It’s so endearing hearing a gardener say how they’re happy and okay with some animals eating some of their crop. If nothing’s eating your garden then it’s not a true part of the environment ☺️
Lol I was told to let my blue curly cale get kissed by a couple frosts and it would taste better. I got out and check after we finally had a frost to see-that the deer thought it tasted better after a frost and ate it all! Lol. I'll try again next year. At least it was yummy little and it was very pretty all summer.
It’s such a relief seeing animals eating some of your veggies. I live in the middle of the woods without perimeter fencing, so deer and birds sneak in quite often for a snack. Very nice seeing someone as practiced as you not stressing out about it.
Yes the southern UK has great mild winters despite being so far north, nice greens🍀. Of course greenhouse production gets serious, nice garden, cheers🎉
I have just enjoyed to see how your garden looks like in winter which for us in tropical equitorial regions don't understand. Happy you are Mr Charles and you are looking younger. Keep teaching us and God bless you for selflessness. You are an open book to be read. I want your No dig gardening book. Love from 🇰🇪
Thank you George and this is so nice to read, glad you think I'm looking younger! I'm not sure which country your flag is, maybe Panama? Such a different climate!
@@milkweed7678 No, I haven't. I'll check it out. We occasionally make a road trip to Westfield, IN, to pick up seeds at Urban Farmer, and to get donuts at Titus Bakery. :-)
In The island of Arran, we have a mild climate, with access to seaweed and horse manure so compost is not a problem. I have been no dig for several years thanks to Charles ,hardly any weeds.
Amazing results during winter! What a lovely garden, and with so much left in store, like a future pond! Just great stuff. You even have some bee hives in the back! Wow. Mr Dowding, it would be great if you could put a big stick in that water hole, so that small animals that get stuck, can climb out again. Thank you.
Grazie per i sottotitoli in italiano sei il numero 1 la nuova area e meravigliosa non vedo l’ora di vedere cosa hai in mente . Ti voglio bene alla prossima 😘🔝♥️✍🏻
I have giant mustard, spinach, cilantro, cabbage, Swiss chard and Brussel sprouts growing. Sort of a surprise, I'm in USDA zone 5 and we just had 0 degree F weather for a week. With 50 mph winds. It's all still standing. Next year I will experiment more with Winter.
Thank you! US. N.W. And displaced. So no winter garden and not much hope for this summer. I will live vicariously through others. At least until I get my own back! And I still so enjoyed to see others ideas and ways. I always have a combo of many ideas from many people and just my own instincts. If you can remember it makes for good stories!
I enjoy seeing a productive winter garden. When we moved the garden and bees from Ohio (zone 6) to Wisconsin (zone 4b), we lost our Christmas greens and veg. I'm glad you can enjoy them.
Thanks Sebastian and I explain a lot about them in this course lesson which you can buy from my web shop charlesdowding.co.uk/product/from-seed-to-harvest-brussels-sprouts/
Soy de Puerto Rico y he visto sus videos , el método de sembrar encima de la grama con cartón nunca lo había visto. Lo felicito por tener tan excelente programa. Aquí las temperaturas son demaciado de calidad.
Tengo una amiga que vivía en Puerto Rico y cultivaba calabazas! Suena un clima encantador y tan diferente al de aquí. Si tiene cartón de repuesto, es una excelente manera de controlar las malas hierbas, solo una vez.
I do envy you your "winter". There are a few leeks here struggling to stay green amid the snow and ice. Your videos give a lot of hope for the coming months!
Hi Charles HAPPY NEWYEAR.I was in my communitygarden Floyd Bennett Gardens Association. FBGA in Brooklyn,NY USA.today it was 24F,I planted 95 garlic cloves.there was no wind.It is amazing that you have those vegetables growing this late in the winter.
Thanks Charlie, and that sounds amazing work you are doing, in low temperatures! At first I thought you meant 24 C 75 Fahrenheit! Then I realised 😀. We are fortunate here.
