(YT)Charles Dowding https://stream.echo6.co/c/charles-dowding/videos Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:42:18 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co (YT)Charles Dowding https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/c/charles-dowding/videos 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. https://stream.echo6.co/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=110 <![CDATA[Weevils eating peas and catch cropping between potatoes]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/6kh68F9326B571s1ty6qBZ https://stream.echo6.co/w/6kh68F9326B571s1ty6qBZ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:58:51 GMT Bean / pea weevil eats the margins of lower leaves. But sowing in modules enables pea transplants to grow away from the damage.

Catch crops of radish and turnips are one of the plant combinations I explain in my new book, Grow Together.

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Weevils eating peas and catch cropping between potatoes Bean / pea weevil eats the margins of lower leaves. But sowing in modules enables pea transplants to grow away from the damage. Catch crops of radish and turnips are one of the plant combinations I explain in my new book, Grow Together. <![CDATA[How to Grow Courgettes/Zucchini: 4 Months of Cropping from an April Sowing Under Cover]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/6NWeeDBySbzJMjfZsaCoyt https://stream.echo6.co/w/6NWeeDBySbzJMjfZsaCoyt Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:22:14 GMT Courgettes can crop for four months or more, from one April sowing under cover.

In this video I show how I start them in rich compost and explain why there’s no rush to sow too early, as they are susceptible to frost. I talk about using fleece for protection against spring’s cold winds — sometimes double layers if needed — in the UK, this is the 30gsm fleece I use https://charlesdowding.co.uk/products/fleece?variant=54252843204931

I share tips on planting distance and watering to keep growth steady. And my favourite variety is Defender F1 https://premierseedsdirect.com/product/courgette-defender-f1-charles/

I explain why I grow F1 varieties, when to remove the very first small fruits to encourage stronger cropping later, and how to harvest so that plants continue producing. We also look at the natural silver-grey colouring on leaves, which is often mistaken for powdery mildew, and how to keep plants productive through many months.

With steady warmth, courgettes crop heavily through summer and into early autumn — often giving one family more than enough from just one or two plants.

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00:00 Introduction - timing of sowings, options
00:52 Compost for sowing
01:43 Sowing in pot or in module trays
02:23 Warmth needed for germination, and watering
04:00 Growth end of April
04:16 End May - progress of growth, using fleece
06:38 Transplanting - spacing and depth
08:12 First baby courgette - good to remove
09:07 Flowers as sign to harvest
10:49 Spacing
11:37 Kale as previous planting - moisture and nutrients taken from soil
12:47 Early June - plants under fleece
13:36 First harvests - flower dying off
14:27 Keeping seed
14:59 Harvests to come, and end of growth
16:02 Silvery leaves- natural, and mildew
17:23 Leaving stalk on fruit when cutting
17:56 Hidden marrows - need removing
19:08 July - removing lower leaves and moving plants
21:27 October - plants now cleared, garlic and spring cabbage planted
22:28 Courgettes - worthwhile plants
22:52 Compost to be spread over compost - yearly addition

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult How to Grow Courgettes/Zucchini: 4 Months of Cropping from an April Sowing Under Cover Courgettes can crop for four months or more, from one April sowing under cover. In this video I show how I start them in rich compost and explain why there’s no rush to sow too early, as they are susceptible to frost. I talk about using fleece f... <![CDATA[No Dig: feed the soil not the plants for many, easier harvests and few weeds]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/sm3PMZWwxgK6xGU1Rzwntw https://stream.echo6.co/w/sm3PMZWwxgK6xGU1Rzwntw Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:46:01 GMT After 11 months of no feeds or fertilisers, see the fine growth of Homeacres vegetables, many planted in summer after clearing first harvests, and no compost or other food added. In undisturbed and mulched soil, organisms manage resources better plus plants root more easily, as you see here.

