In this video, I show how you can fill a raised vegetable garden bed and save money on soil costs! In this example, I filled my raised garden bed practically for free!
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Hugelkultur https://youtu.be/3O2qCQU7Cac
10 Reasons why raised beds are the best https://youtu.be/9DdsRBN5Hj8
Stay positive and build a raised vegetable garden bed https://youtu.be/U2vxgPyTrs8
How to quickly prepare a garden bed https://youtu.be/5ZqXSlu7-Pc
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What is that timber you used? I see H4 treated pine sleepers all over the bunnings places but that looks like something else?
Mark is it ok if I use logs from brazilian pepper trees? They dried out but I heard they are toxic. Would it not be a good idea to fill a garden bed with these logs?
Hi Mark love your videos. I am going to make my raised beds out of roof sheeting and wonder what you would suggest to use at the corners. We have termites up here in North Qld and so I'm thinking that won't work for me. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks heaps 🙂
Full thumbs up and a firm handshake to you good sir, I am new to the channel and I am thoroughly enjoying the content. I am now setup in my new home on a 1500m2 section, all be it far from flat and not the best for planting I am quite keen to get some solid garden beds fired up here. The fresh water supply from the creek that runs through and the rain water capture system built in to the house will help the self sufficiency a lot. Good green times ahead!
Hi ,great tutorial it helped me work out what i need use to fill my new garden beds.I gave bought some raised pine treated beds and ive been told to line the inside with plastic is this necessary to do this or not please help with advise ?
Using corrugated garden frames, do they become very hot in summer and over heat and dry out the soil? Timber frames would be better? I live in southern Victoria.
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Are there any species not to put at the bottom of the raised bed? We will have mango and palms. Also can the soil get too hot with the metal beds? We are in Townsville. Thank you very much.
The worms seem a bit confused when you move them into a new garden bed though 😉
Great work for vegetable.
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I too like to fill mine with branches and sticks. Unfortunately, termites are a huge issue here and in our area. Neighbors behind us and next to us with dead and downed trees laying on the ground don't help. We have 2 acres here, but we aren't isolated from the other rural neighbors here. Treating 2 acres for termites is not cheap. Especially with continued termite maintenance added in.
Can someone please help on ideas of what to do. I have a very limited budget. 😫😫😫
Those metal tubs, are they roofing material?
Thank you very much for your down-to-earth approach to gardening!
If you're having a hard time growing perennial plants, try growing bean sprouts. It only takes 3 days for you to have clean food for family meals, which is fast, cheap, easy and very nutritious. And this is how I make bean sprouts that you can refer to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3M4ew91gSI9aXOG0RRZZLg/videos
Thank you mark
Hi sir
One thing I am curious to know that the base material you put can be a house for variety of worms underneath will not destroy the vegetable plants?
I'm just here to watch you chill in an excellent vegie garden.
Don't worry about idiots and saving money.
A vegie garden, no matter the cost, is worth more than its weight in gold.
We live in Arizona, in an area near Phoenix with tons of Rabbits! Apparently they can jump as high as 5 feet when motivated, and I'm curious to know ways we can prevent them from getting into our raised beds. We'd rather not build our beds 5 feet high! Any solutions from you guys? Thanks in advance!
Sir, you are a true gem! Thank you so much for all the incredible information you share. I’ve learned so much just in the last couple of weeks from watching your channel and I know without people like you being so willing to share decades worth of hard earned knowledge, I’d be so lost on how to even start growing my garden. Best of luck to you and your family!
That was an Asian crazy worm if I am not mistaken
You killed that first worm lol that soil was waaaay too dry. Throw water on em afterwards!
Hello mate i am a watcher of your videos for very few months now but I am a beginner and was really disappointed with your videos because all of your videos miss a critical information which is crucial to know for a beginner and which is a Bloody DATE????? What time of the year you are giving us the instructions…if after this comment i still dont see a date on your futurevideos,,,,i will block youtube suggesting yourvideos to me…be ause without a date…most videos are uselessfor a beginner….sorry forbeing rude…but itis important
Love your advice.You have inspired me, so I built 2 new timber beds like in your video but only 440 high. The paddock I built the beds in had grass so I just covered the grass in cardboard and newspaper and then filled with sticks and other compostable matter. I’m a bit worried now about the grass, with beds only 440 high. Should I empty beds and get rid of the grass before I plant it out?
I have shipping boxes I'm planning on using for raised beds..my question is do I leave the floor in the boxes or remove them?
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Very interesting video, do you treat the timber with anything better or during its life, its gets quite damp here in the UK so I'm wondering what to use to keep the timber going for as long as possible.
Andy.
Raised beds are a losing battle. They limit your growing space, limit your layouts and can/do cost a fortune. The idea of spending thousands of dollars on raised beds, compost, amendments, etc… to grow dozens of dollars worth of food is pretty inefficient in the long run. That's why farmers don't use them, of course. They also keep people from getting to know and improve their own native soil. Anyone can grown anything in a giant pot, but that's not farming and it doesn't connect you to the land in any way, Not to mention the fact that you're always limited by your compost budget/availability. Its seems especially odd to use them in a warm climate, where you don't really want/need to "warm the soil", or "extend the season" either. Get out of bed(s) and into the soil. You and your garden will be much better for it. (source: Floridaman, we have hot, crazy soil too, but we learn to work with it to get great results)
Great! however l feel sorry for the worms that get chopped up!
I notice that you are a proponent of bedding the raised garden with sticks and logs. Other gardeners claim that as the wood breaks down, it draws nitrogen out of the soil. Could perhaps elaborate on this this in a future video. Many thanks!
This man is a hero. He recycles pallets.
Very informative.
Are your raised beds big tubs? Or bottomless? I am learning a lot from you, though I live in central Texas. Much of what you do doesn’t translate well to our heat. But, much of what you do is good sense for anywhere. Thanks.
And, another question… what is the mulch you are using? It looks like old hay to me. If I buy mulch in Texas, it is very black and doesn’t look like loose grass dried up.
Very good presentation and information
What kind of mulch did you use ?
Great video. Your method of filling a raised bed is eye opening. I just wonder how high you make your raised beds?
I always fill pots and raised beds with weeds veg scraps shredded paper grass, not only does it help fill them up it helps with drainage. Plant roots only need about a 12” depth or less .
All compost will eventually compact at the base, so frequent mixing and turning is essential