No Dig, Charles Dowding
No Dig, Charles Dowding
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No Dig
Nurture Your Soil to Grow Better Veg with Less Effort

Author: Charles Dowding

Narrator: Charles Dowding

Unabridged: 9 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: DK

Published: 02/14/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Gardening

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Join the No Dig revolution to boost your soil's vitality and grow more veg with less effort.

Transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden by following simple steps achieved in a few hours and with plants in the ground from day one. The crucial factor is understanding that not only is there no need to dig over the soil, but by minimizing intervention you are actively boosting soil productivity. This is the essence of the No Dig system that Charles Dowding has perfected over a lifetime growing vegetables.

The less you dig, the more you preserve soil structure and nurture the fungal mycelium and wider microbial life vital to the health of all plants. Now one of the hottest topics in environmental science, this "wood-wide web" has informed Charles's practice for decades, and he's proven it isn't just trees that benefit - every gardener can harness the power of the wood-wide web.

No Dig gardening is also about utilizing every inch of growing space and every moment of growing potential. By planting in succession, multi-sowing crops, interplanting fast and slow crops, and prolonging the process of harvesting, even small-space gardeners can be picking fresh produce each day of the year.

Please see the digital library to access the accompanying PDF.

© 2022 Charles Dowding © 2023 DK Audio

About The Author

Charles Dowding is the leading proponent of No Dig gardening with a huge following, borne out of more than 40 years of growing, analysing, and recommending. He is revered in the gardening world - Monty Don (BBC Gardeners' World presenter) says "Charles has become the guru of no-dig gardening. He's a really good grower, organic, and has fabulous produce."Charles Dowding is the leading proponent of No Dig gardening with a huge following, borne out of more than 40 years of growing, analysing, and recommending. He is revered in the gardening world - Monty Don (BBC Gardeners' World presenter) says "Charles has become the guru of no-dig gardening. He's a really good grower, organic, and has fabulous produce."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Devan on February 08, 2023

If you have any interest in starting a garden and don't want to sift through all the conflicting information out there, this is the best place to begin your journey. If you have been gardening "conventionally" or in other words, by tilling and amending with liquid or otherwise bought products, and y......more

Goodreads review by Inga on March 09, 2023

I have read a few Charles books, and if you can only get one - get this one. You will have to adapt the advice to your location, and most of the varieties I personally would not find locally, which is expected. Maybe a few suggestions from his friends in other locations in the future? A few things th......more

Goodreads review by Evelien on August 03, 2024

The absolute best book I’ve read about vegetable gardening!......more

Goodreads review by Aurora on December 27, 2022

Last summer, I bought some of Charles Dowding’s CD 60 seed starting trays, and I’ve been hooked on his method of propagation and growing vegetables & flowers. This book is chock full of information on how to grow vegetables of nearly all kinds, from seed to harvest. If you want to grow food but thin......more

Goodreads review by Cliff on November 25, 2024

If you are interested in setting up an easy to maintain veggie plot, this is the book for you. Dowding is a legend of the ‘No dig’ principle. Easy to follow and well set out. Enjoy in front of the fire on a cold winters evening while you plan for the warmer weather.......more