Identify Problems 4, with tomato and weedkiller issues, insect protection, soy beans

[@vanessaeden8174]

Despite Charles Dowding being a highly respected celebrity in the horticultural world. He is not egotistical at all. He will respond to your emails, if relevant of course. No stalkers! in a timely fashion. Overall, a very nice person. Please don't change Charles👏

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks Vanessa and I am doing my best, just running out of time a bit!

[@fatmadonmez2262]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig see you did it again. ☺️☺️

[@ollielife1]

couldn't agree more, the amount of times i have had my questions answered by Charles within 24 hours. i appreciate it so much.

[@Chris-by8eh]

and a gentleman

[@dawndawn6946]

Yes, he’s great!❤️

[@frankbarnwell____]

you've answered some squash problems I had last year. It's rather impressive how much influence a medium or large tree has on "it's territory".

[@nataliebartush7422]

Could you, please, recommend some tomato varieties that you grow outside?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Dorada, Primabella, see Culinaris Saatgut, and Crimson Crush F1

[@nataliebartush7422]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you very much!❤ If I may ask one more question, I remember you mentioning in one of your videos that you try not to use F1 varieties of anything, why is that? I'm very curious:)

[@fatihceyhan5242]

For the individual who wishes to live in unity with nature, this is truly a paradise on earth.( Masanobu Fukuoka)

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

He is a hero to me :)

[@b.f.f.3700]

In my school, in Maccarese near Rome, we have two wooden planters with soil and large earthworms. with my students (12 eyers old), yesterday we eradicated the weeds, and on Tuesday we will sow salads, carrots, courgettes, tomatoes. Hope to show you how the work goes. thanks a lot B

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Sounds wonderful Barbara

[@b.f.f.3700]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig , i and my studente are very excited for this new adventure. Your advice is very valuable. And also your videos that I show in the classroom. Good Happy night.

[@mackers5205]

It's a shame that everyone has used shocking amounts of weedkiller all over the earth's soil. It's a major issue that should be addressed immediately

[@amandajlemen]

And is still using..... We can't heal when we are still applying poisons. The soil biology is gone in most places, my property had almost no life, not even bacteria (I check samples using Dr Elaine Inghams methods) and no fungi anywhere. 1:150 fungi to bacteria. That's like nothing. I'm thermal composting to try to innoculate biology back into my land, my pastures, my garden. I want to leave it better than I found it, but meanwhile my neighbors are still spraying for dandelions :'(

[@przybyla420]

People who spray chemical weapons are their land to kill dandelions ought to be committed IMHO. At the very least lose the right to vote.

[@smas3256]

@@amandajlemen That's a shame. Dandelion left alone is medicinal.

[@smas3256]

The agencies approved and should be arrested. With GMO seeds plants have very little defenses left. That is a crime.

[@brittinghammerforge9441]

I’m building a greenhouse. You would be proud

[@Amoondar]

Thank you Charles! You're a true inspiration to me 🙌🏻🌱💚

[@stefandomagalski3722]

Great video Charles! Mistakes are the best teachers!💚🌍💚🌍😁

[@celinejewell6144]

Isn’t it funny how this is especially true with gardening? Other hobbies don’t require me messing up quite so much 😬😅

[@SigmaFeminine]

im telling you, it was a cat that peed and accidentally dug up seedlings when cluelessly “tidying up”afterwards. then walked off 😻😂 My cat did this to my garden a few times before i figured it out

[@Katnip7770]

We have crows who yank up little seedlings and nip off the stems and leave them. They also pull up my markers and toss them around. Mischievous!

[@andersonomo597]

The delightful baby magpies that visit me are also very curious and mischievous and like to pull out my seedings too! I fixed the little buggers by dropping an old wire drawer over the top of the punnets. Their reaction was hilarious - I swear they stopped, had a good look at the barrier, and then shrugged their feathery little shoulder's almost as if to say 'Damn, there goes that fun! We've been foiled!"

[@celinejewell6144]

@@andersonomo597 this is great advice! I saw Robbie from Robbie & Gary’s gardening channel put tulle over/around her plants with great luck. She even planted in totes, cut a large hole in the lid, covered the hole with tulle and put it on the tote. She was still able to let light and water in while keeping pests out.

