July tour after a cool, dull and and wet month

July has been cool, dull and wet. However because the 1/3 acre (1400sqm) garden is no dig and the sun is high, growth has been fantastic. We have taken many wonderful harvests, including seeds from many vegetables. Sales in July average £760 weekly. Beds have been coming empty and we replant with new vegetables, all by hand. We can do it quickly because there is no need to add new compost, there are very few weeds to pull, and the surface is always soft. With firm soil underneath.. Average July maximum temperature was 19.9°C / 68°F, rainfall 149 mm / 6 inches, and sunshine 158 hours. Humidity has been often high, but so far I have seen very little late blight. One consequence of continually high moisture levels is strong growth of new weeds from seed. We therefore spend more time weeding. In comparison, last year that same amount of time was needed for watering. I devote a fair amount of time to making compost, and show you some of the results. This includes my wormery, producing a small amount of super high-quality compost for propagation success. Adam Wood’s channel is @myco_ad, @myco_ad/featured Thanks to @kimvanderlaan5962 who recognised the sage and commented: That purple sage at the end is called Salvia Amistad I think, it’s amazing. 00:00 Introduction, and the comparison in weather to last year 01:08 My Open Day on 3rd September () 01:22 Tomatoes in the polytunnel – dropping them down, and deleafing 02:08 Melons, and reasons for not deleafing/defoliating – varieties Emir, Petit Gris de Renne and Ogen 03:03 More tomatoes – varieties Victoria’s Smile and Berner Rose 03:39 Watermelons, ripening slowly due to lack of warmth 04:59 Onions going to seed – I open a flower bud to see the seeds inside 05:54 Cucumbers, now growing downwards 06:07 Pinching out the tops of tomatoes 07:20 Peppers – varieties Astor, Liebesapfel, Hungarian Hot Wax 07:59 Aubergines – variety de Barbentane 08:11 Grenoble Red lettuce for seed 09:18 Outside – new planting of chicory for radicchio, which followed onions, and lettuce which followed spring onions 09:41 Outdoor plants growing for seed – carrots, beetroot, parsnip and lettuce 10:04 Lepiota mushrooms 10:39 A second planting of leeks, which followed wild rocket 10:46 Jerusalem artichoke 11:07 Romanesco cauliflower, 6 weeks old 11:47 Kidd’s Orange Red apple tree 12:02 Celeriac, and the effect on growth due to a nearby cherry tree 12:55 Cavolo nero and Dazzling Blue kale 13:19 Purple sprouting broccoli, and Marathon calabrese 13:33 Rhubarb, year-round cropping 13:55 A trial – growing second early potatoes (Paris) in cow manure, and risk of blight 14:34 Rye plants, and how we made new beds on an area that also had rye, and potatoes – I tread down the compost 16:05 Thoughts on what we might plant in the new space 16:35 Squash, Kuri, and leaves with downy mildew – not a problem 17:36 A squash that is rotting, and the reason why 18:22 Beetroot, which followed turnips, and chicory for radicchio 18:55 Ridge cucumbers, La Diva 19:24 Harvested onions, drying outside and under cover 20:26 Harvesting parsnip seed 21:05 Rye straw, and how it’s been used to create a mushroom farm by Adam 21:54 Broad beans just shelled out 22:36 Sunflowers, and winter squash, Marina di Chioggia 23:13 Butternut squash, still very small due to lack of warmth 23:49 Salads – endive, chicory and lettuce 23:59 Borlotti beans to dry, and water cabbages – Filderkraut and Granat, under mesh 24:44 The wormery with many slow worms, plus ants and woodlice, and how I use it to make great compost 27:11 Joan J raspberry 27:59 Compost in my 7-bay system – different aged heaps 30:43 Beautiful sunflower, dahlias, mallow (Malope Vulcan) and asters (Lady Coral) 31:31 Perennial sage, and anise hyssop 32:08 Outro You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work of helping gardeners to grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members: #nodig #marketgarden #growyourownfood