Soil, compost and plants offer the answers as we walk around, following an unusually dry spring and summer. It'sSeptember 2022 with Mitch McCullough https://www.youtube.com/@MitchGrows asking the questions. <br /><br />Mitch grows no dig at Ringwood in Hampshire. His partner Kate Forrester runs Four Acre Farm, as in my video from there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP4pT2JTK6E<br /><br />See my no dig online course for more about no dig. This taster of the course is free until 15th February https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/online-course-1-no-dig-gardening-module-1/<br /><br />See Mitch's garden here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCodpX2rWBQ<br /><br /> *At 30:00 I meant to say 'not having' the wooden sides*<br /><br />00:00 Introduction by Mitch<br />00:56 Q: What is no dig?<br />01:11 Q: Why shouldn’t you dig?<br />02:26 Q: What about if you’re planting a tree?<br />03:42 Q: Can you do no dig on compacted soil or ground <br /> and does walking over your beds compact the ground further?<br />06:13 Q: When starting out with a new no dig bed, do you need to remove perennial weed roots?<br />12:15 Q: Doesn't cardboard contain a crazy amount of chemicals?<br />13:14 Q: Through your experience, how long does it take the cardboard to decompose?<br />14:00 Q: When is best to start out with a new no dig bed?<br />15:04 Q: What's the best type of compost for the no dig system?<br />19:08 Q: What is the difference between compost, dirt and soil?<br />21:22 Q: Can you plant directly into compost, or will it burn the plant roots?<br />23:07 We take a look at the dig / no dig trial beds and discuss the differences between the two https://charlesdowding.co.uk/no-dig-trial-2019-2022-current-year-at-top/<br />25:56 Q: If I'm digging, how do I convert to no dig?<br />27:27 Q: What about pathways, is there anything you'd treat a bit different with where you're going to be walking? See this short course about laying out beds and paths https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/online-course-1-no-dig-gardening-module-3/<br />28:47 Q: Can or does no dig work for flowers and herbaceous borders?<br />29:03 What about raised beds, are those wooden sides necessary and can you grow no dig in a raised bed? *At 30:00 I meant to say 'not having the wooden sides*<br />30:28 Q: When you apply your compost mulch, year on year, does that actually eventually raise up the height of your no dig beds?<br />31:55 Q: Are there any other practices we can do within the garden, to ensure we are maintaining the best no dig garden?<br />32:45 Outro - unfortunately we lost the end because of a content ID claim which turned out to be false. Please imagine the hug!<br /><br />Find more FAQ's on my webpage. Many relate to no dig, not all<br />https://charlesdowding.co.uk/faqs-no-dig-charles-dowding/<br /><br />Filmed and edited by Luke Kavanagh, student of videography.<br /><br />You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members:<br />https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg/join
