Edge control over the advancing grass and weeds | why and how | Charles Dowding

Charles is at the cutting edge of no dig gardening.

My late grandmother lived in a moist climate and she would maintain her garden bed edges with a half moon edger including an inch or so deep depression along the edge. As you also suggested she periodically scalped the edges by dropping the lawnmower wheels into the depression and this combined with minimal/no dig allowed her to keep an acre of landscaping/garden absolutely beautiful single-handedly until shortly before her death at age 85.

Your videos always bring be a sense of calm and an abundance of joy. Thank you Charles. Happy no dig day!!!!!

Happy No Dig Day! We've been celebrating by having tea and getting to know our plot neighbours.

What a fantastic way of showing and teaching . Always so inspiring to see and admire your garden and crops. Motivating. Thanks . My new market garden is trying to go and be this way . A lot of work and dreams.

Charles, in my experience with cardboard edging around beds, its super important to keep all the edges of the cardboard covered. If I dont cover the exposed edges with mulch then the slugs just love going under the flaps during the day! And weeds will find a way to poke out easier too.

Mr. Dowding, Im from Manipur, India. Watching your video inspired me to start gardening. Three years later, Im growing 80% of my own food

Love this video. Thank you Charles. The principle you use - little and often - is I think also applicable to other daily tasks and life’s little things, isn’t it? ❤ Helps us enjoy them and have more fun too! 😊

Thankyou Charles, my garden edging is easy like yours, because I modeled your example..my husband mows weekly to keep it short and a quick spring cleanup and a quick fall cleanup is all it takes. My husband is also in charge of removing any Dandylions from our yard..yes he has a tool that allows him to do the job without bending over. All weeds go on to the heap..😊

Thank you Sir for your encouragement to keep up with weeding. I do so every morning after feeding kitty outside.

Thank you! I need to increase the area between grass and plants! So helpful.

Thanks. Really helpful. I have found that time invested in creating good wood chip paths brings huge benefits.

Charles thank you so much for this video. This is so helpful!! I have been fighting with my garden edge for over 2 years. I think your advice will help so much.

I’ve been wanting to see a video on edging for ages! Thanks Charles :_Orange:

I've been waiting for this one for years. Thank you!

Hello Charles, I enjoyed the garden visit. I need to tend to mine. I have always wondered how you maintained such perfect edges. Beautiful carrot harvest. Enjoy your day.

Seeing your well maintained garden beds is an inspiration to us all. My setup is different as I have all raised beds with small to medium sized gravel in between or in some of my garden woodchips in between. I just go around a few times a year with a propane torch and burn the weeds or sometimes spray vinegar on them to kill them. Any weeds in my actual beds I just pull since there are generally very few by practicing no dig and using lots of compost and mulches. My biggest problem is always having to replacing my boxes or doing maintenance on them.

Thanks for sharing Charles.great ideas for keeping things tidy and in order, I’ll be using this method where I can! 👍

I was just thinking how nice your garden edges look on you last short video. Thanks for the tips.😃

Relaxing and motivational at the same time...mine need doing and I'll be on it tomorrow, weather permitting. Thank you Mr Dowding!