CANCELLED - Presentation by Charles Dowding - the "no dig" approach to organic growing
Fri 20 Mar
|Town Hall
Because of the Covid -19 Virus this event has been cancelled and will be rearranged for later in the year - any tickets purchased will be refunded.
Time & Location
20 Mar 2020, 19:30
Town Hall, High St, Shaftesbury SP7 8LY, UK
About the Event
Charles is an enthusiastic practitioner of no dig which he has found improves soil drainage, gives fewer weeds and pests, and increases the harvest per area and compost used. He is known for the superb vegetable and salad produce he sells and has sold from his bio-intensive, no dig gardens on a range of soil types. He has written several books and appeared on both TV and radio. Charles' talks are enjoyable and informative - and very popular.
Monty Don (BBC Gardeners' World) has said of him: "Charles has become the guru of no dig growing. He's a really good grower of organic and fabulous produce. I'm a convert now, one should dig as little as possible."
No dig keeps carbon in the soil as well as making it healthier. The approach is a good fit with what people in the Planet Shaftesbury network care about. We're all encouraged to…