When to Pick? vegetable flavours of early summer
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2024
- See some options among all the tasty possibilities. I show how to pick, in ways that prolong the life of plants, increase the ease of harvests and enable them to continue for longer.
Vegetables covered are globe artichoke, lettuce for leaves, sorrel of two kinds (Buckler leaved and broad leaf), asparagus, carrot, beetroot, broad/fava beans, broccoli and potatoes.
Sowing dates for temperate, zones5-8 climates are on this page charlesdowding.co.uk/sowing-t.... Also in my Calendar and Diary charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...
Learn more about growing and picking healthy vegetables in my online course Growing Success charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...
See also my books for example No Dig Organic Home and Garden, co-author Stephanie Hafferty.
Filmed and edited at my no dig Homeacres garden on 7th June 2020 by Edward Dowding, edowdingfilms.onfabrik.com/po... - Jak na to + styl
A cup of coffee, headphones in, Mr Dowding for half an hour. Pure bliss.
Yes Nathan!
I was thinking the same thing! Green tea in my cup ☺️
Big fat joint and a cup of water over here ✌️
How true! He is a relaxing session in the day.
He has been called the Bob Ross of gardening
On Saturdays, I treat myself by roasting my own coffee, and watching something nice. This channel is my new "something nice". No politics, no complaining, nothing emotional, just simple, delightful, innocent, yet totally compelling gardening. ☕
This is so nice to read, thank you and are you a coffee grower? Yes we need good news! And feelings.
I could listen and watch your videos all day long! So much information and your voice just relaxes me and makes me want to garden more! THANK YOU!
I'm so glad!
Quite seriously Charles, please keep the videos coming. There is a quality to them that stirs similar qualities in me, some from memories, some from invention and perhaps, even some from fantasies, but mainly they speak of a side to the concept of being British that is never portrayed in the international news or other media. Quintesential gentleness combined with practicality, not a single sign of agressiveness even when pulling out weeds, and the long lost art of gentlemanly conduct is easily understandable when seen in its natural form and in its natural environment.
Sooo true!
Ah thanks.
That is an excellent way to express how many of us feel about him and his videos. Hear, hear!
AMEN! from me, and mic drop from you, passerby, for such an eloquent description of the gem that is Mr. Charles Dowding--a blessing to us all! My husband and I have worked hard to try to raise our 3 sons to be gentlemen, and our daughter to be a lady. More goodness and light need to be scattered everywhere to combat the bad.
C'est moi, Kim! Us, too. Raising your kids to be good, kind and generous is a great to have achieved.
Dear Charles, a few weeks ago I went to our local composting facility to get some compost for my new no dig garden bed. However, as I noticed before, the compost I was getting wasn't taking water as easy as I thought. As I was shoveling, I noticed a woman comping up with lots of bags to get her compost..
Excuse me, I said to her, do you mind if I ask you a question? Have you used this compost before?
Yes, I have.
Ok, I noticed that it is not taking in water that much,did you have the same problem?
Yes, at first it has a little lotus effect, but once it starts to soak up water it holds it really well. I am builing a whole garden bed out of compost only this year.
Really?
Yes. Do you know "no dig gardening"?
(Me, a little speachless) Yes I do. Do you know Charles Dowding?
(Her, a little speachless) yes I do!
After giggling for a little while about what the chances are to meet someone who watches your youtube channel and how your method makes so much sense we said goodbye. Just a little funny story how you bring people together here in Germany :)
Great to hear!
Brilliant story 👍
Marlene I same here in the Netherlands! My plot neighbour watches you too, we both do no dig/back to eden
Love your story, Marlene! It is so wonderful how Charles helps so many of us all over the world.
Hi, I’m also from Germany and had the same problem with compost we got for free from the city‘s composting plant.
The compost didn’t want to take in any water, it just ran off across it and didn’t penetrate at all. After we realized that, we uncovered the heap of compost we got, to see, if this would get better over the next rainy days we then had. But even after that, the compost was only wet in the first two centimeters, and the rest of the heap was completely dry.
Same went for the bed we created with cardboard and the compost on top. All our plantings there either wilted or grew so slowly (we planted in March: spinach, cauliflower, leeks, garden radish) that they only now started growing (leeks, still only max 10cm high) and cropping (radish), or directly went to shooting (spinach).
Does anybody else have similar experiences? We were also wondering about the not so pleasant (at least not what I would expect from compost) I‘d say acidic smell of the compost.
Your voice is the ASMR of gardening!🙂
Such a delight to see a garden fully occupied with veggies at this stage!