[@sandrad2506]

Thanks for another great video, I’m in Salisbury and every year I get large green caterpillars eating my tomato leaves and fruit, in the greenhouse, they are difficult to find during the day but at night they are easy to spot with a the aid of a torch.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Hi Sandra, that sounds like tomato hornworm (bright green) which is quite a pest in climates warmer than us, so it's a bit worrying that it's arrived in Salisbury!

[@IVMRGREENXX]

my seeds from baker creek finally arrived. its a bit late for the season but I'm gonna plant a few things and see how it goes. curious how the pests will be different vs buying starts from home depot. wish me luck

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Sounds good and I don't think you are too late at all even if you are in San Diego! We are just making some sewing so this week and plenty more will follow right the way through till, well all year almost as per this timeline charlesdowding.co.uk/sowing-timeline-for-vegetables/

[@maryb-h980]

You asked me to let you know... Hi Charles - thought you'd be pleased for me that today I've found 3 of my Winter sown bottles have got seedlings in 😁👍 PTL! Thanks for your encouragement mxxx

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Fantastic!

[@ulaw2711]

I sowed seeds in my bottles in January,last year successfully grow lobelia and this year decided to sow more like salvias, delphinium, artichoke,calendula,alchemilla mollis. Forgot about these bottles, being honest I didn't believe something will grow and a couple of days ago found out new,beautiful seedlings, I was soo happy .Winter sowing ,especially flowers, is great method for me as I don't have enough room for plants on my windowsills.

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

As always...perfect lesson on keeping out a sharp eye for problems.

[@berbaniavargas9037]

Gracias, por compartir su conocimiento, mis plantas de tomate se enfermaron y murieron, sembré un variedad silvestre y es muy fuerte, así que tendré tomates, jijiji

[@balke7935]

We get pigeons and starlings wrenching young plants out of the ground entirely... they don’t seem bothered in the plant itself, possibly looking for grubs in the roots. Can’t think of another explanation really 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@HollyMarsh0716]

I wish I had the space for a high tunnel for tomatoes. It would be amazing to be able to extend our season.

[@przybyla420]

I’ve had birds of all sizes go after seedlings. My sister who lives 40 miles away has squirrels that will do that. We have them too, they just have never been spotted inside the fenced garden (which obviously they can get in). I’ve started using bird netting and little rings made from 5” wide strips of hardware cloth. I put a piece of mesh from a bag of oranges on top of the hardware cloth.

[@iartistdotme]

Good info! I just thought the poison in the compost would stop a seedling from growing and didn't realize that it just affected the new shoots. Thank you as I think I had some last year but dumped all the little pots out into the garbage bin.

[@ecoldham4057]

Bindweed is an ambiguous word to use. Yours is convulvulus. We have Calystegia sepium. Also called bindweed. Your methods are having some effect on it but not the elimination that you claim for yours. Now I know why.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Fair point. I got rid of Calysrgi in two year, in a flower border

[@simonjandrell5897]

interesting your diagnosis on Tomato Leaf Curling seen that on my Leaf this Season and always wondered the Cause

[@farmerjones5479]

Food for the soul. Thank you.

[@sriram767]

Plot twist: you're not here to learn about growing plants

[@amywinterbourne4027]

Thanks for another great video Charles! You're getting us through the pandemic blues and into a new season of growing. Please could you tell us what flowers you have companion-planted with the tomatoes that we can see in the video? Are they marigolds? and is there a reason you did that? Thanks so much!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Dwarf French marigolds, look nice, cover soil, deter aphids

[@amywinterbourne4027]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig awesome! Thanks so much :)

[@Славянка-д4й]

Спасибо за русские субтитры!!! :)

[@angelad.8944]

Great information. We also had leaf curl this summer. Areas of Canada had some really hot and dry weather. People thought I was crazy to suggest giving their tomatoes some shade for the peak of the days sun. In the end it really did help the vines with the heat stress. I think many people are surprised that tomatoes don't like excessive heat. On another note, we have mischievous red squirrels that will come along and pull up the plants that we have just planted, in the hopes of finding a nut or bulb. I have a couple strategically placed plastic owls now. They conveniently like to hang out wherever there are newly planted veg! ; )

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Great idea Angela

[@Radush82]

Love him. Watching him and listening to him is like meditation. Sometimes I have to play the videos again and again to pay attention to what he says.

[@isabellevanassche6108]

Me too.