I cannot think of anything so relaxing as you taking me on a tour of your amazing garden. I was just telling my spouse this morning how you had revolutionised my planting and cropping plans. I have a cornucopia of winter veg and salads. Was it Morressey that said in Jerome K Jerome’s ‘Three men in a Boat’ ‘I love work --I can watch someone else doing it all day’ or words to that effect. Thanks again Charles
The god of no-dig! Haha, no but seriously it’s amazing how much you have got going on there in winter. It takes a lot experience and planning to get the most out of a veg garden all year around. It’s always great to spend time in your garden and see how the master does it and get a bit of inspiration. I’m also installing a pond over winter as I have been inspired to get more wildlife and especially frogs onto my allotment plot!
Thanks and that is nice to hear. We actually have been finding a lot of toads already, and a few frogs, so I guess we just get overrun now! The pond is full already :)
Fun video! Here in central Wisconsin it's 0*F 15mph wind and 6" of snow. No winter crops are growing here, a very few can be held in a heated greenhouse but nothing will gainfully grow, there's not enough sun hours. Thanks for sharing your video, it was uplifting!
I've been using No Dig since I went to a presentation that Charles did in Norwich just over 3 years ago. I'm slowly converting some of the other plot holders on our Community Allotments. 😀
I recommend ordering one of Charles Dowding's books. I have my Dad's old 'Crocket's Victory Garden' book on one side of my coffee table and Charles Dowding's 'No Dig Gardening' on the other side. Both are classics in my opinion. Love to see gardening in January!
I used to watch the Victory Garden show! And I have Crocket's book as well. I had to adjust down one zone, but it was incredibly helpful. He relied very much on pesticides though. Times have changed.
Hi Charles, from a Newfoundlander with low winter light :) I suspect it’s much colder here than where you are but we are having a very mild winter as well. Lowest snowfall in 25 years, apparently. Your garden is still beautiful during winter and thanks for thinking of the birds!
Nice to hear! We are certainly less cold than you but I think not much more light, as we are 51st parallel and often gloomy, like in the last four days, zero sunshine! And the birds are calling spring, for sure 🦜
aww... go ahead and munch the pea shoots! :) Lovely to see and appreciate you give sowing and planting dates or say what was there before .. and speaking of sequences, thanks for the playlist too.
We have a similar climate in southern British Columbia to yours... however, this year we had brutally freezing temperatures for a couple weeks. It will be interesting to see what survives once the snow melts.
@@CharlesDowding1nodig yes...it's certainly been a crazy weather year...I'm hoping the summers get warmer consistently so I can finally grow watermelons 🌞
Wow, amazing as always. Watching this as my gardens are buried under 2.5 feet of snow ❄️ here in western NY state! Just now getting ready to start Alliums from seed, zone 6b
Thank you Charles to keep posting even in the ''dead'' season. I wanted to ask, do you enjoy that break in winter? Are you a little bit exhausted when autumn shows up, after a full summer of gardening and youtubing, or would you rather be producing heavily all year long in a warmer climate? Thank you for inspiring younger generations to keep a greener approach.
It's a pleasure and not really, because I receive a lot of energy from the soil and plants through summer. I do like the change of energy in winter and actually it's very busy because I am writing three books, one now published (Skills) and organising a lot of new things
Very impressed by your gardens, green houses, number if vegetables growing in winter months, size of your gardens, the work involved, amazing, very beautiful, inspiring and sustainable.
I could almost taste that pea shoot! The size of your veg is astounding. We just started our large garden last year, so compost is limited yet. Even though I am very proud of what we were able to grow, the size compared to yours just can not compare. But seeing all your green and lovely food is so encouraging. Thank you for this tour, it fills me with joy when our weather is has been so cold (NE USA) and I’m still new to gardening and learning as I go.
Have fun that Donna. I would sow them in about the middle of September in your climate, and it will depend on the winter how much you can harvest. You have nothing to lose except a few seeds and a bit of time because they're not taking space when anything else would be growing.
My sister mom and I all have gardens. I was showing them your calendar over Christmas. Their mouths were hanging open. Yep! That's the Gardening Godfather 😁
Interesting video. Love the idea of broadbeans in the asparagus beds - will adopt that in My three asparagus beds in March here in the southern hemisphere.
I'm using this period to read your books (bought 4 of them before christmas) and planning the new garden It's almost one year i'm in no dig, can't wait for the new season
Your Garden is Year-round Amazing 👍 Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸 We had a cool front go through, 48°F Monday, 52° Tuesday and 57° today, each morning. We did rise to about 70°F. This is our winter. Love watching your channel grow and you deserve only the best in 2022!