Charles and team, the calm in the storm as always!👍
I was feeling a bit stressed from my work day, sat down to watch your latest video--now I'm cool as a cucumber (aren't garden puns the best?)! Our family no-dig garden is coming along nicely, only because I serendipidously discovered your channel in March--congrats on 303K subs--you had 273K then! Thank you to you & Edward for this verdant, mouthwatering Spring garden tour. You help so many of us all over the world!
Wonderful to read this Kim, thanks
The thicker part of the broccoli main stem makes a great eggplant substitute in baked dishes like parmigiana. Just peel away the outer fibers. Can be eaten out of hand raw.
Why dose anyone dislike this man's videos. They're so peaceful and informative. It's like hating Enya.
Admiring your garden from Germany!
I would love a video "Top 10 perennials for the even lazier no-dig gardener" :-)
I'm happy because today I picked up from my garden first broccoli 🥦😁 and I also start to harvest peas,salad,radish,herbs,chard, kale,onion, strawberry and raspberry,plenty for Irish weather
Thank you for all of the lovely videos and informations.
Best of luck🌈
Wonderful!
Stunning Charles, all of the crops looks so clean.
Wild sorrel I'm pleased to report is one of my "weeds". Its a delightfully delicious weed though. Just put some cardboard over some hummocks of them in a new bed, I've probably not seen the last of those.. 😄
I was telling my partner and daughter that I am making a bed today with just cardboard and compost on the lawn. They gave me a funny look because I added that I get to plant on it straight away. I better show them LOL
Go Mary!
As always, it's such a pleasure to watch your videos Charles
Charles, I love listening to you. You actually, really inspire me!
Thanks Charles you're the best. Harvesting my last veg bags of the season today as winter has set in hear in southern Australia. I look forward to your summer posts to warm me up.
Always a Great morning when I see a video up here, just wish I was notified the day it was up, seems it's always late for me. I'll be following your planting schedule this late summer and fall. Thanks again for all the info you stuff into your videos.!
Wow shame on me I missed this one earlier- my apologies Charles. Great video as always. Cheers Denise - Australia
A big hello from Australia. I didn’t think I could long for warmer weather more but I was wrong!
Thank you for yet another great video Charles 💚 Your garden is - as always - very beautiful and it was a pleasure to watch you harvest your gorgeous produce!
nice gatheting of veg. thanks for taking us along!
Your garden looks so green despite the drought which I imagine you've experienced as well. Very nice to see. Those artichokes looks so delicious! Thanks for sharing all this goodness :)
Always love watching harvesting of what you’ve sown. As always wonderful 😊
Glad you enjoy it Caroline
Sir, you have such an orderly vegetable garden..the rows were so neatly spaced.
My mouth is watering, looking at all those beet leaves. I eat the leaves every day.
I loved this garden and harvesting tour!!
Thank you. Your videos are the perfect accompliment to your book. I'm still learning basics!
Oh Charles, you have changed my life! I love you for it!
I am jealous in those carrots!
Love your channel, videos, and tips. You inspired me to plan and start my first garden last year. Watching from SoCal.
Lovely feedback Danny!
Inspirational as always Charles.
new video!!! everybody stay tuned. I started my mini garden already Charles.
Oh Charles watching your videos is such an amazing pleasure especially when I am eating fresh produce you helped & taught me grow. Cheers your Friend Denise - Australia
You make it look so easy! I love how you explain things. Now I need a cup of coffee!
There is a deep nostalgia to your videos that I can't place but they make me smile deeply and I can't thank you enough for creating that feeling ❤️
V nice to know Haley thanks
Thanks again as always charles. My garden is looking marvelous thanks to you. I have 35 lettuce, 15 broccoli, a dozen strawberry, 30 melons of 5 varieties, 20 cucumber, dozen tomato, bell peppers onions and so much more. Thanks for the push and delightful narrative to go along with extremely educational programming. My first two beds prior are entirely different than my other two made with techniques I've developed with your help.
Sounds great!
Wow! That is a lot of produce! Will you be taking some to a farmer's market or canning for Winter storage?
Thank you Charles! Awesome video
Great content!
I was lucky enough to Stumble across one of you’re videos.. Seeing other comments and more of you’re videos, it will help me and my new allotment with some fantastic advice and experience! I’ll be hoping to have some enjoyable harvests in the future to come.
A credit to you, a true definition of hard work and passion.
Welcome aboard!
A new Charles Dowding video is as exciting as taking a harvest from your veg plot and eating that harvest for lunch immediately. One of life’s little pleasures... Brussels with carrots was just the tip I needed right now :)
Highly informative and so professionally delivered as always. Thanks Charles.
Much appreciated!
Thank you for posting these videos. I love the inspiration and how you explain things very clearly and yet also don't hesitate to say when you don't know exactly why something happened. It's really lovely to follow along.