[@Florestinhadamontanha]

I certainly liked the video. I always like your videos 🌹

[@serenitynow9980]

You prove that gardening is easier than people make it out to be. Thank you!

[@tienes50yahoraque72]

Muy interesante, aprendo mucho contigo, gracias

[@stevendowden2579]

another great video charles

[@theresagaston3521]

Hi Charles. I'm not into the Science of testing ones soil but Mum(who has been a gardener for all of her life) questioned that some types of woodchip probably would charge the Ph balance of my soil and that might stop fruit and veg growth . what would you advise? Regards Theresa.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

I never experienced that. I reckon pH is less important than originally thought - new findings I hear (Dr Elaine Ingham) are that plant roots can alter pH for their individual uses, through working with soil microbes

[@guilhermecoelho3216]

Hello Charles, I´ve incorporated too much goat manure in one bed of mine. Now the small plants have burned tips and are growing really slowly. What do you advice? Should I just more compost on top? Should I plant bigger plants like peas to suck the nutrients? Thanks again for your videos, you are an excelent teacher

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Ah thanks, and that is a bit tricky and I would do as you suggest, to grow larger plants. Potatoes, cauliflower, courgette, squash should be good

[@abdurra482]

second

[@cliveburgess4128]

Hello, thank you for all the great information, I'm a bit late to the party, sorry, but if you have time, curious about the flowers growing under the greenhouse tomatoes, companion planting? or otherwise, thanks, Clive.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

No worries Clive. They are mostly dwarf French marigolds, help deter aphids and mainly are for beauty, and soil cover, and yes are friends to the tomatoes!

[@Fazendinha_TAS]

We have a problem with strong winds throw the veggie garden area. Do you think a life hedge (e.g. rosemary, lavender or other bushes) would be helpful as windbreak or a potential problem instead as the elder tree next to your squash example? Thank you Charles!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

I am not sure Gabriel. All hedge plants tend to root quite a long way into the garden. The ones you mention are not too high or invasive

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

My neighborhood has fat, very fat squirrels. I try to foil them by putting a ring of chili powder around young plants. I haven't tried copper tape yet. I've used vinegar to cope with weeds that come up through broken mortar between the stones in my patio. I hope these methods aren't harmful in ways l haven't anticipated. I agree with Kermit, "It isn't easy being green."

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

You have challenges there! Squirrels are difficult however you garden.

[@airvermin2226]

Any advice on tackling leather jackets or leaf cut grubs? Everything I have planted has been eaten and dragged down tiny holes, after a bit of head scratching I managed to dig out a cream/brown grub! The compost I bought must be alive with them!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Oh dear! I wonder if they were in the ground already, if there was grass and weeds growing last autumn. A difficult pest and the only remedy I know which works well is to remove suffering plants to find the grubs and squash them. However you may be able to use a larger scale remedy which is to water the surface in the evening, cover with black plastic overnight, then peel back the polythene early next day and remove or squash all grubs you see at the surface

[@anniecochrane3359]

Thank you Charles for yet another super informative chat and garden tour. I'm wondering if you have ever used ammonium sulphamate as a non toxic weedkiller? I dont want to use it on the actual garden, but my property came with cobblestone and some paver and pebble pathways which are hard to manage without using some kind of weedkiller spray. I am an organic gardener, but have yet to find anything as good as ammonium sulphamate (its very expensive here in nz). I also want to spray the bottom edges of my raised beds to prevent couch grass growing up inside them. What is your opinion of this weedkiller?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

I don't know enough about it Annie, to give an opinion. For your bed edges I would lift them slightly and slip cardboard underneath, then keep pulling couch grass et cetera, it does give up in the end.

[@64dexta]

Hi Charles, I hope you and the Crew are all fit 'n well. Thanks for this video, great stuff as ever! One wee point you might want to bare in mind is that elder is allelopathic so it naturally suppresses the growth of its neighbours. I had the same problem with one adjacent to an area of my garden. I gave up trying to get crops from it after fifteen years and sited a cold frame there last spring. I put four inches of sharp sand on the floor and it's been a great success. Thanks once again for all your good work, good luck and stay safe!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Thanks, nice point :)

[@Im-just-Stardust]

Hi Charles, I was wondering, how many seasons does a 4x8 mesh like this last? 1:44 They are quite affordable so I might go and buy a few if they are sturdy. Thank you and happy growing!