Woah, I just noticed your beehives. I’m going to have to have a look to see what videos you have on them. I’m very excited to see the process of building a pond. We have heavy clay soil with many areas that pool and have considered installing a pond.
Sir your garden is so neat hope to trasform ours same as clean you have.We have some herbs planted in our kitchen garden similar to what you planted.Looking forward to next.
Que bueno que el video esta subtitulado 😣no se nada de ingles 🙈 Estoy comenzando un pequeño huerto en el último rincon del mundo (Chile,sur ), y dí con usted por Wini la huertera mas querida de Chile.Desde acá le sigo.Saludos.
My Mum asked me years ago if I'd ever have a 'poly tunnel'. I gave her a resounding no, but I knew she wasn't talking about the sort you have. She was thinking about the cheap green ones that usually end up in someone else's garden after the first good storm. I always enjoy seeing what you all do with these much large, more solid structures, and if I had the space, then yes, one of those would be on my 'have' list.
I feel the same way about greenhouses. I'd never have one of these ugly monstrosities that cant take a solid gust. A decent one tbough is a different story
Gardening: it feeds the soul and the belly. I dug a hole last August to make an outhouse. I got down about three feet, then it rained. The hole filled up and water has stayed in it every since. It's now frozen over. I think I'll turn it into a pond instead. I've always wanted a pond. Great to see your winter garden. The only thing I'm harvesting in mine at this time of year is thyme for my morning eggs. It may not grow due to the cold and lack of light, but the greens are still there from fall growth.
I'm so excited about your expansion, I don't even know you but I'm so happy that you were able to get the adjacent lot and put it to good use. Can't wait to buy your new books.
Quite amazing for January. I have spinach still going on and I'm still waiting for cover crop to get terminated by frost (although we already had few nights with -10°C).
Thank you for showing your garden Charles, so much inspiration for what to do in the garden, recently got a poly tunnel... Looking forward to getting it into shape.
No dig has been a game changer for me these past few years. I'd be confident taking on a much bigger garden now if I got the chance. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos Charles.
How did you get the huge amount of compost needed? Where i‘m from compost costs like 50 euros for 1000 liters, which means around 5 bucks for a square meter if i go for just 10 cm. I‘m making compost myself but i could never get the quantity needed
@@tschabow5608 Our local authority leaves a huge pile for anyone to take free of charge at the beginning of the year. It's made from the green waste collections. They put a notice in the local paper to say when it will be available.
@@tschabow5608 Ours does too but once a year I think that they have to give some away free. We are stunned that no one else takes any from the pile. Over the past two years I've been able to part fill five raised beds. It has saved me a small fortune.
Such an encouraging video, makes me think my no dig winter garden's not looking too bad! I've got chard leeks fennel cabbage chicory broad beans in ~ herbs etc. Thank you for your inspiration Charles
Thanks for the inspiration again Charles. Yesterday I expanded my veg garden after a huge tidy up after the two winter storms we had which caused so much damage to my crops. I have so much more room so I cant wait to get going again ! No dig will be very much to the fore. A rodent pulled all my onions and some of the garlic up, so I had to sow again in modules and will plant out in spring. Looking forward to 2022 gardening along with you. Thanks Charles.
Talking about potting mix: I've done multiple trials when sowing where I use 100% store-bought in one side of the tray and a 50/50 mix of store-bought and my own compost in the other side of the ray. Every time the germination is more consistent and the growth is more vigorous in the 50/50. So coming season I will be using the 50/50 for all my sowings except lettuce because I did notice some more dampening off compared to the store-bought. I'm pondering using 75/25 store-bought and home-made, or perhaps I will use vermiculite for the lettuce sowing, even though I dislike it (it feels like I'm polluting the soil with an additive, even though I know it's just rock).
Thanks for your info Laurens. I have have used vermiculite and it works well. I bought a big sack of it from a builders suppliers (the stuff you insulate chimneys with.) I haven’t tried Perlite but Im told that perlite opens up the structure and is better for drainage while vermiculite tends to make it more water retentive which may present problems with damping off. I hope this helps. I will give perlite a trial this season if its not too expensive to buy
I always do enjoy touring your garden with you. I know you said you can't do a live walk through because of your wifi but this is just as good. Homeacres is beautiful year round
Amazing what you grow in the winter Charles , here in Boston it gets much to cold to plant anything , so i sit back and watch you its very enjoyable, one question how do you plant your asparagus crowns with no dig , they have to be planted well below surface , great video very interesting.
