Is no dig gardening a CON? The REAL COST EXPOSED as a BEGINNER

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

What are your thoughts on no-dig gardening? Have you tried it before?

[@tonylawlor3503]

A lot of good idea but not practical for small gardening projects have you done a N P K test yet? What about a PH test

[@stephg2680]

No dig is the way to go, better yields, fewer weeds, no soil compaction, better soil structure better drainage, no capping. Start making your own compost to top up your bed since a year . I know from experience it is a bit of a financial outlay at first, but you will reap rewards in the long term. Don't give up , and don't double dig !!!

[@tonylawlor3503]

@@stephg2680 How big is your garden? How do you grow deep veg your beds would have some depth a lot of work and experiences involved

[@PatrickKazmierczak-j6i]

I’ve started quite a big no dig bed which I started preparing in the autumn which is now ready to go. I looked into it as much as possible and even did a couple of no digs strips last season. So far so good but the cost of compost is no joke. However, I have built proper compost bins and the outlay of cash shouldn’t be as much going forward. I am looking forward to see if all the work and money pays off which I’m sure it will. This is my first season though so didn’t rush into it.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks so much! Yes, can't wait to start a composting station!

[@Carl_from_plot_to_plate]

Been doing no dig for 7 years with incredible results

[@stevenmoran4060]

I grew veg and sweet corn in a no dig plot years ago with great results. Just cardboard and compost. No prep at all, just put the cardboard down and covered with compost and watered regularly. The truck of it is, the cardboard holds the water and the plant roots grown down through it. You are over doing the fear of weeds through the flaps as they won’t be lifting once compost is on top of the cardboard and well watered. You do need to edge the plot with something though as the bed will fall away.

[@pman2916]

As a new sub, I've never seen someone pack so much hardwork in a garden. Love it😊

[@VonL1963]

No dig is definitely the way to go, in my opinion, Vikkie. Also, not sure if I mentioned it before, but you can also try seaweed as a fertiliser.

[@mitchtillison]

Thanks for providing this content. You have put a lot of work into this project, and it looks great. I use no dig methods myself, and I want to share one recommendation that is based on my own experience. I suggest you remove the weed barrier you placed underneath the wood chips. A 4 to 5 inch layer of chips on bare soil will work just as well to prevent weeds while allowing earthworms and others to integrate the decomposing wood chips with the soil beneath.

[@gmorgan894]

I'm in my second year of allotment gardening and even though i had manadged to make a huge ammount of decent compost ( after watching loads of you tube vids i might add lol ) i have still spent a lot this year on netting , 6x2 planks and soil ( probably around £200 ) The key is to get those compost bays up ( at least 3 good size ones ) and get producing , soil just isn't cheap. Have greenhouse , poly tunnel and 10 raised beds plus adding chickens in next few weeks , it has been great fun though to see the plot flourish and am really enjoying it. Just need the yellow thing in the sky to shine a bit more....

[@warriormonk2611]

I have to award your patience by putting that together. I'd have gotten fed up so quickly. Everything is an adventure in growing and if you decide it's not for you moving forward at least you can say you gave it a go!

[@chrishenderson9597]

Well done on your beds! Looking great. We've used no dig on our allotment and its really helped both reduce weed growth, so it only needs looking at once a week or so, and helped improve the soil which was heavily clay and compacted. As with anything garden related, its taken a couple of years, but made a huge difference for us. From my experience, the weed fabric isnt worth the cost: since its a plastic woven mat, eventually it frays, or the persistent weeds just push through it. We used etiher heavy dpm sheets, more cardboard, or newspaper, which worked really well

[@jhoddytreeservices]

Glad you got a decent woodchipper much more cost effective than smaller diy ones. I would recommend leaving your pile of woodchip for a month or two in a big pile before using it on your paths and beds it becomes much better mulch after a few months as a big pile

[@Bananaskin101]

I follow the no dig method and the one thing I would say is the first year/bed prep is the most costly, after that I just use farmyard manure on the bed surface to refresh the soil once per year. I been doing this for 5 years with no problems. Also I would just use a small amount of BF&B in the planting hole only rather than scattering it.

