Conquer Weeds the No-Dig Way: Insights from Charles Dowding

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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.
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@Desflurane123 3 года назад

I could listen to this dude read names out of a phone book

@healthyherbalist8376 3 года назад

💯 All....DAY!

@elizabethsessions4486 3 года назад

LMAOOO 🤣

@AllderHouse 3 года назад

YES!

@willowz22 Год назад

I think he’s the happiest man I’ve ever seen. 🙂

@Agui007 2 месяца назад

So down to 🌍👌🏼😊

@johnnierichardson1771 4 года назад

I wish everyone were as happy and contented as this gentleman!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Thanks, the answer is in the soil :)

@ESCAPINGTHEMATRIXFORGOOD 4 года назад

working with nature and being outside calms, sooth the soul and makes you happy ! out side this way of life not so much !

@alisonforrester4612 4 года назад

I’m never happier than when my hands are in the soil! I watch your videos over and over Charles.Thank you. I hope ‘no dig’ this year will keep the bindweed down.... took over my allotment in October, looking forward to Spring....

@magicpitt64 4 года назад

Charles is awesome!

@arriesone1 4 года назад

When the world is in turmoil (March 2020) I watch a Charles Dowding video and I am at peace....

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Gah I must try that 😃and thanks

@siangriffiths3818 4 года назад

Me too.

@1mollymom 4 года назад

I so agree!

@kice6 4 года назад

Me too. Thank you Charles. Your good and kind heart really shines through and lifts us up.

@patrciaclemons8183 4 года назад

Or when you get a wife!

@jimmymac383 5 лет назад

Charles is very easy to listen to he has years of experience in no dig gardening and I enjoy every video he has put on RU-vid and I AM trying to get his books my garden is no dig thanks to Charles.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Thanks and I wish you well James

@jimmymac383 5 лет назад

@@CharlesDowding1nodig thanks for the reply will keep watching for new videos 😁

@Ginny2708 5 лет назад

I'm in my second year of no dig gardening and it's completely changed my whole approach to growing. It works!

@parajacks4 5 лет назад

Me too. Getting a wood chipper has meant I’ve always got plenty of compost to mulch with.

@HFD1234561 4 года назад

From Kenya, I'm inspired and constantly learning from you

@patrciaclemons8183 4 года назад

Whatchu gonna grow in Kenya?

@Deowane 3 года назад

I guess you should grow trees with your vegetables to retain moisture and shade

@rebeccamuchiri8993 3 года назад

@@Deowane 😀😀 Kenya is not dry, it's a beautiful place. Welcome to Kenya to see our beautiful country. It's only semi arid mostly in northern side.

@erinobrien8408 3 года назад

Hey Kenya - Hello from Uganda!! This man's videos have completely changed the way I grow food and herbs!!

@erinobrien8408 3 года назад

@@chiefearthhealer8099 Perfectly said! Thank you! 🙏 Namaste

@ingerhaugland6763 7 лет назад

Oh that looks great! Love how calm and happy you seem, and how clearly you explained everything. :)

@zachking5138 8 месяцев назад

The Bob Ross of gardening.... Amazing! Captivating, informative, and artistic as always. Thank you Charles 🙏

@CharlesDowding1nodig 8 месяцев назад

So nice of you Zach

@baganthekerannaghor8161 3 года назад

I can’t stop watching. Learning something every day. 15 years ago I had a allotment full of long grass to start with . I was a new gardener and had very little knowledge about gardening. But learned a lot from neighbours.Funny thing is when I started it seems crossing a ocean because of the grass. When I managed to discover some of the soil found very hard to dig . then I decided to put compost on the top and start planting. With in few months I started to harvest. No one was doing this kind of garden in that allotment apart from me. I was doing it because I couldn’t dig 😀. I didn’t even think I was doing something amazing. Now I know . All credit goes to you.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

Nice to hear, you knew all along!

@baganthekerannaghor8161 3 года назад

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you . Actually I didn’t know . It just happened because of the situation. I just learned from you that it’s a very effective way of gardening for everyone. And I learned that there is a way of gardening called’No dig’.😀

@paulnjulia 7 лет назад

Great ambassador of No dig, looking forward to following your guidance over the coming years, my first year has already resulted in my no-dig bed outperforming all other beds on my allotment. Thanks for sharing all your experience.

