@@CS88754 He was on a few months back. They were - in my opinion - pettily dismissive of the no dig approach. It was great to see him on there nevertheless.
I agree. Always great from start to finish. I always used traditional gardening (tilling in the compost) and since switching I've had way less weeds and better harvests.
Your videos have become an invaluable part of my life during trying times, and not so trying times. They are inspirational, uplifting and "chicken soup for the soul". I get lost in your garden, if only for 20 or 30 minutes. Everything is right in the world and cares of the day dissipate. I can't wait for spring. I could watch your videos everyday. 🕊️🙏💕From across the pond.
I like how you just stand in the middle of your garden and talk about the plants like old friends. It's always good to see a new video of your progress.
Hats off to your son. The production values, color, depth of field and focus are all superb. Really like the way he's editing in titles and editing itself is more professional than ever! Even the beard looks great 😂
Glad you're still enjoying your garden harvest. In the Caribbean here. No winter just a lovely 31,degrees centigrade on the plus side with night a few degrees lower.and we say the nights are cold which means an even hotter day. Lol
Thank you for your spirit of joy in your garden in the winter, Warm regards from South New Jersey on a very cold and blustery May 29th, 2021 It's actually Memorial Day Weekend here in the US. God Bless all the men and women who have defended their county!!! God protect us all!!!
Wow - these outstanding green veggies, together with your stored potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, parsnips, garlic, frozen peas, celery, capsicums and canned tomatoes etc etc and a few pantry oils and spices, dried beans some pasta, rice and lentils would see you extremely well fed indeed! What a great feeling and personally empowering. Great video essay, this.
Thank you Alison and you are right, one can eat very well, all year round! The flavours of winter vegetables are often amazing and are a great tonic for a sometimes difficult time of year, healthwise
I totally agree about the sprouts after a frost! They really do taste so much better. My grandad wont pick any until there has been a frost. Also if we get some really good frosts it will stimulate them to produce tons of flowers in the sring and summer for those wishing to get seeds especially if they have a heirloom or heritage type. Honey bees love the flowers too as do bumbles.
Have you tried the leaves of the sprout? Maybe an acquired taste, but I really enjoyed them. Shredded finally, mustard dressing and then added to a wrap or flatbread with other ingredients and they tasted excellent. Similarly, shredded and fermented (like cabbage) was also good.
I love wintergreens and greenhouses! awesome video... our winters are a wee bit colder here but anything below zero needs some simple technology to keep growing!
At these times so crucial not to hibernate. Your plantings have a very pleasing artistic quality when viewed in perspective.Gratitude and thanks Charles👍🏻
Looks great Charles... I'm picking salad leaves, kale, Chard, pea shoots and Spinach every 9 days or so in Barcelona and can't wait for tomato season to start!
What an amazing harvest at New Year! Your garden looks great even in winter. I'm watching this on February 13th 2021 and we have blizzard conditions in Northern Ireland. I don't have a greenhouse or polytunnel so whilst everyone else is sowing like mad I've been doing nothing and now I'm so glad I've held my nerve. I'll begin my Spring sowing about beginning of March on my window sills and take my time putting things out. Thank you for sharing your lovely garden with us. God bless.v
I’m going to assume your incredible memory is partly attributed to your diet of home grown no dig veggies... just another motivator for me to keep gardening and growing! Thanks for the video ☺️
We have had a reasonably mild winter over here in Ontario. That is coming to an end though so I brought in the last of my kale and swedes. I really need to build a winter tunnel of some kind. Just think of what I could grow. So wonderful to have a walk in your gardens. I think I will get my seeds out, plan and dream. : )
Thank you for saying the sowing and transplanting dates. Will try it this year and will see how long I can keep brassicas producing in zone 6. It’s incredible to be able to grow things through winter.
thank you so much for the winter content you've been posting, it is very helpful to me. im in chicago zone 6 where it is definitely colder but we get more sunlight. seeing your winter garden has shown me a lot. there is no shortage of spring/summer garden content on the internet but definitely a lack of winter content ! im starting my first garden this year. i have your gardening course book, garden diary and planting calendar. i'll be doing no dig raised beds with cardboard underneath and in walkways. im looking forward to it ! thanks for being my long distance teacher💚
Ohhh, Mr Dowding! Is magical your Winter garden! And beautiful your passion for It. I love so much This season with frost, brina, galaverna...The Nature embroiders with frost on leaves and fruits.
Charles, one of your best videos ever, in my view! Possibly thanks to the topic: "look at all the things you could be harvesting now." I also love your new initiatives (trays, change-the-world projects, ...)