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

10-15, however holes develop towards the end of that time

[@davidtraveling3395]

Thank you very much for the Italian subtitles. It is always a pleasure to learn from you

[@ManilaLondon]

Thank you for the information s very helpful

[@lesliewit]

Man! Tomatoes are so sticky. I've had too many years where it got too hot, and the tomatoes wouldn't set fruit, only to have them fruit too late in the season to ripen. I started my seeds extra early this year so I can have ripe fruit before the weather gets too hot! We're lucky to have lots of wind in Oklahoma, so even if it's humid, it doesn't stay that way for long.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Good word Sticky!

[@chelinfusco6403]

Greeting Mr. Dowding! You know that I have not been active much, but I had a pretty stressful and depressed year in 2020. With the pandemic, loosing 4 family members (not from Covid) and on top of that not being able to keep up with my garden was just a lot to take in. But please know, I think the world of you and I really enjoyed this video. I realize the elder tree is a problem, but I really, really like the gazebo styled building and a garden around it. I hope some day to copy this style if you don't mind.

[@KarinaHein]

condolences for your great losses ❤️ I hope and wish for you that 2021 will be fantastic, in both the garden and in everything else you may wish for. i lost one in 2020 to covid-19. but 4 (though not to covid) is deeply tragic. so all the best to you ❤️ karina 🇩🇰

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

What a year! I hope that Gardening helps you and perhaps your new project of creating a lovely round cabin!

[@chelinfusco6403]

@@KarinaHein Thank you so much. And likewise, I'm sorry for your loss. No matter the how many, it is still a loss of someone you loved. Oh, and my husband and I are making plans for the garden this year.

[@chelinfusco6403]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you! We have plans, but we are making them one at a time so as not overwhelm ourselves.

[@KarinaHein]

@@chelinfusco6403 thank you ❤️

[@dn744]

Happy gardening

[@lynnrushton7458]

Oh I have tomato envy 😍 walking into a tunnel full of gorgeous toms, is my idea of heaven 🍅🍅🍅 Great to see a different part of your garden Charles.......oh and I have cabin envy too! 👌😂 x

[@gertwolmarans6974]

Finally. So great to hear your voice. And so nice to see you. Did you shave 😂 Thanks for the advice.

[@thehillsidegardener3961]

Ha, I wondered what happened to the beard and then realised this material was filmed last summer some time!

[@joannapaczkowska2304]

Dziękuję

[@jonathancorbyn8203]

Black Birds can often be a culprit for plants being pulled out of the ground.

[@danielwoods621]

Aye, newly planted onions and garlic are a good example.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

good point Jonathan

[@TigTC1993]

Grey squirrels pulled out most of mine in the Autumn! Cheeky buggers

[@joeparker8533]

Pigeons are a real problem with young brassicas.

[@przybyla420]

Some birds here besides crows really like chard, beets, brassicas, spinach, lettuce. Any of these needs cages or netting unless transplanted at a decent size, losses would be serious. The crows love beans sprouts it seems. I use netting, or hardware cloth cages (like a little tiny tree deer fence ring with netting on top). Although that’s just to be totally sure, they don’t really bother them if they have a cage around them. It actually seems like the birds have got worse since we started no dig method. I think it might be the worms (which have increased dramatically).

[@wildedibles819]

Great tips I can't afford fancy covers but I find sheer curtains even stained ones work ;) But fix or avoid ones with big holes I pick them up at second hand stores ;) I use these for pest prevention and a bit of warmth but its not much warmth Much love xoxox

[@Heal2Inspire]

Hi there Charles from New Zealand. My first crop growing tomatoes using no dig & they are beautiful. However we had a HEAP of rain in November which wasn’t meant to happen & I had been fighting blight since then (Late Feb now). We have had a wonderful crop considering the blight. My question is.. next summer can I try grow tomatoes again? Many have said once the blight is in the soil they wouldn’t recommend it. But even though it’s been tough I would do it again as we still had so many tomatoes. Your thoughts on this? Also with our summer coming to a end here, what would you recommend to grow in place of where the tomatoes were? If blight is in the soil is there a vegetable you would recommend that can handle the blight? Potatoes? Celery? Thank you so much :) from a very new inexperienced gardener in NZ 😊🥰

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Well done! And no worries about blight persisting, so often what many say is wrong! Blight spores cannot survive in soil or compost. And you can plant anything you like now, except perhaps not potatoes if there are residual leaves and plant material from the tomatoes. Then by next spring, all of that has decomposed and there is no way you can have any blight there

