No Dig Blog

29 September 2016

October '16 weather check, harvests, mulching, ripen tomatoes

In recent years, October has been milder than average, sometimes with nicer weather than the preceding summer: last year it was 18C at Ha...

11 September 2016

At Homeacres, the first ten days of September were a gardener’s dream. Summer warmth continuing, of (average) 14C 57F by night and 21C 70...

15 August 2016

With no dig, summer is a good time: little weeding, lots of picking, and nice feedback from happy plants. The exceptions here are cucumbe...

31 July 2016

July had one hot week, I hope you had it too. It has been dry here with just 14mm (half inch) rain in the month. My no dig approach has ...

16 July 2016

A question from my inbox: “I've not seen mentioned how Charles continues to keep his gardens thriving. Is it just adding more compost? Do...

29 June 2016

Looking back over spring, it started cold and then was good. May and early June growth was as fast as I have seen, until the wheels came ...

15 June 2016

Its still that amazing time when growth is so willing, just as crops begin to mature and before some of the lushness turns less exuberant...

01 June 2016

Despite a dry May (just 17.9mm here in May's last 3 weeks), plants have sprung out of the ground like unleashing coils, with warmth compl...

15 May 2016

The warmth of early May, combined with its long days, has resulted in rapid growth. What a wonderful change after a slow spring.We remove...