CHARLES DOWDING grew up on a dairy farm in Somerset. After graduating from Cambridge he worked for a hotel in the Inner Hebrides before starting to grow organic vegetables commercially on the family farm in the early 1980s. In 1990 he left behind what was by then a large market garden to live in France and Zambia. Returning to Somerset in the mid 1990s, he established a bed and breakfast and vegetable growing business at Lower Farm in Shepton Montague, Somerset. There, Charles's salad bags were the main output from his two-acre garden of permanent raised beds and fruit trees. Charles runs vegetable-growing courses and lectures and writes books on his unique growing techniques. Since 2012 Charles has begun a new garden at Shepton Mallet in Somerset which he has designed using no-dig principles.
This book is essential reading to gardeners of all abilities. The
advice given is honest, truthful and fresh without trying to
impress its readers and that is what makes this book so impressive.
It is the best all round garden book I have read in years and worth
every penny of the cover price. This is definitely no ordinary run
of the mill book and should be on every gardener's bookshelf even
if you have to beg, steal or borrow it.
Offers clearly explained, prectical information on what every
gardener wants to know: how to tend your plot with minimal effort
and achieve abundant, healthy harvests.
Sharpen-up your veg-growing skills with this new guide.
I visited Charles' garden some four years ago when he held
his annual open day. It turned into a life changing afternoon out.
The rotavator was sold and we have never dug since. Our vegetable
patch now provides us with virtually all our vegetable needs, is
totally organic and looks a picture too. Thank you Charles.I don't
think I've ever previously sat down and read a book on vegetable
growing from cover to cover, but this one had me hooked. It is a
model of clarity.Want to know about vegetables and no-dig
gardening? Look no further: Charles Dowding is your guru. Packed
with information and first hand experience.A wonderful book, to
devour at a reading and to keep on hand for constant reference and
enjoyment.Sharpen-up your veg-growing skills with this new guide.'A
must for the time stretched.' Bunny GuinnessCharles Dowding is my
hero: his no-dig approach to growing has saved me hours of
back-breaking work and improved my techniques no end. His tried and
tested advice has been proven from years of successful veg
production and it's easy to see from the health and vitality of his
plants that htis approach really works.A book for all growers, who
will find easier, more productive ways to grow vegetables all the
year round within.Offers clearly explained, prectical information
on what every gardener wants to know: how to tend your plot with
minimal effort and achieve abundant, healthy harvests.This book is
essential reading to gardeners of all abilities. The advice given
is honest, truthful and fresh without trying to impress its readers
and that is what makes this book so impressive. It is the best all
round garden book I have read in years and worth every penny of the
cover price. This is definitely no ordinary run of the mill book
and should be on every gardener's bookshelf even if you have to
beg, steal or borrow it.
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