[@Heal2Inspire]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig thank you so much :)

[@inbloom2006]

So lovely to see your garden in full growth while we're in the depths of winter. Just a few short months away! Do you leave your high tunnel with tomatoes inside open through the summer? I had problems with blight last year and so I got a greenhouse and will be trying to grow some inside (and some outside) in hopes that that will help, but I am sure it will get quite hot in there. I have a shade cloth as well but I worry that may stunt the tomatoes with as much sun as they like.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Yes the doors are always open, except in high wind and if rain might blow in. Late bight can only happen when leaves stay wet for more than 36 hours. Therefore if you keep leaves dry, especially by careful watering, you will not have blight on the plants. Also blight spores do not survive in soil. Tunnels less than 9 m/30 feet should be fine for ventilation with just doors at either end.

[@inbloom2006]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig perfect! Thank you so much, as usual!

[@couannbenner7849]

would the leaves of the elder tree be having an impact on the veg as it is a natural pesticide?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Possibly!

[@ninastjohn]

Another informative video. Thank you Charles, I enjoy everything you produce and have learned so much! I’m wanting to grow enough food for my vegan family to be self-sufficient and was wondering if anyone knows of an app or good way that I could calculate how much land I would need. I’m in Canada 🇨🇦 zone 6b.

[@pault6737]

Absolutely love your method, philosophy, manner and outlook Charles. My wife and I are big fans, as are my parents now. First year trying no dig, new beds created in November with cardboard, seaweed and compost. Really looking forward to seeing the results. We have your calender and new book. Would you be able to sign the book if we send it to you? Top man 👌

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Fantastic Paul! Yes for sure. Also we sell signed copies from my website, when you want anymore! charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/books/

[@brittanywhite5643]

I recently had to move and start over. The problem I'm faced with is that I don't have my own compost for are new garden this year. Nobody around here can tell me if they sprayed for weed control in composted products. I can make compost for next year but not this year. I'm almost to the point of going back to tilling. I have 8 people to feed and a 100x60 space. I did put down black plastic over it last October. Any thoughts?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Could you put the plastic down at least and I wonder if you can find also some woodchip, any organic matter not necessarily compost. Just scratch the surface without tilling or digging and sow - plant into that

[@brittanywhite5643]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you for responding! Composted wood chips had been on my mind but now I'll look into it.

[@simplysarah6229]

Hi Charles, a question that's not related to this video, but.... I am brand new to no tilling, this will be my first season not turning over the soil in my veggie garden....How long, on average, do you think it takes for the soil to fully repair itself after years of tilling? I know its probably one of those questions that's difficult to answer, but thought I'd ask anyway. Love what you do.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

After lots of digging the soil heals slowly, but within a year things should be pretty good. It's the big advantage of adding a thicker amount of compost so 4 inches 10 cm at the beginning. Your plants grow fine while the soil is also healing

[@simplysarah6229]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you for replying ❤

[@e.zubachev]

Thx very much for rus subtitle!

[@lusylindtman]

Hi Charles, thanks for another instructive video. Here in Bulgaria near the capital Sofia we also have problems with all kinds of insects, grasses and others, but one of the main problems in the garden are moles! They take care of themselves by taking everything: potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, radishes and many others, even peppers, extracting the whole plant. Any ideas and tips on how to deal with these garden pests? Greetings 🙂

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Interesting! This sounds to me like voles not moles, the difference being that the voles eat plant roots, while moles eat worms. Voles a common close to water so that maybe your situation and they are very difficult to control. Raptor birds like buzzards will eat them. Beyond that, I am unsure.

[@lusylindtman]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig 🙂 Well, I've seen people standing in the garden staring at the ground for hours waiting for it to move to catch it. Some succeed and it's definitely a mole. Others have found underground, following their not very deep tunnels (15-20 cm deep), a warehouse with carefully arranged vegetables 😊 except under the compost to put sheet metal instead of cartons ha ha ha

[@GreenEarthGardener]

Hi Charles! I’ve often wondered what your cabin is for? Is it a sauna? Just curious. Thanks again - another lovely video.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

People stay awhile, Edward is there sometimes :)

[@omeshsingh8091]