@GreenShortzDIY 7 лет назад

Thanks for this video. I have been using no dig methods, but wasn't sure about the proper ratios. I enjoyed the Homeacres garden tour video as well.

@patricialanza223 7 лет назад

Here I am again, watching and listening to your gentle wisdom. I have to think you inspire so many people with your easy going videos. I know everything you talk about works and folks just have to trust you when you tell them about no digging. When I began my no dig gardens I shocked myself with how successful they were. I don't use plastic or landscape cloth but I do use cardboard or thick pads of newspaper as the worms just love it. But then I don't have anyone to help me move an old tarp or I might use that also. Thanks for all the good advice.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

That is nice to hear Patricia, thanks, word is getting out!

@vnickcolvin4971 5 лет назад

Patricia, What did you put on top of your cardboard?

@iestynjones5796 7 лет назад

Charles, you're an inspiration. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

@winnersedgeinternational3642 6 лет назад

You are very inventive and skilled but what can a person do with clay soil?

@melindalancaster9648 6 лет назад

SHOWDOWN add compost or wood chips

@alanromeril2772 6 лет назад

New movies

@StaceyHerewegrowagain 5 лет назад

He is amazing and so happy I found his channel a few months ago. I have been a gardener for about 6 Years and love to see what he has going on in his garden. He is such a great guy and I love the way he speaks and gives such an inspiration to me to keep doing what I want to do and have my dream garden and property one day like he has. His home and land is beautiful and such Serenity I feel when I look at it and I hope to have that one day myself.

@TD-wi1zh 5 лет назад

@@winnersedgeinternational3642 I've used the same basic techniques he uses with his "No Dig" gardening, or with the "Ruth Stout" (I think that's the name) methods - basically putting mulch and/or compost down in a thick layer and growing from there. You may wish to add worms to whatever you put down as well, when you start a new patch. I currently have "clay" that is sprouting a great deal of fruit and veg, simply by dumping piles of straw on the ground, then compost on top of that, then more mulch to keep the weeds out and the worms in.

@christinebeauchamp3115 7 лет назад

Thank you Charles. I love your gentle, easy going manner. I've learned so much from you. This year I established raised beds. . no dig. Also have most of your books and watch everything from you that I can on RU-vid. I'm so grateful. . now if I can only keep the bunnies from it. . . You truly are an inspiration. . . I add to what is said below. . Thank you for sharing your wisdom, insight and knowledge.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

Nice to hear Christine, and good luck dealing with the rabbits!

@StaceyHerewegrowagain 5 лет назад

Love watching all your videos. You have such great land and give me such inspiration and motivation to have a garden and home like you one day!. Your home is beautiful and I love the way you share all your tips! You have such a way of speaking and bringing a smile to my face!! Thank you for sharing as always, I love the information I get from you even though I've been gardening quite a bit for about 6 years now.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Thanks Stacey, I am happy to hear that! May your garden be amazing.

@mbharatm 7 лет назад

I love the *relaxed* happy way you share information. Everything from the title music, to the beautiful garden beds, makes me feel good. There is a lot of info out there, but I love the way you share yours!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

Thankyou Bharat, and I am encouraged to hear this because we always seek to bring the beauty of the vegetables and garden into the videos, its important, as well as the information.

@ayina114 5 лет назад

Thank you for the info sir. I just started to plant my own vegetables. And watching your video is giving me so many information. I live in tropics. Here many gardeners use plastics and raised bed because the weeds is crazy. Before they use this technique, they use conventional dig method. One of the farmer I know said that he ever dig up to 1 meter and the weed root still going deeper. Then the govt farming division give presentation & guidance to local farmer and know their crops is really great. One thing is that they are kind of lazy making compost, only few 100% organics. Mostly too much depend on manufactured one. And thats the reason why I started to grow my own veggies.

