Charles Dowding on Everything You Need To Know About Compost, No Dig and Growing Vegetables

Agenda

5.30pm Arrive and Explore the Plant Library

6pm Drinks in the Plant Library 

6.30pm-7.30pm Talk:  Charles Dowding on Everything You Need To Know About Compost, No Dig and Growing Vegetables

7.30pm-8pm Book Signing (tbc)

8pm Close

Join us for an inspirational evening in The Apple House for an evening with Charles Dowding, the leading proponent of no dig gardening, as he shares his advice from more than 40 years of vegetable growing and no dig experiments, to allow everyone to grow more food for less effort.

He will also introduce key insights from his new book Compost: Transform Waste Into New Life, exploring how to reduce waste, nourish your soil, and enhance your plants with homemade compost.

Since starting his vegetable-growing journey in 1981, Charles has gardened in four different locations and grown hundreds of thousands of crops. His decades of experience have led to the development of the highly effective no dig system, which focuses on supporting the web of organisms in the soil to promote healthy, weed-free crops.

In this session, Charles will offer practical tips and advice on all aspects of no dig vegetable growing, with a focus on compost including:

• What to compost and how to do it
• How to achieve the ideal balance of compost materials
• A seasonal timeline for successful composting
• Debunking common composting myths, such as:
  • How to add weeds to your compost
  • Why heat in your compost bin is not essential
  • Why worms are not vital to the composting process
  • Why no dig gardening doesn’t require more compost than traditional methods

Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting ou, this evening will provide invaluable insights to help you grow vegetables and transform your compost with ease and efficiency.