No-Dig Gardening Masterclass with Charles Dowding

[@michaelsnelgrove5779]

Two veg. superheroes meet up. Wonderful!

[@richsmart321]

Meet & 2 veg. Love it! 😂

[@HeyYouSA]

A couple legends

[@GrowVeg]

Nice! :-)

[@davidsdesign543]

Best. Cross-over. Episode. Ever.

[@christ9376]

Two of the finest ‘you tube’ gardeners together. Intelligent, articulate, informative, with great presenting skills. It’s a shame you are both not presenting on Gardeners World as you deserve to be on our TV’s every week.

[@GrowVeg]

Wow - thanks so much! :-)

[@dorjon6121]

This is so true!👏👏

[@juliehartley3652]

KZbin is better than TV.

[@jesusgirl2470]

​@GrowVeg what is no dig garden??? You mentioned it but didn't show it!!! New gardner here!

[@tompearce3610]

​@@jesusgirl2470Ben is with Charles Dowding - his YT has a full explanation but think overlapping clean cardboard in a double layer on top of growing weeds, etc. Add compost on top and leave for a few months. You can then plant directly, nothing needs digging. From my experience, less watering, minimal weeding (pull out with your fingers), much healthier soil life and healthier plants. Where needed, cardboard topped with woodchip for paths (no mowing, minimises slugs, snails etc and feeds the soil as it breaks down. You can walk on no dig beds all year round which is also a massive plus. Ben GrowVeg covered cardboard recently.

[@computingananswer766]

Holy Moly - My two favourite KZbin growers - together - YES YES YES!

[@tedbastwock3810]

As of today Charles has 499 videos. I have watched every single one, many multiple times. I have 2 of his books, 2 of his calendars, and a whole bunch of his trays. He changed the way I grow vegetables. Since switching to his methods, my production and time efficiency has increased greatly. This was a very good video, done well. Thanks for sharing.

[@Debbieanne51]

Wow that's brilliant.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

This was lovely and useful to watch. Thanks both for taking the time to film. Tomorrow morning I'll be planting my excess celeriac between my sweetcorn, cabbages, etc rather than let spare seedlings suffer in my greenhouse! Thanks again :)

[@ricado372]

With all the other things in life we have to do. It's great that we can watch these people who inspire us .

[@Thriftyknitter2]

I couldn’t hit the play button fast enough!! Love love love!! My two gardening gurus in one place! What’s not to love?

[@hypnodream]

Ben you are a great interviewer. I love these videos. I want some more please...

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers so much. I hope to bring more videos like this over the coming months. Stay tuned! :-)

[@cpoco]

Charles always seems so happy and to be honest, when you make a living growing plants and being able to enjoy all that nature... it's not too surprising.

[@Matallica01]

This is better than anything Gardeners world puts out. great stuff

[@islakirk75]

I've been a big fan of Charles for years so it was lovely to see Charles & Ben together. My son declared it was the holy union of gardening gurus!

[@GrowVeg]

What high praise, thank you! :-)

[@fjalar4856]

Eat soil❤️ Thank you Ben and Charles! Can't do anything but smile while watching this🙏

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. Charles' message is so wholesome and he's inspired so many people. Really appreciate you watching along. :-)

[@katherinekizito7559]

While I'm not a gardener myself, I love to follow your videos simply because you are both so authentic, humble and bring such wonderful energy! What a gift to see you chatting and exchanging information - great rapport. We're lucky to have you!

[@peterwalker6020]

Charles is the only person that I believe these days regarding horticulture. I can go back through old videos and the answer is there somewhere. Thanks Charles, I couldn't do it without you.

[@GrowVeg]

He really knows his stuff!

[@stewartjones2173]

Aarrgh the arnswerr loys in the soil me 'ansome .

[@garwilliams1]

He is the God of growing. You’re pretty good yourself. I’m glad you made the opportunity to meet him and make the video. Great stuff. 😊

[@darrybush5293]

It’s always interesting to hear what the Godfather of no dig has to say. Happy Gardening 🧑‍🌾 from Southern California.