Discover more at https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/no-dig-growing/homeacres/ and in my books such as No Dig Organic https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/product/no-dig-organic-home-garden/ which is available in the USA from Chelsea Green Publishing, my Diary too and there is a special offer - https://www.chelseagreen.com/farm-garden/no-dig-organic-home-garden
Filmed at Homeacres, UK zone 8b climate, 9.10.17 by David Adams

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult No Dig: feed the soil not the plants for many, easier harvests and few weeds After 11 months of no feeds or fertilisers, see the fine growth of Homeacres vegetables, many planted in summer after clearing first harvests, and no compost or other food added. In undisturbed and mulched soil, organisms manage resources better p... <![CDATA[Comparing growth and harvests in adjacent strips, dug/forked and no dig]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/hkPVPkx47PQ8oSNq5D6gRh https://stream.echo6.co/w/hkPVPkx47PQ8oSNq5D6gRh Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:44:57 GMT In the fourth year of this trial 2016. Two adjacent strips of ground 6.5ft (2m) wide, and 29.5ft (9m) long. Strip one has it's soil loosened with a fork (after originally turning over the pasture January 2013, see thumbnail) then is mulched with 2in/5cm compost each winter. The beds of strip 2 are simply mulched with 2in/5cm compost without any loosening at all. (In 2013 no compost was used.) See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVY4SJt4mzg for descriptions of the compost used. The trial started in 2013 and is ongoing.
There is a third strip mulched with different compost, the subject of film 2 (coming soon), and a third film looks at some effects of not rotating vegetables in this trial and elsewhere in my garden. Filming and editing by my son Edward Dowding https://edowding.net.

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Comparing growth and harvests in adjacent strips, dug/forked and no dig In the fourth year of this trial 2016. Two adjacent strips of ground 6.5ft (2m) wide, and 29.5ft (9m) long. Strip one has it's soil loosened with a fork (after originally turning over the pasture January 2013, see thumbnail) then is mulched with 2... <![CDATA[Conquer Weeds the No-Dig Way: Insights from Charles Dowding]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/46MWR9gtTiCkKDAf1jxRrP https://stream.echo6.co/w/46MWR9gtTiCkKDAf1jxRrP Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:44:38 GMT Charles demonstrates and explains two methods of clearing weeds to grow vegetables, without digging soil or removing any weeds or soil. Mulches were applied at his Homeacres garden during the past 6-12 months, and you see the results: crops taken, while soil is being cleared of weeds, some of which were vigorous perennials.
The polythene can be any colour, usually black and must be UV treated, so that it doesn't go brittle and break in sunlight. Up to 1 mm thick so that light cannot pass through.

Homeacres is in southern UK zone 8 climate, mild and oceanic.
See my online Course 1 for a lot of information about clearing weeds, and more videos https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/online-course-1-no-dig-gardening/
See my website for more details about no dig https://charlesdowding.co.uk/start-here/
Filming and editing by Edward Dowding https://edowdingfilms.onfabrik.com/portfolio, July to October 2016 .

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MORE FROM CHARLES

To buy one of my online courses https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/online-courses/

To buy a book https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/books/

To join an in person Day or Weekend course at Homeacres https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/courses/

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As a member, you can watch a new video each month, which is exclusively for members. Your payments support my promotion and teaching of better, easier gardening. I can offer bursaries for day courses and online courses, through individuals in charge of community gardens/allotments and school gardens. Contact us through my website to enquire about bursaries https://charlesdowding.co.uk/contact-us/

To buy the module trays I designed with Containerwise, use this link https://containerwise.co.uk/product/charles-dowding-60-cell/

The Refill Room also hold stock of the module trays, https://www.refillroom.com/product-category/garden/

The Farm Dream for buying trays in Europe https://thefarmdream.com/product-category/propagation-trays/

To buy t-shirts and hoodies with my exclusive no dig designs, use this link https://charlesdowding.teemill.com

For fleece and mesh supplies Charles recommends Gardening Naturally https://www.paidonresults.net/c/57860/1/1762/0

#nodig #weeding #nodiggardening #growyourownveggies #growyourownfood

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Conquer Weeds the No-Dig Way: Insights from Charles Dowding Charles demonstrates and explains two methods of clearing weeds to grow vegetables, without digging soil or removing any weeds or soil. Mulches were applied at his Homeacres garden during the past 6-12 months, and you see the results: crops taken,... <![CDATA[Best timings and methods for bigger harvests, my Diary tips for easier growing]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/bwpLBuj1TSdBv8f6CXoJ31 https://stream.echo6.co/w/bwpLBuj1TSdBv8f6CXoJ31 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:44:20 GMT Easier and quicker ways to sow, plant, weed, feed and enjoy the harvests in their best season, based on timings in Charles Dowding's Diary. It's a perpetual diary, pub. No Dig Garden 2016 new revised edition September 2019.
Filmed, edited at Homeacres UK in November 2016 by Edward Dowding https://edowding.net.
Buy my Diary book at https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/product/charles-dowdings-vegetable-garden-diary/
My Diary is available in the USA from distributors Chelsea Green, in the UK from CBL Distribution, along with my Calendar.

