No dig Potato Gardening: Expert Tips from Charles Dowding

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See the whole process from sowing to 'earthing up' to harvest, by pulling not digging. Potato plants easily root into undisturbed, no dig soil, while developing potatoes need soft, surface material to grow in.
It's often assumed that potatoes just won't grow in soil that has not been thoroughly loosened, but this video shows the opposite.
Filmed at Homeacres April to July 2018 by Josh Rogers, in a spring that started cool and wet, then turned hot and dry after 3rd May. South West England zone 8 climate, last frost mid May.
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My garden is no dig and you see how few weeds are growing. We spend most of our time planting and picking, about two hours/week on weeding a quarter acre/1000m2.
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@brianbishop2803 3 года назад

I 've been a traditional gardener for many years , but at the ripe old age of 76 was begining to find the digging hard work so decided to give no dig a try. I was very suspect about the potato growing, how can it work without ridging up?? Well, I've just lifted 35 1st earlies plants it took only 40 minutes including hand weeding, a good crop , a few green ones ( but probably less than when I ridged) so I am now a NO DIG CONVERT.!!!!! thank you Charles

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

So nice to read this Brian. I'm delighted to have saved you that work, and your soil will be healthier for it.

@martinvera4567 2 года назад

I’m just SO encouraged to hear you going strong at 76 years, you are my goals. I hope to do this till I physically can’t anymore lol

@mayshomesteadchronicles Год назад

Awesome! I guess I’m a convert as well hahs

@andy1way Год назад

@@martinvera4567 76 is a young man

@howardchambers9679 Год назад

Just put my spuds in before watching this. I won't be digging again, at 65 it's getting a bit much. So, no dig here we come!

@maureenellison1042 5 лет назад

I never comment, but you are great! Great advice, stage to stage, and your voice is calming to listen to. Mostly, just gardening,no music,graphics gimmicks... if you know what your doing, you don't need all that So Bravo!!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Thanks Maureen, glad you like the content. Perhaps an analogy is how we find when eating these vegetables that their fine flavour means few other flavourings are needed!

@mike1968442 6 лет назад

Please let the camera just roll. I will probably never make it in person to view this spectacular garden in person. Viewers can just zoom ahead if they dont want to watch. I truly wish you were my neighbor because of your ability to. Respond so calmly to each situation. Just love watching you roaming the garden. Your such an inspiring gardener and human!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Well thanks Sally. I have noticed that the longer videos are the most popular, like they are a story which people enjoy. The advice I often hear is "keep 'em short to increase viewer numbers"!!

@VeganChiefWarrior 6 лет назад

24/7 Home Acres live stream haha, we can be his security ;p

@davidesteven5467 6 лет назад

Please consider not changing your editing methods one jot! The time lapses are well done and certainly better than having to fast forward. I don't even have a garden but I just spent the entire evening watching you garden. Excellent.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thanks for your feedback Davide, I am encouraged!

@shakengrain1942 5 лет назад

@@davidesteven5467 Agreed!

@russruss2446 6 лет назад

I watched your clips and planted potatoes on my lawn, newspapers over and under compost, small holes for the seed potatoes. They’re growing great! No digging, no problems. Thank you!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Nice to hear Russ Russ

@sandraruggeriisthehouseamo946 3 года назад

@Kelly Clyde 5?58085

@madresefonoon 3 года назад

@Kelly Clyde Hi.newspaper under compost??? doesn't forking damage to newspapar?

@Nitecrow314 2 года назад

@@madresefonoon What the fork are you talking about?

@madresefonoon 2 года назад

@@Nitecrow314tanx for reply. i mean deep shovel and cultivate and forking.does not penetrate in newspapers?

@smathe3 6 лет назад

Literally one of the most beautiful gardens on planet Earth. Order from chaos. Cheers from South Carolina, USA.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Cheers Steve, a lovely place I hear

@shakengrain1942 5 лет назад

Ditto from another South Carolinian! I hear many other RU-vid gardeners referring to Mr. Dowding and his methods these days. Must be becoming the world's number 1 favorite gardener! Yes, certainly the most beautiful and abundant!

@barbaralangdon4984 4 года назад

I agree, from a South Carolinian in old Barnwell District, likely not too far from Mr. Matheny.

@constanceperkins2614 4 года назад

Do you have to use seed potatoes please

@wobblybobengland 4 года назад

@@constanceperkins2614 Supermarket potatoes have a substance applied that prevents them forming sprouts but if you leave them long enough and they do form sprouts then they should be fine.