[@TTAI1024]

Two tips:1. To plant small seeds, mix with dry sand and pour them straight into your garden bed. 2. For pests I suggest you read up on Companion Planting. I love what you do and how you present it.

[@borntomay1]

Hi. Esther Deans wrote a no dig book decades before Charles Dowding got started. I read it and created a no dig garden in 1983. Since then I've created new gardens, moved to a new place in 2009 and learned how to adapt no dig to suit conditions and resources in Auckland, NZ. The only time I've dug is to remove invasive weeds, like couch grass. Nowadays I bury scraps in our gardens, bucket by bucket, including under paths, because it works in our setup. Otherwise no digging. I only buy compost to start seedlings, and I also filled large potato pots. Once filled, I continue adding new kitchen scraps, so never have to replace the compost in the pots. I've made a few raised beds because of torrential rain washing gardens away, and the wood was free from skips and from the beach. Not digging costs me nothing. Every era brings new personalities, who write books and add new methods, but probably no dig always existed. It's fun to watch gardeners, but there's nothing like using what works in you own garden, using available resources.

[@JesusRisen8]

Love watching your projects come together! God bless you and your husband may the Lord lead you both to success and keep you guys protected.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you very much 😊

[@carolineholding]

I'm doing no dig on my allotment, this year will be my third season. Although it did cost initially - getting in all that compost and manure, I can now produce enough home made to not have to keep bulk buying it in.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

That sounds very promising for us. Thanks for sharing your experience 😊

[@richardr5878]

Have you considered using 50, 100, or even 200 gallon grow bags? Very economical, make a deeper bed, and have built in weed control. They can also be moved if you want to reconfigure your plot. Good growing.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Hi, yes, that's what I'm doing for potatoes, peas and courgettes. Also, I'm using old bath tubs for carrots, spring onions, beetroot, radishes, beans and parsnips

[@andrewriley1664]

Keep an eye on your wood chip, it can get pretty hot and even self combust at times😊

[@vixen1143]

You were very diligent in making those beds I just chuked mine all together 😂 I top dress my raised beds and on dig in ground beds with compost every year. But if for Some reason I couldn't one year things would still grow. I didn't put my garden all in at once my veg patch has expaned year on year. We are looking to move in the next couple of years. So I'm sure I will have lots to do that year. I'm most looking forward to building an new and improved greenhouse from old double glazing and construction leftovers.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I just don't know what steps I can get away with here, with the place being so weedy and overgrown when we first moved in 😅 And I love the idea of recycling double glazing etc for a greenhouse!! Hope you get to do that very soon!

[@andrewstandley3964]

Well done looking good and what was the decision on the boat

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

You are doing a great job, the house can wait, plants and veg needs planning on the best time in the season for planting, Great video🌱🥕🥔🥬🍅

[@jonathanb5552]

I recommend getting some ton bags of compost delivered as its much cheaper than individual bags. Just need to barrow it round though.

[@FortyFreedom]

100% no dig! Created my last vegetable garden that way and it was amazing and so productive, minimal weeding even after two years. Just moved house and today put in two no dig beds

[@stuffbyneilsmith]

personally, I've been loving the outdoor jobs you've doing to transform your land

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Awwww, thanks so much. So happy you're enjoying them because I'm loving it 🤩

[@DavidLee-cw6ci]

I think it's going to be difficult for a small household to produce a lot of compost. I set up a group of three compost bins, feed it all the Amazon cardboard and food scraps and garden waste. When it decomposes down it doesn't leave all that much sadly 😢

[@gedreillyhomestead6926]

