It’s so endearing hearing a gardener say how they’re happy and okay with some animals eating some of their crop. If nothing’s eating your garden then it’s not a true part of the environment ☺️
Lol I was told to let my blue curly cale get kissed by a couple frosts and it would taste better. I got out and check after we finally had a frost to see-that the deer thought it tasted better after a frost and ate it all! Lol. I'll try again next year. At least it was yummy little and it was very pretty all summer.
It’s such a relief seeing animals eating some of your veggies. I live in the middle of the woods without perimeter fencing, so deer and birds sneak in quite often for a snack. Very nice seeing someone as practiced as you not stressing out about it.
@@milkweed7678 No, I haven't. I'll check it out. We occasionally make a road trip to Westfield, IN, to pick up seeds at Urban Farmer, and to get donuts at Titus Bakery. :-)
Yes the southern UK has great mild winters despite being so far north, nice greens🍀. Of course greenhouse production gets serious, nice garden, cheers🎉
I enjoy seeing a productive winter garden. When we moved the garden and bees from Ohio (zone 6) to Wisconsin (zone 4b), we lost our Christmas greens and veg. I'm glad you can enjoy them.
I've been using No Dig since I went to a presentation that Charles did in Norwich just over 3 years ago. I'm slowly converting some of the other plot holders on our Community Allotments. 😀
The god of no-dig! Haha, no but seriously it’s amazing how much you have got going on there in winter. It takes a lot experience and planning to get the most out of a veg garden all year around. It’s always great to spend time in your garden and see how the master does it and get a bit of inspiration. I’m also installing a pond over winter as I have been inspired to get more wildlife and especially frogs onto my allotment plot!
Thanks and that is nice to hear. We actually have been finding a lot of toads already, and a few frogs, so I guess we just get overrun now! The pond is full already :)
Amazing results during winter! What a lovely garden, and with so much left in store, like a future pond! Just great stuff. You even have some bee hives in the back! Wow. Mr Dowding, it would be great if you could put a big stick in that water hole, so that small animals that get stuck, can climb out again. Thank you.
I recommend ordering one of Charles Dowding's books. I have my Dad's old 'Crocket's Victory Garden' book on one side of my coffee table and Charles Dowding's 'No Dig Gardening' on the other side. Both are classics in my opinion. Love to see gardening in January!
I used to watch the Victory Garden show! And I have Crocket's book as well. I had to adjust down one zone, but it was incredibly helpful. He relied very much on pesticides though. Times have changed.
I cannot think of anything so relaxing as you taking me on a tour of your amazing garden. I was just telling my spouse this morning how you had revolutionised my planting and cropping plans. I have a cornucopia of winter veg and salads. Was it Morressey that said in Jerome K Jerome’s ‘Three men in a Boat’ ‘I love work --I can watch someone else doing it all day’ or words to that effect. Thanks again Charles
I do envy you your "winter". There are a few leeks here struggling to stay green amid the snow and ice. Your videos give a lot of hope for the coming months!
I have just enjoyed to see how your garden looks like in winter which for us in tropical equitorial regions don't understand. Happy you are Mr Charles and you are looking younger. Keep teaching us and God bless you for selflessness. You are an open book to be read. I want your No dig gardening book. Love from 🇰🇪
Thank you George and this is so nice to read, glad you think I'm looking younger! I'm not sure which country your flag is, maybe Panama? Such a different climate!
aww... go ahead and munch the pea shoots! :) Lovely to see and appreciate you give sowing and planting dates or say what was there before .. and speaking of sequences, thanks for the playlist too.
My sister mom and I all have gardens. I was showing them your calendar over Christmas. Their mouths were hanging open. Yep! That's the Gardening Godfather 😁
Thank you Charles to keep posting even in the ''dead'' season. I wanted to ask, do you enjoy that break in winter? Are you a little bit exhausted when autumn shows up, after a full summer of gardening and youtubing, or would you rather be producing heavily all year long in a warmer climate? Thank you for inspiring younger generations to keep a greener approach.
