Grow calabrese and cabbage for early harvests, use same method for late cropping too

[@jerrylindley9663]

Another master class, already seen why my brassica growing is so hit and miss ,apart from anything else I sow way too late ,lesson learnt, thank ýou Charles all the best for you and yours for Christmas and the year ahead.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Many thanks Jerry

[@Spo0nFeD]

Jerry

[@helz70]

Is it ok to seed garbages in September? Or is it too late now ?

[@samrhoades5088]

This guy is like the Mr. Rogers of Gardening. So wholesome. I'm mesmerized.

[@riverunner9978]

Sam Rhoades yes very pleasant and such ample good sense!

[@AbideinChristSealed]

Yep I got that old school PBS vibe the first few seconds of watching him.

[@Feralcycler]

Now I just put on his videos to have something pleasant in the background.

[@pagemayrand4956]

omgosh that's exactly it!

[@miguelruizm]

Charles Dowding is the Bob Ross of vegetable gardens!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Honoured :)

[@TheGardenerNorth]

Not only were there great gardening tips in this video, but I now know what I can use my Oxford dress shoes for, seeings how I have no other use for them.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks, and I love this 😀

[@jaymefunny7424]

Cabbages are so pretty in the garden! Giant flowers!

[@dimitarzlatanski]

I enjoy this series of "how to grow" a specific vegetable from seed to harvest. I am rewatching these videos before sowing the corresponding veg. Very useful. Really appreciate the "segmentation" of the video where each "step" is tagged, like in some of the newer videos. It's very useful for going back and forth.

[@The2012332]

I love these videos! The jump cuts through plant development stages is very helpful!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks Tyler, happy to hear that

[@barneylacy5858]

Mr. Dowding, I really enjoy your videos here in Virginia, USA. You go into great detail to explain so much for beginners & for all the rest gardner's. My husband was a horticulturist and I learned so much from him thru the years. He passed on several years ago so now I'm attempting gardening on my own & your videos are a God send to me. Thank you so much sir.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks Barney that is nice to hear

[@ericmacpherson4373]

Literally the only channel I watch a video longer than 15 minutes and the time flies. Great content, keep it up!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Glad you enjoy it Eric

[@rmartinie]

Rich here from the Heartland of the US: Nebraska!! 🌽 I am thoroughly thrilled with every video I watch of yours Charles!! 😃 I learn SO much!! I can’t thank you enough for sharing your knowledge, expertise and experience with us!! 👍 I can’t wait to put many of your methods and practices into motion in my garden. 🌱 God bless you Sir, and may you have a blessed holiday!! 🎄

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Hello Rich Thanks for your nice comment, I wish you every success with no dig, and a happy festive season.

[@paulleggett9735]

i've started to grow my own veg whilst in lockdown.. its helped my mental health no end. These videos have proven very helpful partilcularly this one when I i found myself with so many Brocolli seedling i don't know how to deal with them. thanks

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks for sharing this Paul, hope your harvest will be good :)

[@rosalindgerber]

Hi Paul, I too have taken my garden to a new level over this silly lock down. I hope your harvest was bountiful.

[@CrownTown10]

Brassica seedlings are tasty and make a wonderful addition to a late season salad. In addition, if you have extra seeds, you can sprout them and make a sandwich with them. Greetings from Southern California! Enjoyed the video lessons. Please be encouraged to keep them coming... like someone else said, they’re great for mental health! Cheers 🍻!

[@thetessellater9163]

In more ways than one; that's the benefit of a green head!

[@trhlblufan]

The tender upper leaves of the Calabrese can be eaten much the way collards are. So good sautéed or slow-cooked. As always, great insight and techniques. Thank you!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Cheers Stewart good point

[@texasirishangel1126]

That cabbage looks delicious!!

[@pappy9892]

Great to hear someone else is plagued by tiny bits of plastic...

[@allotmentuk1303]

Seasons greetings Charles, I do prefer a video that gives the stages of growth from sowing to harvest, thank you for sharing. Mike B

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Michael Brotherton yes the whole story!

[@Luisgonzalez-ol3ob]

I Live in Charleston South Carolina. My son and I have started above ground bed which we both built together. When will be a good time for us to start our lettuce.

