Welcome to a new book giveaway!
I’ve got two copies of gardening expert Charles Dowding’s new book, ‘No Dig Gardening’, to give away. Whether you’ve only just started growing your own, or are a seasoned pro, this is a great book to help you improve your crops and garden more sustainably.
What is no dig gardening?
Charles Dowding is famous in the gardening world for pioneering organic gardening, and for being a world authority on no-dig vegetable gardening. No dig gardening involves simply mulching your soil with compost, rather than digging it. There are lots of benefits to this method, including improved soil structure, better drainage, fewer weeds and healthier plants. And because there’s no digging, you save lots of time too!
Let’s take a look at Charles’s new book in more detail.
Charles Dowding’s No Dig Gardening – From Weeds to Vegetables Easily and Quickly
The book is based on the written content of Charles’s successful online course. It takes you through a series of ‘lessons’, which explain the concept of no dig vegetable gardening and the art of making good compost for your garden. Each lesson is comprehensively illustrated with before, during and after photographs from Charles’s own market garden. Lessons finish with a multiple-choice quiz to help you recap the main learnings.
As well as taking you through the no dig method, there are lots of other practical resources too. The book shows you how to plan your vegetable garden layout, how to create and look after beds and paths, and how to make your own compost, and also explains the different types of mulch and how you can use them to clear weeds.
There are also two chapters dedicated to planting plans for small spaces, based on what Charles has grown and showing how no dig helped to achieve these outcomes. This is a great resource for those of us with limited outdoor space, and shows just how productive even a small veggie plot can be.
You can find out more about the book and order it here.
This really is a brilliantly practical and accessible book. With millions of views of his YouTube videos over lockdown alone, Charles’s no-frills methods resonate with novice and experienced gardeners alike. This is the ideal book for anyone interested in the no dig method, and how to implement it in their own garden or allotment. And if you’re already starting to think about Christmas shopping, it would make a lovely gift for a gardener too. Who would you buy it for?
Win a copy of No Dig Gardening
I’m giving away two copies of No Dig Gardening – From Weeds to Vegetables Easily and Quickly by Charles Dowding, each with an RRP of £22.50. To enter, just follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck!
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My daughter Grace who has a keen interest and is just starting out but seems to have green fingers
My partner loves gardening so this would be the perfect book for them!
This book would be for my son who has just acquired an allotment. I mentioned the “no dig” method to him and this would be a good follow up. A perfect gift for his forthcoming birthday.
perfect for me as i love growing veg etc
I’d buy this for my partner Liz who loves gardening
I would buy it for my daughter.
My mother in law she loves her garden
I would buy it for myself as I love gardening and an interested in trying no dig
Hello, I think I would buy this book for myself as I really enjoy gardening. Thank you for the chance to win.
Myself – I love gardening but need pots of advice!
This would be lovely for my father in law
I’d buy the book for me. Bought Charles’ Organic Gardening book 10 yrs ago and been doing no dig ever since.
I’d buy the book for my sister, a gardening friend or myself!
i would buy the book for my husband
My dad mr green fingers extrodinaire
I would love to win this book for me! Currently obsessed with Nodig and cannot absorb enough information. Thank you for the opprtunuty
Can I say myself as I bought a house with a huge garden this year and the digging and weeding has been on a scale I am not used to and I would like to know how I can reduce this next year and still produce veg and not be swamped by weeds.
my dad he loves his veg but hes struggling now in the garden
Looks like a great book with a new system to be tried
My husband would love this book.
My husband and myself – we would share!!
My husband would love this book
My mum would love this!!
I would get it for myself as I want to increase the amount of veg I grow
My friend who grows some fruit and veg