Any job is going to have an initial cost and labour but the next time around it's just maintenance. Once you have the final compost area going you will only require the odd bag of shop bought compost. (btw if you had cut the compost bags around the edges you would have had a good supply of weed suppressant material) When we laid out beds I bought a load of 150 x 20 mm rough sawn treated boards and staked them upright around the bed areas, this kept the soil in and the wood chipping paths between them separated. I have to say though you're doing a great job and once you have the plant spacings in your head you won't need to measure every time, the plants don't care exactly how close or far apart they are. I used to have a 6 ft measuring stick with 6" spacings on one side and 1ft. spacings on the other (using tacks) but after a while it became redundant. I can see future videos of preserving all your harvest. 👍

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Very very good point! I'll start trying to save ones I can, although many had splits here and there, so might have driven me mad trying 😅 the ones that were at the bottom of the pile do seem better condition though. And hopefully you're right and that I'll get a better idea of spacing as time goes on :)

[@wisher21uk]

Brilliant Vikkie your garden is coming on so well, you both must be so proud 😊

[@dianahenderson]

Two more rows and you'll have yourself a farm! It is impressive how much you two have accomplished since ya'll moved in.

[@naomijackman4307]

I’m producing veggies on a small field plot using no dig, two years ago it was 8ft high brambles and nettles, I have very little weeds because I hoe /pull tiny weeds regularly and they don’t get big enough to set seeds and grow roots, I started in clay with little “soil” so bough in 6tonnes of compost - I now make enough compost each year to top up… it is definitely a lot of work to start with but worth it, try watering the cardboard before adding compost

[@danvers-p7y]

Hi I've been growing Veg '' No Dig '' since 1992 , I even done experiments, between . dug bed's and no dig beds . The result's speak for themselves, in the '' No Dig '' beds. It's worked very well for me ! I put old pond liner down , though then the cardboard on top , Don't get any weed's never have .. Happy gardening .

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thankyou, that's really reassuring to know, 30+ years of experience with it and you're still positive about it makes me feel it was worth the effort.

[@danvers-p7y]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Anytime :) Yes it . work's well :) Happy gardening, and enjoy the rest of the weekend. Subbed*

[@chriseverest4380]

Well worth it! You three did brilliantly Vicky, Foggy and Misty!😂 you can always add breeze block edges if you want later on. It looks perfect!❤

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Haha... glad the foggy lens didn't put you off! The rain really has felt non stop!! You know.. I have been thinking about old brick as edging to retain the soil if the woodchips isn't enough because buying edging at this large scale was far too costly!

[@chriseverest4380]

​@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK pick a dilapidated outbuilding to knock down and use the bricks. ❤

[@ohasis8331]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK The soft core veggie porn look.

[@oldwelshgit]

really tidy looking beds and definitely the way to go, digging over beds is a thing of the past, top dressing with a thin layer of home grown compost costs nowt.. sprinkle on some pelleted chicken manure and your done, as for reducing the cost initially, the whole area could have been covered with well soaked cardboard (2 to 3 layers) saving £100 on the weed membrane and pegs.. cost = crops.. can be ignored, its the years of enjoyment growing on an easy set up that counts.. priceless.

[@KPKENNEDY]

I do my nodig much more cheaply. Paths: I do not use weed fabric membrane, just woodchips, which I put on thickly and walk over it to compress it down. I top it up every year without removing the old woodchips. We get our woodchips for free and delivered by local tree surgeons who are glad to give it to us as they have to pay to dispose of it at the dump. Mulch: Green waste is not very nutritious and never use potting compost as a mulch as that is just expensive and not the most idea thing to use.. I googled the local stables in my local area. Most are only too happy to be rid of the manure. Some will deliver it for a small fee or free. Others will say you just come and dig it out. I dig mine out for free at a couple of local stables. I use about 10+ tons a year of rotted manure. I transport it in a car to the plot in rubble bags and several layers of polythene underneath. It takes a lot of time obviously and about 30 trips in my car.That costs me the petrol to travel the 180 miles in total as the stables are three miles away, . I make sure that the stables do not use weed killer on their fields. I occaisionally take some vegtables to the stables to say thank you. For some reason carrots go down well: lol. I only transport well rotted maniure because it does not smell and as manure shrinks when it rots down, it means less trips to the stables. My biggest cost is paying for my two plots, then seeds etc and follwed by petrol costs of getting the manure.