@joeclooney1997 4 года назад

What an admirable chap, a wealth of knowledge about the most important of subjects, great channel

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Couldn't agree more

@AllderHouse 3 года назад

Have never watched a video without giving it a thumbs up. Thank you Charles for all you do!!! 👍

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

Thankyou

@mariaterezadosanjosferreir4703 4 года назад

Thank you for a most instructive video. Short and concise but highly instructive to a gardening novice

@patymoonkaraoke 4 года назад

You epitomize what a human is. I started growing this year, the back yard looks like a Farrm (my last name is Farr lol). I've never felt more connected to my true self, than I do now. Thank you for your humility, inspiration and wonderful info.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Ah cool thanks, and by Farr the nicest compliment I have received. I am happy to hear that gardening has connected you, we all so need that

@patymoonkaraoke 4 года назад

@@CharlesDowding1nodig I see what ya did there. 😄👌🌱

@PawPawMountain 7 лет назад

Thanks Charles, really love watching your gardening methods. You have a Beautiful Garden! Thanks for Sharing with Us!!......David

@deborahlacy7031 3 года назад

Thank you Charles. You inspire so many of us to be self sufficient.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

Wonderful Deborah!

@williamcox3412 3 года назад

Aside from the gardening information, I tune in because Charles is such a class act. Delightful! Time well spent.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

Thanks William

@opencoop4268 4 года назад

Option 3 ;-) sheet mulch. Put down cardboard and then 2-3' of organic material (compost, veggie scraps, straw, wood chips, grass clippings, etc). Of course this way takes a while to break down, but preparing in fall can be a fun thing to do.

@Tawadeb 2 года назад

Thanks

@bettyescookingchannel 4 года назад

Thanks for your tips on two ways to clear weeds.

@NJ-xp4eb 4 года назад

Thanks for the tips I was not aware of the damage even small amounts of digging can do to the soil longterm so no dig is perfect I have used old rugs previously with some good success

@KISTOVI 7 лет назад

excellent. Im doing both this year. we have so much of weeds from un cared neighbourghood land. so gratefull for this tehnics

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

Well done, nice that you can do both methods

@wearethegardenmakersuk9963 6 лет назад

Great, just about to embark on a two plot allotment site this will come in handy.

@marzenamichalczak7559 5 лет назад

Super 👍. Greetings from Poland 🙌 💚 .

@condcrit8313 5 лет назад

Love your videos, love your presence. Thak you

@marielabenitez8355 4 года назад

Charles, you inspired me, thank you for all!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

My pleasure Mariela, nice to hear

@allsorts4041 7 лет назад

Love any info on no dig...I do this in my allotment garden :) Darn Weeds!

@hitachicm721f 7 лет назад

He's a very relaxed dude.

@PeacefulCountryLife 7 лет назад

I'd say he's high, but that's just me :)

@Upgradezz 6 лет назад

The Name Is Irrelevant in a way yeah

@MK-sk2mi 5 лет назад

He high af🎄🎄

@patymoonkaraoke 4 года назад

@@PeacefulCountryLife I see nothing wrong with that.

@PeacefulCountryLife 4 года назад

@@patymoonkaraoke who said that's a bad thing ? :)

@myzelb.4178 3 года назад

Wow, this technique is easier than what I did before. I will try this soon. So informative, thanks.

@cristinaleonard60 5 лет назад

Thanks very much!! I love how you explain it very simple and practical!! You do not make a big deal!! All that make sense! Hugs!!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Thanks Cistina, yes gardening can be simple, great you like that

@aminguyen8065 5 лет назад

Thank you for this video. Have a wonderful day .😀👍🌺✈️💐

@donhainsworth2097 3 года назад

Thank you Charles very helpful.

@castleofcostamesa8291 5 лет назад

Thank you very much !! I will seriously consider what you teach as I plan out my Fall lettuce beds. I appreciate it! Love from a Southern California residential food forest

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Sounds amazing

@rosameneses7593 3 года назад

IT IS REALLY EXCELENT. CONGRATULATIONS. !!!!!!! I want to do this in my place . You make it look really easy and I fall in love with your method. Thank you for showing us this great way to plant.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

You can do it! Thanks, and it is easy, once you understand the principles.

@stephenriley9084 5 лет назад

Charles, Very interesting. I will employ method 1 on an unruly part of an allotment we have just taken over! Regards Stephen.

