100% winter is a fantastic growing time! If you listen to Charles advice you will be drowning in salad, even I am and I'm a pritty rubbish gardener. Thanks Charles 👍
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Billy, and I hope you don't drown, but that is great that you have lots of leaves!
@tbbart64632 жыл бұрын
It seems unfair after coming inside a few days ago from a wind chill of -20 degrees Fahrenheit here in WI, that people in warmer zones get to call what they go through "winter." Lol.
@billybowen30232 жыл бұрын
Ye that's pritty cold ok! The uk would probably stop functioning if we had it that cold 😂. I live in Scotland up a hill so my weather is all over the place. This year so far the weather's not been to bad at all however it is colder, windy and wetter than Charles! I don't mind the cold to a point but cold and rain is well depressing. Sometimes the summer are pritty short to. But lucky I can grow stuff so it's all good.
@timbaker5772 жыл бұрын
@@tbbart6463 never new it got that cold in the west indies. Glad you stick to the imperial temperature measures.
@smgibv43932 жыл бұрын
@@sandy-rr1by H.A.A.R.P.
@nickhammersonrocks2 жыл бұрын
WE LOVE HOW EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, SIR CHARLES IS STILL AMAZED BY HIS UNBELIEVABLY IMMACULATE GARDENING !!!!!!!!!!!!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
🌈 never arrive!
@nickhammersonrocks2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig WISE ADVICE !!!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!
@selinanguyentv51252 жыл бұрын
vườn rau nhìn thích quá ạ.😍😍
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
🏆
@randomness88192 жыл бұрын
As always a video to feed the mind and soul! Thank you Sir Charles.
@katinss99832 жыл бұрын
I love the little crispy gem lettuce.
@tonyr73932 жыл бұрын
Since lockdown began almost two whole years ago now, i've harvested and eaten green leaves of some sort from my garden every day, bar just a few occasions when we had heavy snow on the ground. I have no greenhouse, so everything is pretty much growing outside. This achievement is all thanks to your techniques and tips, which for me have been revolutionary. For over 20 years i had no idea how to pick lettuce leaves! For anyone struggling to grow enough bulky green 'salad leaves' during winter, i grow radishes (for their leaves), and also field beans (for their tips). Both work well for me, and add to the variety of produce on the plate. I have struggled with the Grenoble Red seed germination this year (Seeds Of Italy), so still haven't managed to get a good harvest of that wonderful lettuce yet, but will persevere with it.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Tony I'm happy to hear this and you genius, thanks for mentioning these sowings. That company sells old seed sometimes :( but if you can raise one plant then allow it to seed, you're in
@jzak57232 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig I started growing Grenoble Red a few years ago from one of your videos, and I love it, it yields great harvests in the cool, even cold weather of spring, but I also have germination problems which I believe is the seed and not something wrong I am doing. I am in the U.S., but bought my seed from some company in the U.K. once before, I think it was Kings Seeds. Is there any other company you can recommend for lettuce seed?
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
@@jzak5723 I like the German seed company Bingenheimer. Also I encourage you to save your own seed from the Grenoble Red, which I have been doing for 12 years and it's very feasible under cover
@jzak57232 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thanks for the seed source. I really do need to start saving my own seed, it really makes sense to do it since it is the freshest you will ever get.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
@@jzak5723 Maybe try Real Seeds John, or Bingenheimer in Germany
@minphang93512 жыл бұрын
Charles, you are now officially my Garden Guru! So, I am hoping that you will continue to produce these amazing videos.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
That's the plan Min 🌱
@minphang93512 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@holg30702 жыл бұрын
I have always eaten greens without dressing. Greens have excellent flavor!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
💚 indeed!
@kochamogrod73452 жыл бұрын
Właściwy człowiek na właściwym miejscu ;) dzięki Panu w Polsce rewolucja... Każdy biega po kartony i idzie na łatwiznę :D ja również. Truskawki jesienią na kartonach sadzilam. Sąsiadka nie wierzyła ,jak się przyjęły osłupiała :D
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
To ekscytująca wiadomość Martyna! Chciałbym zobaczyć niektóre z tych pudełek, aby zobaczyć, czy możesz wysłać zdjęcie na adres admin@charlesdowding.co.uk
@funluvinthe3rd2 жыл бұрын
Love your stuff Charles. Thanks for everything you do.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@laurad21362 жыл бұрын
I have been collecting radicchio leaves as well. In Italy we use radicchio for mixed salads and I just love the flavour and deep red colour. Every time I pick now salad leaves in winter your words Charles repeat in my head 😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Ah that is nice! We put radicchio leaves in the salad mix until about the end of January. I still have some radicchio harvested in December, stored in my shed and I agree the colour is amazing and I like the bitter flavour too.