[@chrispack2639]

You are so helpful my friend and I love your calming voice. First generation American here, me mum from Liverpool

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Happy to help Chris, hope you are adapting to the different climate 😀

[@chrispack2639]

No dig and composting is amazing I truly had no idea. We live on Stuart island in the pacific northwest so its pretty much on par with your climate, thanks for taking the time. Wish your seed modules were available to us... maybe in the future? Cheers

[@AgsiSD]

I love how you do things and your property is just beautiful too. Thanks for sharing.

[@tyrloki5999]

Goodness, it took me a while to figure out what calabrese was. In South Africa we call it broccoli. Once again your planting the seedlings deep makes perfect sense to me. Indeed Charles, your skills are marvellous to acquire and implement.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thankyou Tyr Loki.

[@nataliebutler]

We have broccoli in the UK too. Calabrese seems to be broccoli that grows at a different time of year.

[@TheeJoieDeVivreGarden]

Just lovely! I adore your planting style so much!

[@donnaduhamel6004]

Your growi g season is magic, Ontario Canada is much shorter Love your transplant method, Beauty Foods♡♡♡♡♡ thanks for videos♡

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

So nice of you and I hope things are warming up for you now

[@tonnurserychristaylor669]

That round cabbage you showed us would make brilliant sourcrout. I planted my cabbage and runner beans in hard dry soil, not quite concrete. I didn’t dig it but I watered well and covered the soil in quite fresh manure. It works. It is all doing very well. Thank you for your guidance. I do have club root and I know you don’t use lime. I pull out any damaged plants and clear them away from the site. I will try to limit the amount of brassicas I grow to avoid too much of a build up. I will keep my fingers crossed that this is all the precautions I need to take.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Great work Christi!

[@tonnurserychristaylor669]

Thank you for your kind reply. It makes me fell quite proud.

[@billastell3753]

The greatest aid in sprouting seed is electric plant heat mats. They are only 17 watts but keep the heats nice a warm until they sprout. I prefer to avoid the fiddly job of pricking out by sowing seeds into plastic trays with 1X3 inch cells. Cheap or old seed I plant 2 or 3 per cell and with scissors cut out the weakest. With expensive seed I put 1 seed per cell as usually the expensive seed is a good germinator and consistent in growth.

[@kumu2613]

Lovely videos with great instructions. So calm without even knowing, we are in the zone! 😊 Just looking at the plants has so much positive effects on our brain. I think kids need to be taught to take care of a few plants as a compulsory activity from KG to year 12 . It will help their traditional learning activities, their inner being and help cope with stress for sure.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

That would be amazing

[@marilyncabahit3910]

Ur garden looks clean and green

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

thanks Marilyn

[@marilyncabahit3910]

Charles Dowding ur very welcome Sir...

[@opencoop4268]

Thank you! So much great info for the new and the seasoned gardener.

[@SladeMacGregor]

This video is awesome! I love the way you demonstrate each step from the seeding, then planting in the soil, and then what the plant looks like all in sequence. I need that to help me. When I grow food, I want to visualize growing the plants from start to finish, and you show that.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Glad you enjoyed it Stephen

[@louisecloherty5338]

Our friendly slugs

[@freesaxon6835]

Never ceased to be amazed by your very healthy vegetables, you make it look effortless, ........... I wonder, just like the old Saxon houses that used to add new straw inside to their floors, will your garden s l o w l y rise, up, and up until your house is in a valley ? Lol

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Funny thought, just a slight rise because compost is a lot of air and is digested by soil life to a much lower volume. Also as I understand it, all healthy soil is rising all the time (ruins sinking)?

[@angryrooster8465]

Thanks for the efforts that u put into these videos.

[@superjake01251]

You should do some videos on no dig flowers! You've got a beautiful selection scattered through that vegetable garden! Thanks for another great video. Cabbage is my favorite vegetable!!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Nice comment thanks Jacob: with no dig the flowers are pretty simple. Many flower farms are now no dig in the UK.

