BBC Gardeners' World

Maximum veg whatever your space

Huw Richards is a gardener, author and YouTuber with a keen passion for growing food using permaculture principles. He gardens at his family’s kitchen garden in Wales.

Plants aren’t my priority in the vegetable garden. My priority is nurturing the healthiest soil possible in my raised beds and containers through an eclectic mix of techniques influenced by no-dig gardening and managing my soil without herbicides or pesticides. No dig serves as my foundation, upon which I include other ideas and methods that I believe hold merit and potential to make my soil and plants healthier and my life easier!

Experimentation is at the heart of my growing journey. I am constantly pushing the boundaries to see what is possible for gardeners to make the most of their space, and I will be sharing many ways that you can help unearth your garden’s full potential throughout the year.

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