MORE FROM CHARLES

To buy one of my online courses https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/online-courses/

To by a book https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/books/

To join an in person Day or Weekend course at Homeacres https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/courses/

To join my channel as a member, use this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg/join

As a member, you can watch a new video each month, which is exclusively for members. Your payments support my promotion and teaching of better, easier gardening. I can offer bursaries for day courses and online courses, through individuals in charge of community gardens/allotments and school gardens. Contact us through my website to enquire about bursaries https://charlesdowding.co.uk/contact-us/

To buy the module trays I designed with Containerwise, use this link https://containerwise.co.uk/product/charles-dowding-60-cell/

The Refill Room also hold stock of the module trays, https://www.refillroom.com/product-category/garden/

The Farm Dream for buying trays in Europe https://thefarmdream.com/product-category/propagation-trays/

To buy t-shirts and hoodies with my exclusive no dig designs, use this link https://charlesdowding.teemill.com

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Best timings and methods for bigger harvests, my Diary tips for easier growing Easier and quicker ways to sow, plant, weed, feed and enjoy the harvests in their best season, based on timings in Charles Dowding's Diary. It's a perpetual diary, pub. No Dig Garden 2016 new revised edition September 2019. Filmed, edited at Home... <![CDATA[1st & 2nd plantings PART TWO]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/akpT8wiTSaCTx93BD9pFeP https://stream.echo6.co/w/akpT8wiTSaCTx93BD9pFeP Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:43:30 GMT Summer sowing and planting to fill gaps as they appear after harvests of spinach, cabbage, beetroot, potatoes etc. This no dig bed of 7.5sqm/80sqft gave 120kg/266lb in one year.
We filmed the first plantings in June 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yl8LIs5t2A
Filmed. edited by Edward Dowding Sept. 2017
Harvest totals of veg mentioned here:
Carrots 11.78kg/26lb two rows
2.06 Endive 1.42kg/3.1lb
2.12 Broccoli Kaibroc 0.91kg/2lb
Cucumber Tanya 22.25kg/49lb
3.07 Beetroot June harvest 4.80kg/10.6lb
then kale harvests Sep-Nov 6.16kg/13.6lb
3.30 Parsnips 6.14kg/13.5lb
4.07 French beans 2.22kg/4.9lb
(4.30 shows nice example of polyculture)
4.54 Red beetroot Aug. harvest 1.56kg/3.4lb
Golden beetroot Oct harvest 4.45kg/9.81lb
Radicchio hearts 1.52kg/3.4lb
Celery Victoria 5.66kg/12.5kg
5.56 Chinese cabbage hearts Nov. 1.04kg/2.3lb
& Bulb fennel harvest Nov 0.85kg/1.9lb

Total first harvests 53.81kg/118.6lb
Total second harvests 66.81kg/147.3lb
More details https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/post/trial-beds-dig-no-dig-plantings-and-results-2013-2018 where you see comparison with the neighbouring dug bed over 5 years

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult 1st & 2nd plantings PART TWO Summer sowing and planting to fill gaps as they appear after harvests of spinach, cabbage, beetroot, potatoes etc. This no dig bed of 7.5sqm/80sqft gave 120kg/266lb in one year. We filmed the first plantings in June 2017 https://www.youtube.com/w... <![CDATA[Growing and harvesting vegetables outdoors in winter, zone 8/9, 51N]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/61ycoJF5W3NdHqEMxmKXwZ https://stream.echo6.co/w/61ycoJF5W3NdHqEMxmKXwZ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:42:54 GMT Temperate oceanic climate, 30 miles from the Atlantic at 51N, low light levels. Average 55 frosts per winter of -1 to -8C (30-18F); these leaf-producing plants survive most winters, when sown early autumn as in the video.The parsnips (sown March) survive much frost and improve in flavour, see how they prosper in no dig soil.
Harvestable amounts are low in winter, because of coolness and lack of light. Then a bonus is the strong growth in early spring and welcome harvests during the hungry gap, especially of spinach.
Succeed your cropping in all seasons with my latest book http://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/product/charles-dowdings-vegetable-garden-diary/ or on Amazon