[@yamanmustafa7574]

8 days before 27th Feb (when you planted the first seeds) and my greyhound cabbage seeds arrived. This video just popped up an hour after my seeds arrived. Perfect timing!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Wonderful! Someone knew...

[@joannford5860]

This week planting Asparagus in our No Dig garden which I have never planted before zone 8b... Thanks for your Video on it very helpful.

[@somatder]

this is gold! I will try this method out with broccoli when I get my no-dig bed established in the near future. The spring comes in bit later here in Denmark, so late March/early April might be too early.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks and I would sow under cover mid March to plant mid April, best of luck

[@somatder]

thanks for the quick answer, Charles. I sowed kale the 1st of April in the greenhouse and planted them out by early/mid May. That seemed to work nicely. I assume calabrese and head cabbage would be very similar to kale in this sense?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Yes they grow the same but it's nice to have the heads of calabrese and cabbage before too many caterpillars arrive, plus so there is time to grow another veg after they finish. Greyhound cabbage is especially good for that.

[@MissMary1012]

Hvordan gik det så?😊👍

[@AlabamaTree]

With your help I’m hoping to grow brassicas like you (I wish) As always, thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@grahamthomas1429]

once again another master class in sowing and harvest GT video and information thanks for your time 🐝🐞🐦👍👍👍👍👍

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks Graham

[@JamesHurford]

Yes I've seen split cabbage heads, from the exact thing you were talking about. Thankfully not to many times, but even 5 of us weren't always able to eat enough to keep up with what my father grew. Not the greatest fan of cabbage, but I'm going to try Greyhound this year and see if I can find something a way of cooking them, as in a recipe, that encourages me to eat them all. The key is not grow too much, though that's a better problem to have than too few.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks for sharing James

[@go-healthy8132]

Thank you Charles for all the information you share, for all the work you invest - it so worth it. I wish you and your family a merry merry Christmas 🎄 I love to watch your videos!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks go-healthy and I wish you well too

[@GARDENER42]

Cabbage, cauliflower, calabrese/broccoli - I peel & eat the stems of all, either raw as salad or lightly steamed. To me, cauliflower stems have the best flavour - slightly peppery but very sweet.

[@dimitarzlatanski]

Your are right about the warmth speeding up the germination process. In my climate here, early September, it's still just under 20° Celsius. My cabbage and cauliflower seedlings reach the state of those in the video a day or two earlier.

[@karltraunmuller7048]

Thank you for all your videos. They‘re not only educational, but also entertaining. Love the format. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Awesome, thank you!

[@janetkrehbiel5799]

I'm so glad you have this video available. I planted my cabbage seeds at the beginning of this week, in a flat, and they are already needing pricked out. Also, my broad beans are coming up nicely, and we are excited to try those this year. Thanks again for sharing. We are learning alot from you. Many blessings!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks Janet and that all sounds most promising!

[@judithtinai448]

Watching you from PNG. Awesome.

[@sueneishii5390]

Your videos have truly helped me to be a better gardener...Thank you so much for the lessons Charles🥒🌽..I will be buying your books😊

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Hey that is great to hear, thanks so n advance for book-buys

[@Azzure08]

I love this video, but throwing the leaves into the compost wasn't expected. Brocoli leaves are some of the best brassica leaves as far as taste. Really educational video. Thanks for sharing.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks for the reminder. I'm running a market garden and my customers are sadly not interested in broccoli leaves. In the UK, they are not much eaten. I love them especially in early spring when greens are in short supply.

[@stupfifis.7009]

greetings from Germany! i love your Videos, they're so relaxing and i'm learning a lot!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Awesome! Thank you Stephanie

[@CubasAutomotive]

Beautiful beds! Surprisingly it seems quite cool mid June there, growing cool weather brassicas & wearing a couple layers. I haven't been successful growing brassicas that early here because once mature, it's hotter than they like.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thank s and that is interesting. It sounds that in Cuba you can harvest them through winter so from sowing September? to harvest January - April maybe. Brassicas like it temperate as you say, they are seaside plants too.