[@norwegiangadgetman]

The fabric between the bed and the fence... Just grab a roll and cut it in half with a saw. For next year, either buy or make a proper plug tray with popper board. If your trays have a large center hole in the bottom of each cell, just take a piece of wood of the same size as the tray, drill holes matching the tray, and pound in pegs that are just slightly smaller than the holes in the cells. When the time comes for planting, just place tray on top of the board, and push down. All the dirt plugs are lifted out of the tray and easy to grab. That's a winter project, though. Something to be made inside a warm workshop while the weather outside is nasty.

[@kimstockwell721]

Looking fab Vikkie, it's still too cold to plant a lot of stuff though and all this rain is bringing out the slugs.😠

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you. I'm crossing my fingers I've not done it too early, but relieved I have spares or alternatives for many

[@UpcycleFurnitureFinds]

This is brilliant Vikkie, I really hope I can make time for some small versions of these in my garden this year.

[@twelvesmylimit]

May I ask what tool you used to cut the water pipe, please?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

It's a speedfit pipe cutter for standard pushfit plumbing, but i hsve seen draper sell a cheaper one on Amazon.

[@twelvesmylimit]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Thank you so much!

[@the_judge_8262]

Good luck Vicky, I know it was fiddly, but I definitely have found No Dig useful. Given you have planters already - it will be interesting to compare your growth between the planters and this plot. The cardboard laying and first attempt is always the toughest - then each year it's just a top up with new layer of compost. Ofcourse there is some weeds here and there but far less than usual. I don't have weed control in mine.

[@the_judge_8262]

Ps A few friends of mine have visited Charles and/or had Zoom calls with him. He is very pleasant and accommodating, being a fellow youtuber why don't you chat to him in a few months you've you get some veg going 👍🏼

[@THE-RIVER-RAT]

You're doing a fantastic job and the land and hard work will reward you.

[@PaulSmith-pr7pv]

14:15 “so as you can see I’ve got my vegetables all lined up - don’t wee on them (addressing the dog)” 🤣🤣

[@lydiaallen8209]

Can you get free soil improver from your local tip? If I take bags or buckets to my local tip and a shovel you don't pay for it. Even if you mix it in with other compost it will cut down the cost

[@neiuke1149]

Green waste and compost are incredibly cheap there. I did 0x7x25m here in Estonia and paid around 600euros for only those. The total was more than 1500euros, it was less than a month ago and I'm weeding every day like I was last year on the same spot (It wasn't even on the grass :)) ). But I will still continue, no giving up now!

[@gordonholding5621]

Use big udon style clips to hold down the netting. Then easy to take off to get underneath.

[@kiqueenbees]

I would dispense with the black plastic, and, cover with chips. The chips break down, and later you can recreate new beds.

[@paulyh4531]

You must of read my mind , was thinking why don't you put speech bubbles next to Hans , then you did 😂 good vid as usual.

[@keithhooper6123]

Had a couple using some of a friend's garden. Put down cardboard, grass cuttings.The bindweed just spread under it all.I ended up digging it all out. I prefer to dig,prepare,and then continue as no/minimal dig.Never bought compost.

[@KPKENNEDY]

Thats my approach wih difficult weeds, dig as much as you can out, then mulch the ground. Then weed out any weeds that come through the mulch, keeping on top of the difficult weeds. I went bo dig 6 years ago and would not dig again except for a new plot of land.

