Spacing Plants Efficiently and Effectively with Charles Dowding

Your gardens always amaze me, beautiful as ever!

Nice​ clip​

I never thought about timing before. Thanks.

Lots of cool ideas, thanks, I do a mash of things all growing together in my gardens but this has inspired me to plan things out a little more.

did You ever experienced problems with overpopulating beds with worms (night crawlers)? Asking this because now I have (I think so) some kind of problem with number of earthworms because they eat all cover I put on earth to protect evaporation. And I look forward if I place more compost they will multiply even more and possibly affect root system.

For once my garlic has grown really strongly this year (the elephant garlic less so though for some reason), and there's no sign of any rust anywhere in the garden - i'm guessing this is down to the more favourable weather we're getting this year. Time now for me to go and interplant a few salad leaves. Thanks for the reminder.

Great video Charles.
A couple of months ago I planted an 8'x4' raised bed with 1 year old Asparagus plants. Is thare any reason why I cant grow Spinach in between them in May June?

Hi Charles, we seemed to have had a false start to the rainy season , and the sun is hoooottttt. Yeah that hot and gardening is not so much fun right now . But by yourhelp and God grace.. I had been enjoying continous planting and interplanting hardly been to the market for the year ... thanks and keep up the good work....

Jest Pan cudowny tyle się od Pana uczę i co nie co mi wychodzi😅 zwłaszcza zakładanie nowych grządek na kartonach. Kiedyś wyślę Panu zdjęcia mich upraw, dodam że mieszkam w bardzo trudnym górskim klimacie ale i tak jestem dumna z tego co udało mi się osiągnąć dzięki Twoim Panie Charles radom.Mam Marzenie kiedyś móc charytatywnie popracować w Twoim ogrodzie 😁Tylko jak się dogadamy?? 🤣🤣

Hi Charles. Perfect timing as I was wondering same. What other plants can I plant between rows or garlic?
I have 7 varieties of garlic soft and hardneck so the beds will start freeing up mid of June through July

Thank you for talking about your failures as well as successes. I also had trouble germinating carrots, but it gives me hope when a master grower like you also has failures. We keep trying!

Zone 4b for me. Absolutely horrible I lost everything from the last 2 days . Minus 3 and frost, plus hail….

tell me your opinion: potatoes in container early early spring, on top Bok Choy which is harvested just before potatoes emerge.all covered with fleece.

Thank you for another brilliant video Charles! I love watching you talk about plants, you are so animated and your passion is tremendously inspiring :D I've planted leafy kale, sown carrots, spring onions and herbs, and prepared to sow cucumber and corn today. Greetings from Norway!

My garden soil became hard because of rain. Though we rack before now we need to do again.

Great Video Charles, thanks, every little nugget of information is like gold :)

Absolutely love your methods and common sense, soulful approach to growing beautiful food and flowers. Deepest thanks for all I’ve learned from you.

I'm so sorry Mr. Dowding but my garden is going to kick your gardens ass this year.

Tried checking my garlic, but after going down 2 inches could not find the bottom, so left well alone. What's up?

Charles I bought some horticultural fleece. Do I use it as a single thickness? Seems awfully thin. .9oz per yard2

Very Helpful, Charles, but I wish you'd have shown some of this two months ago, or whenever you were actually sowing the turnips and spinach in amongst the potatoes!

Hey Charles, quick question. We moved to a new home excited about the space to grow, buy I am finding out that there is about 5 inches of soil on top of solid limestone!! I was hoping to do inground no dig but is there even room for roots to grow??? Help!

Woo-hoo. Another great idea to do a productive jungle! Thank you Charles for this awesome tip . God bless.

I'm late commenting. Companion planting? Not an entomologist here, but respect our rulers- insects. But planting different plants confuses rather than repels, certain bugs. Or make obstacles of what a bug doesn't like in defense of the plant they're targeting

very difficult year for carrots for us over at 4 acre also, thousands of carrots munched by slugs over night!!

Charles I’m really nervous because my cardboard has not decomposed or weakened to the degree I think I needed. I put decomposed leaves and straw next and then I only seem to have 3” of compost above it. Can I grow successfully?

i cant thank you enough charles im 62 n i made my first lot of compost and its working so well the knowlege i get from your videos are priceless yes i still get failures but since watching your videos my success is coming on leaps n bounds

Thank you for these insights. On Monday I am going to sow some more seeds. I definitely need to rewatch and take notes of what I can put in when my potatoes finish..or my shelling peas. Planted marigolds in with my tomatoes. Going to sow more beetroot and chard. I direct sowed and that was spotty. I like the control of starting in modules. Just wish I had a small greenhouse space. But thankful for my ground space. Really, the garden is such a special place for me. My composted horse manure (old stuff from a neighbor) has many weed seeds that germinate. But it’s free and the hoe makes quick work when they are tiny.

Well done, as usual. I'm more focussed on building soil than succession planting but I still manage. Winter Kohlrabi following sweet corn, that sort of thing. I'm very glad to have your videos to expand my way of thinking and planting.
Thanks!

how would you harvest that garlic without disturbing the baby chard/beets?

Glad to hear you had a failed carrot crop. Gives me hope when a master admits mistakes lol. Keep on planting !

Lovely, thank you!

i love it, thank you. this is what i need: more propositions :) please!

Charles, I grow corn in the midwest in the states. I grow them closer together about 8-10 inches apart. The same spacing between rows. I see big farms doing it so I tried it. They're such a heavy feeder if you want nice corn. I layer old manure thickly like 3-4 inches deep.. Lots of water. Fantastic corn.

I always learn from listening to you, Mr Dowding, thank you very much for sharing your wisdom with us. I also feel better - calmer and happier - after listening to your videos.

Hello Charles
The garlic you grow in rows outside your greenhouse; how close together do you plant the cloves please?
Trying to plan for when I plant my next batch in the Autumn!
Thanks in advance, best wishes, Denise

Are you aware that other people are using your name to get views? I am not sure what you allow, but ......

Can you mix root crops (swede, cabbage or Brussel sprouts) with beetroot or tomatoes before they are finished

Yes! In NS, Canada with such a short season I need to pack it in as much as possible! I use a high intensity approach and really push the limits by planting lots in any spaces! By mid summer the garden looks like a jungle but such a productive jungle!! ❤

How do you keep critters out of your poly tunnel? Every single pea and sweet pea that I planted this year got bitten off at the base and eaten, and all my beds have dig holes in 😕

Charles, you mentioned possible problems with a cabbage variety.
I often seem to end up buying vegetable varieties promoted by the seed companies. Please would it be possible for you to make a video about vegetable varieties that you have found to be reliable.

I was going to try no dig in my back garden but my gardener friend built boxes. My cat loves the boxes. We get full sun in the front. I have to be brave and attempt no dig minus boxes in front garden. I should go for it.

i love the twig trellis for the peas at the end of the bed.

Charles, do you leave your plant roots in the soil after harvest? Saw that farmers would harvest lettuce by cutting off the tops and leave the roots to discompose.

Where do I find mushroom compost?

Charles Dowding is the RZA of gardening.

Hi Charles, another reason to savour growing our own...tasteless rock hard oversized strawberries is only too common now. What is your favourite variety?

VERY GOOD