[@CubasAutomotive]

Charles Dowding yes, I sow late Aug. to harvest mid or late Dec. Although, I do try to sow in Jan or Feb every year, in an attempt to find to that sweet spot. I'm in the lower New England area in the USA, so arctic blasts from Canada happen sporadically. We may have frosts as late as early May. Mother Nature can sure be challenging at times, she likes to keep us on our toes! Haha.. Merry Christmas sir! Have a great time among family & friends!

[@ahouseinthedesert2737]

Excellent video! Not just info on how to grow the cabbage and broccoli but all the bites of info related to timing and planning the succession plantings has really made me think! Gardening is not at all as one dimensional as I used to think and the info you put out there really helps! Many thanks for your efforts

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks N Alt that is encouraging feedback for me, great that you see more possibilities and opportunities.

[@gerryheynes5082]

Merry Christmas Charles and looking forward to more wonderful videos in 2018. Thanks for all the tips and information this year. I started no-dig on my allotment this year and I have been delighted with the success. Just harvested the last of my potatoes,which should see my family through to new potatoes next June. Overall, about the same crop as my more intensive prior methods, but the significant difference is the lack of insect and slug attack - of the 120kg harvested, literally just a handful with holes, compared to perhaps 20-30% last year depending on variety. As my neighbours have lost out to pests on their spuds, I know it wasn’t just the season, so I put that down to no-dig and I can see some of them being tempted to try it next year too. I’ll continue your advice and try the timings recommended in your diary, to see how that works for me. Many thanks again for the time you spend on your quality videos, it’s very much appreciated. Kind regards, Gerry

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Hello Gerry and thanks for the lovely feedback, most interesting about pest damage. I notice the same and often I think that others struggle to believe that things can be so much better with no dig. Great that the videos are helping you, keep up the good work.

[@christinewiet363]

this was SO helpful. Thank you. from Rockford Michigan

[@charliezicolillo]

Merry Christmas Charles To You and Your FAMILY.

[@seth197725]

Thanks Charles. I love your videos!

[@satishchandrakodagally7945]

Merry Christmas! Charles. love your narration and garden. thank you for sharing and inspiring

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

:)

[@jaylove1944]

Thank you for all your teachings. Much appreciated.

[@evephillips6701]

Great and informative as usual....Happy holidays!

[@shakengrain1942]

Interesting how the "pricking out" method allows for correction of leggy, and elimination of weak, plants. Seemingly subtle, but surely has immense influence on quality of finished plants. And allows for germination of more plants in less space as you say. Have never seen another gardener do this. Thank you.! Please make a video on how you overwintered the sungold tomato plant cuttings for the next year? How many years now have you produced from a single tomato plant? That just floored me when I heard you slip that comment into another video!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Ah good. However the frost just got my 6n year old seedlings aargh! More to follow

[@shakengrain1942]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Oh, sad. 6 years is impressive! Can't wait for more to follow...

[@maggsh4137]

Lovely video Charles! Thank you. Helps to put a time frame in prospective of when to sow.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

thanks Maggs

[@riverunner9978]

I see the row cover you have .i use this on my strawberries. I shall use it on my cabbages to prevent the worms. I’ve neglected to plant cabbages because of the worms but will plant them this year.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

This is fleece/reemay/row cover, for warmth in early spring but it tears quite easily, and just one hole lets the butterflies in. So pest prevention is better with nylon mesh, stronger.

[@riverunner9978]

Charles Dowding thank you so much for your wonderful knowledge,! I love your videos. I’m transported to my garden while lounging on my sofa with outside temps at -25 degrees !

[@AMF-astran]

Nice and scenery garden u have..wish i can have it too..i just started planting some vegs outside my house..its make me feel good and happier..on my way to buy a bigger land to plant more just like u...wish me luck 🤗

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Good luck and happy growing.

[@riot.9]

Mr. Dowding, you're the best!!!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks riot

[@farmerjones5479]

Thanks you Charles. Demystifying my next challenge cabbage and calabrese. Merry Christmas and Happy new year.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Nice to hear Linda and I wish you the same

[@pixiesnow7636]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!!🎄 Thank you for your beautiful and informative videos. 🤗❤️

[@luciegiles5630]

Great video, not had much success with brassicas so far, hopefully that will change now! Have a lovely Christmas 🎄

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks Lucie, and I am sure you will succeed

[@rondacorkhill1654]

Wish me luck. Planting out all my cold weather crops in Zone 7 Virginia this weekend. Hoping all my work isn't wasted...