@vickiburt2676 4 года назад

Mr. Rogers & Mr.Dowding, you learn everything from these 2 men who teach you how to have the best life experiences.

@peace4peaceful 3 года назад

Who is mr Roberts?

@barbiemagnolia3943 3 года назад

Fred Rogers aka mr Roger's neighborhood children's television show😍

@peace4peaceful 3 года назад

@@barbiemagnolia3943 thank you 😊

@schrodingerscat1863 3 года назад

I have always had the best luck with potatoes planting in large black buckets. Makes harvesting very easy and always get a great crop, also makes watering easier.

@gardengym496 4 года назад

Hello from Ukraine, Charles! Did my first in life attempt to plant anything and with the help of no-dig from the get-go. I've planted a potatoe just today, did not have a possibility to try this before, know I am a bit late. Well, even if the experiemnt fails, I will come back to it next year with the bigger garden scales for sure! Thank you so much for your experience and knowledge, sir!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Wonderful and thanks for your feedback, I wish you some tasty harvests

@starlenestarlene 2 года назад

Thinking of you in Ukraine and praying for your safety.

@gardengym496 2 года назад

@@starlenestarlene thanks a lot! We appreciate the support

@sougataghar1179 2 года назад

More power to you

@gardengym496 2 года назад

@@sougataghar1179 thanks! will be planting potato or something else soon into the same bed!

@cironicholas526 4 года назад

These videos aren't just informative, they're also excellent to nap to.

@ronnymoffatt1038 3 года назад

21qq1+!

@kehnili9363 3 года назад

Calming voice and birds chirping

@Nitecrow314 2 года назад

@@kehnili9363 if livin is without yoouu, Kehni Li, can't give any more...

@veradejong9437 4 года назад

Digging potatoes is such an exciting and satisfaction feeling

@debbienavejas9673 3 года назад

Yes!

@susancaulton5470 5 лет назад

I’ve just realised you lived in France, as did I for 8 years and that’s where I found Charlottes, I agree they are a lovely spud. Your videos are such an inspiration, thank you.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Susan Caulton yes we lived Astaffort 47, “pays de Cabrel “

@Rayblondie 4 месяца назад

Wow. Just what I was looking for. No big trenches and banking up. Thank you so much. Unfortunately the new style of RU-vid doesn't let you comment so I had to put this into a normal search.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 месяца назад

Thanks for this! I am worried by your comment about the new style of RU-vid and appreciate you making the extra effort. I had not realised this to be an issue.

@caiphusmashao8760 4 года назад

I am an aspiring farmer and a gardener, I love how scientific you are about your experiments and the effort you take to make it understandable, thanks.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Best of luck and thanks :)

@peterturner1582 4 года назад

What a great teacher you are!! I am about to plant my first no dig potatoes here in Brisbane Australia (sub-tropical zone). Nothing beats the taste of baby new potatoes with butter and parsley. Luckily here I can grow most vegetables, except brassicas, all year round. My brassicas are doing well and will be harvested in a couple of weeks. They have also been grown using the no dig methodology.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

So nice of you Peter and enjoy that harvest

@julia1234 Год назад

I’m in Esk .. would love to know what time of year you planted ? This will be my first time growing them but maybe we get a few more early morning frosts than you in Brisbane ?

@peterturner1582 Год назад

@@julia1234 I planted my Spring spuds about 3 weeks ago.

@lindaford3976 4 года назад

I believe I have found my TRUE Father!!! I have dirt in my veins!!Absolutely the most BEAUTIFUL Garden I have ever dreamed of having!!

@katshomekorner9194 2 года назад

I've heard a multiple of times that I don't want green on my potatoes, but never why. Charles is the first one to say why. Thanks, Charles.

@JB-yk2ee Год назад

I switched to no dig last year and this was my first year trying out no dig potatoes. I am trying purple, reds, yukon golds and russets. Life has never been easier and more fulfilling after utilizing these simple no dig principles. My family is eating healthy foods for pennies and I'm still able to keep planting more potato seeds, tomatoes, and fruits because my time is so drastically freed up with no weeds nor digging. Thanks again Charles

@CharlesDowding1nodig Год назад

Wonderful to see this 💚

@CubasAutomotive 6 лет назад

Wow! I like the fact you do your own trials, testing different ways of prepping the soil. You're very thorough in explaining why or your motives of doing things and I feel I absorb so much from your videos! Thank you Charles! 🤗🤗

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Nice to hear: I am sharing a lot of experience.