@denisebarreto2570 5 лет назад

I use make my compost from my habits of Brazil food,lots bananas, eggs,carrots,etc...I use coffee, and papers from coffee too!tanks for all the sharing

@Stantube1000 6 лет назад

Awesome content, Charles, thank you alot!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 6 лет назад

Really helpful video - this is the year I'm determined to do No Dig properly and at the moment there are humongous weeds

6 лет назад

This man is constantly happy :-)

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thanks Vaclav

@terribletanner805 6 лет назад

He's phenomenally wealthy. He owns a sixteen-room mansion guarded by a ten-foot wall. He doesn't have to worry about miscreants pulling his plants out, salting his garden and vandalising his greenhouse, for no reason. He never needs to fear the thief who breaks in to steal his carpets, because his floors are decked with only the finest planks of the extinct Yubugata tree, priced at £100k per plank. And, the ten foot wall, of course.

@margaretd3710 5 лет назад

Terrible Tanner - So what? Even if we take what you say - without showing any proof - as true, so what? What he does with his money is his business. And good for him if he lives in a safe neighborhood! We all want to live where it's safe, so that's not a negative. His information on growing vegetables is absolutely phenomenal. And I, for one, am very glad to watch and learn from him.

@terribletanner805 5 лет назад

Margaret D - You misunderstand. I think it's great that he lives in a fortress, far away from the delinquents who would seek to destroy every single aspect of his life, just to see him miserable. All I wanted was a nice garden. But they just had to put fifteen randomly-placed anti-social dwellings in the neighbourhood, didn't they? The 'chavs' caught me planting a single rose, and ever since they've been dumping entire barrels of radioactive waste all over my garden. Police can't do anything because "We can't discriminate against them because they've got an extensive criminal record."

@billastell3753 5 лет назад

I hear you Terrible Tanner. It is easier to be happy when a person isn't weighed down by worry and oppression. I am fortunate myself to live some distance from the bad in people. I wish everyone could be, if not rich, at least feel safe to go about their peaceful interests without abuse.

@danutahachlica9318 5 лет назад

Bardzo dziękuję za ten film 🤗❤️

@halinaozynska1778 4 года назад

Danusiu on utwierdził mnie w moich wcześniejszych poczynaniach.Kopać pod cukinię, która potrzebuje tyle miejsca , że na grządce mieszczą się trzy ?

@lucindamarks8439 7 лет назад

Hi Charles! I'm from South Africa, and I just love your garden!!!!!Good for you!!!!Lucinda

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

Thanks Lucinda, cheerful comment!

@risasb 7 лет назад

Well explicated. This works fine. We got 24 very good years, tons of veg out of our no-dig before the bindweed overcame us. Right now the affected area is in chooks, and they seem to go after bindweed and even mallow when it is still very young and tender.

@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax 7 лет назад

Great ideas, making hard work easy!!

@dieterbrummund2273 6 лет назад

I was skeptical about no-dig, but results speak for themselves! Alot alot less work than digging everything up!

@fishmut 4 года назад

Dieter Brummund ..? Why where you sceptical, it’s a no brainer unless you like weeding day and night, do it right and you won’t look back .

@ludmilaevdokimova6968 4 года назад

Не на русском,но всё понимаю,спасибо.

@judya.shroads8245 6 лет назад

Thank you for great information. You explain everything so well.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

thanks Judy

@anilkapur1584 3 года назад

You make life simple, waiting to implement the plastic sheet method for my quashes in the next season. I have read three of your books and soon will be on the next one. As of now re-reading the points that I highlight in the first three books so that it really sinks in. Will start your online course as soon as winter gets midway here, then I should be free from many of the changes that we bringing to the farm, it will be a more pleasant looking Organic Garden.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

Glad to help Anil, yes there is still plenty to do. Good idea to read two or three times!

@melovescoffee 7 лет назад

I was always against using plastic in the garden but i changed my stance on that lately. I had a large piece i wanted for the squashes but it was so heavily infested with hops, i could do nothing with it. In desperation i just covered the whole area with weedfabric, cut a few holes and haven't had a problem with the hops there. The squashes were abundant and beautiful. The fabric was as good as invisible most of the growing season.

@mtolboom 7 лет назад

What was your initial reasoning against plastic? I want to try plastic but i feel it would not be natural. As the ground also needs light and air? UV stable, does this imply it lets in some light?

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

From the healthy growth of plants, and fine soil condition when I remove polythene after 4-6 months, it looks that soil has plenty of air. UV is ultraviolet and means the polythene does not go brittle in sunlight, it stays in one piece.