It's a pleasure and not really, because I receive a lot of energy from the soil and plants through summer. I do like the change of energy in winter and actually it's very busy because I am writing three books, one now published (Skills) and organising a lot of new things
Very impressed by your gardens, green houses, number if vegetables growing in winter months, size of your gardens, the work involved, amazing, very beautiful, inspiring and sustainable.
I have giant mustard, spinach, cilantro, cabbage, Swiss chard and Brussel sprouts growing. Sort of a surprise, I'm in USDA zone 5 and we just had 0 degree F weather for a week. With 50 mph winds. It's all still standing. Next year I will experiment more with Winter.
Thank you! US. N.W. And displaced. So no winter garden and not much hope for this summer. I will live vicariously through others. At least until I get my own back! And I still so enjoyed to see others ideas and ways. I always have a combo of many ideas from many people and just my own instincts. If you can remember it makes for good stories!
Interesting video. Love the idea of broadbeans in the asparagus beds - will adopt that in My three asparagus beds in March here in the southern hemisphere.
Your Garden is Year-round Amazing 👍 Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸 We had a cool front go through, 48°F Monday, 52° Tuesday and 57° today, each morning. We did rise to about 70°F. This is our winter. Love watching your channel grow and you deserve only the best in 2022!
Grazie per i sottotitoli in italiano sei il numero 1 la nuova area e meravigliosa non vedo l’ora di vedere cosa hai in mente . Ti voglio bene alla prossima 😘🔝♥️✍🏻
Soy de Puerto Rico y he visto sus videos , el método de sembrar encima de la grama con cartón nunca lo había visto. Lo felicito por tener tan excelente programa. Aquí las temperaturas son demaciado de calidad.
Tengo una amiga que vivía en Puerto Rico y cultivaba calabazas! Suena un clima encantador y tan diferente al de aquí. Si tiene cartón de repuesto, es una excelente manera de controlar las malas hierbas, solo una vez.
Hi Charles HAPPY NEWYEAR.I was in my communitygarden Floyd Bennett Gardens Association. FBGA in Brooklyn,NY USA.today it was 24F,I planted 95 garlic cloves.there was no wind.It is amazing that you have those vegetables growing this late in the winter.
Thanks Charlie, and that sounds amazing work you are doing, in low temperatures! At first I thought you meant 24 C 75 Fahrenheit! Then I realised 😀. We are fortunate here.
I'm so excited about your expansion, I don't even know you but I'm so happy that you were able to get the adjacent lot and put it to good use. Can't wait to buy your new books.
Thank you for showing your garden Charles, so much inspiration for what to do in the garden, recently got a poly tunnel... Looking forward to getting it into shape.
Such an encouraging video, makes me think my no dig winter garden's not looking too bad! I've got chard leeks fennel cabbage chicory broad beans in ~ herbs etc. Thank you for your inspiration Charles
In The island of Arran, we have a mild climate, with access to seaweed and horse manure so compost is not a problem. I have been no dig for several years thanks to Charles ,hardly any weeds.
Fun video! Here in central Wisconsin it's 0*F 15mph wind and 6" of snow. No winter crops are growing here, a very few can be held in a heated greenhouse but nothing will gainfully grow, there's not enough sun hours. Thanks for sharing your video, it was uplifting!
Wow, amazing as always. Watching this as my gardens are buried under 2.5 feet of snow ❄️ here in western NY state! Just now getting ready to start Alliums from seed, zone 6b
My Mum asked me years ago if I'd ever have a 'poly tunnel'. I gave her a resounding no, but I knew she wasn't talking about the sort you have. She was thinking about the cheap green ones that usually end up in someone else's garden after the first good storm. I always enjoy seeing what you all do with these much large, more solid structures, and if I had the space, then yes, one of those would be on my 'have' list.
I feel the same way about greenhouses. I'd never have one of these ugly monstrosities that cant take a solid gust. A decent one tbough is a different story
Great tour! Thanks so much Charles for sharing! It is getting us through the winter. I am SO excited to see your pond. Just thinking about a tour of my garden as it’s a nice sunny day then look out the window to see snow flurries….oh well I’ll head down to the compost pile anyway. 😁
I could almost taste that pea shoot! The size of your veg is astounding. We just started our large garden last year, so compost is limited yet. Even though I am very proud of what we were able to grow, the size compared to yours just can not compare. But seeing all your green and lovely food is so encouraging. Thank you for this tour, it fills me with joy when our weather is has been so cold (NE USA) and I’m still new to gardening and learning as I go.