@mk-xq1tt2 жыл бұрын
Lovely greens.
@marksallotmentplot2 жыл бұрын
Great update Charles. There’s so much that can be grown throughout the winter and always learn new ones from your content 👍
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark. Absolutely
@marialuisaferrero14133 күн бұрын
Ooo I loved listening to your principles, and that you told us something about yourself, I love your philosophy, and it is the one I try to apply. Thank you teacher!!❤️
@CharlesDowding1nodig3 күн бұрын
You are so welcome 😀
@haydehabdolahian76912 жыл бұрын
I envy your weather , we have very good weather for our state right now ! 5-6 inch snow on the ground and our weather is 30 F ! Notting grows in our winter 🥶
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, I sympathise and yes we are fortunate 😀
@RizeTB12 жыл бұрын
I can watch these videos over and over🤓
@Bethany_Sue2 жыл бұрын
Perfect for us in zone 3! I grow a handful of them already but I really appreciate you printing the name out for us! I will be adding the rest of them this garden season. Thank you Charles!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it
@stevendowden25792 жыл бұрын
cracking update charles
@melinda31962 жыл бұрын
Lettuce is my favorite winter crop. I grow at least 20 different varieties. Love all of your videos...
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
I am impressed Melinda!!
@bluestar50822 жыл бұрын
Uwielbiam Pana oglądać, jest Pan moją inspiracją. Pozdrawiam serdecznie i życzę wszystkiego dobrego w nowym roku.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
ardzo miło się to czyta i bardzo dziękuję
@Faith-vl4lv2 жыл бұрын
Your patience from gardening allows you to make remarkable videos. I like being able to see visual representation of what you talk about. Since you have the patience to wait and gather videos months apart, we get to see what you are talking about. As always, I love seeing your gardens
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Faith
@breaker-one-nine2 жыл бұрын
Excellent. I sowed a bit late this autumn just filled all my hanging baskets & 2 troughs in the greenhouse with about 20 plants total & have enough for a salad every few days over winter. One of the best non-lettuce bagged salads I ever bought was in the US & it was kale, shredded cabbage, shredded broccoli stems, shredded brussels sprouts. It came with dried cranberries & pumpkin seeds and poppy seed dressing. I could eat that every day as well. 😄 Great work here Charles. I always learn a lot every video I watch. 👍
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, and that sounds an amazing salad, I reckon I could eat that every day!
@x1plus1x2 жыл бұрын
Charles is a treasure.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
💚
@pyxis552 жыл бұрын
50 degrees F sounds like a heat wave! Lucky you. Tonight will bring -10 F here. Not much growing except snow banks!
@AwesomeK2852 жыл бұрын
I haven’t check out your videos for awhile. I hope for your good health sir.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
😀 thanks all good
@irishcottagerenovation99002 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always and thank you for sharing the trade secrets. I have tasted your salad leaves and cannot believe how long and fresh they last, you always inspire me with your love and respect for your soil and your endless enthusiasm to produce great vegetables. Heather Isle of Wight
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
How lovely to hear from you Heather and I hope you are well, and thanks for your nice comment. I'm always amazed myself by the flavours!
@user-mz2cs4hn8h2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо за рассказ!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@franksinatra10702 жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos in the middle of winter - actually all year around. We are going down to 7 F tomorrow night here outside of Philly so I can't get away with what you can but I did pick some curly endive radishes and carrots last week so even here I'm still eating off the garden a little. I have spinach and arugula under poly tunnels that should come back to life in March. I do the best I can with my climate. Enjoy your winter greens!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Yes your climate is different, sounds good!
@jzak57232 жыл бұрын
I am over in southern Michigan, and up until a few weeks ago I was still picking beets, carrots, and turnip greens, but the beets finally froze out. I put a low poly tunnel over my carrots and turnip greens, and the spinach I planted late in the fall will make it until spring without any cover, and then produce leaves during the cool of spring along with the turnip greens. Hang in there, it won't be long until we can start planting again!
