Spinach Summer Succession after broccoli, quick ground preparation #nodig
Success with succession comes from choosing a vegetable suited to the timing of new planting. With the healthy and fertile soil of no dig, we are not governed by a need to 'rotate plantings'. You have many choices in each season. First, see what will soon finish giving harvests. Here the broccoli new growth was diminishing in August, so I twisted the plants out. Adam spread compost. Second, pop in some plants or seeds. Before 20th August in this temperate climate, is a great time for both sowing and transplanting spinach. I had ready some two week old transplants. Compared to sowing direct, that adds two weeks to the growing season because you're not waiting for them to germinate. Heidi and I transplanted them on 18th August. We watered them in and covered with mesh. Nothing more needed doing for a whole month. Then there were a few weeds, needing one minute of weeding! By the middle of October, there were lovely large leaves ready to pick, not cut. Careful picking means repeat harvests, more quickly. See my spinach growing guide https://shop.charlesdowding.co.uk/pro... My Skills book is on offer - https://shop.charlesdowding.co.uk/pro... IN THIS VIDEO → Skills for Growing online course: https://shop.charlesdowding.co.uk/pro... SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL → Shop: https://shop.charlesdowding.co.uk → Online Courses: https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/educ... → Join the channel: @charlesdowding1nodig → T-Shirts & Hoodies: https://charlesdowding.teemill.com LEARN MORE → FREE Tips in my newsletter: https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/#new... → FREE Resources: https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/reso... → Blog: https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/blog → Instagram: / charles_dowding → Substack: https://substack.com/@charlesdowding → TikTok: / charles_dowding → Pinterest: / charlesdowding → Patreon: / charlesdowding Filmed by Carly Dutton-Edwards 4th October 2024 at Homeacres no dig garden, Somerset, UK Music by: @rorydinwoodiemusic IG: rorydinwoodiemusic 00:00 Intro 00:46 Succession plantings in the summer - clearing broccoli and cabbage, and spreading compost 01:38 Failed carrot crop, due to slugs 02:02 No need for rotation 02:32 How to pick spinach leaves, and removing lower leaves to help with slug prevention 03:49 Mesh cover against rabbits 04:16 My Skills for Growing online course and book You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members: / @charlesdowding1nodig #nodig #spinach #growyourownveggies #growyourownfood #gardeningtips