Thanks for the inspiration again Charles. Yesterday I expanded my veg garden after a huge tidy up after the two winter storms we had which caused so much damage to my crops. I have so much more room so I cant wait to get going again ! No dig will be very much to the fore. A rodent pulled all my onions and some of the garlic up, so I had to sow again in modules and will plant out in spring. Looking forward to 2022 gardening along with you. Thanks Charles.
No dig has been a game changer for me these past few years. I'd be confident taking on a much bigger garden now if I got the chance. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos Charles.
How did you get the huge amount of compost needed? Where i‘m from compost costs like 50 euros for 1000 liters, which means around 5 bucks for a square meter if i go for just 10 cm. I‘m making compost myself but i could never get the quantity needed
@@tschabow5608 Our local authority leaves a huge pile for anyone to take free of charge at the beginning of the year. It's made from the green waste collections. They put a notice in the local paper to say when it will be available.
@@tschabow5608 Ours does too but once a year I think that they have to give some away free. We are stunned that no one else takes any from the pile. Over the past two years I've been able to part fill five raised beds. It has saved me a small fortune.
Great video's you are uploading Charles! Love the relaxing and informative approach you take, it has really inspired me to grow more myself. Best of luck in the upcoming months ;)
I always do enjoy touring your garden with you. I know you said you can't do a live walk through because of your wifi but this is just as good. Homeacres is beautiful year round
Woah, I just noticed your beehives. I’m going to have to have a look to see what videos you have on them. I’m very excited to see the process of building a pond. We have heavy clay soil with many areas that pool and have considered installing a pond.
Such an inspiration Charles......thank you. I so wish I had your climate, instead of our freezing Scottish weather 🥶 Spent half the day laying cardboard to make some decent paths today 🤞 your beds are looking great 👍😁
Always beautiful, always. My farmers almanac said my area, the Mid-Atlantic was going to be usually cold. I was about to think they really got it wrong this time, then Dec 21st rolled around. Our fall was usually warm right up until this week, 60* Sunday and 6" of snow Monday. By the way, I received my book...Skills for growing, love that it's signed, look forward to reading it now. I used some partly composted wood chips to cover a new area, I think my grandson thought I was nuts when I got really excited to see worms in there.
It’s so endearing hearing a gardener say how they’re happy and okay with some animals eating some of their crop. If nothing’s eating your garden then it’s not a true part of the environment ☺️
Lol I was told to let my blue curly cale get kissed by a couple frosts and it would taste better. I got out and check after we finally had a frost to see-that the deer thought it tasted better after a frost and ate it all! Lol. I'll try again next year.
At least it was yummy little and it was very pretty all summer.
Cheers Luke. I am lucky to have a lot here 😀
Eat the animals. I quite like bunny and pidgeon.
@@Nickle314 fresh garden fed squab roasted over some nice roasted garden veg and mashed potatoes and gravy. Yum!
@@Nickle314 Not much meat on pigeon.
It’s such a relief seeing animals eating some of your veggies. I live in the middle of the woods without perimeter fencing, so deer and birds sneak in quite often for a snack. Very nice seeing someone as practiced as you not stressing out about it.
Good luck! Yes it's relative to one's needs :)
I wish I lived in the same growing zone so I could more easily follow your advice!
Charles' garden never disappoints 🥰
nice to see the enthousiastic face middle of the winter talking about gardening.
lovely broad beans
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Thanks Charles :) most enjoyable & informative as always :)
Absolutely lovely
Sweet times!🙂
Thank you Sir Charles for sharing with us your knowledge and hardwork. I love all leafy salads, delicious. God bless you.
Nice to hear Edison 🥬
Thanks for the update.
Really looking forward to seeing the pond.
You and me both 😀
got to give you credit it all looks great well done charles
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Photographer, you're doing a great job! I like the close-ups of some of the growth, down near the plants and the clarity. Way to go!
Thanks so much, to Nicola
Thank you
While we are the throes of winter, with temps in the 20's F, it is great watching gardening in such a temperate zone as yours.