I've also had a problem with birds, I've seen Cape Robins dig up potted plants I'm assuming it is in search of grubs. I've also had beetroot leaves & sunflower microgreens attacked by birds, not sure what species though because I haven't caught the culprit in the act.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

The latter is probably sparrows, I have had that here and use bird netting to keep them off

[@gingerware3679]

God, why cant roundup be outlawed??? The neighbor just sprayed the whole lot next to my home/property where i am preparing to plant and where I live and Buddy runs and lays!!!! They do it so they dont have to mow on a WHOLE acre!!! ...therefore, too, it is running off into our well at the bottom of the hill...poisoning us(my Angeldog & I) in Sooo Many ways!!! I am beside myself with fury!!!! I dont know what to do now!!! God Bless You, Beautiful Charles🤗 Much love and Blessings To You, Dear🌱🍃 And to all those passing through here, as well!!! Love and Light To You All!!! 🦋🌺🌸🌷🌻🌾🍃

[@SayHelloToOblivion]

My soil is definitely lacking. My kohlrabi looks pitiful compared to yours.

[@zachtbh]

Fourth!

[@myrahaws5148]

Thanks so much for the weed killer identification tip. Often wondered about how to know if you have some contaminated soil.

[@garyz2043]

All my outdoor tomatoes had blight last year.I might have put them in compost bin.Can't remember. Was that a bad idea?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

You could have put them in your compost heap!

[@grazynatretter7885]

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[@jfrank1882]

The three Garden-eers have posted!!!! Huw, Ben & Sir Charles *perfect!*

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Yay, frankly

[@sweetpea6384]

Ben? What am I missing! 😀

[@jfrank1882]

@@sweetpea6384 GrowVeg's host

[@benchasinghorizons9428]

@@sweetpea6384 Hi

[@sweetpea6384]

@@jfrank1882 Thanks! Will check it out. 👍

[@janetbull2616]

Thanks for your informative video always learn something new 👍

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

I like your "clean" shaven face. Lookin' good 👍 and great message.

[@smsfmastergardeners]

Thank you for describing and demonstrating issues on plants currently growing in your garden, so helpful!

[@GemmaleeDee]

I was growing zucchini in ground in an area near to a small pine. they did okay for a while then died. Blamed myself for various possibilities and tried again the next year only to have the same thing happen, but I noticed the ones closer to the tree didn't really grow. a bit of deeper research and a few month ago I moved my unhappy blueberries to that area and they have perked up and done much better in the very wet chilly (Salem, Oregon) and even ice devastated January/February than they did for two years in their previous area. Lesson learned about trees! Thank you Sir!

[@nabeelakauser9564]

I love gardening but I don't have any seeds

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

I tell my suppliers in this page charlesdowding.co.uk/seeds-and-varieties/

[@julio5133]

Hola Charles, desde Argentina te escribo, una pregunta, es perjudicial la presencia de larvas de moscas domesticas en el compost?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

No es problema Julio, solo una parte del proceso de descomposición

[@julio5133]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig Gracias Charles

[@gardening_with_william_demille]

This is great, Thank you!

[@jungle6201]

What is the reason behind using copper garden tools ranther than steel? im a metalworker in Northern Ireland and have been considering making items like that spade to sell.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

They are more expensive but are beautiful to use with a smooth surface which slides in so easily and stay sharp, the metal is 5% thin so strictly speaking is bronze, good luck, spade sells for £150!

[@1fanger888]

Thanks for the splashes of greenery and colors. We needed it here across the puddle.

[@wilkowilkins5296]

Hi charles or anyone here, any tips where to buy bacillus thuringiensis? Thanks for the constant inspiration

[@alisonburgess345]

It's available at all nurseries. In Australia, it's called Nature's Way (by Yates) and is packaged in a box containing the powdered product in sachets. You'd be best to go to a nursery with knowledgeable staff for a quick result, or be prepared to carefully look through the pesticide section of any big box place. It's great stuff.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

find link here charlesdowding.co.uk/links/

[@skippy5506]

Thanks Charles, I really enjoyed this series, tonnes of great info to keep in mind over the coming season 😁 I finished 2 long beds on my new plot today, I dug a path out and put it on to the new beds then put tonnes of boxes down over that and well rotted manure on to the card, can I still call it no dig? 😅 either way I’m about half way clearing it, so much rubbish though, just from the path I was pulling out fluff, plastic food wrappers, twine and rope, glass and weed membrane 😭 should I be digging to remove it all or just keep piling compost and manure on top? Should I be worried about the plastic possibly contaminating things or am I just being silly 😅 sorry for the huge comment 😅

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

It is legit no dig, yes to remove all plastic you see at least, wish you well

[@skippy5506]

Awesome, good to know 😁 Thanks for your reply, the plot has been used as a dumping ground for years apparently so it’s no surprise there’s a tonne of plastic buried 😅 I’ll continue to remove it as come across it 😁

[@ИринаСамойлова-ч2ь]

Скажите, капусту кольраби можно сажать погуще, чем у вас?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Да, ты можешь!

