Raised beds can be a great addition to your farm, garden, patio or urban space. I build the raised bed containers, fill the with material and talk about how they will be used on my farm.
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How I Build My Beds
30″x50′ beds
12″-18″ walkways (whatever you prefer)
Cover the ground with a silage tarp or graze with animals until all the weeds are killed. Broadfork, put down cardboard, wet the down the cardboard, add 4-5″ of compost in the beds and put wood chips in the walkways. This turns out to be about 2.5 cubic yards of compost per 30″x50′ bed. I buy commercially made compost and get my wood chips from local tree companies for free.
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37 Comments
Perforated drain tile and rock will take care of that drainage problem 👌
Perfect for strawberries
Worlds collide lmao..
You should get mark from self sufficient me on your podcast.. or do a farm tour of his acreage 🤔🤔
Birdies? From Australia?
The plastic edge covering stops your kids from slicing up their hands when they trip and grab the bed edge for support.
Really cool raised beds! I'll be looking into buying some for my place, thanks!
landscape fabric has its uses, for sure. i use lots of cardboard and paper shreds to start my raised beds.
I love my raised beds. I made them of construction wood. Glad I didn't do it this year with lumber prices. Great video Josh. Thank you.
Nice hat …
Hello! I am from India… Your farm is nice,I like your videos 👍
Looks great Josh!
Looks good very nice Job.
*Pro tip:
when filling in deep containers like this, you can use the Hugelkulture method and use logs and brush at the bottom-most level. Then add leaves or sawdust to fill in around the logs/brush, straw if you like, shredded paper (non slick) and top it off with compost. As time goes on, the wood will decompose and act like a sponge. Thisll help lessen the amount of water needed for your crops grown in it. Once a year add a top layer of compost as needed. As the wood decomposes, the fill will drop. Using a pitchfork and poking as far down as you can and gently move the fill back and forth simulates using a broad fork in the same manner. This creates air pockets in the soil so it doesnt get too compacted. Then plant and go!
Using the wood as filler really can help cut down on costs, provide food for beneficials and lessens the watering needed. Not to mention how amazing that'll be for your plants!
Second pro tip: if you use already decaying wood, the process will speed up.
The plastic strip on top I’d recommend using, it stops injury but also gives some protection on the top ridge. I recommend using a bead of adhesive to keep it secure across the years. You can fill 1/3 of the bed with gravel to reduce cost of filling, it also increases drainage. Especially if using the tall ones. Then put good compost soil on top. I had several here in Aus tall long ones used layer system when installed very very expensive and next year had broken down and left under 1/3 full. So don’t recommend that approach. Beds themselves last years and years. These days they come in great colours and many more sizes shapes too. The other thing make sure you put the right side up, the ridge turns right way. I’m not involved with Birdies their in Queensland I’m in Tasmania but they are from my experience an excellent company to deal with and quality product.
I have several! They are wonderful and last forever! Also made with non toxic materials!
Wow, that was nice of Kevin! Those beds are so cool!
OMG! Josh mowing grass? LOL
Great use of the Birdie's bed. I would like to do the same thing for my blueberry bushes.
Looking clean Josh! I like leaning on the leaf mold for fill… Gonna get that set up here 💯
Birdies really got to nearly every youtube farmer/gardener with their US launch. Looks nice.
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Great video as always! One of the other advantages of the birdies boxes over regular galvanized panels is longevity. Self Sufficient Me did a comparison video where he showed how much a generic galvanized bed was breaking down and rusting compared to a birdies bed installed the same time. Can't wait to see those hedges!
They look nice well made and durable, I personally still prefer wood for look and it is a natural material that fits in the outdoors blending naturally. Those still a foreign material in a natural environment.
Nice terracotta bit holder!
Crikey! You’ve got yourself some Birdies! Satin Hill Farms just keeps gettin’ better! Garden on! Blessings…
Good job
Birdies are the biggest brand in Australia? Never heard of them. That style of garden bed came from rainwater tank manufacturers and there are lots of manufacturers all over the place.
Aaand thats how you sell d; haha
Nice!
I bought one of these, looks great. Awaiting my delivery.
If you do the bottom layer with leaves, do you have to wait until they break down to plant?
JOSH YOU SHOULD CROSS BRACE THOSE BEDS, RIGHT? (they be long). I declare I’d use 2×4’s, at least one; two or three per bed even better. Around eight inches down. Great organic results using cold-pressed olive oil exclusively to coat untreated raised-bed lumber, quick re-application using terry cloth gloves every spring, get 7-10 years ‘above ground’ before replacing boards as needed.
I bought the 6 in 1, 18 inches high and decided to put it on two tiers of 8x8x16 inch cinder block. I found out I REALLY enjoy gardening at counter height. Easier to control critters and mark at Self Sufficient Me has a video on easily creating covers for them. I'm very pleased with the Birdies beds. I'm hoping the USA customers get access to all the really fabulous colors eventually.
Quick question, how do you handle burrowing animals?
Kevin of Epic Gardening was the primary driver behind my renewed love of gardening and the main reason why I found YOUR YouTube channel. I was so happy to see the informal collaboration between the two of you. Now, back to catching up on your videos…
These look perfect for what I want to do Josh!!
I don't know if I missed it somewhere, but can you do an update on the Birdie's raised garden bed?