Thanks, and brrrr!
Hey there OhioGardener! I'm your neighbor here in central IN. Have you ever checked out, Growfully with Jenna? She's also there in OH.
@@milkweed7678 No, I haven't. I'll check it out. We occasionally make a road trip to Westfield, IN, to pick up seeds at Urban Farmer, and to get donuts at Titus Bakery. :-)
Looks like a beautiful winter day in England.
Yes the southern UK has great mild winters despite being so far north, nice greens🍀. Of course greenhouse production gets serious, nice garden, cheers🎉
Very true!
Looking great!
I enjoy seeing a productive winter garden. When we moved the garden and bees from Ohio (zone 6) to Wisconsin (zone 4b), we lost our Christmas greens and veg. I'm glad you can enjoy them.
Happy new year Charles 😊 thanks for another uplifting vid 🙏🏻
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Thank you Charles. That's inspired us to keep going for our first season of no dig. 😊
I'm happy to hear that Sally
I've been using No Dig since I went to a presentation that Charles did in Norwich just over 3 years ago. I'm slowly converting some of the other plot holders on our Community Allotments. 😀
Thank you for the look! Our temps get too low for most winter gardening. And nice haircut!
Thank you too!
Wow, Charles congratulations, how beautiful to have your own pond!
It really is Martha, already full, I can hardly believe it!
The god of no-dig! Haha, no but seriously it’s amazing how much you have got going on there in winter. It takes a lot experience and planning to get the most out of a veg garden all year around. It’s always great to spend time in your garden and see how the master does it and get a bit of inspiration. I’m also installing a pond over winter as I have been inspired to get more wildlife and especially frogs onto my allotment plot!
Thanks and that is nice to hear.
We actually have been finding a lot of toads already, and a few frogs, so I guess we just get overrun now! The pond is full already :)
Amazing results during winter! What a lovely garden, and with so much left in store, like a future pond! Just great stuff.
You even have some bee hives in the back! Wow.
Mr Dowding, it would be great if you could put a big stick in that water hole, so that small animals that get stuck, can climb out again. Thank you.
Thanks so much 😊 and yes we shall!
I recommend ordering one of Charles Dowding's books. I have my Dad's old 'Crocket's Victory Garden' book on one side of my coffee table and Charles Dowding's 'No Dig Gardening' on the other side. Both are classics in my opinion. Love to see gardening in January!
Thanks Ken :)
I used to watch the Victory Garden show! And I have Crocket's book as well. I had to adjust down one zone, but it was incredibly helpful. He relied very much on pesticides though. Times have changed.
I cannot think of anything so relaxing as you taking me on a tour of your amazing garden. I was just telling my spouse this morning how you had revolutionised my planting and cropping plans. I have a cornucopia of winter veg and salads. Was it Morressey that said in Jerome K Jerome’s ‘Three men in a Boat’ ‘I love work --I can watch someone else doing it all day’ or words to that effect. Thanks again Charles
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How wonderful to have that food and health :)
Nice to have a look around thanks for sharing 🙂
I do envy you your "winter". There are a few leeks here struggling to stay green amid the snow and ice. Your videos give a lot of hope for the coming months!
You have snow and ice , when it's appropriate , we have cold and wet Spring/Summer , and mild and wet Autumn/winters . I wonder which is worse .
@@andykyriakides2144 Here in the UK we have year round mild temperatures with lots of rainfall. Winter is colder, but our summers are warmer
-20 F. here this morning in WI. USA.
@@TRuth.T -3° in northeast Illinois this morning. No snow though, grateful for that. Windchill were brutal though. Had to add that.
I have really enjoyed the no dig process and have converted all my beds to this. thanks for sharing this videos I enjoy your garden tours.
Glad to help Toney
I have just enjoyed to see how your garden looks like in winter which for us in tropical equitorial regions don't understand. Happy you are Mr Charles and you are looking younger. Keep teaching us and God bless you for selflessness. You are an open book to be read.
I want your No dig gardening book. Love from 🇰🇪
Thank you George and this is so nice to read, glad you think I'm looking younger! I'm not sure which country your flag is, maybe Panama? Such a different climate!