[@Adamace1972]

My dad brought a load of that green bin compost for his allotment, it was his worst year ever, turns out when people renovate there lawns they use products such as weed and feed to kill moss on there lawns, it states on those products not to compost at least the six cuttings of grass, so instead of putting it in there own compost bins they throw it in there green bins, I do hope you have better luck than my dad did but it was definitely the green bin waste compost

[@amyschmelzer6445]

Yeah, herbicides are a problem. I remember seeing Charles Dowding do a simple test to see if seeds would grow in a new batch of compost he sourced elsewhere. It was something quick to germinate like peas or beans. If they come up healthy, then your compost is probably fine.

[@williammitchell2846]

Absolutely brilliant loved every minute of the video keep up the brilliant work 😊

[@shaunsmith690]

Well done i think the beds look great and the wind didnt help. The first year i think will be the worst for the set up with the cost but after that should be ok.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I hope this is the case too 😀 I honestly could keep making more. Got plenty compost leftover and seedlings to get transplanting lol

[@GenialHarryGrout]

You have done a great job with this, You might even get calls from Terry Walton (if you know who he is) asking for advice 😊

[@AndyCallaway]

Old carpet works well as weed suppressant.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

That's exactly what we've done with some of the nettles!!

[@ianthemonkeyhangerturner]

good idea for you is to use some cheep plastic pegs for holding on your netting onto your hoops trust me its better than holding it down with beicks and bits of wood

[@anthonygrodecki7968]

I think you’re doing great. Never done no dig beds looks good but expensive. I guess when set up with compost should be lower cost.

[@flukywotsit8555]

Just make raised beds using he original soil usiny any scrap wood bricks or what ever and grow potatoes to get soil going withbonly a little compost. Do this for a couple of years and the beds will be ready for better stuff Also making a board on stilts. If ur near the sea side, seaweed is brilliant for compost. And make friends with people with horses and chickens all that makes great compost.

[@alisondark8183]

My allotment is plagued with couch grass, and even comes up through a deep raised bed! Having said that, I've been using cardboard for years and hand weed the couch grass out then drown it into a liquid feed. 😉 No dig (or minimal dig) is better for the soil health and the worms will thank you 😊. You'll be feeding the 5,000 with all those plants as well as the other beds. Wonderful stuff! ❤

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you for the insight! Hopefully whatever we get will be easier to maintain as this place has felt like weed city. And definitely plan on creating a liquid feed as seen in Huw Richards' video 😀

[@Carol-oc7mx]

Re possible surplus crops and after giving to friends, family and neighbours......... - being a small holding if you are near a road with passing traffic, could you not set up a small stall with an honesty box - give some produce to your local 'old people home' - I'm sure your local food bank would be greatful for any vegetables you have spare - does your local church run a 'soup kitchen' to help feed homeless/needy people - enquire local about food share schemes, hose that collect excess food from supermarkets etc to redistribute The fun is in the growing and we all grow more than we need.... Just in case😂😂 😂

[@stevekent3991]

You are worrying about weeds too much. You are in an exposed area. In a couple of months loads of weed seeds land on your top soil and germinate anyway.

[@jez-bird]

There is grass underneath, and other perennial weeds. Needs total light exclusion. It's not overdoing it.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks. The first row's bed is popping up with thistles on the very edge where i shouldve added more of an overlap of cardboard. The other ones where I gave more cardboard around the perimeter have been fine

[@h.sinclair]

your soil looks incredible off the charts! off the chain! off the ____________ 🔥🔥🔥

Tamping, not tampering. You're perfectly entitled to interfere with it, as it's your garden. You are the tamper as you are tamping the compost down. I've had the same arseache with cardboard and wind. It always takes LOADS more than you think. But it does a good job suppressing weeds and helps improve the soil a bit by encouraging worm activity.

[@zaftra]

What people don't understand when it comes to cost vs veg growing, is the taste of the veg; it totally eclipses anyhting from a shop straight out of the garden, even lettuice.