@sorayamarriott9245 5 лет назад

Very much enjoy watching your videos and I am taking a lot if notes .. I was able to get a allotment recently will miss out this year as I need to get the plot ready before growing anything..can I say your garden is amazing and I'm privileged to watch your videos .. keep up the good work thank you

@valerieann8007 2 года назад

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Do you add worms to your plant's soil right in the beginning to loosen the soil so roots can easily spread in the soil?

@AwesomeK285 5 лет назад

I love your vegetable garden. It looks so healthy, so neat and so clean

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Many thanks Crystal

@barbarabolton1308 5 лет назад

I adore the fact you garden in your Birkenstocks. Happy Gardening, from a midwesterner (Iowa) of the USA.

@littlebee879 3 года назад

im looking forward to 2021 and growing potatoes the no-dig way!

@johnkay4701 4 года назад

Just planted today, 24x Tesco potatoes in what had been my lawn. I'd pre=covered it with old newspaper several months ago to reduce the grass & weeds. I so wish my soil was like yours in the video. Mine is heavy clay, very wet & loads of stones further down. I do have some compost in the making, that I'll be covering the top with in a few weeks, all being well. Phewww... I'm knackered now. JohnnyK.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Wonderful, every little helps 😀

@Mr.Pennington 5 лет назад

Your videos are a pleasure to watch. You have a child-like joy in the garden, and i love all the experiments!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

thanks Mr P

@DavidSmith-jr9im 2 года назад

Hello, I'm David Smith well into retirement in Gloucestershire and I followed this advice on the video, except that I used grass mowings instead of compost, to cover the ground while they were growing. After roughly 11 weeks of growth, by July 4th, I was truly surprised by the size of the potatoes, and how relatively clean they were. I am really pleased by the results. They were a good size also.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing David. This year was dry, but in a wet year you might have suffered slugs accumulating under the grass which would have been more soggy. I'm glad it worked so well for you this year

@letsRegulateSociopaths 4 года назад

Charles, thanks for your work! The science behind why you get less yield when you "fork" or turn the soil is that when you expose the humic acid (which keeps the nutrients from leaching as well as acting as a chelator of nutrients), it mixes with carbon dioxide and turns to a gas and leaves the soil.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Thanks Ryan, very helpful. This needs to be more known, since broadforking is well esteemed.

@SonShines1 2 года назад

Thx Charles. U definitely are onto a simplified system for growing. I can see there is great reward in your efforts. Many will benefit from your vids

@mirandaf2112 6 лет назад

That is Incredible! Love your comparison of the dig vs. No dig. Makes me wonder how many other things I do because that's what I've heard or read. You are inspiring me to do my own trials! I really like what you said in another video, about being a scientist. I have never thought of gardening as science - but i am seeing it in a new way thanks to you.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Great, we can all do with seeing things in a new way, myself included!

@roseslink2000 5 лет назад

You are my new favorite person. I start a new garden next year. It is currently very good grass, 120x40 feet. I plan to watch you during the winter and do exactly what you are doing come Spring!. Thank you!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Thanks Rose and see my videos on clearing weeds, no dig abundance etc

@madhattersartstudio8344 6 лет назад

I am in Texas, USA and love your garden, i hope one day visit your garden =) maybe next year.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

See you 2019!

@SK-lt1so 4 года назад

We've left potatoes in the ground for months. In zone 5b, over winter, and taken them out of the ground in the spring, very edible.

@wendyeames5758 4 года назад

Wow!!

@chandrikatilwalli4741 4 года назад

Thanks for the tip , Ian in zone 5B too.

@Navajosun 4 месяца назад

First time potato grower here. I had some sprouting up from last year that I missed. Dug them up and they look really good, like they’re ready to start producing again. Do you think I can replant them and they’ll give me new potatoes?

@SK-lt1so 4 месяца назад

@@Navajosun Yes

@Navajosun 4 месяца назад

@@SK-lt1so Why thank you so much. I have some left over so I'm going to plant them. God Speed!

@loucarter3034 4 года назад

Thank you for changing my life........ I love the no dig concept.

@danielhawkins8174 2 года назад

I live in southern Spain and this year I'm trying no dig. In response BD bg your videos an excellent source of information. Thanks. I'm obviously mulching on top of the compost to retain moisture.