Camera and editing by Edward Dowding https://edowding.net.
More information about no dig and growing great vegetables at https://charlesdowding.co.uk
Related videos by Charles:
No Dig Abundance https://www.youtube.com/watch?,v=HATC...
Sowing & Planting into surface compost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZs17...
Best timings and methods for bigger harvests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IF-jqHYvUs
Midsummer harvests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBV_r...
Clearing and replanting beds in the summer, fast, without digging or forking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdjtNPKd6ro
Rotation: how necessary is it for vegetables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQNnJOBQJc
Harvesting tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wFSD...
Garden myths that take our time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WDk0U0oLa0
Propagation undercover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSKHH...
Hotbeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhPh4...
Multisowing modules to save time, compost and greenhouse space https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=pXOM2gzL0AQ
Second sowings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ku9b...
Salad leaves through winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smC5q...
Growing courses at Homeacres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aQZn...
Comparing growth of the same vegetables, with mulches of different composts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7yAYenaQk

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Growing and harvesting vegetables outdoors in winter, zone 8/9, 51N Temperate oceanic climate, 30 miles from the Atlantic at 51N, low light levels. Average 55 frosts per winter of -1 to -8C (30-18F); these leaf-producing plants survive most winters, when sown early autumn as in the video.The parsnips (sown March) ... <![CDATA[Comparing growth of the same vegetables, with mulches of different composts]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/nCkVpXVhq4yv76U9uBVuVV https://stream.echo6.co/w/nCkVpXVhq4yv76U9uBVuVV Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:42:40 GMT Observing growth and measuring harvests from two strips of ground at Homeacres, 6.5x29.5ft, 2x9m. One strip (no.3) is mulched each winter with 2in/5cm composted cow manure, the other (strip 2) with 2in/5cm bought compost; both strips are no dig. In the thumbnail, parsnips on right are cow manure, in middle and on left are bought compost: those on left are from the forked soil of strip 1, see the previous film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLHtveS3qJg
Filming and editing by my son Edward Dowding https://edowding.net.

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Comparing growth of the same vegetables, with mulches of different composts Observing growth and measuring harvests from two strips of ground at Homeacres, 6.5x29.5ft, 2x9m. One strip (no.3) is mulched each winter with 2in/5cm composted cow manure, the other (strip 2) with 2in/5cm bought compost; both strips are no dig. I... <![CDATA[Pest prevention - reduce damage on different vegetables, through understanding the pests]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/t1AWMtuJYJ8UWQRqU2h4sR https://stream.echo6.co/w/t1AWMtuJYJ8UWQRqU2h4sR Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:42:13 GMT Keep pests off your plants with covers of mesh, fleece and netting of different mesh size. I show some crops which may need protection. Healthy plants attract less pests: I suggest ways of increasing health such as sowing at the most favourable time, according to each vegetable - see here for details http://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/learn/sowing-timeline-vegetables/ and browse the forum for pest discussions such as https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/forums/topic/ahids-on-apple-tree-leaves/.
Filmed at my no dig Homeacres garden in May 2017, and edited, by Edward Dowding https://edowding.net.
See also my books for example No Dig Organic Home and Garden, co-author Stephanie Hafferty
This page has links to suppliers of netting, covers etc https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/learn/links/
Buy Bacillus thuringiensis on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Agrinova-Xentari®-Caterpillar-25g/dp/B01FKO565Y/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=agrinova+caterpillar&qid=1597555874&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyR0c2QjdMWU41M0hOJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTE3NzA3MTBHNTJDTllRNjJRSSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDAwNjQ2MVZFMUZYMVpaT0I0RSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=0&mkcid=2&itemid=113723099749&targetid=487744079963&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006680&poi=&campaignid=1506023755&mkgroupid=63481328372&rlsatarget=pla-487744079963&abcId=1139576&merchantid=113613330&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItdPRpfK35AIVSbDtCh3jgAExEAQYBCABEgI4r_D_BwE

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Pest prevention - reduce damage on different vegetables, through understanding the pests Keep pests off your plants with covers of mesh, fleece and netting of different mesh size. I show some crops which may need protection. Healthy plants attract less pests: I suggest ways of increasing health such as sowing at the most favourable ti... <![CDATA[Spinach for many harvests, sow early or late, space for long lived plants]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/c6CKzmysoaetw6sszHpnd7 https://stream.echo6.co/w/c6CKzmysoaetw6sszHpnd7 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:41:45 GMT True spinach, not leaf beet, is as delicious in salad as it is cooked. You enjoy most harvests when it's sown very early, or in late summer. See the results of using both sowing dates, and tips on picking to give a longer harvest season.
Called "The prince of vegetables" in 12th century Arabia.
More info in my books and on my website https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/
Follow me on Instagram for garden updates and to see the beauty of no dig, charles_dowding
I have two online courses where you get access to hundreds of photos and exclusive videos please go to https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/online-courses/