[@BrookeSimmons]

When I tried gardening for the first time and started shopping for fertiliser, I had the same question as you: "everyone recommends fish, blood and bone -- does that make my vegetables **not vegetarian**?!" I'm not a strict vegetarian so this isn't an existential thing for me, but it's so interesting. Watching gardening/homesteading KZbin has really given me an appreciation of the symbiosis that comes from having animals on a farm -- like feeding chickens those grubs you were dealing with earlier. Apparently it's delicacy to them. They can also scratch through your potato beds after harvest and get any potato bug larvae. You give them garden scraps and they deal with some of your pests, and they give you eggs! And then when they die, after (hopefully) a long and happy life, they become fertiliser and nourish the garden again. It's an interesting turnabout to the pure vegan approach I keep hearing city dwellers go on about. (Not saying all farms are using this cycle or using ethical practices full stop, but... I'm not sure the home gardener should worry too much about it.)

[@danvers-p7y]

Blood fish & bone in my opinion attracts vermin, badly !! And if you have foxes and badgers, in the area them to !! I personally avoid, it. Can't see it making your veg none vegetarian though, it's just soil medium, at the end of the day.

[@timflatus]

Fish, blood and bone isn't vegetarian, but it is organic. As I am a vegetarian, I don't use it. Most gardeners and scientists seem to agree that good compost feeds the soil effectively and appear to disagree about practically everything else. So I'm just religious about compost. So it all depends what your ethical concerns are as a consumer. Labelling only matters if you're selling.

[@ohasis8331]

"Oh goodness gracious" - I would have used far, far stronger language but then I'm not a lady. Suggestion: Try using a long handled post hole shovel rather than that dinky little spade. Maybe even a #2 short handled round or square mouth shovel. You'll lift more, save time and your back. Rather than the no dig setup, I would have opted for a rotary hoe (tiller) and just done that ground over. It should pull out all the rubbish and what not to the top.

[@zombiestyled]

Could have skipped the plastic and pegs with all that wood chip going down. Just use free cardboard.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I was worried about the thistles coming up. There's a lot in this area, but hopefully someone reads your comment and saves money if thistles aren't an issue for them. I haven't bothered with weed control around my other beds, so will see if it works ok

[@zombiestyled]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK i see the issue. CD usually covers it and plants through the plastic for first year if hardy weeds are a problem. Ridge dale farm similar. Aesthetics though at the end of the day I suppose.

[@susannahedwards8230]

I stopped using cardboard and newspaper under my bed it smothers oxygen to much. I just use deap wood chips and compost

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Interesting! Are these fresh wood chips?

[@susannahedwards8230]

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK yes from a aborist I friended. Where I put paper or cardboard I find the plants don't grow as well

[@susannahedwards8230]

@TheCarpentersDaughterUK if you look up the back to Eden method that's what I use with out cardboard.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks so much. Wasn't sure whether I'd need them to rot first. I'll look into.it!

[@meapantz1983]

That opening with the card

The expensive netting is a lot better than the cheap stuff as it will last for years, if looked after.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Yes, I think I'd agree. The premier netting is so firm and not the quickest to cut, so can see it lasting for years!

[@tonylawlor3503]

Sorry Vicky I am old school you need a good old double digging or a Howard Gem rotavator and plenty of FYM😅😊

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I think we're going to have to try that too lol

[@paul1962uk]

Double digging is bloody hard work but well worth it , I use well rotted leaves an seaweed mixed together

[@tonylawlor3503]

@@paul1962uk to be honest I would Rotate fallow ground leave it a season let it rest with bramble's they need ripping up start early spring time then double dig in the Autumn ready for the next season a PH and N P K test will help

[@craigbeas6111]

Bloody rain it's doing my nut in and it's cold too great to see the garden coming along nicely 🎉🎉🎉

[@stephendavies6080]

