Do you miss sowing seeds? Do you want something to do over winter? I have good news! Hot beds!
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My driveway cold frame bed has struggled because sometimes it's shaded by my car, but if I raised it with a hot bed it would get every bit of winter sun! 💡 Thank you Huw for giving me a great idea and helping us all make use of every inch of space we have 😊
Hotbeds are such an intelligent way of doing an intense cultivation on a smaller area in the coldest months.
It's not as materiał (alas plastic) and doesn't require as much commitment as polytunnel or polycarbonate construction.
I found that i practically need sheltering only for seedlings or tender Greena in the spring
The rest is happy in the open ground.
Thanks Huw.
Its a game changer and totally worth it
The temps in these beds can soft boil an egg 😂
The benefits of Hot Beds are explained well here. Nice one Huw.
This is my growing season but tips will help whit all sorts of growing situations
A lovely Christmas to you too. I'm going to experiment with hotbeds and I'm excited to read your new book.
I avoid the hungry gap by freezing and canning fruit and vegetable italian stile thank you for videos very usefull i m very proud of you in what you have done as gardener on this platform love from london uk
What an incredible video! Well done! Question: do we need to worry about the risk of cardboard containing PFAS that might contaminate the food?
Hm 🤔, I wonder if I can make a growing tray to go on top of my wormeries?
Amazing information. Thank you.
This is madness! And I can dig the whole concept! Great idea, and I will try this method on a smaller scale do to not having enough compost materials . But yeah , it's a beginning, right !?
Merry Christmas to you and your family 😊
Do you think I could use this technique in zone 5. I live in northern Latvia
this sounds amazing if you have a huge garden or a small farm etc… Just from my backyard and what materials I get each year, doesn't seem like it'd be enough to make a hotbed :/
I don't even get any leaves in the garden as there's not much tree's around.
Love this! Several years ago our Ø Waste group had materials and a little workshop on constructing hot beds/ cold frames – and our ReStore often has old windows and eccentric materials that could be used in gardens – love the idea of rotating where they are placed, for creating new beds!
I'm working on an allotment patch on the back of our lot – great way to start! And a friend keeps goats and has offered bedding ….
My question is how do I germinate seeds in midsummer in South Africa. I started trying in mid-spring with limited success. Which should I not even try at 33-39°C?
You’ve mentioned using the hotbed for a season. How long is a season for you Huw, and are all the materials decomposed enough at the end of that season to be used as compost? Have you also noticed any ph changes in your beds using this mix with a lot of coffee grounds?
Huw you have outdone yourself doing 3 different types of hot beds !!!!
Good news, you don’t have to wait until January for the days to start getting longer. Yesterday was the winter solstice, the first day of winter; that means today is the beginning of longer daylight hours.
Merry Christmas Hew, to you & yours! Love your hot beds video; excellent- as is all your content! I will check your content further with Jack's lessons. Thanks so much! Greetings from Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, where I apply permaculture & sustainability practices on my property along a salt marsh. ❤😊
I love the idea of a hot bed, but I don't have the space for one.
But I have stared building raised vegetable planters on legs. Which are quite deep.
Do you think I could turn them into a hot bed.
This gets me psyched because I missed out on 2 months of gardening! Ready to embrace a winter gardening task and stay connected to all things earthy. Love the adaptability of this, as I don’t want to commit to a permanent location without thinking through my garden plan broadly.
Love the new direction you’ve gone, as after my first year of gardening, I learned I can’t let it take over my time, as fun as it is. Don’t want to miss out on life’s other joys, so practicality matters.
Have a wonderful holiday break and see ya in the New Year!
I want to make one of these but I'm afraid it will just be like a slug palace. Do you ever have any issues with slugs getting into these in your rainy climate?
I don't have access to seaweed nor loads of manure, so I'm considering a pond with azolla as a source of nitrogen for hot compost.