@nicholasnarcowich91632 жыл бұрын
They taste good, but, I believe, the garden Smells nice as well. Thank you for your videos.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed, thanks Nicholas
@hellosunshine99152 жыл бұрын
I love all of your videos! Thank you Charles ❤️
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
💚
@NannaCarlstedt2 Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, This video is really inspiring, in several ways. additional to growing you seem to feel so good, not the least important, is it! Thank´s for leading us up one of the good paths!
@CharlesDowding1nodig Жыл бұрын
Absolutely Nana. I feel fine and thanks
@eb16842 жыл бұрын
I always use high calorie, high fat content salad dressing from the refrigerated section of the store. It's delicious-I can't seem to stop!
@Stettafire2 жыл бұрын
It depends on your activity levels too. If you're fit and active you do need a good bit of calories and some fat in your diet
@Emeraldwitch302 жыл бұрын
I learned to make a few nice salad dressing whilst being a chef years ago. I agree a good rich fatty dressing on a crisp salad in winter. Oh my heaven! (OH this is funny. Autocorrect tried to take fatty and make it farty 🤣so glad I remembered to spell check my posting)
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
So right! I had similar when advising against forking the soil.
@Lifegrowsonandon11 ай бұрын
Invaluable video at this time of year, always come back to it as I prepare my polytunnel for salad success over winter/spring, cheers
@CharlesDowding1nodig11 ай бұрын
Glad it's helpful!
@roweyurboat5732 жыл бұрын
I grew lettuce for the first time this year and sold it at the market. One rule I have is to not use any plastic packaging for my produce. I sold my lettuce mix in paper bags. A small display with the tops of the bags open so the customers could see the leaves. As they sold I would pack new bags to keep the display full and the strategy worked. It was a very popular item and people appreciated it being plastic free. Good to hear you say that there's nothing wrong with wet lettuce. The lettuce I sold was always damp and some people suggested that It was a problem. I didn't see anything wrong with it and the alternative was wilted leaves. Thanks for the knowledge
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Good on you!. If we sold direct, that could be managed but my shops want plastic bags
@grahamthomas4112 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your reply 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@johnkm772 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy watching your videos.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that John
@greeneacreshomestead2 жыл бұрын
Oh how I wish I had the same climate- not only for a longer grow season but who wouldn’t want all the numbers worked out for them! Thanks for all the help. Your insight and experience is greatly appreciated from northern Minnesota USA. Cheers!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, and I hope you are not too freezing now!
@Sue-ec6un2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@schruda2 жыл бұрын
Verei o vídeo mais tarde. Seus vídeos são meus favoritos. 😊💖
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Muito obrigado
@paolomaggi81882 жыл бұрын
...Another "Lectio Magistralis" from Charles!! Thank you Charles
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Nice phrase!!!
@pedrosgarden2 жыл бұрын
Just so much knowledge to be shared. Years and years of experience. Thank you for being here and making these videos for us Charles.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that Pedro
@tonieward84282 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm about your garden and the foods that you grow is evident in everything that you do! It is very contagious! I’m already foraging through my basket of seeds to begin my growing plans for these next few months. Love your channel ❤️ Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with all of us who are so eager to learn from you! South Carolina, USA…
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tonie, I'm very pleased to be able to help you!
@briansakurada28232 жыл бұрын
I've been picking your way for about 3 years now. Even on my farm. Most of the farmers use the quick cut system, but I love the consistency and that everything is inspected and sorted before it ever makes it into the wash bin. Sure the actual harvest goes faster with a greens harvester, but I think the length of time the plants live with this method saves time (and of course money) because all the seeding, transplanting, bed prep, and sorting out bad leaves and bugs that is saved over the course of the season.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Brian and I'm very reassured to read this because all the publicity goes in the other direction, with those fantastic looking harvesters which you describe. I'm really glad that it's working for you, and your plants!
@WaddedBliss2 жыл бұрын
That polytunnel is magnificent. Like you say, Charles, any bit of greenery in the winter is welcome.
@Bolletjehopla472 жыл бұрын
Today my Charles Dowding containerwise cd60 module trays arrived! They are sturdy, beautiful, handy and they have a nice smooth finish. Really happy with them and looking forward to using them.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear Pauline
@ronzonneveldt82832 жыл бұрын
Nice presentation very calming voice great inspiration.
@georgez2342 жыл бұрын
Well done, Charles. Thanks for the information.
