Böcker av Charles Dowding

Work in partnership with nature to nurture your soil for healthy plants and bumper crops - without back-breaking effort!Have you ever wondered how to transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden? Well now you can!By following the simple steps set out in No Dig, in just a few short hours you can revolutionise your vegetable patch with plants already in the ground from day one!Charles Dowding is on a mission to teach that there is no need to dig over the soil, but by minimising intervention you are actively boosting soil productivity. In fact, The less you dig, the more you preserve soil structure and nurture the fungal mycelium vital to the health of all plants. This is the essence of the No Dig system that Charles Dowding has perfected over a lifetime growing vegetables.So put your gardening gloves on and get ready to discover:- Guides and calendars of when to sow, grow, and harvest.- Inspiring information and first-hand guidance from the author- "e;Delve deeper"e; features look in-depth at the No Dig system and the facts and research that back it up.- The essential role of compost and how to make your own at home.- The importance of soil management, soil ecology, and soil health.Now one of the hottest topics in environmental science, this "e;wood-wide web"e; 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. Featuring newly- commissioned step-by-step photography of all stages of growing vegetables and herbs, and all elements of No Dig growing, shot at Charles's beautiful market garden in Somerset, you too will be able to grow more veg with less time and effort, and in harmony with nature - so join the No Dig revolution today!A must-have volume for followers of Charles Dowding who fervently believe in his approach to low input, high yield gardening, as well as gardeners who want to garden more lightly on the earth, with environmentally friendly techniques like organic and No Dig.

The book uses the seasonal checklists, advice and hard-won experience of the UK' s best-known no-dig gardener to plan a year' s veg growing.

Enjoy an abundance of vegetables at the darkest time of year by following the steps in this lovely book.

"No dig, healthy soil, fewer weeds"--cover.

Charles shares his organic, no-dig approach to soil and plants and the techniques that enable him to grow healthy, vibrant crops, with the sustainability in mind.

How to garden easily and effectively, based on the author's 40 years of growing vegetables. Advice on setting up your garden and planning what to grow, ways to sow and to save seeds, planting, spacing, watering, and harvesting. Plus details of succession planting, winter gardening, and how to use covers for early cropping and pest protection.

A practical book to take you through the stages of creating a new vegetable garden from scratch - using any plot of land.

Grow a variety of salad greens all year round in your garden, on your balcony or on a windowsill.

A practical course in vegetable growing, by the master of no-dig gardening.

This fascinating and practical book will help the seasoned gardener find easier and more productive ways of gardening, growing vegetables in particular, and give new gardeners heart.

Compost is free to make, and, with guidance, simple to perfect. Why not learn from the best?Compost is at the heart of Charles Dowding's transformative No Dig system of growing. Feeding the soil community with a mulch of compost is the surest way to ensure nutrients are available for your plants to flourish. In trials, Charles has found there is no more nourishing compost than homemade. What's more, by making your own compost, not only are you recycling your garden and kitchen waste, by feeding your soil you are increasing its carbon-storing capacity and doing your bit to reduce greenhouse gases. Charles shares his years of experience to demystify and simplify:- What to compost and how to get the balance right- Busting all the myths that put people off composting- Effective composting for every situation from balcony gardening to smallholding- Achieve the best results with different systems, from hotboxes and wormeries, through single bins, to pallet heaps, and multi-bay set-upsCompost is a beautifully illustrated, infallible guide to producing compost gold.