This video is relevant to all gardeners, whether or not you dig/till the soil. There is no right / wrong amount of compost.
My explanations are from 40 years of an organic approach, using no synthetic or artificially manufactured fertilisers or feeds. All fertility is from compost, with best results from leaving it on the surface, as in no dig.
Compost enhances life in no dig soil. Whereas in dug/tilled soil, plants obtain less value from the compost, because of the disruption to the fertility network of mycelia for example.
I answer many questions about this topic. I relate to your uncertainties, such as feeling daunted at the beginning by imagining the huge amount of compost you think you might need to start no dig!
You can use a lot, and it’s a great investment in long term fertility.
Or you can use less.
Filmed and edited by Edward Dowding, freelance filmmaker https://edowdingfilms.onfabrik.com/portfolio
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Clarification of meaning of compost
01:39 One of my comparisons, the Three-Strip Trial, which started in 2013, and the 2013 results, which persuaded me to modify the trial.
03:02 Modifications to the trial in 2014, and subsequent results
04:23 Results from the third year, 2015
04:31 Amount of compost added to the trial beds each year
05:03 Another ongoing trial, comparing dig and no dig beds, that I have been running since 2012
05:52 Results of this trial over nine years
07:32 The value of compost, and how it’s so worthwhile for growing great veg
07:48 Easy succession planting in the dig/no dig beds
08:41 The watering advantages of no dig, partly from adding compost on top of beds
09:05 The simplicity of the no dig method, and having to add compost only once a year
09:27 The overall benefits of using compost
10:29 Some info on my new No Dig book
The book is available to pre-order https://geni.us/NoDig
See this web page for more details of the trials I mention: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/category/trials/
And my ‘Trials’ playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7WDfop74y-m2wNJolMa2Brum_-DbpzkT
See also the ‘Get Started’ page on my website which includes a beginner’s guide, explaining how to start no dig: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/start-here/
And the ‘Compost – Using and Making’ page: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/compost-using-and-making/
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