Charles Dowding Videos

 A new market gardening expert has uploaded tons of educational videos that are so helpful. Thanks to Jane T. and Jane F. for forwarding this incredibly valuable information. And please help yourself to the free Charles Dowding's "how to grow" videos. Dowding is a lifelong farmer and market gardener and has dedicated himself to making videos of each season of his garden.

Here is a very quick tour of his garden and greenhouse/polytunnel: quick tour video. 

And here is a deliciously LONGER tour: video. (20 min.)

And if you're curious about the validity of the "No Dig" method (putting compost on top of a bed once a year and leaving the bed undisturbed), Dowding has run a ten year trial side by side of two identical beds to prove that "no dig" produces more food and stronger plants: video of No-Dig vs. Dig over ten years.

And to start off with one or two focus areas, perhaps some of the most useful topics for us at a Community Garden would be: 

Grow more food in less space!

Intensive Summer planting: video.

High Yields in Small Spaces: video.

Clearing one crop to plant another quick and easy: video.

Spacing plants efficiently: video.

Soil doesn't need to rest: video about non-rotation of crops.

Multi-sowing seeds in the greenhouse: video.

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Best method of composting

The "How to compost" videos are in a playlist, which is helpful too.

Most importantly:

How much compost do you need? video. and

Making compost in 3 bays: video.

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 I found while watching that we're already doing so much of what Dowding recommends already at DIGS community garden, that we're ahead of the game here.

 Please feel free to comment (comment button below). 

And more films to follow in next blogpost.