NO-DIG PIONEER AN INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES DOWDING
The lockdowns have created a surge in people’s interest in gardening but how do you think this interest can be sustained?
There definitely needs to be more awareness about the pleasure of growing your own, and the health benefits, both physical and mental. For example, I work with three Pru schools in Surrey, where the teenagers are thriving on their curriculum of gardening for food. Interest comes from success, and no dig gives that – also with less tedious work such as the continuous weeding which follows digging.
Gardeners who grow vegetables are boosting their immune system in many ways, so it’s the hobby we all need now.
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