Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Create a second spring in your garden, using these lovely, planting ideas. Many vegetables grow better in the second half of the year than if you sow them in spring.
Sowing each succession vegetable at the right moment makes a huge difference, and you can see results here from where I'm trying new dates for certain vegetables. My Calendar of Sowing Dates has all the timings you need.
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Time is of the essence when starting new vegetables in the summer. The wonderful no dig method makes it easier because there is no soil preparation in between clearing and re-planting.
When removing vegetable remains from the first harvest, leave as many roots in the ground, as you can, to feed the soil life. And you don't need to spread new compost or any other amendment, just pop in those new plants or seeds.
Filmed 29th September 2025 by Antonia Salter, at Homeacres, Somerset UK.
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Spinach Medania
01:03 Mustard - cover crop
01:33 Kohlrabi, turnips and kale
02:04 Spring onions
02:19 Covers over spring cabbage and turnip
03:14 Interplant of chard with dwarf French beans
Create a second spring in your garden, using these lovely, planting ideas. Many vegetables grow better in the second half of the year than if you sow them in spring.
Sowing each succession vegetable at the right moment makes a huge difference, and you can see results here from where I'm trying new dates for certain vegetables. My Calendar of Sowing Dates has all the timings you need.
shop.charlesdowding.co.uk/products/charles-dowding-s-calendar-of-vegetable-sowing-dates-2026
Time is of the essence when starting new vegetables in the summer. The wonderful no dig method makes it easier because there is no soil preparation in between clearing and re-planting.
When removing vegetable remains from the first harvest, leave as many roots in the ground, as you can, to feed the soil life. And you don't need to spread new compost or any other amendment, just pop in those new plants or seeds.
Filmed 29th September 2025 by Antonia Salter, at Homeacres, Somerset UK.
You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members:
youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg/join
00:00 Intro
00:20 Spinach Medania
01:03 Mustard - cover crop
01:33 Kohlrabi, turnips and kale
02:04 Spring onions
02:19 Covers over spring cabbage and turnip
03:14 Interplant of chard with dwarf French beans