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Ah Ronda I am sure it will be fine, and cover with row crop after planting

[@spencersnursery1547]

Good video I am going to do this now .Can't wait to get them cabbages!

[@chuggermagic]

You can peel the broccoli stalks and then they are perfectly tender, also the leaves can be made into a cabbage substitute for soups ect.

[@thetessellater9163]

I always peel the fibrous skin off and scoff it raw while preparing the rest. We might assume those leaves are as rich in vitamins and minerals as any other leafy green vegetable, but probably coarser than kale.

[@chuggermagic]

As my grandma would say that's a good bit of roughage.

[@justann4599]

Thank you Charles. The thing I like about your videos is that you follow through and show us that your methods actually produce results. That is, it is not just a lesson on sowing, or pricking out, leaving us wondering how things went afterwards. May I ask if you do your lettuces the same was, i.e. scatter sowing and then pricking out to modules?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

JustAnn 4 thanks Ann

[@richardfromcornwall5492]

Charles - thanks for the advice, much appreciated

[@omfug7148]

Charles if you ever do anything in pots please show it! I live on a hillside and garden in half wine barrels, smart pots and 18 gallon containers and I am always looking for tips on how to get the most out of the limited soil that I have. I live in a temperate climate (it rarely gets below 7°C in the daytime) in the Pacific Northwest of the USA similar to the south of the UK, so quite wet in spring and winter. Thank you for your consideration.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

I shall bear this in mind omfug, similar climate indeed, but lack of time may preclude it

[@cjohnson9433]

hi Omfug, have a google for ABC Sophie Thomson wicking beds, the queen of wicking beds in Australia...moderate climates

[@barkershill]

Hi omfug, I live just a few miles down the road from Charles , so similar climate to both of you. I can tell you what works for me and hopefully you too: Get hold of some stable manure which is a mixture of horse poop and wheat straw , make big pile of it outside and then don’t touch it for at least a year, in the autumn spread it on top of your soil and just leave it, as Charles points out, no need to do any digging , then in spring just plant your crops right into it . I have found that in gardening it is best to keep things simple but to do them thoroughly. Hope this helps.

[@dorothymcleod1]

Beautiful vegetables makes one salivate thinking of what foods could be made. I love the noise of cabbage and calabrese leaves it is a unique squeaky sound. Thanks for all the information- good to know we can maybe outwit the brassica caterpillars if we get to the sowing and planting early. I wish you a "Happy Christmas" and a very special New Year ahead. Enjoy some of your lovely vegetables over the holidays and put your feet up!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks Dorothy, we are heading to Cape Town in fact!

[@mrsgbee]

A Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your Family. Thank you for all the excellent videos on gardening. I am storing them in my SAVE folder for reference. Much prefer them to the TV which is becoming redundant.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

You are well organised and thanks mrsgbee

[@tophercIaus]

This clip has really prompted me to suggest/ask/request either deliberate videos or even just albums based on sowing month. I live in Australia so we're hemispherically opposed, this would make it easy for my planning. Thanks again :)

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Here is a sowing schedule you could work on www.charlesdowding.co.uk/learn/sowing-timeline-vegetables/, from my website

[@tophercIaus]

Brilliant! Thanks, Charles!

[@risbergshemmane]

Love that you use cm. Im from Sweden and inch a dont really understand👍🏻😁

[@jordanpennant6550]

2.5cm = 1inch. 30cm = 12 inches 12 inches = 1 foot

[@awinbisa]

I'm from the uk and I don't understand inches!

[@helendione9696]

You actually sowed 40 broccoli seeds! I counted them :P Will watch on to see how many germinated!

