The 5th No Dig Day is on Tuesday 3rd November 2026
It’s a no dig celebration!
Not only for this beautiful method of growing, but for our community. Thank you to everyone who plans on taking part and who are willing to share their no dig gardens – we are helping more people to grow their own food.
No dig allows you to work in harmony with your soil for healthy plants and bumper crops, without huge effort. Leave soil undisturbed, and feed soil life at the surface with organic matter. That’s it!
With this method, soil drains well, holds warmth and moisture, and retains organic matter and carbon. You can pop in seeds and plants at any time, with no mud. And the best thing of all is that weeds are few, so you have more time for creative gardening and making compost.
How to get involved on the day
Share a photo of your no dig garden on social media with #nodigday and encourage your friends and family to grow their own.
No Dig Day Lunch
Invite your friends round for a feast cooked with produce from your garden. We suggest Crown Prince Squash Stew and a Beetroot Slaw if you have those in your store.
Enter our caption competition
On the morning of 3rd November, 2026 we will post a photo here and on Charles's Instagram and Facebook page. The funniest caption wins. If you would like a sneak peak at the photo then Charles has already made a post on YouTube. There will be a prize for the each platform. The prize is £50 cash and access to Charles's 'Greenhouse & Polytunnel Online Course'. Winners will be announced on 4th November.
Enter our children’s competition
Create No Dig - Create the words no dig in your garden using leaves, flowers, sticks, stones, vegetables, whatever you have in the garden. Then photograph your creation and send it in to Nicola at admin@charlesdowding.co.uk.
The winner will receive a cash prize of £100! Second prize is £50 and Third prize is £25. Each will also receive a 2027 calendar. We also welcome entries from children’s school or community gardens.
This competition is open to children up to the age of 16. Please send your entries into Nicola at admin@charlesdowding.co.uk. Winners will be announced on 4th November, 2026.
Good luck everyone!
Just for the day, get a huge reduction on the price of Charles's Essential Knowledge Pack.
This is a digital pack containing a spacing guide (now in imperial as well as metric), a harvesting timeline, a comprehensive glossary, tips on weather and the seasons, and information on plant families, the pack includes advice on watering, and a detailed sowing and transplanting table that gives invaluable guidance in a quick reference format. All downloadable in PDFs. Just for the day we are reducing the price from £15 to £5. Here is the link.
What’s happening at Homeacres on the day
We’ll have a team lunch hopefully by the fire pits in the garden if the weather is half decent.
Enjoy the day - if you would like to send in your photos taken on the day, please forward them to admin@charlesdowding.co.uk and we will feature some on our page.