@gloriam.galvezp.99812 жыл бұрын
Good information 👍
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@mariakraska57382 жыл бұрын
Najważniejsze są chęci, byle do wiosny, pozdrawiam 👍💚♥️
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
🎯
@carollyn88852 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful display of winter greens. This whole video is eye candy
@alvarezgarcia43232 жыл бұрын
Disfruto mucho ver tus sembrados. Gracias por. Compartir. Saludos desde Colombia.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
¡Gracias Alvares, eso es muy bueno!
@cocofarm-cuocsongcualien31072 жыл бұрын
Thanks for everything you do, wish you all the best😍😍😍😍
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
💚
@ievamillers93832 жыл бұрын
I'm still so grateful and amazed by your generosity of explaining and showing exactly how you do things. From the sowing to the growing and then harvesting and storing. So well done and easy to follow. Just the thing you said about harvesting actually makes all the difference regarding how long you will be able to crop. Just love it.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ieva, happy growing!
@itsmewende2 жыл бұрын
Lettuce, oh my goodness. I bought a container that was grown hydroponic near me, I love it on a tomato sandwich, it was DELICIOUS. I thought, lettuce.?!! delicious, yep, it was soooo good. This season I'm going plant for winter, I even have the best guide, your books =^)
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
🥬 go you
@kymvalleygardensdesign53505 ай бұрын
That is an eye opener
@karltraunmuller70482 жыл бұрын
I‘ve become a huge fan of rocket, tastes so nutty even in the middle of winter, and survives the harshest of conditions. I‘ll grow it every season.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
I so agree
@saschathinius70822 жыл бұрын
I use your method for salads, on a much smaler scale and had alot of harvest all winter... and looking forward to the growth spurt of the early spring 2022 season
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear Sascha
@SierraNovemberKilo2 жыл бұрын
What I have learnt from my no-dig gardening is to wait! I think you must have much better light levels on your open site. Although my plot is south facing, it definitely doesn't get the light you get. My crops take much longer to form and much longer to fill out. Nevertheless, by following you I am beginning to get the hang of things! I think I must be a slow learner as well! (Or rather, I have a lot of bs garden lore to delete from the olde grey matter for the simple lessons to take hold!) Thanks again for the practical illustration!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
This is a good comment and well done! Growth will speed up for you as your soil improves, also check out the last lesson of my online Skills course charlesdowding.co.uk/product/skills-for-growing-online-course-module-6-containers-perennials-and-herbs-and-going-further-new-skills-for-new-energies/
@Constantinului2 жыл бұрын
Dear brother Charles, I really admire the way you are doing things, very gently, kindly and with great care for the plants. You are an inspiration 🙏
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Ah thanks 🌱
@amybradley46062 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, very inspiring. It’s very easy to think that nothing will grow over winter. Need to remember come September.
@markporter452 жыл бұрын
The salad leaves I've had in late spring to mid summer have lasted in the fridge for 14 days and still had a crunch to them .. all my family members and friends absolutely love me when spring comes around . Thanks to you Charles!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
How cool!
@irenesmith56762 жыл бұрын
Hi Charles love your videos lv Irene 😘 xx
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Irene
@excemptfrombs21242 жыл бұрын
Thanks Charlie😊
@ewamariamaroszek80972 жыл бұрын
Dzień dobry Charles, dziękuje za wspaniałą i wyczerpująca wiedzę Ogrodnicza na temat Salat i innych warzyw oraz ich nazw, wszystko zanotowałam, z pewnością przyda mit sie ta wiedza teraz i na przyszłość. Postanowiłam założyć Notatnik Ogrodniczy z twoimi cennymi wskazówkami. Ogląda sie ciebie i twój Ogród z przyjemnością. Pozdrawiam serdecznie.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Chętnie to czytam Ewa, niech Twój ogród rozkwitnie
@ewamariamaroszek80972 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig dziękuję za wspaniale słowa otuchy, uwielbiam prace ogrodnicze. Pochodzę z Polski ale obecnie mieszkam w Niemczech, tutaj klimat jest bardziej łagodny niż w Polsce, spodziewam sie właśnie kwitnącego ogrodu.