@irunamuk 7 лет назад

melovescoffee Me too. When I moved in my house the previous owners had apparently put down plastic under the mulch in all the garden beds, years later weeds grew anyway and I spent months digging out shreds of plastic from beds I wanted to plant. Maybe I'll try leaving it on top tho.

@BigPerm6999 7 лет назад

indeed I have always been against the use of ground cover like this as I considered it a breeding ground for pests such as slugs. I lay poly down for just a couple of weeks and pull it back to find hundreds of slug eggs and slugs and thats the last thing i want to breed right next to my crops hehe, so I collect them up and carry them 1mile+ away from my plot. I refuse to follow my neigbours advise to berry slug pellets with the roots of growing crops, seems a little counter productive to me when I want clean food.

@GOTTshua 7 лет назад

Give your slugs to chickens.

@malakingdude 5 лет назад

Im constantly supplimentimg with vermicompost with 50% coconut fiber which makes soil in-opportune for weeds so far. I welcome a ddndilion for salads which grow next to european nettle for the same purpose. We dont have thatvexact nettle growing wild here of itself so soneone sent me seeds. Love your channel I'm always thumbs up and subscribed of course. I enjoy the asdprtnen TV of useful information from you, a nicr brit lady who uses hay and the NJ USA young gent who like a thick layer of wood chips.

@owenbrondo 3 года назад

Mr dowding , you are my happy place! 🥰

@theseedsoflifebali 3 года назад

Thank you for your generosity of information and sharing your simple ideas, always. I watch your videos everyday and use your tips on my permaculture farm in bali 🌞👩🏽‍🌾

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

You are so welcome and nice to hear it's working in a tropical climate 😀

@ebramcsilla 7 лет назад

I apply this method, covering soil with cut cardboard boxes. I even toss weed on them. It works well, cleans the soil and even provides some compost.

@mbharatm 7 лет назад

That's a great idea too! Thanks for sharing it! Plus the earthworms will like it as well! :)

@susanlecuirot1573 4 года назад

Good morning Charles. I’m a new allotmentier, started last year and following your no dig method. I have recently placed cardboard on my empty vegetables plots ready for next year and had a sneaky peek yesterday! I was chuffed to see there were no weeds but unfortunately loads of slugs! 😮What should I do? 🤦‍♀️ Looking forward to hearing from you 🙂 Thanks in advance Sue Tisbury Wiltshire

@tetteviben 4 года назад

@@susanlecuirot1573 bring in the ducks they'll do justice to the slugs.

@carlomezzatesta4659 3 года назад

Hi Charlie, I have used an old wool carpet. Not synthetic. The ground can still breathe let water in and block out the light and in the spring just roll it up.

@awinbisa 4 года назад

These videos are the cure to stress

@lindasands1433 4 года назад

Love option 1. I'm going to try it

@DraeBox 4 года назад

I learned a lot from this video. Thank you, Charles! I'm just getting into gardening as an adult (did it as a kid, but I was nicknamed "Black Fingers" because the seedlings I'd plant usually failed compared to my siblings'). I have a perfect patch where I've been battling weeds for 2-3 years which is near my raspberry bush/stalk, so I'm going to try this in that patch and grow some onions and perhaps some tomatoes. Maybe some basil too if there's enough room without making the plants fight for nutrients. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge. I discovered you through Epic Gardening and Nature's Always Right, as they credit you a lot for their knowledge :)

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Nice to read this, and now your fingers/thumb are turning green :)

@elizabethcartner2005 5 лет назад

I can't say much, just , Brilliant, I will be doing this too. thank f or showing this method.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Nice to hear Elizabeth and go to!

@denisegarcia2760 5 лет назад

I like your videos, they are very inspiring. A curiosity: Dandelion leaves are edible as salads ... Try it, they're yummy!

@duffgen62 4 года назад

The video that got me going on my allotment crusade. I now grow Crown Prince vertically. Great fun and rewarding too.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Ah nice to hear, and your support structure is strong for the weight of fruit

@arnaldorentes5371 3 года назад

Hello. With so many uncertainties ahead, learning to produce food, healthy and fresh, seems like an excellent idea for any time and especially, for 2021. Thank you for the video and Happy New Year!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

Thanks Arnaldo and same

@beckyezra1 7 лет назад

Thank you .