[@helendione9696]

OK, looks like you had 28 germinate. so roughly 70% germination rate, not bad!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

You are thorough! Thanks for feedback :)

[@annadorothygerard4010]

Watching this again to see when I should plant out my sowed indoors red cabbage plants...(using a grow light). It’s been 4 weeks and they are still so small! Just 1-2 true leaves..but still very sprout like. Perhaps it’s the store bought seed starting soil I used. Probably just need to get them in the ground already, poor lil things.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Yes Anna it does sound like the compost/soil is not up to much, and they may well be better outside, under a cover of some kind at least

[@alcurtis93]

Have you thought about using a pressure sprayer (the 5+L bottle types often advertised for spraying weed killer etc) in your greenhouse as opposed to the watering can? I find it far better for dealing with small pots, not dispersing tiny seeds, directing exactly where I want the water. Just a thought. I got the idea from when I water cacti and succulents indoors and didn't want to make a mess/ needed to choose how much water I wanted to apply. You can go from a fine mist to a thin stream but a little trick I use is to take the extension tube off and then you get a nice smooth tap like flow (for larger pots). Just a thought, I think you'd like it :)

[@alcurtis93]

Another quick thing is you can eat calabrese leaves rather than placing on compost. Maybe not to your taste?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks Alex, perhaps, if it's rapid. Seed issues are rare for me.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Yes good point, a bit fibrous, depends on hunger :)

[@alcurtis93]

Thanks for your replies Charles. I was wondering if you'd consider a feed/ no feed experiment. It would be really interesting to see if say a supplementation of liquid feed in the form of comfrey/ seaweed etc would make a difference to your harvest weights/ quality. I'm sure it would add a lot of complexity and time into the mix however. Just a thought. It would be interesting to know if there was really any difference at all considering the easy availability of nutrients thanks to the method you use Alex

[@2gooddrifters]

Rushing off to sew my calabrese.

[@mirivevall1475]

Muchas gracias Charles por presentar los videos con los subtítulos en español!!! Hace mucho tiempo que los esperaba.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Encantadora gracias

[@jefflandsberg4251]

awesome demonstration. Masterful teachings.. Thanks again.

[@nickthegardener.1120]

I'm going to start mine in individual cells, not got the time or space to prick out. When I get organized (next year) I will be on sowing early. I've started some seeds already but my allotment is a mess! So got to sort out the areas first. 👍

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Best of luck

[@nickthegardener.1120]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig thank you. I'm itching to get going, I did sow some seeds today, in cells but multi sowed 3-4 seeds in each cell, I compromised! Lol. 👍

[@nickthegardener.1120]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig 1 question, do you ever use cardboard collars around your cabbage? You probably don't need to, I've never grown cabbage but have and a book that said it helps stop pests. I know you're busy and appreciate your time in reading and replying.👍

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

You can do that. I cover with fleece or mesh.

[@ovidiu.gordan.artist]

You can also eat the leafs of the broccoli ! You can make nice cream soup or juice!

[@kristinvogel2896]

I love the leaves - strip the larger ones from the stems. They are amazing in smoothies with apple & ginger, or sautéed with a little garlic (obv. From the garden!)

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Ah thanks Kristin!

[@Growyourheirlooms]

Nice video. Love your greenhouse

[@mypony891]

Lol, I've watched many of your videos and I must say, I think you have a love/hate relationship with slugs.

[@catslovenature3800]

That cabbage looks sweet to me. I’m ready to make cabbage soup lol you make me really jealous of your home 🏡 😂

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks Peach and yes the flavours of these vegetables are intense, so easy to cook a tasty meal

[@renestewart1663]

Thank you for an excellent video

[@ParkerFamilyFarm]

That is a beautiful head of broccoli sir.

[@ramz1455]

I've been looking into the housing market (U.S.) for a nice medium size home but now I'm looking for medium size land to grow just like you! I don't care about the size of the house anymore lol.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Best of luck and I love your comment 😀

[@ramz1455]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thanl You Charles!

[@craigmetcalfe1749]

Hey Charles! I searched KZbin for Cauliflowers and Charles Dowding and this video came up. Why? I wanted to share with you a Cauliflower soup recipe. Using two heads of Cauliflower, make a Creme of Cauliflower soup. To that we add truffle oil (the cheapest way to use truffles), garden fresh Chives and blue cheese (we are in a Roquefort vibe at the moment so we used that). If you grew up like me, with Cauliflower covered with Cheese and Breadcrumbs, then this would be a welcome reprieve. Do you dream of recipes as you grow your vegetables...I certainly do!. Take care my learned friend.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Sounds delicious Craig. I am not a great recipe person and mostly eat the vegetables in their natural state because the flavour is so good. Often for example we graze spinach while picking, to appreciate the subtle differences of sweetness between each leaf!