Well said! Edward thinks it's one of his best and is a bit disappointed by the viewing figures which are lower than some others. I think however that the view figures are a bit misleading because the actual minutes watched are very high. Often a view is just a click and then gone!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig That's interesting. My favourite videos of yours are this one and your small garden series, plus those showing off your garden in all its splendour. These have one thing in common: "look, this could be your life, you could be picking these delicious things for your meals" / "you could be living in something beautiful as this garden." Interestingly, these don't have the highest view counts, that seems to be reserved for "here's how to grow vegetable XYZ"-type videos. -- If Edward does a great job on a video, I'd expect more minutes watched (check!). However I wouldn't expect more views, simply because when someone decides to view (click), all they have is a title and thumbnail picture. The thumbnail of this video is okay but I wouldn't call it eye-catching. The current title is good. "Fresh greens in Winter" would be another good one, perhaps a little more telling. Or anything with "with Charles (Dowding)" although here I'm just speculating :) Hope this helps!
@@Concojone5 thanks so much for your feedback, and it gets to the root of the matter that nobody quite understands what results in some videos being viewed less, and some more. Possibly I should use my name more, we shall see. Mine are standing the test of time, keep attracting views even older ones.
I am so happy to say that my collard green plants are just as tall as yours--they've been going since last March! I learned from you to pick large bottom leaves to allow the plant to continue producing. The snow & ice melt right off--you are right--sweetest greens we have ever tasted. Thanks for all your gems. Hope you and son are still doing well! PS When I discovered you in March 2020, you had 273K subs--look at you now:)
Beautiful! I really try to keep something growing in all my beds! This is only possible, easy and enjoyable because of no dig! Thanks Charles a ray of light in a dark time of the year!
You amazing work, I put the test of only cutting only the largest leaves of lettuce and it has given incredible results. Thanks from my heart. Greetings from Cuba, here is an eternal summer with zero problems with frost.
Spectacular as always Charles! Your RU-vid channel is a master class in veggie gardening! Just bought your diary. Love it! Great space to keep track of everything & so many wonderful tips!
Thanks charles for the reminder that we can still grow certain things in winter. I have a 7x 5 greenhouse which does my tomatoes etc in summer but i never thought of planting salad stuff in the autumn in it for winter. This has gave me ideas of making the most out of what would be an empty greenhouse in winter.
Love the Ariel shot of the garden 👌 chuffed with my sprouts, even tho I don’t actually like sprouts much 😂 I grow them mainly for the big leaves & tops for my giant tortoise.🐢 Definitely have red cabbage envy ......the pesky slugs got every one of mine 🙄 Stay warm Charles 😁
Charles, I so envy your climate. The wind chill is 15F today. I have two trays of multisown onions and shallots under lights in the basement. We'll be planting them out in no dig beds under 2-3 layers of row cover in late March or early April. Thank you so much for the encouraging videos, I've learned so much from them!
Another great video with so much enthusiasm! Thank you Charles. Like you, I am also amazed how well my parsley and chervil are still providing through these winter months. Will be sowing lots of different parsley in just over a week's time :-)
Love it! I am so inspired to get out there and grow some food🥦🥬🍲! 🤗 We have started faith gardens in our area to get people into gardening and learning😁👍. Thank you so much!
this video became one of my favourite videos of all RU-vid. LOVED IT! you're respect to the garden, explaining calmly, the light, the serenity... just so pure!
Oh wow! It doesn’t look like winter to me when there are so many things growing in your garden. I love seeing the harvest in winter by the way. I can feel the sweetness of veggies and the cold haha 🥬
Thank you for another inspiring video. I am still able to harvest kale in our first winter on a new to us property in Zone 8a US. Now I am using my winter downtime to plan my planting calendar and extend my harvest better through the next winter.
Thank you Charles. In Texas I have some winter plants that are still hanging in there despite a few frosts. Broccoli and cauliflower are giving us some fresh veggies still and elephant garlic and onions are thriving along with fava beans and snow peas. I find fall and winter my favorite times to grow because of the harsh summer heat.
I’m so glad you showed the savory cabbage. First year planting and wasn’t sure if it did form a head. Now I know and will wait to harvest a few more weeks. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💖💖💖💖
For the first time ever (thank you for the inspection) I have tried winter growing this year. Love going into the garden to get sprouts, kale, cabbage, broccoli and leeks. Will be growing more next year! I feel it really grounds me and makes me appreciate and value of food. Thank you Charles for sharing an inspiring me with your skills and enthusiasm 👍
Looking like quite the silver fox with that beard! Thanks so much for the inspiration as I look out over the blanket of 3ft. snow here in Upstate New York. It’s getting me motivated to get my seeds in order and start planning for the spring when I can actually see the ground again.
Oh Yes I Enjoy Your Video Next Week full moon, I begin to sow indoors my early spring garden in homemade greenhouse here in zone 5 Québec, Canada with your new book and calendar. :)