@HerrSchwaar 3 года назад

You dont konw, how i like the englisch garderners . Greetings from Saxon/Germany.😊

@mislalauryfull 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing such valuable knowledge. 👍👍

@PatriciasPrimerJardin 3 года назад

Your videos are very helpful 🙏 I love this no dig idea.

@bohemiansoul7856 5 лет назад

Hello , Am from Assam , India..... I love your videos , I always watch your videos , one thing , Your garden is amazing , i like it so much , i have a dream to make an amazing garden in near future.....

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Lovely to hear and I wish you every success

@familygarlick179 5 лет назад

To keep my polytunnle worm at night I put 6 5galon water container beetween cucumber and it works well from Roger

@Silvereagledude Год назад

Thank you, Charles

@j.d.r5271 6 лет назад

Thank you for this beautiful video.

@cyrilnkomo9290 4 года назад

thank you my brother I have back yard garden through your wisdom

@TsetsiStoyanova 5 лет назад

This was very enlightening!

@barbarahollis3246 7 лет назад

just a thought...young dandelion leaves r good in a salad, their light green & tender. I'm now in Florida, but when in Pa., they were the first thing I found under my rotting leaves one spring, I didn't know then, they were editable...

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

Oh yes Barbara, and if you like bitter leaves, they are a fine addition to many dishes, probably full of nutrition too thanks to the deep roots. At their best in late winter here when other leaves are scarce.

@taj9000 4 года назад

This video is really useful thank you for sharing

@debiulrey-crosby4520 2 года назад

I have used LOTS of old horse manure to cover a grassy/weedy area then covered with multiple layers of straw and planted raspberries. Now after watching this video I'm going to plant onions in all the open areas too (until the raspberries take off and spread). I'm also going to use your method #1 to cover a very difficult area with way too many weeds, especially bindweed that I've been fighting for 15+years. And will plant pumpkins and other squash over the area. Thanks for the tips. Can't wait to see the results.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 года назад

Exciting, wish you well!

@cobbybarzillai-vandapuye6433 4 года назад

God! I love this man! 😍😍❤️😘

@L6FT 6 лет назад

You let the snail go. That's some serious love for nature. Best to you :-)

@xroth4855 5 лет назад

fujisaii he squashed the slug

@luannalovell 5 лет назад

I free the slugs and snails...to my detriment later lol

@jimmason1072 5 лет назад

Yes and he put it back in roughly the same spot....🤗

@buddingnaturalist 4 года назад

They clean up the understory by munching through mostly dead/dying/aged stuff. As long as you don't have dark areas with leaves touching the ground your plants should be ok. Having said that, there are some terrible invasive ones around the world which need destroying as the local birds/animals do not eat them. Australia has quite a few issues with introduced and invasive species messing up the local ecology..

@anapatricia.rodriguez3295 5 лет назад

Bendiciónes. Para. Ud. Señor. Está Súper bien Su. Jardín. 👌👍

@marisacallejas1587 3 года назад

Thank you, Charles!!!

@mark1952able 7 лет назад

Smart man! Been using old plastic dropclothes for yrs to do the same.

@MinibiteTran 5 лет назад

Gotta subscribed his channel 😋 Oh well no dig then must start composting

@Silvereagledude 2 года назад

Good stuff, Charles!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 года назад

Thanks P J

@captnodge 3 года назад

Great tips thanks Allways wondered how it was done . Love the color of your corrugated iron too

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

Thank you!

@richardwest6593 4 года назад

Just get some chickens on it for 4 weeks and they will do everything apart from planting up.

@faustacruzadosarmiento5084 5 лет назад

Por favor subtitulado al español gracias.

@angelicalh6630 3 года назад

Muchas gracias por esta valiosa información que nos das. Pongo en practica sus consejos y el resultado es excelente. Un saludo desde Valencia España.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

¡Precioso! Estoy feliz de escuchar esto Angelica

@LindaPenney 6 лет назад

Thank you charles for sharing

@pakyeh9 7 лет назад

Dear Charles. I tried the no dig gardening in the tropics of Malaysia. There are some success and some failure.Succes during the dry season and failure during the raining season. I suppose I must make a drain on both sidea of the bad making it a half no dig garden. I suppose you have less rain there and therefore your success.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

Hello Pak Yeh Yeh and thanks for your comments. Actually I find that no dig works well on clay soil in wet years (say 20cm/month). If water is lying, digging does not help: two old ladies said in a wet winter that their no dig allotments were the only tow not under water!