It’s so endearing hearing a gardener say how they’re happy and okay with some animals eating some of their crop. If nothing’s eating your garden then it’s not a true part of the environment ☺️
Lol I was told to let my blue curly cale get kissed by a couple frosts and it would taste better. I got out and check after we finally had a frost to see-that the deer thought it tasted better after a frost and ate it all! Lol. I'll try again next year.
At least it was yummy little and it was very pretty all summer.
Cheers Luke. I am lucky to have a lot here 😀
Eat the animals. I quite like bunny and pidgeon.
@@Nickle314 fresh garden fed squab roasted over some nice roasted garden veg and mashed potatoes and gravy. Yum!
@@Nickle314 Not much meat on pigeon.
It’s such a relief seeing animals eating some of your veggies. I live in the middle of the woods without perimeter fencing, so deer and birds sneak in quite often for a snack. Very nice seeing someone as practiced as you not stressing out about it.
Good luck! Yes it's relative to one's needs :)
Yes the southern UK has great mild winters despite being so far north, nice greens🍀. Of course greenhouse production gets serious, nice garden, cheers🎉
Very true!
I wish I lived in the same growing zone so I could more easily follow your advice!
I have just enjoyed to see how your garden looks like in winter which for us in tropical equitorial regions don't understand. Happy you are Mr Charles and you are looking younger. Keep teaching us and God bless you for selflessness. You are an open book to be read.
I want your No dig gardening book. Love from 🇰🇪
Thank you George and this is so nice to read, glad you think I'm looking younger! I'm not sure which country your flag is, maybe Panama? Such a different climate!
My favas just died from a hard freeze. I needed some inspiration. Thanks Charles.
Mmm sorry to hear, we had it last year, could still happen here. You can sow again now under cover.
lovely broad beans
Thank you Sir Charles for sharing with us your knowledge and hardwork. I love all leafy salads, delicious. God bless you.
Nice to hear Edison 🥬
Thanks for the update.
Really looking forward to seeing the pond.
You and me both 😀
While we are the throes of winter, with temps in the 20's F, it is great watching gardening in such a temperate zone as yours.
Thanks, and brrrr!
Hey there OhioGardener! I'm your neighbor here in central IN. Have you ever checked out, Growfully with Jenna? She's also there in OH.
@@milkweed7678 No, I haven't. I'll check it out. We occasionally make a road trip to Westfield, IN, to pick up seeds at Urban Farmer, and to get donuts at Titus Bakery. :-)
nice to see the enthousiastic face middle of the winter talking about gardening.
Thanks Charles :) most enjoyable & informative as always :)
In The island of Arran, we have a mild climate, with access to seaweed and horse manure so compost is not a problem.
I have been no dig for several years thanks to Charles ,hardly any weeds.
That is great to hear David, and in this video out of sight because under my jacket, I am wearing an Arran sweater! Really good and warm.
Amazing results during winter! What a lovely garden, and with so much left in store, like a future pond! Just great stuff.
You even have some bee hives in the back! Wow.
Mr Dowding, it would be great if you could put a big stick in that water hole, so that small animals that get stuck, can climb out again. Thank you.
Thanks so much 😊 and yes we shall!
Charles' garden never disappoints 🥰
Grazie per i sottotitoli in italiano sei il numero 1 la nuova area e meravigliosa non vedo l’ora di vedere cosa hai in mente . Ti voglio bene alla prossima 😘🔝♥️✍🏻
Grazie Antonino e sono felice che apprezziate i sottotitoli, sono costosi per noi quindi spero che molti italiani stiano guardando!
I have giant mustard, spinach, cilantro, cabbage, Swiss chard and Brussel sprouts growing. Sort of a surprise, I'm in USDA zone 5 and we just had 0 degree F weather for a week. With 50 mph winds. It's all still standing. Next year I will experiment more with Winter.
Sounds great!
Uploaded 1 minute ago and with 41 views. Thanks for helping shape the world one garden at a time.
