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Charles Dowding’s No Dig Gardening: Course 1

From Weeds to Vegetables Easily and Quickly

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Charles Dowding’s No Dig Gardening: Course 1

By: Charles Dowding
Narrated by: Charles Dowding
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Compared to Charles' other books, this is more about no dig, eliminating weeds, garden layout, compost making, and using compost. There is also a history of no-dig vegetable gardening in the last 100 years. I want listeners to understand the context and the reasons why no dig has not been much valued until recently, and why it is now.

There is a section on site evaluation and creating beds and paths. Then comes a whole section on clearing weeds by mulching, so that you can have clean soil and less weed pressure. More time to be creative.

There are two sections with detailed planting plans for small spaces. These are based on what Charles grew then harvested there in successive seasons, and how no dig helped to achieve these results.

This audiobook has 18 sections, covering the key methods and wonderful results of no dig, from starting with weeds to sowing and planting straightaway, and cropping soon after.

You learn how to:

  • Start out no dig
  • Save time and avoid unnecessary effort
  • Create and look after beds and paths, with a whole section on paths and their value
  • Recognize and reduce the different types of weeds
  • Understand and use different types of mulch or soil cover
  • Know the differences between soil, compost, and different types of compost
  • Make compost
  • Grow an abundance of vegetables
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Pleasantly narrated. A lot of information about his various experiments and yields interspersed with good information. I found when listening that I switched off at points.

Pleasant listen

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This is a fascinating book, inspirational and above all, logical. I think the biggest obstacle to understanding and adopting Dowding's method is an inertia, born of adherence to the Protestant work ethic, i.e. grinding toil is good for you. Great job Charles. I dig ya!

The bleeding obvious

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Brilliant!This auudio book has ttaught me everything I need to know to introduce No Dig methods from the very basics to individual plants and how to get the best out of your Garden. A real pleasure to listen to. Thank you Charles!

Fantastic insight into No Dig Vegetable gardening

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Really good book. Charles has a great voice and the way it’s read it’s really easy to understand.
When you are at a lost with the hight of summer weeds or when you get your first allotment it’s a must read.
This course empowers you to show you there’s another and better way to grow.

Great book - A must read

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This really is a great book to get all the information you need for No Dig gardening, backed up by crop yield figures and bed sizes. Charles Dowding has a lovely voice, however, with his hesitation it speech, if like me and your Dyslexic and get distracted easily, I would turn the speed up to about 1.4

Fantastic information about No Dig

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