@pakyeh9 7 лет назад

Thanks for your reply. It does not work in the rainy season in the tropics. It does work in the semi dry/wet season though. I AM ORGANICS Vlog has experimented and proven this. You probablt correct if the soli is loded with root systems that absorb a lot of water.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

Thanks for the info, all helpful

@aguerard8188 7 лет назад

Pak Yeh Yeh .dig a well under the soil and smooth the dirt into a bowl.... before planting. fill with dirt or compost... covers will dry or collect moisture based on how much sun and hear in area

@aguerard8188 7 лет назад

look for permaculture and forest gardening... tree guilds

@jamesbeautyman8435 4 года назад

Hi Charles With the current status with getting hold of compost with the no dig way could you still use cardboard and put normal soil on top would that be just as good.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

That is a way, only soil has much less goodness and more weed seeds than compost. Good luck with finding whatever you can.

@elviradonaghy5422 5 лет назад

VERY GOOD INSTRUCTIONS.

@mojavebohemian814 Год назад

Thank you very much. Option 1 is great in the desert.

@CharlesDowding1nodig Год назад

You are welcome and that is interesting feedback!

@TsetsiStoyanova 6 лет назад

I am only watching this kinds of videos now

@kiranr5514 3 года назад

Me too😁

@fulanodetal9442 3 года назад

Hola hermosura..tanta carne y yo vegetariano..🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪

@anisahkasim3305 7 лет назад

Can I ask, how do you water the plants then? Into the hole?

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

Anisah, water from rain percolates into the holes, often enough as the polythene holds moisture. Put the sheet on when soil is moist. Yes sometimes, simply direct water to the hole with hose or can.

@psytek1978 6 лет назад

wa bout where doesnt rain from may to october? welcome to sicily!

@Gardeninggirl1107 6 лет назад

same here in so California - it's only rained a couple times so far this year.

@VisinskiRadoviBeograd 7 лет назад

Always a lovely video!

@thelittlelady7077 6 лет назад

You are such an inspiration! Thankyou

@HonestlyTho-ThePodcastShow 7 лет назад

does anyone know what plastic does to the plants

@jimbojim4767 7 лет назад

Just blocks out the sun light so they starve to death basically

@mbharatm 7 лет назад

This'd be HDPE, so it's not going to leach in in anytime less than 5-7 years at the minimum. Since the plants cover it up in a few weeks, it doesn't really even get the usual amount of sun required to degrade it over time. So I'd say you don't really have to worry on that front. Buy good high density tarp though!

@wildrangeringreen 6 лет назад

except for the glue in the cardboard... and possibly the ink in the paper...

@EmmaSolomano 6 лет назад

Newspaper and cardboard aren't natural, although organic matter they're processed and have bleaches, inks, etc. they won't cause any likely problems, but neither will plastic.

@mat77084 6 лет назад

How do the plants get water through the plastic?

@TexanInTheUK1 7 лет назад

Will this work on stinging nettles? I have about 1/3 acre forest of it to remove.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 7 лет назад

Yes option 1, polythene, ideally from late winter to late summer.

@TexanInTheUK1 7 лет назад

Charles Dowding Thank you. I'll definitely be doing this as I'm fed up with wasting my time pulling it out by hand. Cheers!

@MarcellaSmithVegan 7 лет назад

Dry them and sell them as a dried herb! Lots of folks make Nettle Infusions and such as a way to knock down allergy reactions including dark rings under the eyes. Of course wear gloves during harvesting and dry them out on a tarp or such

@TexanInTheUK1 7 лет назад

+VeganMarcella andMore That's a brilliant idea. Thanks!

@MarcellaSmithVegan 7 лет назад

I just bought 2 pounds of Dried Nettles for $40. If you make it look professional you could sell them easy on Ebay

@julieyee2003 4 года назад

Just picked up refrigerator and dishwasher cardboard boxes today. Am looking forward to putting down more cardboard this winter. Thank you for the video!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Wonderful Julie