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Spinach for many harvests, sow early or late, space for long lived plants True spinach, not leaf beet, is as delicious in salad as it is cooked. You enjoy most harvests when it's sown very early, or in late summer. See the results of using both sowing dates, and tips on picking to give a longer harvest season. Called "T... <![CDATA[No dig explained in 3 minutes]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/5tzevfJbPF8vBXC6CFeYm9 https://stream.echo6.co/w/5tzevfJbPF8vBXC6CFeYm9 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:41:28 GMT The beautiful simplicity of no dig gardening and it's quick and easy ground maintenance. At Homeacres the soil is healthy and clear of weeds, thanks to mulching and no dig. No fertilisers used, even organic ones.
The first year of clearing weeds is more difficult, after which you reap the rewards of clean soil and fantastic crops, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HATC3rG6NbQ. Filmed and edited early winter 2016 by https://edowding.net

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult No dig explained in 3 minutes The beautiful simplicity of no dig gardening and it's quick and easy ground maintenance. At Homeacres the soil is healthy and clear of weeds, thanks to mulching and no dig. No fertilisers used, even organic ones. The first year of clearing weeds i... <![CDATA[How to grow pea shoots for many harvests off a small area: multisow, interplant, many picks]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/cZyFxPCtMV3nX5RanS5CBV https://stream.echo6.co/w/cZyFxPCtMV3nX5RanS5CBV Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:41:06 GMT The methods I show for bigger, earlier harvests include to choose a vigorous variety, raise plants undercover, multisown, interplant between other veg if you have no space available, use fleece/row cover and how you can harvest off the same plant over two months. Filmed at Homeacres UK zone 8/9, February to April 2017 by https://www.edowding.net and see my website for more details on growing great veg https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult How to grow pea shoots for many harvests off a small area: multisow, interplant, many picks The methods I show for bigger, earlier harvests include to choose a vigorous variety, raise plants undercover, multisown, interplant between other veg if you have no space available, use fleece/row cover and how you can harvest off the same plant ... <![CDATA[Easy ways to store vegetables through winter, from harvests in summer and autumn]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/pZYUQWZxXS99rbsv9kVFL1 https://stream.echo6.co/w/pZYUQWZxXS99rbsv9kVFL1 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:40:30 GMT Easy and quick ways to store vegetables for several months through autumn and winter, showing best methods for each one. I am in a temperate climate zone 8, night temperatures rarely below -8C 18F; in colder areas you need a cellar or extra insulation.
More on this in my books Winter Vegetables, No Dig Home and Garden, and Veg Garden Diary http://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/books/
More on growing these vegetables in many of my videos such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXOM2gzL0AQ, and on harvesting them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wFSDaugODo.
Filmed 1st February 2017. Thumbnail image is 2nd May 2016, of vegetables stored as described here, also dehydrated tomatoes and dry beans picked the previous autumn, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wFSDaugODo.
Filming and editing by my son Edward https://edowding.net

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Easy ways to store vegetables through winter, from harvests in summer and autumn Easy and quick ways to store vegetables for several months through autumn and winter, showing best methods for each one. I am in a temperate climate zone 8, night temperatures rarely below -8C 18F; in colder areas you need a cellar or extra insula... <![CDATA[Seed Saving]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/bBDTqXLdnWeycqiQiuMx4J https://stream.echo6.co/w/bBDTqXLdnWeycqiQiuMx4J Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:40:08 GMT See me saving seeds of lettuce, tomatoes, peas and beans. I explain the principles, timings and techniques, it's not difficult but you need to know which vegetables self-pollinate or cross-pollinate, how much growing time and space is needed, and how to harvest. More information in No Dig Organic Home & Garden Chapter 11. Filmed and edited by Edward Dowding at Homeacres in summer 2017. More about my garden at https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk and Edward is at https://www.edowding.net. An excellent book on seed saving is this: https://www.eco-logicbooks.com/product/back-garden-seed-saving/

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Seed Saving See me saving seeds of lettuce, tomatoes, peas and beans. I explain the principles, timings and techniques, it's not difficult but you need to know which vegetables self-pollinate or cross-pollinate, how much growing time and space is needed, and ... <![CDATA[Midsummer harvests of no dig potatoes and multi-sown onions.]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/6S11ucd1Fa31GL29eJnPwQ https://stream.echo6.co/w/6S11ucd1Fa31GL29eJnPwQ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:39:41 GMT Advice on when and how to harvest.Watch me simply pull potatoes from undug, unloosened soil, and see the high yield of onions per square foot.
More at http://www.charlesdowding.co.uk. Filmed and edited by Edward Dowding.

