About this item
In this book, Charles Dowding shares the wealth of his experience, explaining his approach to soil and plants and revealing the range of techniques that have enabled him to grow healthy and vibrant crops for decades. His success is based on a key principle of "no dig" - not digging. This enhances soil structure and encourages healthy growth, especially when soil life is encouraged and multiplied through the addition of good compost and manure. Based on this approach and his use of a system of permanent, slightly raised beds, Dowding shows, in this book, how to grow a delicious variety of fruit and vegetables: what to choose; when to sow, plant, and harvest; and how best to avoid pests and diseases.
About the Author
Charles Dowding has made no dig popular. His readers and viewers learn the method and how it's good for soil, healthy for plants and climate, and easier for them. His books and videos are as applicable for small areas as for large ones, and are used by millions of gardeners worldwide. Since 1982 he has created and cropped four no dig market gardens on different soils: in the 1980s he cropped 7.5acres / 3ha of no dig beds, now he grows vegetables from 0.33 acres / 1300 m2 in Somerset, SW England. He has written 11 books and sowing Calendars of which four are self published. His You Tube channel has 500,000 subscribers, he has created online gardening courses, writes for gardening magazines, and gives talks/courses online, at home and abroad.