I grow no dig so much of what you do, I don't. I have raised beds rather than beds at the same level as the surrounding ground. I hardly spend any time maintaining my beds as they are rarely weedy. Just a few hours a week and i grow year round. My main time is in sowing and planting out. I hve all my beds the same size so all my accessories, ie nets, cold frames, low tunnels fit any bed which makes the plot very versatile and adaptable. Your plot is looking great. Happy growing 🙂
Yep, I'll be doing both types, growing along a fence and a full tree. So hopefully you get a good idea of what you need to do 🙏🌱 thanks for your support
My experience of raised beds over the last 30 years is continued replacement of wooden boards as they rot. Even treated timber. I like raised beds however the timber acts as a snail and bindweed holding area, you can never clear bindweed, just hold it back. I have kind of given up with skip diving for timber and buying timber from merchants.
Not at first in my opinion, germination will be better above 16 degrees. And over 18 for peppers. I have a video in this series explaining about heat mats if that helps. I'll be covering lights soon 🙏🌱
Fair play you work hard, but you did say you want the most out with minimal maintenance, then you go on to say how much you dig over. Wouldn't it be less work if you didn't dig over and just adopt a no-dig method?
Great question, and yes I love Charles Downings work, the guy is inspirational. But no dig doesn't mean low maintenance. In fact I remember in one of his programmes he said him and a colleague spend a few hours weeding a bed the size of my potato bed to prep it. I have a massive problem with couch grass on my site, so this needs digging it there's no way around it 🙁. My asparagus bed is no dig, as I got that area under control, and it just a case of weeding and mulching 😘🤩 thanks for watching 🙏🌱
Love your garden’s layout 😊
Thanks Moses, was a lot of planning at the start 🙏🙏🌱🌱
You definitely get loads of production out of your space 👍. Happy sowing and growing, Ali 😶🌫️🥶🇨🇦
Thanks Ali, been absolutely freezing this week. Well freezing for UK standards 🤣🤣 probably mild for you guys
I grow no dig so much of what you do, I don't. I have raised beds rather than beds at the same level as the surrounding ground. I hardly spend any time maintaining my beds as they are rarely weedy. Just a few hours a week and i grow year round. My main time is in sowing and planting out. I hve all my beds the same size so all my accessories, ie nets, cold frames, low tunnels fit any bed which makes the plot very versatile and adaptable. Your plot is looking great. Happy growing 🙂
Yep mine are the same or just over ground level. This stops the boards from rotting out. Smart move🌱🙏
How tall are your raised beds?
@lovetaikolovelife9794 they are Gravel boards so I think are 150mm
looking forward to the fruit tree pruning video lots of videos out there that don't explain it very well
Yep, I'll be doing both types, growing along a fence and a full tree. So hopefully you get a good idea of what you need to do 🙏🌱 thanks for your support
My experience of raised beds over the last 30 years is continued replacement of wooden boards as they rot. Even treated timber. I like raised beds however the timber acts as a snail and bindweed holding area, you can never clear bindweed, just hold it back. I have kind of given up with skip diving for timber and buying timber from merchants.
Brick built beds would be nice, but on such a large growing area it would be a commitment.
Hi, I've started my onions,Leeks. and sweet peppers and was wondering do they need light to germinate this will be my third year gardening thanks
Not at first in my opinion, germination will be better above 16 degrees. And over 18 for peppers. I have a video in this series explaining about heat mats if that helps. I'll be covering lights soon 🙏🌱
Fair play you work hard, but you did say you want the most out with minimal maintenance, then you go on to say how much you dig over. Wouldn't it be less work if you didn't dig over and just adopt a no-dig method?
Great question, and yes I love Charles Downings work, the guy is inspirational. But no dig doesn't mean low maintenance. In fact I remember in one of his programmes he said him and a colleague spend a few hours weeding a bed the size of my potato bed to prep it. I have a massive problem with couch grass on my site, so this needs digging it there's no way around it 🙁. My asparagus bed is no dig, as I got that area under control, and it just a case of weeding and mulching 😘🤩 thanks for watching 🙏🌱
@veggiepatchideas I suppose we all do what works for each of us. You have a nice plot there, looking forward to seeing it in July.
@chrisoliver6690 cheers Chris, normally banging by then 👌