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Midsummer harvests of no dig potatoes and multi-sown onions. Advice on when and how to harvest.Watch me simply pull potatoes from undug, unloosened soil, and see the high yield of onions per square foot. More at http://www.charlesdowding.co.uk. Filmed and edited by Edward Dowding. <![CDATA[Watering]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/b7KN1woJJDaYBGXfMhdh7P https://stream.echo6.co/w/b7KN1woJJDaYBGXfMhdh7P Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:38:14 GMT When and how to water more efficiently: seedlings, undercover plants, different vegetables and according to the stage of growth. Filmed at Homeacres July 2017 after a long dry spell - after which it rained a lot! Filmed, edited by my son Edward https://www.edowding.net, more information in my books and website https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Watering When and how to water more efficiently: seedlings, undercover plants, different vegetables and according to the stage of growth. Filmed at Homeacres July 2017 after a long dry spell - after which it rained a lot! Filmed, edited by my son Edward ht... <![CDATA[Small garden (1), varied growing & regular harvesting from 3 beds 5m/16ft long]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/fSBvfC2A6EajzopUF6nKkG https://stream.echo6.co/w/fSBvfC2A6EajzopUF6nKkG Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:37:55 GMT September 2017, I introduce Homeacres small garden of 25sqm/270sqft, no dig and compost-mulched.
There are limiting factors such as paving slabs in the soil, the neighbour's shrubs with moisture-sucking roots, slugs in the edges, and shade from buildings.
See how I cleared this area of weeds and made beds in November 2012 https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/learn/small-garden/
The next video (2) will show the harvests of December 2017, and my planting plan for 2018.
I aim to harvest a diverse range of veg, say three daily from late April to November. The thumbnail is a February harvest 2018.
I am writing this April 2018: since filming and over the winter months we have enjoyed harvests of fennel, radicchio, spinach, salad leaves of many kinds, kale, leek and parsley.
Filmed at Homeacres by Edward Dowding, edited by him in Edinburgh, see http://edowdingfilms.onfabrik.com/portfolio
More about no dig on my website https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/
I have two online courses which include hundreds of photos and exclusive video content, for more information go to https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/online-courses/
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I have written nine books, signed copies from my website shop https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/books/, discounted price.

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Small garden (1), varied growing & regular harvesting from 3 beds 5m/16ft long September 2017, I introduce Homeacres small garden of 25sqm/270sqft, no dig and compost-mulched. There are limiting factors such as paving slabs in the soil, the neighbour's shrubs with moisture-sucking roots, slugs in the edges, and shade from bu... <![CDATA[Rotation: how necessary is it for vegetables?]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/wqfqB3QjbKwRLwemdtqYwA https://stream.echo6.co/w/wqfqB3QjbKwRLwemdtqYwA Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:37:37 GMT The third video of those we made on 14th September 2016, see links below for Dec. 2017 updates. Here we see the growth of cabbage, calabrese, winter squash and climbing beans, after preceding crops of the same. I draw no conclusions but there are interesting implications. Filmed and edited by Edward Dowding. The first video is "Comparing growth and harvests in adjacent strips, dug and no dig", the second is "Compost comparison".
2017 update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA4VdUaJR7w
More about the trial results, updated December 2017 at https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/no-dig-growing/three-strip-trial/

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Rotation: how necessary is it for vegetables? The third video of those we made on 14th September 2016, see links below for Dec. 2017 updates. Here we see the growth of cabbage, calabrese, winter squash and climbing beans, after preceding crops of the same. I draw no conclusions but there are ... <![CDATA[Hotbeds – an old way to raise new plants]]> https://stream.echo6.co/w/fSrZXNsxuKVQNzgSQnrxPX https://stream.echo6.co/w/fSrZXNsxuKVQNzgSQnrxPX Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:37:22 GMT Using the warmth of decomposing manure to encourage germination and strong early growth of seeds and seedlings, in late winter and early spring mainly. Filmed, edited by Edward Dowding.

]]> (YT)Charles Dowding nonadult Hotbeds – an old way to raise new plants Using the warmth of decomposing manure to encourage germination and strong early growth of seeds and seedlings, in late winter and early spring mainly. Filmed, edited by Edward Dowding.