Thank you! US. N.W. And displaced. So no winter garden and not much hope for this summer. I will live vicariously through others. At least until I get my own back! And I still so enjoyed to see others ideas and ways. I always have a combo of many ideas from many people and just my own instincts. If you can remember it makes for good stories!
Good luck! You are a gardener at heart and I wish you a fine yard eventually
Photographer, you're doing a great job! I like the close-ups of some of the growth, down near the plants and the clarity. Way to go!
Thanks so much, to Nicola
Absolutely lovely
I enjoy seeing a productive winter garden. When we moved the garden and bees from Ohio (zone 6) to Wisconsin (zone 4b), we lost our Christmas greens and veg. I'm glad you can enjoy them.
Loved the camera work on this one. Felt more like walking along with him, and less like a presentation ^-^
Glad you enjoyed it! I copied this to Nicola
Could you explain more about brussel sprouts, planting, pruning, cover, pests, storage... They look very strong and healthy, its a pleasure to see.
Thanks Sebastian and I explain a lot about them in this course lesson which you can buy from my web shop charlesdowding.co.uk/product/from-seed-to-harvest-brussels-sprouts/
Soy de Puerto Rico y he visto sus videos , el método de sembrar encima de la grama con cartón nunca lo había visto. Lo felicito por tener tan excelente programa. Aquí las temperaturas son demaciado de calidad.
Tengo una amiga que vivía en Puerto Rico y cultivaba calabazas! Suena un clima encantador y tan diferente al de aquí. Si tiene cartón de repuesto, es una excelente manera de controlar las malas hierbas, solo una vez.
Looks like a beautiful winter day in England.
I do envy you your "winter". There are a few leeks here struggling to stay green amid the snow and ice. Your videos give a lot of hope for the coming months!
You have snow and ice , when it's appropriate , we have cold and wet Spring/Summer , and mild and wet Autumn/winters . I wonder which is worse .
@@andykyriakides2144 Here in the UK we have year round mild temperatures with lots of rainfall. Winter is colder, but our summers are warmer
-20 F. here this morning in WI. USA.
@@TRuth.T -3° in northeast Illinois this morning. No snow though, grateful for that. Windchill were brutal though. Had to add that.
Hi Charles HAPPY NEWYEAR.I was in my communitygarden Floyd Bennett Gardens Association. FBGA in Brooklyn,NY USA.today it was 24F,I planted 95 garlic cloves.there was no wind.It is amazing that you have those vegetables growing this late in the winter.
Thanks Charlie, and that sounds amazing work you are doing, in low temperatures! At first I thought you meant 24 C 75 Fahrenheit! Then I realised 😀.
We are fortunate here.
Buongiorno e buon anno, grazie della traduzione
I cannot think of anything so relaxing as you taking me on a tour of your amazing garden. I was just telling my spouse this morning how you had revolutionised my planting and cropping plans. I have a cornucopia of winter veg and salads. Was it Morressey that said in Jerome K Jerome’s ‘Three men in a Boat’ ‘I love work --I can watch someone else doing it all day’ or words to that effect. Thanks again Charles
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How wonderful to have that food and health :)
Right now in January I'm growing peas, potatoes, fenegreek, mustard and radish
The god of no-dig! Haha, no but seriously it’s amazing how much you have got going on there in winter. It takes a lot experience and planning to get the most out of a veg garden all year around. It’s always great to spend time in your garden and see how the master does it and get a bit of inspiration. I’m also installing a pond over winter as I have been inspired to get more wildlife and especially frogs onto my allotment plot!
Thanks and that is nice to hear.
We actually have been finding a lot of toads already, and a few frogs, so I guess we just get overrun now! The pond is full already :)
I like the way you so casually wipe your hands from different places! Eve this looks professional ^^
Thank you so much 😀
I'm changing alot in my garden today, thru February. Hanging on every syllable....
Happy gardening 2022 all.
Wonderful and may it go well Frank
Wow, Charles congratulations, how beautiful to have your own pond!
It really is Martha, already full, I can hardly believe it!
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Fun video! Here in central Wisconsin it's 0*F 15mph wind and 6" of snow. No winter crops are growing here, a very few can be held in a heated greenhouse but nothing will gainfully grow, there's not enough sun hours. Thanks for sharing your video, it was uplifting!