That’s a first ,,,,,,,,,,,,,watering cardboard , I think u need a holiday😄👍

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Haha... I gave up after the 1st row. By the time the green waste had gone on, it'd all dried and curled the cardboard 😅

[@Plot22]

I've done both and as long as the person is happy with the method they use, that's the main thing. To be honest, I think 'minimal soil disturbance' is a better term to use than 'No dig' because when it comes to crops such as Parsnips, some soil manipulation has to be done to harvest them. I can highly recommend the 'No Dog' method however. A couple of years back, a dog of a neighbouring plot holder decided to run over the bed where I had literally just sown seeds of several varieties. To say I was unamused would be accurate. That plot holder gave up their plot last year and I can confirm that this has made an improvement - No Dog works!!

[@krisgalusha9820]

I think dig in moderation. There is benefits in both. The best thing about no dig is not disturbing the microbiology in the soil.

[@neilbosher4350]

I believe no dig is the way to go. At it's basic, no dig is what it says, don't dig, less work and better for soil health. You could of just laid down the cardboard, and planted through that. Cost zero. You could add a lot less compost than you did, and in future years a cm or so will do, although when we tamed a "jungle" area we used a few inches deep like you have. Everything else you added you would of added anyway, including the compost as you dug it in. So the true cost is the free cardboard less the time it would of taken to gig over 30 square meters.

[@timflatus]

Fish, blood and bone is not vegetarian, so your garden isn't vegetarian. Vegetables are just vegetables. You do seem to overcomplicate matters, although it does look very neat I'll grant you. My growing space is only 25m², so I made a tonne of compost last year and spent about £100 on extra compost and netting, including seed starting mix. I am doing vegetarian organic, so all nutrition comes from the compost. Results? Lots of very healthy looking, tasty vegetables and I don't need to stake the taller brassicas as they root straight into the undisturbed natural. It took me a while to figure out the veg feeds off the natural soil and the compost and cardboard is mulch which feeds the soil. Making your own compost is key.

[@briansgardenandpolytunnel8172]

the average gardener couldn't keep up with the amount of fresh compost needed on a yearly basis. most of us don't have the space to dedicate to the amount of composting required.............brian

[@mistycrom]

I'm sure you'll be back doing work indoors ... just as the weather decides to stay sunny.

[@derekmulready1523]

You live in an exposed potential windy area. Weight down the Cardboard. Have you looked at nodig I think his name is "Oliver Dowden" Green waste has the potential for importing what you are trying to be rid of. Annual and perennial weeds. Topsoil is expensive. Jethro Tull ,not the band, but the English Monk said from toe to knee the ideal distance for bed's you can reach both sides with ease. Retired Allotment holder. Drogheda Ireland

[@derekmulready1523]

On the fence next to your raised bed's. Install builder's Green netting. It'll help defuse the prevailing wind. Don't forget Crop rotation Retired Irish allotment holder. Ps, slugs have a 250Meter memory. So no throwing into your neighbours garden 😂

[@the_judge_8262]

@@derekmulready1523 Charles Dowding

[@timflatus]

She already namechecked Charles Dowding, do try to keep up. Jethro Tull, the band not the monk or tractor manufacturer, also said "Let me bring you love from the field: poppies red and roses filled with summer rain." amongst other things. 😋

[@erbauungstutztaufgnade1875]

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[@KewiCampervan]

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[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks for watching 😀

[@Morpha-Ahprom]

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[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@SgtSnausages]

It doesnt scale. At all. I gow on 3 acres of bed. Only one in active production of Human consumed veg in any given year. The rotation is Food Plot for livestock (rotational grazing of Rabbit, Chicken, Goose, Duck ... spreading their goodness ==> nitrogen and carbon building cover ==> Veg. Ever try to move 3 acres of compost with a wheelbarrow? LOL. Ever priced what that cost at €50 a yard - 'cause you ain't makin' that much? LOL. And then to just watch it all decompose/disappear? LOL.