@patrickstammeyer6531 5 лет назад

Hello from Iowa usa not sure why I clicked on your video but I enjoyed it very much . This may be something that British people are aware of but for some reason we Americans think that anyone speaking with an accent like yours is an absolute genius, that you are refined of the highest quality and most educated a person can be. All of that may be true,but it wouldn't be because of the accent, I guess it's just a stereotype we Americans have about British people. It is in the am hours and I could not sleep my job is very stressful right now the style of your video and mannerisms are very calming thank you

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Patrick thanks for writing and sorry to hear about your job, pleased to help and how curious about the accent interpretation!

@karenrouth2056 5 лет назад

Harvested potatoes here today! so fun to watch your process and compare lol! Due to crazy climate this year harvest is small, but better than nothing! great video Charles, thank you

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Nice to hear and well done Karen

@vitavinivideo 6 лет назад

Nice piles of potatoes Charles, and the plants look good too 👍 I grow Patio Potatoes in a bucket of Sea Weed - no dig ... I just add some more, and more sea weed when the tubers form. I do pre-sprout in egg trays in order to have some early in start of June. I also grow some in pots, so I can transplant very easy, since I like the small new potatoes best.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Lovely method and the flavour/nutrition must be superb

@HelenEk7 Год назад

What a lovely way to spend Sunday morning, - watching some Charles Dowding videos. Greetings from Norway.

@CharlesDowding1nodig Год назад

Morning Helen (though Monday now!) and thanks

@patgentry7268 4 года назад

I’m picking up 2 cubic yards of mushroom compost tomorrow! Thanks for the inspiration...it took current isolation for me to garden this well. Such an interesting outcome, and not all bad.

@LucyJazzy85 4 года назад

Not that you need any more subs but I did bc tho this is 20 minutes long you never repeated yourself, gave tons of info which answered many questions and you showed every step. I’m in very hot and humid central Florida, but I feel I can apply this info with perhaps some minor modifications. GREAT VIDEO!! You should be proud. 💜

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Well thanks Lucy, that is a special plaudit. We do our best and Josh who filmed and edited this has a good talent. It's lovely to be able to show the whole process. Enjoy the other videos, and I have two subscribers in Florida on sand soil who say that no dig with compost mulch works well for them. Just different timings for sure.

@LucyJazzy85 4 года назад

Charles Dowding Charles Dowding again, your info is remarkably reassuring. I know only two extremes, here, and Jersey (as in the Channel Islands where my family lives ...) I recall being quite undone when I discovered that it is virtually impossible to grow asparagus here, whereas in Jersey, 14 miles from the coast of France, it is practically a weed! You are truly blessed to have had the foresight to film your “befores and afters.” As I said before, you must be very proud (and rightly so) when you have such a tangible review of how far you’ve come, and the immense difference for the better, that you - and your Josh - have made in your own little corner of the planet (let alone the difference you have made in the lives of complete strangers...). So, bully for Josh who has recorded your accomplishments for all time. You now have proof of the “mark” you have made in this world... plus you have videos that will still exist, AND benefit others, long after we are gone. You have found your purpose in life (at least one anyway!) and not many people can say that. So I salute you, and Josh, and thank you both for such quiet encouragement. Be well. Be blessed. And much love 💜💜💜

@jondavies5814 6 лет назад

I really enjoyed that Charles. I always look forward to your videos and I'm slowly turning my garden towards no dig. I couldn't help noticing your squash/pumpkins to the left. It would be great to see you do a start to finish on them please

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thanks Jon and we are close to time limit now, I may well put more info in an online course

@praisingirl 2 года назад

You are blessed to still be able to lean on your knees to garden. I haven't been able to put any pressure on my knees in over a year..i hope to use planting bags for potatoes. Love your garden.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 года назад

Thanks, I am blessed indeed, hope potatoes grow well

@eliev7844 5 лет назад

Just wonderful watching such a master at work! What an inspiration!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

thanks Elie

@imover9999 6 лет назад

Have been doing a lot of research lately on how to turn my yard into a fruit / starch staple garden next year. Starting small just to feed the family and perhaps give extras to the neighbors, and I think you've shown me a great method. Will do the sheet mulch method with cardboard, compost, and something on top so things can be planted in the spring. Thanks a lot, Charles. Great video quality as always.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thanks for your comment and I wish you success in converting your yard.

