Start out, Methods, Plant cover, Companion planting, Health from soil Charles Dowding
Five Questions I’m often asked about gardening and health.
1 No dig - what is it and how to start? Examples of cardboard and plastic.
2 What are some techniques and practices associated with no dig gardening, that are different to dig methods? Many in fact.
3 Keeping ground full, does it matter? Is there an issue that arises with bare soil that gardeners should be aware of? Define bare = no crop nor weeds nor cover = terrible for soil life, best is roots of living plants + organic matter on surface. But in winter (from now) it's rarely possible to start new plants, unless your climate is mild.
4 Companion planting, what does it mean? Friendship! By kale, parsnips.
What are the basic tenets of companion planting in relation to no dig gardening? Close planting, narrow paths.
5 How does soil health relate to plants, and brain function? Well, UCLA says 70% of the immune system is in the gut. Links between the soil and gut biome.
How might over-tilling affect human health? Reduction in biology.
The UCLA study www.uclahealth.org/news/want-...
Professor Tim Spector's conclusions could be summed up like this:
1 Eat fewer ultra-processed foods
2 Increase your vegetable, fruit, beans, legumes, nuts and seeds intake
3 Include probiotics such as kimchi, kombucha, sauerkraut and kefir
4 Do not eat simple carbs on their own
See his video
• The truth about organi...
00:00 Introduction
00:19 What is no dig?
00:44 How to make a new no dig bed - using cardboard to smother weeds
02:08 Dealing with perennial weeds
02:5 No dig on clay soil
03:12 Ease of weeding with no dig and surface compost
04:20 Another method for dealing with weeds on a large area of ground - black plastic
06:37 How does no dig gardening compare with digging? My dig/no dig trial beds
08:08 Weeding differences with dig/no dig
09:23 Succession planting and interplanting with no dig
10:40 Less rotation with no dig - ongoing trials
12:22 Do beds always need to be covered with leaves and full of living roots?
14:42 What is companion planting and do we need to do it?
17:55 How does soil health relate to plant health and human health?
Music by Rory Dinwoodie @rorydinwoodiemusic6884
Filmed, edited 6th November 2023 by Edward Dowding
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