[@timflatus]

Charles Dowding managed a 7.5 acre site in 1986, I don't think the current Homeacres plot is that anything like big and he doesn't manage it all on his own. He talks about scale - No Dig is suitable for up to 1.25 acre. Larger market gardens use different methods known as No Till. It does scale but only up to a few acres, and depends on how much compost you can make. It's great for domestic gardens.

[@brianbarcroft9167]

I have incredible results with no dig and, funnily enough , I don't expect cardboard to kill brambles or any other shrubs. I dig them out. I wouldn't lay the cardboard on a windy day either! It's not rocket science.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I haven't done any no dig beds in bramble areas. Also, when you have a youtube schedule, you just have to get on with it.. rain, wind or shine.

[@bobbonner1314]

Love your vids.....but tamp don;t tamper! 🙂

[@katesmiles4208]

Did u know that most of the cardboard we use is recycled from china. Apparently it is often contaminated with cadmium and other toxic nasties. Might be worth a google deep dive to see what you find before using yoo much in the garden.

[@markduggan3451]

Vikkie, you'll be selling your surplus veg soon.

[@petem68]

Raised beds are supposed to have wooden sides to keep the soil where it is. I could hardly bear to watch you make the 'raised' beds.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

The chippings that have been adding around it have kept the soil in place. If you're wanting to see how I make "raised beds" then you can see me add wooden sides to them here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJzWd2uOmN-fbNksi=7tyPHv1ErjphOT8r Or here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoekl5yiZbmlj8Usi=O3mQC7Z7Y0M4HR75

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Also, not once did I call these "raised beds"....

[@petem68]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Well, the soil is not level with the ground,so they are called 'raised beds'.

[@profyaffel6398]

Two ways of gardening - old fashioned digging and No dig. Both are fine Lots of diggers explaining how to dig, as if no dig is wrong.

[@jagracershoestring609]

A fad of the non-gardener greens who read a book somewhere. Been growing for 40 years plus, always dig the ground and use fertiliser. I live in the Fens and the soil is worked out from over growing, so you need compost. Get a Trailer load of pig shit or cow shit, and dig it in in November. Sprinkle lime over the ground in February on a calm day, and rake it in. give it a few weeks and then seed the garden. Card board has an acid in that when wet strips paint off your car.

[@marklloyd6433]

No garden update? I take it the plants failed...

[@stephenhall5430]

You are going t o have enough veggies to open your own roadside stand lol😅

[@finnnnn]

It's not a con, you're just learning

[@chrisc3197]

Dig for a good and healthy garden

[@nafyepmop]

:)

[@amcluesent]

Glyphosate was invented for a reason!

[@paul1962uk]

Havn't they banned glyphosate as it is a proven carsinogen? Think she is trying to do it without the use of chemicals soaking into the ground

[@Limosical]

​@@paul1962ukit's banned in Europe now, it's still available in the UK for four more years I think.

[@blower1]

@@paul1962uk They banned Paraquat, which was amazing and killed everything dead. Now they banned glyphosate in EU and soon in UK and that is only a fraction as good as the old weed killer. Before long we will have to just use harsh language and hope the weeds comply.

[@ohasis8331]

Yeah, Roundup is pretty good stuff and only kills what it touches.

[@paul1962uk]

Back in the day I used stuff which went under the code number 245T , you could literally watch the foliage shrivel before your eyes. Originally it was designated for use as a defolient during the Vietnam War.

[@ronguille9721]

Good grief! Beyond the breathless narrative, there is also the decibel level. Thank goodness for volume control. Goodbye to TCD, your "high on speed" like videos give this old hippy, anxiety! I'll stay with more like, Frankie Off Grid for some tranquility.

[@grahambyrne8714]

thats why ya stick wood on top of tut cardboard to stop it from blowing away in wind love eeee baaaaaaa gum lad.