@tickledpink6684 5 лет назад

Am I the only one that feels like napping in a hammock after watching Mr. Dowding?

@leroybrownie9188 4 года назад

He's like the Bob Ross of gardening, lol. So soothing to watch and listen to! :)

@vivienmakovik8054 4 года назад

SimpleOrganicSoap oh my word!!! You got the nail on the head!!!! Yes, I feel like resting in a hammock Cos he makes it look so easy I feel like I’ve done the work and need a well Earned snooze!!! Hahahaha

@faithsrvtrip8768 4 года назад

Time for a cuppa mint tea :)

@louiseharper7850 4 года назад

I've heard he has this effect on quite a few female viewers!

@louiseharper7850 4 года назад

@@leroybrownie9188 love watching Bob Ross, I'm asleep before he completes the painting!

@catwoman7462 4 года назад

Thank you for your videos. I'm a beginner with a new allotment and I find your videos extremely educational.

@artsychic2000 5 лет назад

it's spring, it's friday and i'm binging on charles dowding! ; )

@Themurphyshow7 4 года назад

Same, LoL

@j.reneewhite915 3 года назад

I love to garden and enjoy teaching a bit. So when I say you are an EXCELLENT teacher I mean it! I think I'm going to sit dow and watch your video for enjoyment and find myself scrambling for a pen and paper every time. I have the month of January set aside to binge watch your videos and finally write down all the tips and tricks you so generously share with us. Thank you so much for all the effort you give for us!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

How nice, am happy to help Renee

@allotmentuk1303 6 лет назад

Not a lot to say other than my no-dig potatoes gave very similar results to what you have demonstrated. (following your directions) Love pulling them out by hand. Love the clean skins. Love the lack of slug damage. The only regret is I did not enter them in the village show last week. I think I am sold on the idea. Take care Mike B

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Nice to hear, enter next year Michael!

@allotmentuk1303 6 лет назад

On the plot, this morning a few plot holders harvesting their potatoes for today's lunch when we got together mine were not the heaviest, or put it this way, the number of my harvest were fewer but larger in size but all were amazed on how clean they were.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

BNice to hear and it should be easier for you to replant, then with fewer weeds

@marleneblanchet9464 6 лет назад

Michael Brotherton was

@lynn8524 3 года назад

I never grow tired of watching your videos. They always inspire me and I learn so much. Thank you!

@outkast0424 6 лет назад

I should be havesting my potatoes here in a coule of days. Im excited to see the comparison between my potatoes grown in my basement greenhouse vs my out door grow.

@darkbloom9218 4 года назад

No digging yields more. Take care of the ground and fill the top with compost. Feed the soil not the plants. Never damage the soil just firm it well to keep the moisture and nutrients intact. And more. I'll keep them in mind, sir. Organic farming is such a blessing. Lovely garden! 😊

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Thanks, nicely put 😀

@GreenEarthGardener 6 лет назад

Wonderful bedtime viewing Charles. Another lovely (20min) video 👌🏼 Tawny old outside sending me off to sleep. Wonderful combination. Thank you.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Nice thought!

@choppy249 2 года назад

The way Charles laid out all his potatoes here at the beginning and then just popped them in with his trowel is exactly the same way I have been doing it for many years , to save time and effort and to save your back . The only difference is that before this I would have dug over the bed thoroughly and weeded it , then raked it flat . I have never dug ditches for the potatoes or double dug as I felt this was a complete waste of time and energy . One dig was enough I have always thought . However now I must admit that I can’t wait to try this method in one of my new no dig beds . I was converted last year and now have three on my allotment . The crop last year for our brassica no dig bed was wonderful . I was sceptical at first but the results were fantastic , so thank you Charles for converting us .I would recommend to everybody out there to give this no dig method a try even if you have reservations like I did .Find out and see for yourself . A few years back I would never have believed it possible to grow potatoes using this method but now as I said I can’t wait to get going .

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 года назад

Nice to hear and it's a great life lesson too, that change is possible. May you have a fine potato harvest

@choppy249 2 года назад

@@CharlesDowding1nodig . Thank you very much.

@Дмитрий-й9у2д 5 лет назад

nice garden ! no weeds! everything is clean and beautiful!

