No Dig Blog

15 December 2017

December 15th 2017, salads & spinach, new beds, winter harvests, Q & A

This is the last update for five weeks, as we head into a quiet time for gardening, unless you are making a new garden or clearing ground...

30 November 2017

There is just some kale and mustard leaves to harvest on the beds comparing growth between dig and no dig. Total harvests in 2017 are 103...

14 November 2017

Will it be a cold winter? Too early to say but the vegetables are telling us that winter has arrived.Brussels Doric waiting for first pic...

30 October 2017

There are many lovely harvests to make in November, and much to learn from how things have grown this year. The main sowing is broad bean...

16 October 2017

We have been clearing and planting under cover, making many harvests and filming for videos plus TV.I enjoyed working with the makers of ...

15 September 2017

The weather has been difficult but manageable, apart from damage to climbing beans. Leafy crops have enjoyed the rain and lack of sun mor...

31 August 2017

New season and Homeacres news - autumn is near and we need to prepare. Make new sowings, continue weeding and tidying including old brass...

17 August 2017

There may be some fine weather in August’s last week: St Swithin’s 40 days finishes on 24th. Here we have been watering salads a little, ...

01 August 2017

The weather rules. What a change on 20th July from the year’s early sun and warmth to Atlantic wind, cloud and rain. July was the wettest...