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January 2021 make compost, wood sides or not, greens and root harvests, new module tray, small garden
29th December 2020 Featured, Uncategorized, Winter
Winter has finally arrived here with frost most nights. and days noticeably colder, as low as 2 C 36 F maximum. This is okay! Much better to have cold now than in the spring, and all being well you ha
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August 15th update keep beds full, cucumbers tomatoes and melons, save seed, make compost, insect covers, store onions
15th August 2020 Featured, Summer, Uncategorized
Early August has been unusually warm here, night minimum temperatures averaging16C/61F and day maxima averaging 27C/81F. Growth is fast as long as one waters – we use a hose, which takes time w
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March 2020 propagating, myth busting, weeding, mulch new beds, store vegetables
28th February 2020 Featured, Spring, Uncategorized
Early spring: March comes in like a lion, a little warmth of strong sunshine tempered by a lot of cold winds and nights. Then March goes out like a lamb, well let’s see! Stick to your known best
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June 2019 no dig trials, new polytunnel, garlic harvests, interplanting, pyralid problems in composts
31st May 2019 Featured, Summer, Uncategorized
Summer begins now, but don’t bank on too much fine weather this summer is my hunch. The soil is dry here at the moment and plants look well except for rusty garlic outside: garlic and leek rust is e
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Winter wonders: the vegetables that thrive in frozen weather
5th December 2018 Articles, Uncategorized
Imagine a vegetable garden in winter, and you’ll probably conjure up an expanse of bare earth alongside a frosted-up greenhouse. But market gardener Charles Dowding’s plot couldn’t be more diffe
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Welcome
8th December 2014 Uncategorized
Welcome to the website of Charles Dowding, innovative gardener and author of nine books on caring for soil and growing vegetables. Plus I share knowledge through talks, courses and magazine articles:
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