Organic Gardening: The Natural No-dig Way
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Charles Dowding (the guru of no dig gardening) shares his organic, no-dig approach to soil and plants, revealing the range of techniques that enable him to grow healthy, vibrant crops while, with sustainability in mind, maintaining a healthy soil. His success is based on these key principles • No-dig •Spread organic matter on the soil surface •Clean improve the soil in the first 3-12 months • Weed every 10 days or so, when weeds are small. By using a system of permanent, slightly raised beds, Charles shows how to grow a delicious variety of fruit and vegetables organically: what to choose; when to sow, plant and harvest; and how best to avoid pests and diseases.
Charles Dowding
Charles Dowding is an innovator of no dig, organic growing since 1983, who has built up a large and dedicated following on YouTube, where he presents videos teaching practical skills. His weed-free methods are about growing more easily, in less time, by understanding and working with natural processes. An established author of books for adult gardeners, this is Charles's first book for children and families. Charles also writes for national and international magazines and appears on TV and radio including BBC Gardeners' World. He sells produce and teaches courses from his vegetable garden in Somerset, where he lives. www.charlesdowding.co.uk
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5An English gardener--too bad I didn't realize that when I borrowed the book. I do like his idea of skipping all the double-digging that intensive gardeners do, keeping weed seeds buried and the soil structure intact. However, it's pretty useless for American Great Lakes states. He is obsessed about slugs--they are the only insect pest he mentions and every technique he talks about is related to how good it is at dealing with slugs. I also got lost trying to translate British terms into American. What is fleece as a row cover? Remay? And all units of measurement are in metric--with an occasional American equivalent thrown in. Hard to think of lumber sizes as cm.
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