@vikkielliott9902 жыл бұрын
You've really changed the way we grow our salad now. Thank you so much. Yesterday we picked 3 types of lettuce and mustard, baby spinach and chard, rocket, land cress, tatsoi, pea shoots, flat leaves parsley and fennel fronds. A fantastic winter salad, much tastier than summer offerings. All grown outside under fleece or in the greenhouse. Followed your calendar for all our sowings last year and can't wait to get started again!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! That sounds a really delicious mix, thanks for feedback Vikki :)
6 ай бұрын
have a go tasting new things...... Yes💕
@juliewest79662 жыл бұрын
My goodness! I learn something new every time I watch your videos! And, I have been gardening a long time; since I was a little girl out in the garden "helping" my daddy. (I'm 63 now) Thank you
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! I'm 63 in two weeks :)
@TheLingrush2 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard mayonnaise on salad in 40 years! My great grandmother used Miracle Whip, lmao!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
😅 !
@thebluebutterfly51772 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, thank you!
@BioHydroniC2 жыл бұрын
IKR I love winter for growing, always seemed like the best time of year for me. Even have tomatoes and cucumbers, just woow. Greetings from Australia.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Amazing 🏆
@K4HLER2 жыл бұрын
Looks amazing. Great work as always.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael
@renemedcraft30952 жыл бұрын
Yes Charles, I wash my lettuce and give it a shake and bag it and it keeps for more than a week very fresh. I must check on the types of lettuce for next winter as I've only done Lollo Rosso in winter, love the videos.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Rene
@Cheriesgardenvegplot2 жыл бұрын
Wow, That's an amazing harvest Charles. I need to up my game and sow more for using through the winter months.
@jondavies58142 жыл бұрын
Perfect. Love the info on how to keep the salads longer. Always wondered how you got them to a shop without them wilting.
@IDanijela2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Charles. Your way of presenting is so simple and your voice sounds so soothing and encourages.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome Danijela and thanks
@roccoconte29602 жыл бұрын
Great video Charles. Very interesting and enjoyable.
@billytingen35672 жыл бұрын
Your video presentations are like Magic. I am captivated and taken away to a wonderful reality and given this magical knowledge and then returned to the real world where I just want to grow everything!!!! How I do love your presentations. Thank you so much for sharing. Best Regards!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you Billy! Magic, is good!
@user-to8wj2pu1c2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this nice educational video, Charles! Really interesting and useful, especially the small details and advices of picking you shared.
@GoingGreenMom2 жыл бұрын
You've been growing lettuce since the year I was born. Lol. Colder here, but seriously considering starting some pots to get a jump start on herbs.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I feel ancient! And there is no rush to sow in January but good luck with that
@alanchamberlain41732 жыл бұрын
Great. Endorse every word. The best piece of gardening advice I ever had - that brassicas flower in spring so sow them for salads in the autumn. Eating lots every week. Thank you CD. And I (cruelly) loved the nearly-fall-over-backwards at 9.07!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Alan!
@jeshurunfarm2 жыл бұрын
Hey Charles. Thank you for confirming that a salad spinner is not a must, salads are much easier in winter, as in summer time, one day you have lots of salad and the next you have lots of "small pine trees" 😀 Respect from Africa 🇿🇦
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
😅
@TheGardenerNorth2 жыл бұрын
Great video and I really love how you've broken it down into selectable segments. Really educational. Cheers!
@6732Louise2 жыл бұрын
Great tips Charles, I have lots of different salad leaf seeds I got free from gardening magazines, I wasn’t sure how I would use them all but you’ve given me some great ideas for when to sow, thank you!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
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@harunrabbani2 жыл бұрын
Another truly inspiring and educational episode. Thank you Charles 🙏🏽
@selecttravelvacations7472 Жыл бұрын
You inspire me! ❤
@derekanderson94182 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mr. Dowding. Greetings (again) from Bowling Green, Kentucky. We are bracing for another round of winter weather tonight. In the last 4.5 weeks, we've had two rounds of tornadoes, and two rounds of snow fronts, to move through our city.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Oh dear that sounds traumatic Derek, I hope the damage is not great.
@derekanderson94182 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig It'll take years to recover from the first round of tornadoes. That set of tornadoes was about 2.5 miles away from me. Last night's winter storm has produced more ice, than anything else. I did not really get any snow. It's all ice.
