Compost is a superb mulch for no dig beds, an inch or so / 2.5cm annually, for two crops. The compost feeds soil organisms, whose activity and excretions improve soil structure, and provide nutrition for plants.
00:00 Intro
00:25 How to assemble the pallets, very quick and easy
6:45 mid April to end of May (fill 1st heap)
6:50 Start 2nd heap in June
6:55 early July turn 1st heap into middle
7:00 in august turn last into middle
I show you a quick, simple and cheap way to enclose compost heaps. Also how you can add all garden wastes, including roots of perennial weeds, and late blight on tomato plants.
See also this video of July 2020 for more simple ways to balance your additions of green and brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtMsEylZvqw
This recent video explains more about heap options, including the three pallet heaps in July https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Aa525oW34
Learn more from the composting guide we have created with Retrieve https://charlesdowding.retrieve.com/store/#/general/compost-making-guide
Filmed and edited October 2021 by Alessandro or @spicy moustache who has a no dig garden in London https://www.youtube.com/c/SpicyMoustache, also on Instagram https://instagram.com/_spicymoustache_?igshid=qhkz85b36z1l
More from Charles:
CD 60 Module Trays
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In the UK you can buy these via https://containerwise.co.uk/product/charles-dowding-60-cell/
or via https://www.refillroom.com/product-category/garden/
In Europe you can buy these via https://thefarmdream.com/product-category/propagation-trays/
To buy video garden guides with a unique search function https://charlesdowding.retrieve.com/store/#/
To buy one of my online courses https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/online-courses/
To buy a signed book https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/books/
To join an in person Day or Weekend course at Homeacres https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/courses/
This is the dibber I recommend https://www.gardenimports.co.uk/product/charles-dowding-long-handled-ash-dibber/?v=79cba1185463
To buy t-shirts and hoodies with my exclusive no dig designs, use this link https://charlesdowding.teemill.com
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