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NEW! Essential Knowledge - Foundations for Success
£15.00

We have upgraded the previously named Useful Information Pack*.

We had always struggled to find a better phrase to describe this bank of information, but while working on the new content, it struck both Anna and myself that the information and knowledge it contains, when used alongside one of my online courses, for example, gives the essentials for highly successful growing. Hence the new name, Essential Knowledge.

As well as a spacing guide (now in imperial as well as metric), a harvesting timeline, a comprehensive glossary, tips on weather and the seasons, and information on plant families, the pack now includes advice on watering, and a detailed sowing and transplanting table that gives invaluable guidance in a quick reference format (more details below).

Our idea was to present, in easily accessible form, the most important details about when and how to sow and grow, distilled from Charles’s extensive body of work. It’s a concise and information-rich pack, that will ensure you stay on track.

*We are offering this pack at a reduced price of £5 for anyone who has previously purchased the Useful Information Pack. Please email Anna, anna@charlesdowding.co.uk.

Included in the pack:

*Can be downloaded as a PDF

Sowing and Transplanting Guide*

This guide gives information on multisowing, time to see first leaves, potting on, time between sowing and transplanting, positioning and hardiness of plants. All the information is presented in a table, for quick and easy reference.

Spacing Guide*

The ever-popular spacing guide, now offered in imperial as well as metric, gives details on spacings for both quick and easy harvests, and larger plants with longer cropping time. It also includes related spacing tips for each vegetable listed.

Harvesting Timeline*

A timeline listing sowing times and the corresponding month(s) of harvesting.

Plant Families*

A table showing which vegetables belong to which plant family, knowledge that can help you to give more appropriate care according to the characteristics of each family.

Glossary*

A comprehensive list of words related to no dig growing, and their meanings.

Watering Advice

To help you avoid overwatering, while giving the most appropriate amounts in proportion to phases of growth and time of year.

Seasons and Weather

Tips on the weather and its impact on growing, plus information on the main gardening jobs for each season.

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