@SandJ-Adventures Год назад

After 40+ years of gardening the traditional way, my wife (aided by me, the labourer!) has decided to try the No-Dig route for our potatoes this year (2023). So, we came late to Charles' series of videos, but have really enjoyed them so far. At the moment our potatoes are looking fab and seem to be doing better than previous years. We're looking forward to the harvest and, planning on more no-dig stuff in the future. Thanks Charles!👍

@CharlesDowding1nodig Год назад

Lovely to see this, I wish you a wonderful harvest and ongoing joy in the garden

@SandJ-Adventures Год назад

@@CharlesDowding1nodig A quick up-date to this - we have now begun to harvest our first crop of no-dig potatoes and sure enough, the yield is much better than we have had in the past! For the first year we are very pleased and I'm guessing it will only get better. We have also found that watering is much more efficient as it doesn't dissipate over unnecessarily dug soil, and important aspect for us here. Of course, now we have the job of storing them properly, something we've never needed to do before😄

@magda191919 4 года назад

A piece of Heaven on Earth ! A real pleasure to watch this channel, it inspires me. Beautiful soul and work and video and ... potatoesl :) Thank you for sharing!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Ah cool thanks

@beckym5730 2 года назад

Beautiful garden love that it weed free so we can see better on what your talking I’ve learned a lot thank you.

@katarzynacholewska2785 6 лет назад

Thank you for these sowing-to-harvest videos: these are of great help for novice gardeners like me :) I garden in Poland: the climate here is slightly different, and the growing season is unfortunately a little shorter so we have to make some modifications regarding the follow-up crops. However, I try to apply the principles of no-dig and spread the word about it :) I love what you're doing and I can't wait to see new videos :) Thank you for all your great work :)

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thankyou Katarzyna and I love how you wish to "spread the word", since so many people just don't know what fun they are missing

@shashikalasangoi7874 4 года назад

Wow. It's like buring treasure giving pure love, taking lovely care of it & protecting it from disease and Mother Nature is so impressed that she waves her magic wand & blesses you with bountiful harvest. Best relationship ever with nature, without exchanging single word and it stays pure forever ❤❤❤😀

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Poetic:)

@iridescenceelarinya1160 4 года назад

This is the best potato planting and harvest video I've ever seen not to mention I do have a very small garden. What I did with any spent plants is that I pulled them out chopped them to smaller pieces and scatter them on the soil I planted them in. Then I cover them with black garden cover for at least 1 month before I can reuse that plot while I focus on my other vegetables the next plot. So I don't have to refertilize manually.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Ah thankyou, and nice feedback

@WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS 5 лет назад

Iv been growing new potatoes that I origanaly got from Tesco 4 years ago reduced to 20p. Wasn't intentional I just had a cupple bags that chit on there own so I thought why not plant them. They did really well and no sighns of disease. Some one gave me some seed potatoes this year so I grew those two but the Tesco spuds still did better then the rest.

@giovannifiorentino8947 4 года назад

Have seen some of your videos so far and every word you pronounce is a treasure.

@mezmereyez6204 6 лет назад

Love your videos. They're very informative. I use a lot of the information you provide...thank you for it! I live in the Deep South of the US, so we have a completely different gardening schedule than you do there, but the theory behind the no dig method works wherever you are. I've been using it for a couple years now and having great results. Just got to figure out how to up my composting game.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thanks for your interesting feedback, great results

@tomfromoz8527 2 года назад

What a lovely video to watch. Thank you so much for showing that we don't need to wait for the plants to die, and for demonstrating the easiest way to "dig" the harvest. It's also a pleasure to listen to you. >> Tom's wife Pam

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 года назад

Thankyou Pam and i hope your harvest is good

@Gigi-fv9ky 6 лет назад

Beautiful potato harvest! Definitely looks like the best way to go. And, it is a joy to watch you. Thank you!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thanks Gayla

@howconnie 6 лет назад

Really nice potato harvest

@m.lansley6590 5 лет назад

Thanks Charles. I have 6 buckets of compost from my potatoes. So glad I can re use it with some additional nutrients. You have had great results with your Charlottes.

@zoeslovely7096 6 лет назад

I look SO forward to your videos! Absolutely love how you teach.

@joshuahoyer1279 23 дня назад

I know this is a few years old, but I had to share an experience I learned about from someone in our local growing circle. She had planted red potatoes in the spring, and waited for the leaves to start yellowing before she harvested. But rather than tossing the plant, she replanted it with a little top up of compost and aged manure. It greened back up, and 50 days later she had a second harvest of potatoes from the same plant. I was baffled to see it! Have you ever tried this? I know it means the space is now unavailable for something else to go in, but it would really be a neat way to stagger the harvests rather than having a glut of potatoes all at once.