[@troxycat]

Two of my favorite people in the whole world! What a wonderful way to start the day! 😊

[@twosticksandstring]

My two favourite gardening gurus❤

[@shirleyp589]

It may be easier to pop down to the supermarket for veg but only a gardener who loves to see things brought to life from seed can truly understand the love and nurturing that goes into the process and the joy of seeing the full growth cycle .

[@azlanca]

Yes, until something like Covid-19 or war completely paralyses the entire distribution chain. It's about taking food security into your own hands

[@DownButNotOutYet]

Good morning Ben, thank you so much for taking us with to Mr Charles Dowding, what a gentleman! He has such ambition, he exercised patience and perseverance right from when he started up until today. He just followed his instincts and worked with the soil. The most important thing he did was to correct the soil, added so much natural material from his first bed up to now. How magnificently his garden has grown. Well done. What I find so important is to keep the garden free and clear from any invaders, also not giving way for pests and diseases to get a foot hold in the soil nor plants. it was such a treat listening to Mr. Charles and you have enjoyed your visit tremendously. Thank you Ben it was such an informative garden walk and talk programme. Do enjoy a great day, looking forward to your next video. Kind regards, Elize.

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you so much Elize. I agree - Charles really is a gentleman. His knowledge comes from decades of trialling and tweaking, and not trusting the 'given' advice too much!

[@IAmMikowski]

This is the most wholesome and inspirational video I've watched for a long time. I am a complete gardening novice, and I have a comparatively tiny vegetable plot, but all I want to do now is get home and do some gardening!

[@robertevans8024]

I'm from Philadelphia PA and if I had my choice of getting a tour of this beautiful garden or watching the Phillies play in London, I'd much rather tour this garden ! 🥰👨🏻‍🌾🌱

[@sarahdyer1967]

It’s all been said in previous comments. My two favourite people on KZbin. Fantastic treat for a Sunday morning. And yesterday I stopped by to see Wade Muggleton in his permaculture garden (he lives down the road from me) so I’m in absolute gardening heaven right now ❤ I didn’t grow a thing until four years ago and now I’ve built a veg patch all thanks to Charles’ advice and more recently Ben’s. Nothing beats a home grown tomato ❤

[@GrowVeg]

That's really lovely to read. And what a treat to visit Wade's garden - I'd love to visit that at some point. :-)

[@sallyannlaw3860]

At last! Two of my favourite gardeners have finally got together.

[@lifestapestry2968]

Beautiful to see the two of you comparing techniques.

[@chompers11]

Imagine thinking you are going to teach charles something about no dig 😂 Ive been meaning to ask him whats something hes learned lately, actually

[@hippdip]

They didn't compare shit, it's was just CD promoting himself & his products with Ben fangirling over him non-stop. Pretty pathetic, actually.

[@shandarolls1954]

@@hippdipthen why did you tune in? Pretty disrespectful actually

[@GrowVeg]

@hippdip Charles is a real inspiration - so yes, I guess I was rather in awe of him! Lots to learn and a real pleasure to meet him. Thanks for watching. :-)

[@chompers11]

@@GrowVeg totally, great stuff

[@Jimmiw84]

How apt. I left homeacres about 3 hours ago after a wonderful day with the man himself and some great gardeners

[@troxycat]

Wow lucky you! That's awesome!

[@GrowVeg]

That must have been a lovely day out. What a treat!

[@Familygarden88]

It was really lovely to see two gardening experts together ❤

[@timothyshanley1132]

Ben you guys rock, you make Charles fun. I think you brought out his inner child at this joint video. I've seen him with Kevin from California and others, wasn't impressed, you guys really connected. Really really enjoyed video. Usually don't finish Charlie's videos but you are on my go to list, you killed it. Your a rock star bro. Thx Tim Long Island N.Y.

[@GrowVeg]

This is such a lovely comment, thank you so much. It really makes outings like this so worthwhile. Charles was such an inspiration and I genuinely loved this day out! :-)

[@looneygardener]

I appreciate hearing about gardening failures, as well as successes. It makes me realize, nature is our boss, and even the best, most experienced gardeners, can experience issues. This is a great video!

[@matthewsmith3278]

Possibly the best video ever produced in the gardening world! Two legends in one video . Can’t go wrong 👍👍

[@gmcd1916]

Charles and previously Huw,absolutely fantastic 🎉🎉

[@taffpatch1]

Huw just copies Charles !!