@charliehoos97732 жыл бұрын
It’s sunny today 40F and the snow on the greens outside my kitchen is melting. It’s amazing how perked up and full spinach looks. I must pick some for a salad with dinner tonight! I planted several varieties of greens so it should be quite a nice salad with no dressing needed. 😋
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great Charlie and you are really getting the hang of this. That spinach should be sweeter as well, from being cold, it's such a good winter vegetable
@vlaae10982 жыл бұрын
Wished i had a big space to plant like that! Your living the dream! 😅 i only have a small garden
@eb16842 жыл бұрын
you're---you are.
@GARDENER422 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you, my 8x6 greenhouse is currently home to two varieties of lettuce, wild & cultivated rocket, coriander, mustard & spinach. Not quite big enough yet for picking (left sowing rather late) but I expect to start harvesting leaves next week & hopefully they'll keep producing until the first of the outdoor lettuce take over.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
That sounds good and for plants still establishing in winter time, I recommend you don't pick them too much until early March
@GARDENER422 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thanks for the advice on picking - I'll leave them be for now.
@julesgoh2 жыл бұрын
Soooo inspiring for a brand new year of gardening! Especially timely as I’ve just determined yesterday to spend more time in the garden in 2022. Thank you Sir Charles
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Go for it!
@julesgoh2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig thank u! First step today. 💪 some watering and harvesting a few young leaves 😬
@WHM5842 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so relaxing - just the tonic, thanks 👌🙏
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
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@briansakurada28232 жыл бұрын
I've also found our salad mix lasts longer when we don't dry them too much. I actually just opened a cooler from last month's farmers market that I forgot, and the leftover was just in the cooler with a damp newspaper and a bit of water in the bottom. It was still good a month later and we had a nice salad.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Yes I notice much the same, and I think it's related to what we've already described that the plants are more mature and therefore have a stronger root system, which can grow the leaves firmer and probably more nutritious. At a restaurant which I supply, the head chef commented how, in his words "Your leaves stand the dressing", compared to baby leaves he bought sometimes which collapse under a bit of oil and vinegar.
@jennyjohnson90122 жыл бұрын
Great inspiring video again Charles. Always something new to learn from you. Thankyou so much!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
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@beebop37342 жыл бұрын
So much more flavourful deliciousness in winter
@valwilliams99532 жыл бұрын
Hi Charles. I am very happy to have just received a box of C60 seed trays here in Canada. They look very sturdy, and I’m sure I’ll be working with them for ages to come. The dealer in Texas (All About the Garden) was excellent to work with and I had a very speedy delivery. Only fly in the ointment was Canada’s excessive brokerage fees and taxes, giving me a landed price of $27CAD per tray, or £15.74 each. Ouch. But, you know, even at that price I’m super happy to be able to receive them at all. Thank you for enabling them to come to this continent! Oh, and so many more thanks for all I’m learning from you. Val
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Hello Val, and thanks for that feedback. I had heard about the Canadian brokerage charges and can't quite believe how high they are. Funnily enough we are having a similar problem now in Europe after Brexit, and my books are getting very expensive for Europeans, such a pity. I am glad that you like the trays and wish you every success with your propagation!
@helenlatimer96012 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! for this wonderful explanation of winter salads. I can’t wait t get going this year in our no dig veg plot.
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
🥬 grow well!
@dimpletoadfoot86312 жыл бұрын
I've learned a ton from your videos! I'm growing my first over-wintered garden in central NC. Mild days so far around 45-50 deg, so the chard and kale is doing great. I'm still waiting for the brussels sprouts to make sprouts..
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great Jamie, Brussels should be there, sow before end May
@amandar77192 жыл бұрын
Jamie, if your brussels fail to head up, they’re likely to “blow” and form sprouting heads. Please don’t discard them. They are delicious. Like raab or purple sprouting but much sweeter. Tbh, I look forward to a margin of brussels failures every year. Probably my most favourite green spring delicacy! 😃😍
@gardenescapism33942 жыл бұрын
You are so right that we have had to hide the lack of flavour with sauces. I think thats why I liked rocket because of the strong flavour. You have inspired me to experiment with greens this year!
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Ah cool!
@ScottishWhisper902 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the informative and interesting video Charles! I can't wait to get salad veg going again this year, I dropped the ball last autumn and didn't get time to overwinter any greens, but this year I'm going deep 😁 Darren
@CharlesDowding1nodig2 жыл бұрын
Nice one Darren, go for it!
@ruthcalsada14402 жыл бұрын
This video was very helpful for me. Thank you for all the details.