Oh wow! I don't envy you those conditions.
We are busy with all sorts, but it's wet and grey.
Thank you for the look! Our temps get too low for most winter gardening. And nice haircut!
Thank you too!
Thank you Charles. That's inspired us to keep going for our first season of no dig. 😊
I'm happy to hear that Sally
I've been using No Dig since I went to a presentation that Charles did in Norwich just over 3 years ago. I'm slowly converting some of the other plot holders on our Community Allotments. 😀
got to give you credit it all looks great well done charles
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I recommend ordering one of Charles Dowding's books. I have my Dad's old 'Crocket's Victory Garden' book on one side of my coffee table and Charles Dowding's 'No Dig Gardening' on the other side. Both are classics in my opinion. Love to see gardening in January!
Thanks Ken :)
I used to watch the Victory Garden show! And I have Crocket's book as well. I had to adjust down one zone, but it was incredibly helpful. He relied very much on pesticides though. Times have changed.
Sweet times!🙂
Looking great!
Thank you
I have really enjoyed the no dig process and have converted all my beds to this. thanks for sharing this videos I enjoy your garden tours.
Glad to help Toney
Hi Charles, from a Newfoundlander with low winter light :) I suspect it’s much colder here than where you are but we are having a very mild winter as well. Lowest snowfall in 25 years, apparently. Your garden is still beautiful during winter and thanks for thinking of the birds!
Nice to hear!
We are certainly less cold than you but I think not much more light, as we are 51st parallel and often gloomy, like in the last four days, zero sunshine!
And the birds are calling spring, for sure 🦜
@@CharlesDowding1nodig I hear you on those consecutive gloomy days 🤣
63 degrees north here, so it’s lovely to see your green garden with so much happening. Thank you.
That's serious north that is & without the benefits of the Gulf Stream too...
...a mere 55º North here.😊
Love it!! You are my God, all hail Charles 😜😃
How amazing 😀
aww... go ahead and munch the pea shoots! :) Lovely to see and appreciate you give sowing and planting dates or say what was there before .. and speaking of sequences, thanks for the playlist too.
Thanks so much! 😊
I just noticed, over 500k subs! Very mild winter here as well. Weird. No blizzards yet and only -5 most days. I can only dream of a winter garden.
Ah shucks! and thanks
EAT THE PEA!
Respect from Africa 🇿🇦
Ok Justus! 😅
We have a similar climate in southern British Columbia to yours... however, this year we had brutally freezing temperatures for a couple weeks. It will be interesting to see what survives once the snow melts.
Your weather sounds extreme, ever since that heat time in June and I don't know how you are coping with it!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig yes...it's certainly been a crazy weather year...I'm hoping the summers get warmer consistently so I can finally grow watermelons 🌞
You are such a joy to watch. Its such a treat to see you in your gardens. The enthusiasm is infectious. Very best Charles! 😊☀️
Thanks so much Jameelah 😀
Happy new year Charles 😊 thanks for another uplifting vid 🙏🏻
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Gracias, Charles siempre es un gusto, ver tu maravilloso lugar, feliz año,
😀 feliz ano nuevo
Wow, amazing as always. Watching this as my gardens are buried under 2.5 feet of snow ❄️ here in western NY state! Just now getting ready to start Alliums from seed, zone 6b
Oh wow! I have not sown onions yet, good luck
Your tours are very interesting & telling us about the compost ,! looking forward to your pond lv Irene 😘 xx
Thanks Irene, and it's filling!
Thank you Charles to keep posting even in the ''dead'' season.
I wanted to ask, do you enjoy that break in winter? Are you a little bit exhausted when autumn shows up, after a full summer of gardening and youtubing, or would you rather be producing heavily all year long in a warmer climate?
Thank you for inspiring younger generations to keep a greener approach.
It's a pleasure and not really, because I receive a lot of energy from the soil and plants through summer.
I do like the change of energy in winter and actually it's very busy because I am writing three books, one now published (Skills) and organising a lot of new things
You help me get through the white cold winter. Thank you!
We should all have a bit o land this size on which to do what we will. Thanks Charles for a brilliantly inspiring and educational walkaround.
Nice to have a look around thanks for sharing 🙂
Very impressed by your gardens, green houses, number if vegetables growing in winter months, size of your gardens, the work involved, amazing, very beautiful, inspiring and sustainable.