[@doras.allotment]

The "Grandaddy of No Dig" - love it. I've already learnt a lot from both of you but oh what a wonderful video and collaboration, thank you both 💚

[@TraceUK]

This was fascinating for me, thank you! What he described as No Dig is exactly what I’ve just done in my back garden and thought I’d made a huge mistake! Awesome

[@anoukgoosen2109]

Two fav veg heroes in one vid 💚 Thank you both veg gentlemen 🍀

[@SueAngami]

Loving this interaction between two of my absolute favourite gardeners! So much so that I find myself checking the time left on the video several times just hoping that I haven't reached the end yet😅

[@rickthelian2215]

Wonderful, Charles is very generous with his time❤ I enjoy watching and interacting on his videos, love the no dig theme it really works😁🇦🇺

[@Time2ski27]

I am going to add to the comments. I love both of these guys. Their combined knowledge of gardening is amazing. The no dig method has been great for my gardens. Thank you for this masterclass.

[@tonymatthews445]

WoW - two of my favorite gardeners on the same show!!! Could watch that for an age, thanks for sharing.

[@evage99]

That old plug tray is older than I am...my goodness 😂😂 Thank you for this wonderful crossover, Dowding's garden is beautifully organized and a bit haphazard at once due to how casually he operates.

[@markharrison8851]

The two best veg growers in the UK meet, superb!! Great video, Ben!!

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers Mark! :-)

[@anabravo3581]

I was waiting for these two Gentlemen to come together in a video. Thank you both!

[@PlantRelated]

You and Charles changed my life and my garden - i absolutely love no dig!! just tried it for the first time and it is really so much better, more efficient, less fighting with the soil and less expending energy digging through hard soil, plus im adding compost right as i plant so that saves me when id have to add compost later. i love it!!! im not disturbing the life or the roots (which i think of as nerves of the plant.) imagine!! thank you so much for having Charles on your channel. an honor to have both, thank you!!

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for watching. :-)

[@myslicechannel]

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed that! Not one but two of my favourite gardeners together - next time make it 3 and get Huw Richards on with you both!

[@markw5779]

That was awesome, Two of my go to Gardeners getting together to talk about the simplicity and importance of growing your own,👍

[@emylytle5409]

Two of my favorite KZbin experts in gardening collaboration are on, amazing! Love this people ♥️😊👩‍🌾

[@lyndaturner6686]

What a treat two off my favourite gardeners in one show. ❤️❤️

[@joeoreilly5561]

So nice to see two leading lights getting together and clearly getting on so well 👍

[@deanhawthorn5783]

my two favourite gardeners meet love charles and the simple way you explain things in the way we can all learn

[@paolomaggi8188]

😱😱 Wow ..The King and the Prince of no -dig vegetable garden together!! I love you!!! 💕 Greetings from Italy.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@Kbs894]

This was so cool to watch!! I only found you today Ben and I have been binge watching your videos. Your energy is contagious. I’ve been watching Charles for months (I am new to veg gardening) and when I saw this video it made me appreciate gardeners even more. There is no competition, only encouragement for each other. I love how excited you both were talking about plants! Thanks for this awesome collaboration 🤎🤎🤎

[@GrowVeg]

Bless you, that’s so kind of you to say. Visiting Charles was such an honour.

[@don5125]

This is my 3rd time watching this. Just enjoy it. Thanks again. No need to respond as you’ve got enough to do ❤

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for watching! :-)

[@VaveeDances]

Ben and Charles together in the same video! Today is a great day! 😊

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Ben, what a brilliant video with Charles! Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@ausfoodgarden]

What a great video! I do watch Charles' channel, but it's way more informative when two gardeners interact with each other. Thanks for doing a great job Ben. 👏

[@lucybarnard3954]

My two favourite experts together just great ❤

[@CompostHeap]

Waited with great impatience until Monday morning to watch this episode... the delayed gratification of seeing my two favourite 'green heroes' gave me the kick to start the week needed to forget (temporarily) my broken ribs and transplant some seedlings in dire need of attention! Love you both. C

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you so much. I hope your rubs heal soon and wish you a speedy recovery. Happy gardening! :-)

[@RJN24118]

As a long term fan of both of you, thank you for one of the best interviews with Charles, you noticed things that most don't and were asking wonderfully practical questions, we always have something to learn.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much! :-)

[@itexperience]

Many many thanks for all the effort spent in the subtitling! As a viewer with a foreign language, the subtitling is not only a surplus, but actually a must-have to understand everything well.