Thank you so much Ellen :)
I was just thinking that I had better start picking some stuff in the garden and was wondering exactly how and when.
Nice to hear Kathleen 🥬
Great video. In my second full year now, I have learned many of the "why doesn't it grow like it should" things, and am now struggeling with harvest timing.
Appreciate the help, one step after the next toward knowing enough to start a market garden.
You can do it Ae
Thanks for the time you put into these videos Charles! You offer some helpful wisdom. Watching from the maritime, Canada.
My pleasure
Thanks charles this has come at the perfect time. Its 6.45am . Im in Hertfordshire and these are the plants i have in my allotment and your well timed video has inspired me to get down there early and do some harvesting. Great video many thanks.
Perfect!
Absolutely brilliant video superb content as always 👍
Wow!
What an abundant harvest!!
I'm so jealous of your garden, Charles!! Mine aren't as large as yours. Sadly, I've very little space for planting, but so good to see all your hard work bare fruits.
Just an absolutely perfect garden....shows years of knowledge fine tuned to a georgous result. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Happy gardening.
Many thanks
A Cos Called Valmaine is an awesome band name.
Wow. Thanks for the great info!
What an enchanting video.... i love your peaceful demeanour too 🌱🌱
Thank you so much
Soothing music, birds chirping, greenery, nice narration.. subscribed !
Thanks and welcome
We don't have a long growing season here but I still ate my first home grown food! It was bok choy thinnings and they tasted like brocoli! Yum!
Broad beans sound like something I would like
Fantastic video 🤗🤗🤗
Yeah, I like the more mature broad beans to the young ones. I grow my own now because shops only supply tiny broad beans.
Thanks for the overview of how/when to harvest.
Wow, love how your garden looks.
Thanks
love your videos. keep them coming
Brilliant, incredibly helpful!
And thats the confirmation of my inkling with regards to spinach.
Most packets say to seed in February/May over here in germany, which I have not had any real success yet, as they always bolt.
Have observed a few stray seeds germinating in the Autumn and those surviving winter and giving great harvest the following spring.
Exactly what I'll do from here on out.
Always a start to my weekend. Amazing story telling and tranquil voice.
Ah thanks Mark
thank you Mister charles; beautiful garden,so much information very important. congratulations great job!!
I'm both a new subscriber and gardener. Your show is like a poem. Thank you for teaching us what you know. I need to learn so very much.
Welcome Sandra and enjoy the show :)
Thank you Edward and Charles! So inspirational :-) Just began harvesting early potatoes for the first time ever. Thanks for teaching that indeed hilling is NOT necessary. Great!
Our pleasure
Charles, with my tiny postage stamp plot i am proud to say that as a result of your tutelage, method and wisdom, i am feeding my entire neighborhood, friends and family. There have been job losses and much suffering here in America. Food security takes the edge off and keeps illness away. The plants are volunteering at many households, I give away starts and actual produce, i have been successful with things i never imagined possible. Thank you Charles. Be well. Be safe. Be present.
I am so happy to read this, you are helping so many. Health is fundamental to everything.
I always enjoy your videos Charles, such a pleasure to watch. Gentle and nurturing tone, informative. “Father nature”! ❤️
So nice of you Salv
Thanks Charles
That video was so helpful! Also I have purchased your book should get it this week. Thanking you. You make it so relaxing 😊
Yay! Thank you!
I NEVER EVER DUG AND I ATE THAT YEAR!!!! THE DO NOT DIG DIG!!!! THE DO NOT DIG!!!!!!
Thank you for another lovely video Charles :) I love watching them :) and my first attempt at growing broad beans and beetroot is coming along very nicely :) not as big as yours yet, 'cause I sowed them later, but very exciting to see and so encouraging to try more things :) Thank you so much for all of the info you share! :) :)
great produce well done
Another wonderful video buddy, and good timing. Been looking around my garden and as it's my first grow was starting to let panic set in around when to harvest. :)
Glad I could help Peter
So interesting about the elephant garlic bulbils. This is my first year growing elephant garlic and the seed cloves were very expensive. Nice to know I can propagate from the little bulbils!! They have done much better than my ordinary garlic this year.
Great video you are a very clever man love watching
Thanks 👍
I’m asking myself why your harvesting is so much further on than mine......however it’ll be the best I’ve had and that’s through using your method, so thanks again and for the great tips/advice x
I found his calendar really helpful for this.
I love my sorrel! One of my favorites in the garden..this is very helpful..I like that you give the history of sowing and transplanting and what you might plant next..
Our pleasure!
@@CharlesDowding1nodigIndeed! I can tell it is a joy to do what you do.. and that you share it. :)
Awesome vid.
