No Dig Blog

31 October 2018

November 18 frosts, new plantings, compost spreading making testing, kohlrabi stew & chips

After a gorgeous summer and early autumn, we suddenly have wintry weather. However it’s also continuing to be dry here with just 60mm/2.4...

14 October 2018

Autumn has brought just 41mm/1.6in rain here so far in October, encouraging new growth but not yet enough to soak into the soil, which is...

30 September 2018

Quite soon the switch flicks and the last joys of summer cede to cooler and above all darker days. We have had many cool nights already a...

15 September 2018

If you have not already sown salads for cropping undercover through winter and into spring, NOW is the moment.So they have time to establ...

31 August 2018

September looks dry for much of the UK: no dig means easier watering, see below. There are still plantings for outdoor veg and sowings fo...

29 July 2018

Here, July 2006 was hotter than this year. However in 2006 we had 41mm lovely rain, after 36mm in June ’06, whereas this year the figures...

15 July 2018

No rain since my last post, just a dusting of 4mm in June so it's now full-on drought. At least the grass does not need mowing, but we ar...

01 July 2018

It's a drought: June was the driest month I ever recorded, just 4mm/0.2in rain, with a lot of sun and dry breezes. At least with no dig y...

30 May 2018

I hope that May has been a good month for your garden, and here it certainly has. Daytime temperatures were the warmest for May since 199...