Charles Dowding is the leading proponent of no-dig gardening. Not only does he have a huge following, but his advice is born from more than 40 years of growing, analyzing, comparing, and recommending. He has been growing vegetables since 1981, having gardened in four different locations and grown hundreds of thousands of crops. He is revered in the world of vegetable growing; in fact, Monty Don (BBC Gardeners' World presenter) stated that "Charles has become the guru of no-dig gardening. He's a really good grower, organic, and has fabulous produce."