You help me get through the white cold winter. Thank you!
63 degrees north here, so it’s lovely to see your green garden with so much happening. Thank you.
That's serious north that is & without the benefits of the Gulf Stream too...
...a mere 55º North here.😊
aww... go ahead and munch the pea shoots! :) Lovely to see and appreciate you give sowing and planting dates or say what was there before .. and speaking of sequences, thanks for the playlist too.
Thanks so much! 😊
Love it!! You are my God, all hail Charles 😜😃
How amazing 😀
That's amazing
Loved the camera work on this one. Felt more like walking along with him, and less like a presentation ^-^
Glad you enjoyed it! I copied this to Nicola
Thank you!!
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Buongiorno e buon anno, grazie della traduzione
You are such a joy to watch. Its such a treat to see you in your gardens. The enthusiasm is infectious. Very best Charles! 😊☀️
Thanks so much Jameelah 😀
Great to see everything Charles, interesting video, All best for 2022
My sister mom and I all have gardens. I was showing them your calendar over Christmas. Their mouths were hanging open. Yep! That's the Gardening Godfather 😁
How lovely and thanks 💚
Thank you Charles to keep posting even in the ''dead'' season.
I wanted to ask, do you enjoy that break in winter? Are you a little bit exhausted when autumn shows up, after a full summer of gardening and youtubing, or would you rather be producing heavily all year long in a warmer climate?
Thank you for inspiring younger generations to keep a greener approach.
It's a pleasure and not really, because I receive a lot of energy from the soil and plants through summer.
I do like the change of energy in winter and actually it's very busy because I am writing three books, one now published (Skills) and organising a lot of new things
Very nice 👌
I'm changing alot in my garden today, thru February. Hanging on every syllable....
Happy gardening 2022 all.
Wonderful and may it go well Frank
We should all have a bit o land this size on which to do what we will. Thanks Charles for a brilliantly inspiring and educational walkaround.
I like the way you so casually wipe your hands from different places! Eve this looks professional ^^
Thank you so much 😀
Gracias, Charles siempre es un gusto, ver tu maravilloso lugar, feliz año,
😀 feliz ano nuevo
Very impressed by your gardens, green houses, number if vegetables growing in winter months, size of your gardens, the work involved, amazing, very beautiful, inspiring and sustainable.
Thank you very much Jane
I have giant mustard, spinach, cilantro, cabbage, Swiss chard and Brussel sprouts growing. Sort of a surprise, I'm in USDA zone 5 and we just had 0 degree F weather for a week. With 50 mph winds. It's all still standing. Next year I will experiment more with Winter.
Sounds great!
Thank you! US. N.W. And displaced. So no winter garden and not much hope for this summer. I will live vicariously through others. At least until I get my own back! And I still so enjoyed to see others ideas and ways. I always have a combo of many ideas from many people and just my own instincts. If you can remember it makes for good stories!
Good luck! You are a gardener at heart and I wish you a fine yard eventually
thank you!
Interesting video. Love the idea of broadbeans in the asparagus beds - will adopt that in My three asparagus beds in March here in the southern hemisphere.
Best of luck!
Your tours are very interesting & telling us about the compost ,! looking forward to your pond lv Irene 😘 xx
Thanks Irene, and it's filling!
EAT THE PEA!
Respect from Africa 🇿🇦
Ok Justus! 😅
My favas just died from a hard freeze. I needed some inspiration. Thanks Charles.
Mmm sorry to hear, we had it last year, could still happen here. You can sow again now under cover.
Great to catch up with all that is going on. Always find your videos spur me on to get thinking, planning, ordering and mort of all they inspire me.
Wonderful!
Your Garden is Year-round Amazing 👍
Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸
We had a cool front go through,
48°F Monday, 52° Tuesday and 57° today, each morning. We did rise to about 70°F. This is our winter.
Love watching your channel grow and you deserve only the best in 2022!
Oh wow! Cold front gives 48F! Is low for you though, and thanks Peggy, happy 2022
Czekałam na Pana. Super! Ładna fryzurka
Grazie per i sottotitoli in italiano sei il numero 1 la nuova area e meravigliosa non vedo l’ora di vedere cosa hai in mente . Ti voglio bene alla prossima 😘🔝♥️✍🏻
Grazie Antonino e sono felice che apprezziate i sottotitoli, sono costosi per noi quindi spero che molti italiani stiano guardando!