[@Stu-Vino]

What a fantastic, life-affirming video! We need the 2hr director's cut next 😀

[@rwg727]

Thank you! Charles is the best! a really smart and lovable guy!

[@CountryloverCountrylover]

Fantastic video. Thank you. I’ve had the privilege of doing one of Charles’s no dig courses, and can highly recommend them, he’s a lovely man and so generous with his time

[@GrowVeg]

He really is. :-)

[@roisin252]

Aw you two….such a feel good video for a grey wet day.

[@kackmalwieder]

Charles is my hero. And he has such a calm, charming and inspiring way to present it. Love him. Thank you guys.

[@GrowVeg]

Very welcome! Happy Gardening!

[@carlduffin]

I prefer Ben to be honest - more down to earth.

[@melanieverheijen1886]

What a legend he is✌🏼 learning everytime new things from him😁

[@dengueberries]

This is like Pelé and Ibrahimovic meeting. I am so excited to watch this!

[@jaynetanner3757]

What a treat deluxe , I could listen to you two guys talk excitedly about gardens all day, thanks

[@edwintamasese9176]

Been doing this for 40 years and learnt so much from that video. Very much appreciated.

[@teejay5627]

So grateful for such a fantastic video. I started no dig last year and this has answered so many questions. Thank you.

[@Im-just-Stardust]

My 2 favorite gardeners in one video. Thank you for that!

[@Tiffany-Rose]

I love Charles, he's such a good soul. I also think it's interesting and hilarious that growing things as a forest (essentially) would grow is somehow "controversial." Like a forest doesn't rotate crops, it doesn't dig up the dirt every year. It just does it's thing and miraculously plants thrive. We have become so disconnected from nature that when things are done naturally and it works we are somehow shocked. 😅 I laugh but it's actually really sad and disappointing that we have allowed ourselves (not everyone) to get to this point. I really appreciate the folks that are sharing their experiences and showing people how these ideas work so much better. We MUST stop fighting nature and work in harmony. Our lives would be so much easier and better. ❤️❤️

[@GrowVeg]

Totally agree! :-)

[@herbandspicekitchen]

Wow this is awesome so great to see this amazing collaboration. Learnt so much thank you for sharing💕

[@MrGhostman666]

My two favourite gardeners. Incredible to see this show as i always take bits from both of you.. Thank you for all that you do for many of us aspiring gardeners 😊

[@dustyflats3832]

Thanks Ben for asking all the right questions. I wondered how he edged the gardens, if he had hired help and how much compost comes from outside. He’s lucky to have horse farm and mushroom grower that supplies an abundance of materials. I don’t know if any horse owners that have chem free hay they feed their horses. Even then I struggle to get compost hot enough and turning it…well when I feel energetically enough is a chore as not all material is chopped up as small as I’d like-that’s half the battle. He does have a wonderful garden. At the end Charles mentioned some think it’s cheaper to go to the grocer and skip all the work for food. And right now our news is talking about high food prices. The biggest two things for me is knowing my food won’t be recalled and it’s better quality. It costs me a pack of seeds and a bit of enjoyable work.

[@GrowVeg]

I agree, the value in homegrown food goes way beyond the cost savings. :-)

[@RainOpProductions]

Ive been learning about no till (no dig) from Gabe Brown and Ray Archiletta, butnhavent seen any no till gardeners following the same practices quite like Charles. So glad I found this. Just put his books on hold at my local Library

[@don5125]

This is an amazing video , watching and LISTENING to two experts 😇 Thank you so much 😄👍❤️

[@mikeamirault8741]

Hey guys! Great to see two of my favourite gardeners together on the same youtube video. I have great respect for you both even though you are both "across the pond" from Nova Scotia.

[@johnbudd6072]

Two of my favourite gardeners and you tubers together 😊fantastic video. We need a cola series 👍👍

[@jenniehilbert9755]

Whow my 2 favorite gardeners in one video !!!!! (I have both your books) I am Greatful for all your amazing information always. Thank you, from across the big blue ocean in New Jersey on the coast of USA.