@soulstalgiarecords77740 Год назад

This is a brilliant and very helpful video... I will actually come back to watch it over and over again as a reference for time to come. Many Thanks for such a great harvesting experiement with data of prior vs current years.

@CharlesDowding1nodig Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@freesaxon6835 6 лет назад

I thought I was the only one to harvest potatoes by hand....... Very therapeutic

@dinetk3125 6 лет назад

Free Saxon I feel like I am treasure hunting each and every time 😃

@freesaxon6835 6 лет назад

Dinet K yes ! I get that ' lucky dip' feeling too

@dinetk3125 6 лет назад

Free Saxon 😃

@treesagreen4191 6 лет назад

Free Saxon how else would you harvest them?! 😊

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

he means with fork or spade

@stephkrunic3884 6 лет назад

Thank you Charles. This is wonderful. We put our potatoes in last month here in Australia. There has been some sun AND some rain so hopefully we may get yields as wonderful as yours. Thanks again for producing high quality content. It's much appreciated.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Cheers Steph.

@shannonhathaway4293 5 лет назад

What a lovely, tidy garden! Quite inspirational! Here in NC I plant my veg directly in Soil3 compost and have great results. Next spring I will try your no-dig approach.

@psycroptic1984 4 года назад

I'm in sc and doing the same this year...good luck

@aalusa7317 5 лет назад

Great Harvest :). I love potatoes and can't wait to start growing them for my family.

@veronicawilliams2612 6 лет назад

Thank you I see next year I can try again just make sure I have enough holes in my bag.

@stormytrails 6 лет назад

Here I am watching you dig up potatoes in a NO DIG bed. Fruffing up the soil! Yummm. This NO DIG no till gig really makes me crazier than I already am!

@lindalinda1569 6 лет назад

Fantastic video, Thankyou so much! Great yield. Love your garden 😃

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thanks Linda

@PRDreams 3 года назад

Thank you yet again. I wanted to know when to hill my potatoes since they are just about 2 feet tall (I live in the tropics and they were planted mid January). I also didn't know how much water they require. So what did I do? Came to your channel to see if you had a video on potatoes. You never fail me Charles. I wish I could send you pictures of the things we are growing!

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

Glad to help Yaria. I should love to see what you are growing, guessing that it is no dig? Could you please email to admin@charles dowding.co.uk!

@evephillips6701 6 лет назад

Nice info video as always Charles...love spuds!

@allisong6 Год назад

I only have small raised boarders and I am starting to convert to no dig to try and save the soil. I have only ever earth spuds up. So this coming year is on my to-do list.

@AtwoodKnives 6 лет назад

Wow. I've watched a good dozen or so of your videos so far and your gardens are simply amazing. Thanks for the fascinating insights, great advice and interesting observations.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thanks Peter

@RajiTripathi 2 года назад

This is simply amazing. I have tried to grow potatoes in the containers. I did OK. Nothing to brag about. I am not physically strong to use even the tiller I have. But this... no digging/no tiling...way, even I can do it. Thanks for inspiring me.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 года назад

Wonderful to hear Raji, enjoy your harvests

@toneyjohnson8910 4 года назад

I am redoing my whole garden and will give this a try thanks

@michaeltoner1993 5 лет назад

what a breath of fresh air

@aprilakinuli568 6 лет назад

thank you so much, what a lovely video very uplifting.

@olkusiva 4 года назад

I'm digging "no dig" so much! Last year was my first serious-garden attempt and digging was the worst part about the work. This approach will make my gardening a bliss! Should probably cover the soil with cow manure now while it's still relatively warm, eh? Spring will be too late.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Good and yes, cover now + break up lumps and use only decomposed quite crumbly manure, except where growing potatoes and courgette, squash

@briansakurada2823 4 года назад

I have a volunteer potato growing underneath one of my broccoli plants this year.

@gernkmccory3836 Год назад

I'm never gonna kill my back again, cheers Charles!

@simangelemariemkhize5831 5 месяцев назад

Awesome harvest of potatoes, from the no-dig method. I will definitely be trying this. Enjoy your spuds.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, I wish you success

@pachamaala3477 6 лет назад

you are such a happy farmer aren't you. Sure you had your days in corporate firms when you were younger.

