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# Charles Dowding's Vegetable Garden Diary: No Dig, Healthy Soil, Fewer Weeds

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Review: A really helpful, month by month, resource book for any vegetable gardener! - This is a really well put together diary though it's really a reference book for me. It's obviously done month by month and CD points out what needs sowing, weeding, feeding, harvesting for each month and also gives helpful suggestions for what you could be sowing for next month or next season etc so you always have some seedlings to keep you going vegetable wise.so easy to forget about sowing in July for Autumn - winter harvests. The book has advice and tips on many areas of gardening although I guess if you're a total novice you may need a more in depth book like 'How to create a new veg garden' or even ' Vegetable course' or How to grow winter veg' all by Charles. He has good common sense tips which dispel old myths and save time and energy such as " After using pots and trays, simply refill and start over". Thus axing the idea promoted in many books and websites that you MUST wash and brush all your pots and trays every time you use them! This is often suggested by well meaning folk who've rarely held a trowel in their clean hands! And he points out that raised beds don't NEED raised sides and put all you weeds and prunings into your compost. Charles Dowding who made No dig gardening famous and popular, especially for women who suffer with bad backs, also gives advice on compost making and why it's vital to a vegetable garden - vand so much more. He gives lots of ideas on different ways of feeding and protecting the soil and a page of FAQs. He also has a delightfully laid back way of describing things and clearly a sense of humour as in "Love your garden: start on St Valentines Day!" There are plenty of tips for indoor and outdoor sowing and growing, some of which again dispel myths like - you must harden of green house plants before planting them outside- and there's nothing more annoying than preparing a bed for planting seedlings only to remember you haven't lugged them in and out of the green house for 3 days+ to acclimatise or harden them off! There really is a wealth of clearly explained information from building raised beds, what soil mix to use and how to control pests plus what size the veg should be for harvesting, how to water and protect seedlings, aftercare if your harvest as in how to dry off potatoes, garlic etc and how and when to prune fruit trees. And it's not just the traditional staples he gives advice on, but more difficult and exotic plants like aubergine, squash, chillies and sweet corn . There are some very helpful planning ideas towards the back of the book on what, when and where to plant in different sized beds including first, second and even third sowings, and says from a plot 5ft X 16 ft ( 1.5 X 5 metres) he harvested 94 kegs of vegetables!! Amazing. He even tells you how to rotate your crops but again is far more relaxed about the whole theory than most gardening books, and since he's been a hands on vegetable gardener for nearly 40 years, I guess that makes him quite an authority. So this is a really helpful and quick reference for when you're out in the garden, or those dark winter months helping you to plan and potter in the December sunshine. I doubt if I'll be organised enough to make notes about my crops successes or failures, but the book certainly has quite a few fingerprints now from my thumbing through to refresh my memory on whatever I'm sowing etc. CD also has some very useful videos on his website about how and why you remove side shoots etc from tomatoes and cucumbers and other interesting things to a committed or aspiring gardener. I was concerned that it wouldn't be so relevant to my garden half way up a mountain in the North West but when I emailed him, he gave me some time-lines to adjust my sowing season thus resolving my concerns etc. This would make a very welcome present for any seasoned or beginner gardener. And the spiral bound form makes it easy to use in the green house or potting shed, it stays open without needing a heavy pot on one page! Like all his books, it's useful, easy reading, helpful advice and tips and so thank you Charles! I would really recommend it.
Review: He’s a no dig gardener - It’s a book of gardening tip he tells when to plant and when to harvest all things gardening and I’m learning great book he is also on YouTube I found him there first

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 1527203441 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 711,474 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 69 in Gardening Encyclopedias 286 in Landscape Gardening 639 in Vegetable Gardening |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (159) |
| Dimensions  | 15.3 x 1.3 x 22.9 cm |
| Edition  | Revised |
| ISBN-10  | 9781527203440 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1527203440 |
| Item weight  | 408 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 168 pages |
| Publication date  | 3 Dec. 2016 |
| Publisher  | No Dig Garden |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A really helpful, month by month, resource book for any vegetable gardener!
*by L***T on 26 August 2017*

