No dig tour mid spring with Charles Dowding

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 https://www.ashburnham.org.uk/events/...
Evening talk at Ashburnham Place – 5th May https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/no-dig...

Workshop to make a no dig bed with Charles at Riverford Farm, Devon – 12th May https://fieldkitchen.riverford.co.uk/...
Evening talk from me and an excellent supper at Riverford Field Kitchen – 12th May https://fieldkitchen.riverford.co.uk/...

Carey’s Secret Garden – 16th May 2022 – Master Class https://bookings.careyssecretgarden.c...
Carey’s Secret Garden – 16th May 2022 – Evening Talk https://bookings.careyssecretgarden.c...

See this video of my tour in early April, and how things have changed:
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Discover details for growing all plants mentioned in this video in my 'From Seed to Harvest' lessons:
https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-...

Created at Homeacres no dig garden 29th April, filmed on iPhone by Nicola Smith.

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