Charles Dowding has made no dig popular with millions of gardeners.
They love how it’s good for the soil, healthy for plants and easier plus timesaving for them. His growing methods are applicable for small areas and large ones and are used worldwide.
Since 1982 he has created and cropped four no dig market gardens on varied soils from stony to silt, and on two types of clay.
In the 1980s his garden covered 7.5 acres of no dig beds. Currently, he grows vegetables on 0.35 acres/1,300 metres2 in Somerset for sales of salad leaves and vegetables.
He has written 14 books, runs a YouTube channel and Instagram account, has created and sells online gardening courses, writes for gardening magazines, and gives talks plus courses at home and abroad.
Here he explains the no dig method for us.
Image with thanks to Nicola Smith.