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0:00 Intro
0:25 Lay Cardboard
3:54 Let’s talk about raised beds
4:53 a word from our sponsor
6:29 Building up the bed
12:00 Soak, and then soak some more
14:05 Let’s talk about plowing
16:34 Screen your compost
19:41 Spread the compost
21:05 Optional products
24:25 Screen top dressing
27:26 Apply top dressing
28:54 Lay mulch pathways
30:14 Plant!
36:26 The result
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22 Comments
I'm in northeast Tennessee and at a high enough altitude to be Zone 6.
How does she keep her chickens from hopping that fence?
I started to believe you the moment you said, "Michael Scott always says…" ๐๐๐
You're so beautiful.
Could I use guinea pig poop instead of rabbit poop for fertilizer? I think there diet is identical.
do you reuse the seeds from that year's harvest for the next year?
I had my card on top of the beds to stop all the rain from washing the compost away in the winter – oh oh now i have to take all off the top and put the card on the bottom!
Please tell me you have another donkey named Doody.
What do I use if I donโt have compose?
One caveat to no-till, it's worth tilling your garden bed once if you're starting in super compacted and already dead soil. After that you don't want to touch it though.
Fvck HOA Yeap, I said it๐๐๐
Your pants pockets are so big! ๐ do u mind me asking what brand they are or where you found them?
I have struggled with crippling depression, but in the summer when I get an hour every morning alone in the yard barefoot with a hose watching my seeds turn into beautiful plants. Also newspaper is good for underneath. It's gone by the end of summer, but not as effective as cardboard
I have struggled with crippling depression, but in the summer when I get an hour every morning alone in the yard barefoot with a hose watching my seeds turn into beautiful plants. Also newspaper is good for underneath. It's gone by the end of summer, but not as effective as cardboard
Are there any concerns for undesirable mold and fungus in the lower levels of the bed?
Great video!! ๐๐๐
Could I use bark chips and sawdust the same way as a water retaining material?
Iโve always been told not to bury woodchips
Anxiety, depression and more mental behavioral problems can be eliminated or minimized by accepting Christ as savior. You want have to concern yourself with travel, transparency, secrecy, listening ear and remedy. He's been my doctor for years.
I love watching you teach, Anne with an E.
If you have a problem with quack grass or Canada thistle you can cover it with cardboard or landscape fabric, but do not cover it. If you cover it the plants are strong enough to poke through the cardboard and landscape fabric. If it lightly lies on the ground, the plants can't poke through. (I normally hate landscape fabric, but it seems to work for this.)
I like the idea of edging with logs that will break down. Most people recommend pressure treated lumber which is toxic.