For World Soil Day (FAO) in December 2020, we compare no dig gardening in two very different climates and gardens. Also with different plus vigorous perennial weeds.
We worked alongside Kevin Espiritu of Epic Gardening in San Diego, southern California and here is Kevin’s video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MACArjSim00
Both videos shows our video calls, and how we organised and compared our gardening.
Soil is the most important part of no dig gardening. We don’t disturb it, and encourage biodiversity through feeding the organisms in soil with compost and other organic matter placed on the surface.
We thought it would be fascinating for us both to create new no dig beds and see the effects of different materials and the different weather and light levels. We have both released our own videos about this project, see them on our respective channels.
World Soil Day 5th December is organised by The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations http://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/en/
For Starting out No Dig, see my spring video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LH6-w57Slw
Filmed and edited November through December 2020 by Edward Dowding. The editing job was a big one, and on a tight deadline for World Soil Day. We almost ran out of time because of our slow internet speed delaying the up- and downloads to and from Kevin.
Edward did not have time for the final check, but did a fine job nonetheless.
Homeacres is a quarter acre, no dig market and teaching garden in Somerset UK, temperate oceanic climate zone 8, latitude 51N.
For something different, see the creation of a new no dig garden in Latvia on sandy soil with just a little compost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uq6LTd3Fms&feature=emb_logo
For more on laying out beds and paths, see module 3 of my online course 1 https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/online-course-1-no-dig-gardening-module-3/
For having soil clear of weeds without any digging, see module 4 https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/online-course-1-no-dig-gardening-module-4/
For this information in a book, I published this hardback version https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/charles-dowdings-no-dig-gardening-course-1-signed/
and it’s available in North America from Chelsea Green Publishing https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/charles-dowdings-no-dig-gardening-course-1/
Thanks to @inatinygarden of Instagram for helping me to meet Kevin in December 2019.
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