[@evage99]

What a gorgeous space! I have a very small garden this year, just one big arch trellis with tomatoes & cucumbers climbing it, plus two yellow squash and some flowers for pest control and pollination. My goal - for our insane overgrown prairie of a backyard - is to eventually cover the whole thing in wood mulch, to grow food instead of useless grass. I can see a natural argument against crop rotation...that doesn't really happen in an uninhabited area, does it? Food in a forest grows in the same place every year, spreading a bit through its own devices. Wild food doesn't rotate itself to get "ideal" soil nutrition, it relies on the rest of the plants and animals in the area to provide. Very different from human gardening, where we try so hard to separate the plants out by species and control everything. Perhaps the more jungle-like "food forest" idea is the way to go in my yard, someday I can transform it from a useless mess into an edible mess 😅

[@GrowVeg]

That's a really great way of looking at it - yes indeed! :-)

[@stephenhope7319]

An absolute master-class video. I have been gardening organically using knowledge from the both of you for a long time. Gardening since I immigrated to Ca in 1981, watching you guys since you started. Thanks for all you do.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for your ongoing support Stephen. :-)

[@chantaldesnoyers9691]

The synergy between you to was just amazing. Thank you so much for sharing some incredible knowledge with us. A really great boost to our vibration.

[@RawLondonGardener]

Top stuff, loved the video. Easy to digest chat, simple and effective gardening.

[@pixiesnow4614]

My grandparents ran their farm for 72 years. No crop rotation. Same plants, same space, 70 seasons. Abundant harvest every year. 😊

[@GrowVeg]

Oh wow! Thanks for sharing!

[@phyllismcdaniel-cook946]

Oh my, I love how you show us the differences from other Gardiners. And their methods thank you!

[@erikadr5710]

Was für ein Paradies ❤ Als Kind hab ich Erde gegessen meine Mutter war entsetzt und fragte den Arzt was sie tun soll. Der sagte ,, das ist in Ordnung, das Kind wird robust,, und recht hatte er. Seit April ernähre ich mich aus meinen eigenen BioGarten. Und das hat mir mit 64 Jahren einen richtigen Energieschub gegeben 😊

[@GrowVeg]

Manchmal habe ich auch Dreck gegessen!

[@kimberleychapman8416]

Thank you so much for this video! Two of my favourite gardeners giving tips and general ideas together! 😊

[@stevenothanks7379]

what a nice guy - beautiful garden; anyone would and should take pride in that work; he's elevating a hobby into an art for sure - very easy to see that

[@allfields]

Fascinating video and a great wealth of knowledge to be much appreciated from this humble man

[@Ladywach]

I didn’t even need to watch the video before liking. I saw you two together on my feed ❤and it’s a wrap. Match made in heaven x

[@GrowVeg]

Yay! Thank you!

[@ebradley2306]

Wonderful interview. Watching just inspires me to go get my hands dirty. Approaching our blistering hot months in SE Texas when things slow down but I think there is something I can get started inside. ☺️

[@jenniferd1703]

Excellent video play ed it twice !!!

[@izzywizzy2361]

Brilliant combination of veggie enthusiasm😊

[@thecsslife]

This is one of my most favourite videos ever

[@jetteravndal3930]

THis was nice!! Here in Norway I love to have Charls Dawding Vidios.

[@llamalover7623]

You guys, you do your stuff from the heart. It shines through! Thanks for everything!!

[@ironmaiden3751]

Literally excited to spot this video with two of my garden gurus! As always I learned a great deal in a very short time like, there is hope for my horrid clay soil after all.

[@SteviesAllotmentGarden]

At last the top 2 guys together love u both, I've learned so much from both of u ❤

[@marissawagner1466]

The best collab!! 💚🪴👩‍🌾🌻

[@sunira4548]

Charles is just happy. Like Mother Nature has swept every worry out of him. I am 31 and I hope I grow old doing what you are doing. Love

[@GrowVeg]

He really is a very happy fellow. The joy of being outdoors in nature for most of the day I reckon. :-)

[@1twilight9]

Good ol Charles. Two of the most interesting gardener's on YT. Thanks Guys!