Thank you for making these videos; they are both informative and soothing. My husband and I have dubbed you the Bob Ross of gardening for this reason although I’m definitely more gardener than painter. We have very different climates (in SE Georgia in the US) but I’ve learned so much from you so far! The multisowing of beets is in the works now. Thank you again!
Glad you like them! I never set out to be soothing, it flows from the garden :)
Hi Charles,
Never left a comment before, but I had to today. There is always something in your video that soothes my soul and vigors my mind. Thank you so much for uploading this video today! I feel more blessed today that I can garden in my backyard with you. I absolutely love everything you write too. Please make more videos on small gardening and second cropping. Thank you deeply and please take care. :)
Truly, Eloise
You are so welcome Eloise, nice you feel calmed :) and you can find many more videos + writing in my online course 2, covers second cropping a lot charlesdowding.co.uk/product/online-course-2-growing-success/
Wonderful video of a glorious garden. Thank you so much
Cheers from chilly New Zealand.
Did a little dance
Thanks for visiting, and dancing, good to warm up!
Great vid,
Thank you. What a great idea harvesting the lettuce outer leaves - fresh every time! I have been just picking leaves off my salad rocket. Your advice is so valuable. My onions are doing well by your no-dig cardboard method. I'm recording it on video as I go. No sighs of my beetroot though through the cardboard. Don't know what's happening . My courgettes also are struggling so I have put translucent buckets over them to try to perk them up. I wish I could eat beans and I would grow them. I will try no-dig carrots next year as the weeds are awful amongst mine. I have over-sown them but hope to thin out and eat. I have a couple of buckets with carrots too. Thanks again, much appreciated Mr Dowding.
Cheers Terry
Great advice 👍
watching your video's, I have learned to not worry about how well your garden is doing compared to mine. Just grow stuff we like to eat and enjoy the process. Enjoying 2 of your books, learning lots, enjoying the process and eating well. lol Great video once again.
That's great
I live in a similar climate in the PNW of the states but we did not have the warm dry weather that you have had, in fact it has rained every day in June---since I have to garden in pots (20-30 gallon pots so quite large) I am successfully "growing" crop after crop of fungus gnat larvae, LOL. At any rate, more Americans should grow broad beans, I sow in the Autumn but I also did an early spring sowing, and am harvesting bountiful amounts of delicious beans, the tender leaves can also be added to salads and stir fries, the fragrant flowers are also edible although I have yet to try those, so a most successful and unfussy crop.
I'm in Vancouver Canada and oh my goodness you're right! My garden is drowning and the wood bugs are thriving!
So sorry! We have been lucky, so far
Beautiful, healthy looking garden. You have such a soothing voice. I watch and rest at the same time. Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge. I'm a novice gardener (March 2020) I will use some of your advice. Blessings
Wish you well Joyce
Really informative video thank you
wonderful, thank you.
Excellent vegetables!
Cheers Wayne
@@CharlesDowding1nodig snowing today. . Cheers to you Charles
I truly informative video posting ...I truly enjoyed it 🌱
So glad!
Your place it's a paradise for me
Great Charles thank you. I pick my Artichokes just a bit bigger than golf ball size and then boil them in salt water about 10 minutes, peel just a few outer leaves until the softer inner leaves are showing and either eat them fresh or put them in oil. This way there is hardly any faff and picking small encourages the plant to grow more fruits
Great tip!
Her şey çok çok güzel görünüyor bayıldım 😍😍😍
i realy enjoy your films and miss them when you not uplloading regurarly,(also i was worried about you) you are like Bob Ross of gardening:) I feel peacefull listening to your voice. thanks!
This is regular upload for us, they are much work to create and edit, glad you love them!
Just. Gorgeous. So much to learn. I will be trying broccoli and first early potatoes next year, once I find an equivalent 'earth apple' here in France :-). And those asparagus and artichokes, gosh, so lovely. That potato harvest was fabulous! Growing your own really does mean less is more, I have discovered. You waste less, use it all creatively, all in all a delight. Thank you again for a wonderful treat of a video. A richly inspiring, beautifully filmed trove of wisdom and counsel (as usual). :-)
Happy to read this Amita, good luck with earth apples
Absolutely lovely. Once again, thank you for all you share. I aspire to a basket filled with such a beautiful harvest. I over watered my one artichoke and rotted the flower stem, I will try again. I hope my potatoes are growing tubers - they really are pretty on top but what is going on below!
You can do it!
How this great channel has less than 1 million subs is beyond me.
Well thanks Ali.
They are quality if not quantity! Tens of thousands (maybe more) of newly productive plots and happy, healthy gardeners.
💙Soooooo beautiful!