[@craigmetcalfe1749]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Every great cook and chef seeks out growers with an indefatigable passion for their produce. Bon Appetit!

[@janeturnquist2942]

That’s amazing. Your a terrific Gardner!!! Thank you for showing us all you do. I wonder what you do with all the food you grow? There’s so much of it! I have enough seeds saved to fill up 10 acres but I only have a small property. I was wondering the other day what to do with all these seeds I’ve saved. I don’t even know that many people to give them away! LOL

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

That sounds a lovely problem Jane, maybe put a mention on social media. This is a market garden here so I'm selling quite a few vegetables and a lot of salad bags!

[@glauciammgomes2009]

have a nice christmas

[@Wings91]

Thanks Charles, exactly the information I need today!!!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Great :)

[@name-ub5dt]

I need some help with growing brussel sprouts do you have a video on brussel sprouts...I enjoy your videos and your garden. Thanks for shearing all your years of knowledge

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks and not yet, it depends if I can grab a cameraman when planting!

[@name-ub5dt]

Charles Dowding well if you ever make a video about brussel sprouts please show how to plant prune and harvest. I was told to remove the bottom leaves to make room for the brussel sprouts to grow and make the stocks longer...thanks for the reply. Looking forward to your next video..

[@eyeswideshut2800]

All those nutritional greens are to be cooked and eaten also. I can't wait to make a pot of southern collard style broccoli leaves or kale cook recipe.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Sounds delicious

[@eyeswideshut2800]

@@CharlesDowding1nodigI just saw them at the grocer, I would never have known they're sold or edible if I weren't a grower. My brother and I call you the Plant Whisperer, you're so relaxing...thanks for sharing

[@11bayrat]

Hey good video thanks for sharing!that was a lot of work!YOU NEEDED A BIGGER BUCKET for your harvest.lol

[@patricialumpkin2204]

Magnifiques légumes, ça donne envie d'en manger. Merci encore merci de nous donner envie de travailler la terre.

[@teresagibson2974]

Fantastically beautiful

[@kimfox5186]

Thank you. I love all brassicas probably as much as the caterpillars do so....having covered my crop until mid August when they were bursting out of the netting, I then watched on as the white butterfly took over 😭. I've posted the result on my Instagram account so I must rethink the calendar for planting either before or after the butterfly attacks. Also, why do my brassicas grow so tall over a metre? Planting too close together maybe? Well thanks for this video, most instructive and those plants are simply amazing 😍

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

So sorry Kim, and see if you can buy bacillus thuringiensis on Amazon which makes leaves indigestible to caterpillars! We use it. Many of my brassicas grow over a metre tall

[@kimfox5186]

😀 found it on amazon, thanks. This garden suffered very heavy treatment up until 2 years ago and now it's just going crazy 🤪 and me with it. Things will balance out in the end.....I hope.

[@sam78ize]

Charles, I made it to my first no dig harvest thanks to you. had lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and cabbage. unfortunately I had some pest problems with the cabbage. but I consider it a success nonetheless. one question, can I start a second round of cabbage in July? I'm in NY. worried about the heat. thanks so much for your videos.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Well done Sam, and I would. They will need mesh cover against heat and insects until about mid September.

[@sam78ize]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig thanks

[@philippe9604]

Thank for sharing and Merry Christmas. Can't wait to start my first gardening experience next year. Planted my fruit and nut trees this year and a greenhouse is coming following weeks. I'm combining permaculture with your no dig approach towards the annuals. Can't go wrong with the help of your veg diary and no dig gardening book :) I understand that a chop and drop method from permaculture might not be ideal around some annuals for slug reasons then? Composting the leaves instead and covering the soil this way should work as well is my guess.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

yes Philippe all good and happy gardening

[@janeyng3785]

Great video great information. Learn a lot from you. Tqvm for sharing. 🤗