@therusticranchgarden 4 года назад

Oh my goodness. I will get to planting now. Loved the video. Very educational for me.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Wonderful and good timing

@LegacyHomeandGarden 5 лет назад

My husband and I are trying this. Thank you for the information.

@reed-robbins Год назад

Thank you!! I could watch your videos all day!! 😊

@CharlesDowding1nodig Год назад

Glad you like them!

@mydigicraftscrafts8649 5 лет назад

Fork off so hehehe This video answered every one of my questions Thank You. Plus the fact you are gorgeous happy days x

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Thankyou and I am happy your questions are answered

@anniecochrane3359 3 года назад

Just about to plant my seed potatoes and thought - 'I need a refresher on how Charles does it.' And here he is - so off I go with my trowel and my compost mulched no dig garden. Once the shoots pop up, I think I'll mulch with a bit of hay just because our Springtimes here in nNZ are becoming drier, a time when the spring rains used to be abundant and predictable.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 3 года назад

Sounds good Annie. Be wary of pyralid!

@anniecochrane3359 3 года назад

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Yes, I"ve been holding onto this gift of some hay bales, and not using them, just in case!! Felt uneasy putting them on the spuds, so went out and took it all off after your warning bought up all the horror of pyralid in my garden before. Thank you!!!.

@littlesongbird2307 4 года назад

We have a very small but lovely garden, with only a few food crops in the ground and the rest in pots. We have a small greenhouse full of tomatoes. Nevertheless your videos are so enjoyable and comforting to me as they remind me of my childhood garden where my dad planted beans, potatoes, fruit, cabbages etc. I was close to my dad and loved to help him. We were self sufficient all year in veg and most fruits for a family of six. For years I have longed for a larger garden to grow more food crops along with the flowers. I hope to have it some day. In the meantime I really love watching your videos Charles, thank you. 😊

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

How nice and thanks. Wishing you a successful garden quest.

@aysen8366 6 лет назад

Agree with the comments below. The longer your videos are the greater to watch and learn. My idea, or say dream, is that you make an online course. It can take a year long and people would be lovingly pay for it. Your books are wonderful but it is time where watching and listenin is more convinient and efficient then reading.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 6 лет назад

Thankyou Aysen and I am looking to create this next year, it needs some planning and organising, I shall post details on my website in a year or so.

@aysen8366 6 лет назад

Charles Dowding Great to hear Charles 👏👏👏

@cindychurch925 2 года назад

Thank you for your channel and information. I am in 8b, also. Newbie gardener.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 года назад

Welcome, may your season be good and exciting

@rosehavenfarm2969 5 лет назад

Wonderful testimony to the "no dig" method, Mr. Dowding. Thank you for the inspiration and instruction. We have learned a great deal from you. We are in a colder, less mild climate than you (5b), there are many lessons and techniques we have taken from you, although we must tweak some of the timing. Thank you again.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 5 лет назад

Many thanks and I am happy to hear of success in 5b, with adjustments for dates

@melaniewilliams6499 2 года назад

This year I am going to try again to grow my potatoes. Last year Ii had a good crop coming along until we adopted our newest pup who loves eating raw potatoes, oddly. Now i see the easiest way to grow potatoes 🥔 thank you.

@CharlesDowding1nodig 2 года назад

Good luck!

@melaniewilliams6499 2 года назад

Thank you Every one always tells me dig deep bury them in a trench Since last year i stopped digging in the garden and top dress and now i turn my garbage compost bins only once its turning out 👍 great. Thankful for your tips i hope to get some of your garden books soon

@trusty7542 4 года назад

Now I know what Richard Dawkins would be like, if he went into gardening xD

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Funny! 😀

@trusty7542 4 года назад

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Cheers! 😀 I am starting gardening with zero knowledge and instead of a garden I have a very sunny balcony, where I can fit up to 10 square meters of raised beds. leaving 2 square meters for compost. Do you think the no dig system will work with small raised beds (120 x 80 cm) and only 20 cm of regular earth?

@CharlesDowding1nodig 4 года назад

Yes, many do that. Just don't plant a zucchini/courgette

@patgentry7268 4 года назад

Charles Dowding ...vertical gardening on that balcony? Put couchette in a hanging basket, as well as tomatoes and cucumber. I’m growing cucamelon in hanging baskets this year, as done by Steve of the Seaside Allotment.