[@ИринаСамойлова-ч2ь]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig У вас популярен такой овощ, как корневая петрушка? Я не видела, чтоб вы его выращивали.

[@fratello5297]

What kind of flowers are those per minute 3:47

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Zinnia

[@fratello5297]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig thanks a lot, this year I will put the dahlias, they are very similar to zinnias

[@matthewmoore9911]

Thanks for another informative video Charles. Quick question- slightly off subject. Is it possible to make a hotbed with wood chips instead of manure? To hopefully reduce the chances of bringing in unwanted nastys in to my garden? Thanks again. Matt

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Yes, absolutely, as long as fresh wood, heat is less strong and for longer

[@matthewmoore9911]

Brilliant . I had a load delivered yesterday fresh with plenty of green mixed in. That’s tomorrow’s job sorted! Got seed trays on window sills too! No dig !! 👌🏻

[@dawndawn6946]

My garden is surrounded on three sides by huge oaks and other trees.😣 I’m cutting down a crape myrtle inside the vegetable garden this week. I keep finding saplings everywhere. And I’m getting a poly tunnel soon!🥳

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Good luck!

[@macasarbethen4149]

Español 😳😢

[@kevindice1092]

Oh, Charles! Those nettles maybe the most nutritious plant growing in your landscape. Nature’s spinach.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Yes and there are still plenty growing here!

[@WHM584]

Thank you for this helpful video 🙏👌

[@OneMorePeak]

Great video, I noticed you have marigolds in between your tomatoes (which is a fantastic idea) do you find that helps keep down aphids?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Yes they do Steve, they secrete limonene, not liked by aphids. Plus they look pretty

[@davidscottnoble303]

Today i learnt a new word. senescence. thankyou Charles

[@TheMasondk]

Thank you

[@TheHollabbeyHomestead]

This is valuable info! Thanks for the video!

[@giovannifiorentino8947]

Lots of knowledge in a very friendly format. Getting better every time.

[@brewster8]

Very interesting. Sound like prevention and preparation is key. Im have issues with indoor chilli seedlings. Germnated with heat and then light, but they shrivel and die. Not sure if its too cold on the window sill?

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

I hope not weedkiller in the compost but really difficult to say from here, good luck

[@brewster8]

@@CharlesDowding1nodig thanks, thats what I feared. Shop bought compostt is clearly no protection. Could be though, the timing may be right. They sprung up just fine and then collapse all of a sudden. Saved seed so dont think that would be an issue. Ive got plenty of seed using the same compost so Ill find out soon enough. Thanks for the video.

[@seeavi8426]

Thank you from Eastern Europe!👌

[@Sue-ec6un]

Just on time! God bless you Charles.

[@nabeelakauser9564]

Where did you buy seeds 🤗👌 very nice your garden 🥰🥰

[@MOz112]

Who would you recommend for bulk buying compost, Charles? Beaver do a 1000ltr bag for £82, which seems quite reasonable but I'm concerned about the weedkiller issue now.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

Best see my links page on my website, under the Learn banner.

[@paulab2748]

Love this channel. Thank you soooo much Charle’s for all the help with my garden. Since I found you and have grown so much more food for my family. Trying new planting’s all the time. Seeing what grows best here in the NE USA. Thank you a million.

[@CharlesDowding1nodig]

You are so welcome Paula, makes me happy to read this

[@benchasinghorizons9428]

yes Finally First.

[@notthenutter]

I tried growing kholrabi and pigeons ate the leaves down to the stalks.

[@benchasinghorizons9428]

You could try cotton or pea netting, hang a CD something shinny and effected by little wind. or a .22

[@notthenutter]

@@benchasinghorizons9428 Yes, they definitely need to be netted. And I actually own a .22, ha ha!