Thank you very much Jane
The place looks great! Such a mild winter. We had 80F last week here in South
Carolina zone 8. Now it’s in the 40’s during the day and 20’s at night.
Thanks Dawn, amazing differences in temperature compared to here.
We can go whole summers without the temperature going above 80 Fahrenheit!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig That would be a dream!
I could almost taste that pea shoot! The size of your veg is astounding. We just started our large garden last year, so compost is limited yet. Even though I am very proud of what we were able to grow, the size compared to yours just can not compare. But seeing all your green and lovely food is so encouraging. Thank you for this tour, it fills me with joy when our weather is has been so cold (NE USA) and I’m still new to gardening and learning as I go.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Your plants will grow larger as soil improves 💚
19:00 that looks/sounds like a good home for magic mushrooms, if you are so inclined c:
Love your haircut. Guys are so lucky; they can get away with the shorn look.
Ah thanks, it is easier!
I like the variations in women's hair, the differences it makes to faces
Thank you!!
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That's it, I'm getting winter purslane seeds - so pretty, and also worth a try in early Toronto winter (43 degrees North)!!!
Have fun that Donna. I would sow them in about the middle of September in your climate, and it will depend on the winter how much you can harvest. You have nothing to lose except a few seeds and a bit of time because they're not taking space when anything else would be growing.
it's been soo mild!!
My sister mom and I all have gardens. I was showing them your calendar over Christmas. Their mouths were hanging open. Yep! That's the Gardening Godfather 😁
How lovely and thanks 💚
Interesting video. Love the idea of broadbeans in the asparagus beds - will adopt that in My three asparagus beds in March here in the southern hemisphere.
Best of luck!
I'm using this period to read your books (bought 4 of them before christmas) and planning the new garden
It's almost one year i'm in no dig, can't wait for the new season
How fantastic and thanks for the book buying.
@@CharlesDowding1nodig You're welcome, learning a lot reading them
Great to catch up with all that is going on. Always find your videos spur me on to get thinking, planning, ordering and mort of all they inspire me.
Wonderful!
Your Garden is Year-round Amazing 👍
Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸
We had a cool front go through,
48°F Monday, 52° Tuesday and 57° today, each morning. We did rise to about 70°F. This is our winter.
Love watching your channel grow and you deserve only the best in 2022!
Oh wow! Cold front gives 48F! Is low for you though, and thanks Peggy, happy 2022
Great to see everything Charles, interesting video, All best for 2022
Woah, I just noticed your beehives. I’m going to have to have a look to see what videos you have on them. I’m very excited to see the process of building a pond. We have heavy clay soil with many areas that pool and have considered installing a pond.
Just one video :) and do make a pond, it's easier than you may imagine if clay is there
Very nice 👌
Sir your garden is so neat hope to trasform ours same as clean you have.We have some herbs planted in our kitchen garden similar to what you planted.Looking forward to next.
Que bueno que el video esta subtitulado 😣no se nada de ingles 🙈 Estoy comenzando un pequeño huerto en el último rincon del mundo (Chile,sur ), y dí con usted por Wini la huertera mas querida de Chile.Desde acá le sigo.Saludos.
¡Gracias, suena como un gran proyecto y les deseo un huerto exitoso!
My Mum asked me years ago if I'd ever have a 'poly tunnel'. I gave her a resounding no, but I knew she wasn't talking about the sort you have. She was thinking about the cheap green ones that usually end up in someone else's garden after the first good storm. I always enjoy seeing what you all do with these much large, more solid structures, and if I had the space, then yes, one of those would be on my 'have' list.
You describe the difference well!
I feel the same way about greenhouses. I'd never have one of these ugly monstrosities that cant take a solid gust. A decent one tbough is a different story
Buongiorno, grazie della traduzione, 🥳
You're having a mild Winter and we're having a mild Summer in South Australia, certainly shows with bigger crop! 👍
Sounds great!
Gardening: it feeds the soul and the belly. I dug a hole last August to make an outhouse. I got down about three feet, then it rained. The hole filled up and water has stayed in it every since. It's now frozen over. I think I'll turn it into a pond instead. I've always wanted a pond. Great to see your winter garden. The only thing I'm harvesting in mine at this time of year is thyme for my morning eggs. It may not grow due to the cold and lack of light, but the greens are still there from fall growth.
