In this course we will teach you how to make your garden low maintenance and highly productive by working with nature using no dig.
By the end of this course, you’ll gain the skills to:
- Build and maintain a no-dig garden with less work.
- Improve your soil naturally without digging or tilling.
- Grow more food with less effort and resources.
- Slash weeding and irrigation using effective techniques.
- Create a healthy garden ecosystem that supports itself.
- Use natural methods for healthy plants and soil.
- Save time and money on gardening.
- Create your own long term food security.
- Work with nature to create a thriving, productive garden.
This online video course contains over 3 hours of content spread over 26 lessons and a few quizzes. We made this course for you to benefit from our 20 years of experience, mistakes and successes. It’ll save you a lot of work, time and money giving you more enjoyment and productivity from your garden! (Course contents & free videos below)
We will email you access details within 24 hours of purchasing our online course.
Course Contents:
1. Why No Dig & What Are The Advantages?
1.1 – Why No Dig Gardening & What Is It?
1.2 – Advantages – Soil Structure – Worms Channels & Tap Root Wells
1.3 – Advantages – Healthy Soil Life – Bacteria, Fungi, Microbials & Insects
1.4 – Advantages – Stored Fertility & Water
1.5 – Advantages – 95% Less Weeding
1.6 – Advantages – More Time for Planting & Harvesting
Advantages of No Dig Gardening
2. Planning & Observation
2.1 – Planning – Why Bother?
2.2 – Access
2.3 – Solar Orientation
2.4 – Wind & Shelter
2.5 – What You Want to Achieve? – i.e. Grow Food & Medicinal Plants, Ornamental and/or Wild Life Garden
2.6 – What Plants to Grow? Let’s go for a walk around the garden.
Planning & Observation Quiz
3. Preparation
3.1 – Gathering Materials – Compost, Cardboard, Plastic, Woodchips, Amendments & Plants
3.2 – Layout – Paths and Grow Space
3.3 – Smothering Existing Vegetation in Advance
4. Installation
4.1 – Smothering Existing Vegetation on the Day
4.2 – Compost
4.3 – Paths – Main and Side
4.4 – Planting
5. Maintenance
5.1 – Weeding
5.2 – Adding Fertility
5.3 – Harvesting
6. Bonus
6.1 – How to avoid slug damage
Previous Attendee Reviews:
Grainne said: Had an amazing afternoon in Martin’s and Bianca’s gardens. Martin shared his vast knowledge of plants, trees, shrubs and gardening experience with all of us in such a pleasant manner. Martin was willing to answer all our questions. We all came home with plants, cuttings and the know how of how to start a No Dig garden. I will definitely be back.
Kieran said: I had so much fun on Gardens For Life Walk’n Talk and learned so much about no dig gardening. Martin has a wealth of knowledge and is so generous with sharing it. Both Martin and Bianca are so welcoming and their enthusiasm for no dig is infectious!
Marian said: What a great workshop! Plenty of hands-on learning about propagation and growing seeds. There is so much to see around you too – so many different plants! Martin is very knowledgeable; you learn about far more than the original topic. Martin and Bianca (and Jacob) are really welcoming . Thanks for a great day!
Sasha said: It’s always a pleasure to connect with Gardens For Life whether buying online, taking part in a seed swap or attending workshops. Martin and Bianca offer a wealth of no dig knowledge and an abundance of great quality cuttings, plants and seeds. Their enthusiasm, generosity and ‘keep it simple’ approach inspires me to experiment outside my comfort zone. I also appreciate the community being created around self sufficiency and growing food, not lawns!”