https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/2bdf33b7-01a1-4b55-814d-07417f9f6006 Spring is almost here, after a mild winter. Now is good to propagate first sowings under cover, and prepare ground so it's ready for spring. I show you ideas for being ready, and how easy it is with no dig. It's now just four weeks before we shall be popping the first transplants in the ground. Also at the equinox I sow carrots and plant first early potatoes. Homeacres is 1600 m² of no dig beds and paths, growing food for sale locally within 4 miles/7 km. Filmed 14th February by Nicola Smith, just at the end of winter's darkest four months. We now have much to look forward to. The Fryd app for planning your plantings is https://fryd.app/en 00:00 Introduction 00:18 My upcoming talks https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/product/trebah-gardens-evening-talks---23rd-and-24th-february and https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/product/day-courses-near-madrid-2nd-and-3rd-march 00:39 Propagation in the greenhouse, and the house 01:16 Trialling three composts (and tomato plants grown from cuttings - Rosada variety) 04:06 A look at my favourite (small!) bed and see link for the Fryd app 04:44 Some early transplants under fleece cover - I demonstrate using a dibber 05:50 Salad plants in the polutunnel 07:56 Harvested parsnips 9kg, one with soil still on to show you the soil profile, see this video https://youtu.be/y4Dx7TRWWtM 09:14 Weeds germinating in the surface compost, need removing and raking 10:02 Netting over broccoli is against pigeons 10:30 Rhubarb Timperley Early, almost ready with no protection 10:50 Kale ravaged by pigeons 11:09 Multisown leeks in the ground, and the harvest after trimming 11:21 Allium leaf miner has been and will be a problem 11:53 Garlic planted October and the difference between soft neck and hard neck types 12:28 Broad beans, and a word on their wide spacing 13:03 Rye - some wireworm and rabbit damage, and mustard planted as a deterrent, now killed by frost 13:51 A new no dig area of 60 m², mulched with compost 14:59 Worm compost drying on the veranda, gathered a month ago 15:42 Using and reusing black plastic. In this case to manage buttercups - and my plans for growing wildflowers 16:49 Frogspawn, moved by Adam from big pond to small pond 17:37 3-bay pallet compost heaps 18:47 Perennial sorrel just shooting 19:08 Lamb’s lettuce and chervil, overwintered 19:30 Garlic, with mustard now killed by frost 19:50 Using a stand alone sieve, for potting compost only 20:38 Brussels sprouts Brigitte F1 have cropped so well! 21:08 Spring cabbage Duncan F1covered against pigeons - some slug damage, and how to reduce 22:26 Dig / no dig trial beds - with broad beans as cover crop, how to harvest and remove 24:08 Getting ready for spring Find global links to buy my long-handled dibber and Charles Dowding module trays: https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/store/gardening-products Long handled dibber UK https://www.gardenimports.co.uk/product/charles-dowding-long-handled-ash-dibber/?v=79cba1185463 and in the US https://allaboutthegarden.com/products/long-handled-dibber You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg/join #garlic #nodig #nodiggardening #brusselssprouts #growyourownfood Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:59:50 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/2bdf33b7-01a1-4b55-814d-07417f9f6006 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.