This is a really well put together diary though it's really a reference book for me. It's obviously done month by month and CD points out what needs sowing, weeding, feeding, harvesting for each month and also gives helpful suggestions for what you could be sowing for next month or next season etc so you always have some seedlings to keep you going vegetable wise.so easy to forget about sowing in July for Autumn - winter harvests. The book has advice and tips on many areas of gardening although I guess if you're a total novice you may need a more in depth book like 'How to create a new veg garden' or even ' Vegetable course' or How to grow winter veg' all by Charles. He has good common sense tips which dispel old myths and save time and energy such as " After using pots and trays, simply refill and start over". Thus axing the idea promoted in many books and websites that you MUST wash and brush all your pots and trays every time you use them! This is often suggested by well meaning folk who've rarely held a trowel in their clean hands! And he points out that raised beds don't NEED raised sides and put all you weeds and prunings into your compost. Charles Dowding who made No dig gardening famous and popular, especially for women who suffer with bad backs, also gives advice on compost making and why it's vital to a vegetable garden - vand so much more. He gives lots of ideas on different ways of feeding and protecting the soil and a page of FAQs. He also has a delightfully laid back way of describing things and clearly a sense of humour as in "Love your garden: start on St Valentines Day!" There are plenty of tips for indoor and outdoor sowing and growing, some of which again dispel myths like - you must harden of green house plants before planting them outside- and there's nothing more annoying than preparing a bed for planting seedlings only to remember you haven't lugged them in and out of the green house for 3 days+ to acclimatise or harden them off! There really is a wealth of clearly explained information from building raised beds, what soil mix to use and how to control pests plus what size the veg should be for harvesting, how to water and protect seedlings, aftercare if your harvest as in how to dry off potatoes, garlic etc and how and when to prune fruit trees. And it's not just the traditional staples he gives advice on, but more difficult and exotic plants like aubergine, squash, chillies and sweet corn . There are some very helpful planning ideas towards the back of the book on what, when and where to plant in different sized beds including first, second and even third sowings, and says from a plot 5ft X 16 ft ( 1.5 X 5 metres) he harvested 94 kegs of vegetables!! Amazing. He even tells you how to rotate your crops but again is far more relaxed about the whole theory than most gardening books, and since he's been a hands on vegetable gardener for nearly 40 years, I guess that makes him quite an authority. So this is a really helpful and quick reference for when you're out in the garden, or those dark winter months helping you to plan and potter in the December sunshine. I doubt if I'll be organised enough to make notes about my crops successes or failures, but the book certainly has quite a few fingerprints now from my thumbing through to refresh my memory on whatever I'm sowing etc. CD also has some very useful videos on his website about how and why you remove side shoots etc from tomatoes and cucumbers and other interesting things to a committed or aspiring gardener. I was concerned that it wouldn't be so relevant to my garden half way up a mountain in the North West but when I emailed him, he gave me some time-lines to adjust my sowing season thus resolving my concerns etc. This would make a very welcome present for any seasoned or beginner gardener. And the spiral bound form makes it easy to use in the green house or potting shed, it stays open without needing a heavy pot on one page! Like all his books, it's useful, easy reading, helpful advice and tips and so thank you Charles! I would really recommend it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He’s a no dig gardener
*by D***S on 20 September 2024*

It’s a book of gardening tip he tells when to plant and when to harvest all things gardening and I’m learning great book he is also on YouTube I found him there first

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent gardener's diary!
*by S***Y on 19 May 2018*

This diary is excellent as an accompaniment to Charles Dowding's other books. Very useful when used alongside 'Organic Gardening', which I'd recommend for more detailed information. Some great tips, lovely photos, and as you would expect of a diary, space to write your own notes.

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