13 December 2025
December 2025
The 13th year of trial results are again in favour of no dig, and we just set up the trial for 2026. Best prep is to spread compost on al...
No Dig Blog
26 October 2025
Late autumn 2025
Sow broad beans soon, why compost mulch, green manures?, interplants, vertical growing
22 October 2025
The biggest tipping point, how to enjoy more harvests as we enter the dark period
Examples of sowing at the best times, how no dig makes it easier, sow only garlic and broad beans now
29 September 2025
October the portal month
Big changes in light and temperature, plant garlic with a cover crop, new plantings with no rotation, 2025 Trial results, harvests and st...
16 September 2025
Autumn advancing
Every day around equinox, we lose 3.5 minutes of daylight, so certain jobs become urgent such as the last sowings, and others I explain h...
16 September 2025
Equinox signal
Important jobs for mid to late September at a time of rapid transition, mostly sowings and harvesting. Plus no dig tips
02 September 2025
12th May before removing fleece, with the weather warming: this cover is 25gsm and three years old
Summer is coming and it can be a mad rush, now that we can finally plant out frost tender plants. It may also be a question of finding sp...
31 August 2025
Autumn begins
Economical watering, no leek rust, composting options including wood, and salad sowings now
22 August 2025
Homeacres Video Tour August 2025
In this tour, I cover: How to succession plant for year-round cropping Watering strategies in dry weather Interplanting and companion...