The least I can say is that I am delighted at all levels, the quality of the content is top of the list, the graphic quality is high, the teaching is clear and straightforward, and the list could go on... I have made a few attempts to plant a small family garden, but this course, and I am still only halfway through "No Dig Gardening", is motivating me to use the method and make my garden a place of leisure for me and my family, and who knows, maybe start a small commercial farm. Congratulations to Charles Dowding for the way he runs the course and to the entire team. Definitely money well spent.
My friend has an allotment in Winchester and she was so impressed with mine, I bought a calendar for her. She was thrilled!
Really pleased with the No Dig starter pack! The books are so informative, a thoroughy comprehensive explanation of all aspects of No Dig and more.
I will use them for many years to come as my virtual gardening partner, it’s the next best thing to having Charles stood by my side advising me in person!
We moved into our new house just over a year ago, following my retirement, specifically because it has the room and facilities to really get stuck into gardening on a much larger scale than we have in the past. I spent last year sorting the basic infrastructure out by refurbing 2 large derelict greenhouses (a 60ft & 40ft one) and building a 40+ft compost building similar to the one at Homeacres. So excited to pursue our No Dig garden adventure armed with the great advice from Charles!
I love making compost......its the best part of allotmenteering
this diary is full of Fantastic information and will be of great help to me in the coming months as I start planting my new no dig garden looking forward very much in to putting into practice the advice and information that Charles Dowding and his team have supplied.
No dig beds early spring
Old orchard poles great for tomatoes an peas
I am just starting to grow veg on a very small area (60m2) and the course is helping me a lot to plan my beds and the way how i want to grow each species. I would really appreciate a update from the layout of the course and eventually if some data of each vegetable would be listed in tables at the end so that you can find out more information at a glance and compare it to
eachother. Still giving this course 5 stars because there is so much of Charles valuable knowledge! Thanks for this beautiful Course!
Photo is from19th October (from Slovakia), first time sown rocket salad, spinach and lettuce in August according to your calendar…and the result, as you can see is amazing, we ate fresh leafy vegies even in December, awesome and delicious ❤️🔥 love your system and tips, keep learning us 🙏 hope, once i will do this as full-time job 🤞
Wonderful calendar, come on growing season!!
They feel and look durable and following family tradition the first CD30 in use. 😀 My daughter and I will get many years of use out of these.
Your advice has helped me so much! I create and maintain all the beds following it - with one exception:
The biggest problem here are the slugs.
So I had to adjust. Wooden sides with wires and low electricity running through them. This is a barrier they cannot surpass.
Really happy with my purchases! The compost book goes into great detail on how to produce amazing compost, busting myths about composting and how to achieve the best results 😀
Inspiring! The great thing about Charles is the debunking of myth, advice on what not to do and how to take a lot of the work out of growing so that you can simply enjoy the process. Thanks Charles.
All set and ready to go for next ‘plantation’!
It’s a Christmas present to myself but my family will enjoy this over Christmas!
The Charles Dowding calendar is a mainstay in my veg gardening and has been part of my growing plan for several years now! I find it a useful way not only to check the best sowing dates, I also record when I’ve sown, planted out, first harvest and final harvest, so it’s really useful to review one year against previous ones.. I wouldn’t be without one.
This will become my essential guide to cropping in 2025.
This is the 5th year I have bought one of these calendars. They get better and better every year!
The book I'm finding very helpful and full of the most fantastic information. On my new allotments they have gone from Picture 1 where I started to picture 3 where the first bed is nearly complete second bed in good progress both paths all around them and I've also built 4 compass bins as you can see in the other photo. All of this work has been carried out step by step from a no dig book, Which has gave me the incentive and confidence to do it.
Phil
I usually buy the physical calendar, but this time I decided to purchase the digital copy.
Things will enable me to laminate each monthly sheet I print off and have a copy in my allotment shed and another at home.
Fantastic calendar, and something no vegetable gardener should be without!!
Hi, My name is Phil and I'm just starting out on my no dig adventure attached are the photographs of my new allotment that has not been touched for a bout three years. I am fully enjoying the courses I am doing and the books that I have read from Charles Dowding I would strongly recommend anyone to have a look at this procedure Charles Gives so much information in such an easy way to absorb it and I have now tried to put it to practice.
I've always enjoyed gardening on and off when I have been able to. I listened to the book as a podcast first and found it very helpful. I learnt a lot as well. And so I decided to buy the book so I could reference things much more easily and have started making plans for the veg patches I'm preparing for next year!
Popped this in our greenhouse late August, and it is still going strong, even when it's below freezing outside! I built a hotbed in there with wood chips, manure, kitchen scraps and plant material about a week before the frost came, and it seems to be working!
I have been listening to Charles Dowding ... for decades! This new book is such an important, FACT laden guide for every gardener....