Winter thyme for garden philosophy!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig, love that. It made me smile.
I'm so excited about your expansion, I don't even know you but I'm so happy that you were able to get the adjacent lot and put it to good use. Can't wait to buy your new books.
Me too Ted and thanks
happy new year man !!!
Thanks for the visit Antonis
Quite amazing for January. I have spinach still going on and I'm still waiting for cover crop to get terminated by frost (although we already had few nights with -10°C).
Yes it's like spring here, while -10C sounds cold to me but I guess you are colder normally :)
Thank you for showing your garden Charles, so much inspiration for what to do in the garden, recently got a poly tunnel... Looking forward to getting it into shape.
Sounds great William, extend your season :)
looks like a bit of wool in your not-quite-ready compost.
You are so right and I forgot that we had added wool, in June!
Oh I love your garden! How I wish I had some help in my garden. Maybe next year I will :) Happy New Year Charles.
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No dig has been a game changer for me these past few years. I'd be confident taking on a much bigger garden now if I got the chance. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos Charles.
Good stuff Cherie, hope you have the chance!
How did you get the huge amount of compost needed? Where i‘m from compost costs like 50 euros for 1000 liters, which means around 5 bucks for a square meter if i go for just 10 cm. I‘m making compost myself but i could never get the quantity needed
@@tschabow5608 Our local authority leaves a huge pile for anyone to take free of charge at the beginning of the year. It's made from the green waste collections. They put a notice in the local paper to say when it will be available.
@@TheEnglishladyskitchengarden that‘s amazing, ours gives all of the towns clippings and green waste to a compost maker who sells it later as compost
@@tschabow5608 Ours does too but once a year I think that they have to give some away free. We are stunned that no one else takes any from the pile. Over the past two years I've been able to part fill five raised beds. It has saved me a small fortune.
Such an encouraging video, makes me think my no dig winter garden's not looking too bad! I've got chard leeks fennel cabbage chicory broad beans in ~ herbs etc. Thank you for your inspiration Charles
Sounds great Ann!
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Very nice! Happy New Year!
340 views in 7 minutes.. Lovely garden beds as always❤️ thanks for sharing
Thanks for the inspiration again Charles. Yesterday I expanded my veg garden after a huge tidy up after the two winter storms we had which caused so much damage to my crops. I have so much more room so I cant wait to get going again ! No dig will be very much to the fore. A rodent pulled all my onions and some of the garlic up, so I had to sow again in modules and will plant out in spring. Looking forward to 2022 gardening along with you. Thanks Charles.
It's lovely to read this jenni, and good luck with the new garden, I'm sure it will be really good fun and productive
Talking about potting mix: I've done multiple trials when sowing where I use 100% store-bought in one side of the tray and a 50/50 mix of store-bought and my own compost in the other side of the ray. Every time the germination is more consistent and the growth is more vigorous in the 50/50. So coming season I will be using the 50/50 for all my sowings except lettuce because I did notice some more dampening off compared to the store-bought. I'm pondering using 75/25 store-bought and home-made, or perhaps I will use vermiculite for the lettuce sowing, even though I dislike it (it feels like I'm polluting the soil with an additive, even though I know it's just rock).
Brilliant you share this Laurens
Thanks for your info Laurens. I have have used vermiculite and it works well. I bought a big sack of it from a builders suppliers (the stuff you insulate chimneys with.) I haven’t tried Perlite but Im told that perlite opens up the structure and is better for drainage while vermiculite tends to make it more water retentive which may present problems with damping off. I hope this helps. I will give perlite a trial this season if its not too expensive to buy
I always do enjoy touring your garden with you. I know you said you can't do a live walk through because of your wifi but this is just as good. Homeacres is beautiful year round
Thanks 💚
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Amazing what you grow in the winter Charles , here in Boston it gets much to cold to plant anything , so i sit back and watch you its very enjoyable, one question how do you plant your asparagus crowns with no dig , they have to be planted well below surface , great video very interesting.
Thanks so much Rocco. Draw out some soil and spread the roots almost horizontally, then compost on top, video coming early spring
Such wonderful videos to watch as usual..