Soy de Puerto Rico y he visto sus videos , el método de sembrar encima de la grama con cartón nunca lo había visto. Lo felicito por tener tan excelente programa. Aquí las temperaturas son demaciado de calidad.
Tengo una amiga que vivía en Puerto Rico y cultivaba calabazas! Suena un clima encantador y tan diferente al de aquí. Si tiene cartón de repuesto, es una excelente manera de controlar las malas hierbas, solo una vez.
Hi Charles HAPPY NEWYEAR.I was in my communitygarden Floyd Bennett Gardens Association. FBGA in Brooklyn,NY USA.today it was 24F,I planted 95 garlic cloves.there was no wind.It is amazing that you have those vegetables growing this late in the winter.
Thanks Charlie, and that sounds amazing work you are doing, in low temperatures! At first I thought you meant 24 C 75 Fahrenheit! Then I realised 😀.
We are fortunate here.
Oh I love your garden! How I wish I had some help in my garden. Maybe next year I will :) Happy New Year Charles.
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Such wonderful videos to watch as usual..
THANK YOU 😊
Beautiful Charles! Great garden as usual!
I'm so excited about your expansion, I don't even know you but I'm so happy that you were able to get the adjacent lot and put it to good use. Can't wait to buy your new books.
Me too Ted and thanks
Love it
it's been soo mild!!
Uploaded 1 minute ago and with 41 views. Thanks for helping shape the world one garden at a time.
Very nice! Happy New Year!
Thank you for showing your garden Charles, so much inspiration for what to do in the garden, recently got a poly tunnel... Looking forward to getting it into shape.
Sounds great William, extend your season :)
340 views in 7 minutes.. Lovely garden beds as always❤️ thanks for sharing
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ขอบคุณครับ ลองทำสวนดูนะครับ!!
So jealous. ...What an inspiration!
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Buongiorno, grazie della traduzione, 🥳
You're having a mild Winter and we're having a mild Summer in South Australia, certainly shows with bigger crop! 👍
Sounds great!
Such an encouraging video, makes me think my no dig winter garden's not looking too bad! I've got chard leeks fennel cabbage chicory broad beans in ~ herbs etc. Thank you for your inspiration Charles
Sounds great Ann!
In The island of Arran, we have a mild climate, with access to seaweed and horse manure so compost is not a problem.
I have been no dig for several years thanks to Charles ,hardly any weeds.
That is great to hear David, and in this video out of sight because under my jacket, I am wearing an Arran sweater! Really good and warm.
Fun video! Here in central Wisconsin it's 0*F 15mph wind and 6" of snow. No winter crops are growing here, a very few can be held in a heated greenhouse but nothing will gainfully grow, there's not enough sun hours. Thanks for sharing your video, it was uplifting!
Oh wow! I don't envy you those conditions.
We are busy with all sorts, but it's wet and grey.
Wow, amazing as always. Watching this as my gardens are buried under 2.5 feet of snow ❄️ here in western NY state! Just now getting ready to start Alliums from seed, zone 6b
Oh wow! I have not sown onions yet, good luck
My Mum asked me years ago if I'd ever have a 'poly tunnel'. I gave her a resounding no, but I knew she wasn't talking about the sort you have. She was thinking about the cheap green ones that usually end up in someone else's garden after the first good storm. I always enjoy seeing what you all do with these much large, more solid structures, and if I had the space, then yes, one of those would be on my 'have' list.
You describe the difference well!
I feel the same way about greenhouses. I'd never have one of these ugly monstrosities that cant take a solid gust. A decent one tbough is a different story
Piękny ogród. Tyle super jedzenia w zimie.
🥦!
Happy New Year Charles. Thank you very much for your beautiful knowledge sharing video's.
Cheers Robert
Great tour! Thanks so much Charles for sharing! It is getting us through the winter. I am SO excited to see your pond. Just thinking about a tour of my garden as it’s a nice sunny day then look out the window to see snow flurries….oh well I’ll head down to the compost pile anyway. 😁
Compost heaps are a great place to hang out!
