reasons why and how I’ll try to resolve 02:58 A look in the greenhouse where I raise almost all plants - I show you the hot bed with warmth-loving plants 04:21 In the polytunnel - winter salads finishing and Sungold tomatoes for summer just transplanted - fleece draped over at night with support from garlic plants! 05:14 I show you how I use string for cordon tomatoes (as for cucumbers) 05:58 Showing compost mulch on potato bed, and Bandit leeks being left to flower for seed 06:47 A beautiful Kidds Orange Red apple tree in blossom 07:11 A look at the herb garden planted a year ago, and French tarragon 07:48 The "new area" of 300m2, with overwintered Aquadulce broad/fava beans, beetroot, overwintered garlic 08:30 More salads in the second polytunnel, and endive, lettuce and Medania spinach going to seed 09:18 Wild rocket Athena under fleece 09:51 A bed with asparagus, taking the place of broad bean plants - I show you how I clear the bean plants 10:53 Some info on events and talks I am doing in first half of May 11:33 A look at a bed mulched with wood chip, and now growing potatoes 12:29 Another bed with potatoes, and covered in black polythene, winter squash to come 12:58 Many dandelion flowers - good for insects 13:34 A bed of multisown onions, and problems with wireworm - using potatoes as decoys/traps 14:30 A bed of lettuce, under fleece until now - frost won’t damage them 15:24 Carrots and radish under fleece 16:37 A look at peas, for both shoots and pods - Alderman mostly 17:09 Multisown turnips - I show you how I harvest them: Tokyo Cross F1 17:52 A look at one of the compost heaps 18:36 Another bed of lettuce, after a first pick, and the benefits of picking not cutting 19:20 More asparagus, and how to harvest 19:59 A look at some beautiful cauliflowers, Aalsmeer 20:50 An experiment with no rotation - potatoes and broad beans 21:23 Some interplants of fennel and kohlrabi 21:58 Some info on watering, and I demonstrate watering the dig/no dig beds Events of May: Masterclass at Ashburnham Place – 5th May ashburnham.org.uk/events/charles-dowding-masterclass Evening talk at Ashburnham Place – 5th May eventbrite.co.uk/e/no-dig-organic-vegetable-gardening-tickets-256019279557 Workshop to make a no dig bed with Charles at Riverford Farm, Devon – 12th May fieldkitchen.riverford.co.uk/mevents/no-dig-demo-with-charles-dowding Evening talk from me and an excellent supper at Riverford Field Kitchen – 12th May fieldkitchen.riverford.co.uk/mevents/no-dig-dinner-with-charles-dowding Carey’s Secret Garden – 16th May 2022 – Master Class bookings.careyssecretgarden.co.uk/event/no-dig-masterclass-with-charles-dowding-mon-16th-may-2022 Carey’s Secret Garden – 16th May 2022 – Evening Talk bookings.careyssecretgarden.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-charles-dowding See this video of my tour in early April, and how things have changed: youtu.be/FNqPlo6icpc Discover details for growing all plants mentioned in this video in my 'From Seed to Harvest' lessons: charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/fsth-individual-lessons Created at Homeacres no dig garden 29th April, filmed on iPhone by Nicola Smith. You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive videos each month, which we make only for members: youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg/join