No Dig Blog

02 January 2023

January 2023

I wish you a healthy and productive gardening year.Photo above is 2nd January 2023. In front is rye for grain.It’s the quietest time, a c...

29 November 2022

For no dig gardens, there is not a huge amount of preparation before winter. You may be struggling to find space to spread compost, which...

01 November 2022

About my Children's No Dig book, in The Bookseller November 2022

30 October 2022

Now is a great time to boost the life of no dig soil with new compost and other mulches, wherever you can find space to spread them. Grow...

29 September 2022

Growth slows rapidly through October, while the volume of harvests can increase, depending what you replanted in summer. It’s a potential...

30 August 2022

Like most of the year so far, August has been warm and dry with 19C/66F mean temperature. It’d the second warmest August I’ve recorded, a...

30 July 2022

August starts dry here, after just 3½mm/0.15in rain here in the last four weeks. Lots of lovely sunshine and a pleasant average day tempe...

03 July 2022

See mid month update in my newsletter here https://mailchi.mp/2132b158b2c2/sow-transplant-water-harvest?e=d992f1d9c9The weather has been ...

31 May 2022

Summer is underway with tasty beetroot, broad beans, new cabbage and broccoli, carrots and more. It’s a top time for making a lot of comp...