I could almost taste that pea shoot! The size of your veg is astounding. We just started our large garden last year, so compost is limited yet. Even though I am very proud of what we were able to grow, the size compared to yours just can not compare. But seeing all your green and lovely food is so encouraging. Thank you for this tour, it fills me with joy when our weather is has been so cold (NE USA) and I’m still new to gardening and learning as I go.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Your plants will grow larger as soil improves 💚
Thanks for the inspiration again Charles. Yesterday I expanded my veg garden after a huge tidy up after the two winter storms we had which caused so much damage to my crops. I have so much more room so I cant wait to get going again ! No dig will be very much to the fore. A rodent pulled all my onions and some of the garlic up, so I had to sow again in modules and will plant out in spring. Looking forward to 2022 gardening along with you. Thanks Charles.
It's lovely to read this jenni, and good luck with the new garden, I'm sure it will be really good fun and productive
No dig has been a game changer for me these past few years. I'd be confident taking on a much bigger garden now if I got the chance. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos Charles.
Good stuff Cherie, hope you have the chance!
How did you get the huge amount of compost needed? Where i‘m from compost costs like 50 euros for 1000 liters, which means around 5 bucks for a square meter if i go for just 10 cm. I‘m making compost myself but i could never get the quantity needed
@@tschabow5608 Our local authority leaves a huge pile for anyone to take free of charge at the beginning of the year. It's made from the green waste collections. They put a notice in the local paper to say when it will be available.
@@TheEnglishladyskitchengarden that‘s amazing, ours gives all of the towns clippings and green waste to a compost maker who sells it later as compost
@@tschabow5608 Ours does too but once a year I think that they have to give some away free. We are stunned that no one else takes any from the pile. Over the past two years I've been able to part fill five raised beds. It has saved me a small fortune.
Great video's you are uploading Charles! Love the relaxing and informative approach you take, it has really inspired me to grow more myself. Best of luck in the upcoming months ;)
Great to hear Joey!
I always do enjoy touring your garden with you. I know you said you can't do a live walk through because of your wifi but this is just as good. Homeacres is beautiful year round
Thanks 💚
Another lovely tour, thanks.looking forward to the pond’s progression.
happy new year man !!!
Thanks for the visit Antonis
The place looks great! Such a mild winter. We had 80F last week here in South
Carolina zone 8. Now it’s in the 40’s during the day and 20’s at night.
Thanks Dawn, amazing differences in temperature compared to here.
We can go whole summers without the temperature going above 80 Fahrenheit!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig That would be a dream!
Que tengas un gran año Charles y gracias por todos los aprendizajes.💚💚💚
Gracias 🌱
Right now in January I'm growing peas, potatoes, fenegreek, mustard and radish
Woah, I just noticed your beehives. I’m going to have to have a look to see what videos you have on them. I’m very excited to see the process of building a pond. We have heavy clay soil with many areas that pool and have considered installing a pond.
Just one video :) and do make a pond, it's easier than you may imagine if clay is there
Love your haircut. Guys are so lucky; they can get away with the shorn look.
Ah thanks, it is easier!
I like the variations in women's hair, the differences it makes to faces
Such an inspiration Charles......thank you. I so wish I had your climate, instead of our freezing Scottish weather 🥶
Spent half the day laying cardboard to make some decent paths today 🤞 your beds are looking great 👍😁
Thanks Lynn, hope it's not too cold a winter for you
@@CharlesDowding1nodig ahh thank you Charles 🤞🤞
Always beautiful, always. My farmers almanac said my area, the Mid-Atlantic was going to be usually cold. I was about to think they really got it wrong this time, then Dec 21st rolled around. Our fall was usually warm right up until this week, 60* Sunday and 6" of snow Monday. By the way, I received my book...Skills for growing, love that it's signed, look forward to reading it now. I used some partly composted wood chips to cover a new area, I think my grandson thought I was nuts when I got really excited to see worms in there.
Thanks Wende.
Being excited about worms is the sign of a good gardener!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig ...He was really interested in how in the world wood chips end up as soil.