Don’t let these 5 raised bed mistakes ruin your garden! Learn how to prevent them, keep your garden in top shape, and maintain thriving raised beds that produce tons of veggies.
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DIGITAL TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Mistake #1: Growing in poor soil
01:22 Mistake #2: Building raised bed too wide
02:15 Mistake #3: Not mulching
02:56 Mistake #4: Not growing vertically
04:11 Mistake #5: Incorrect bed placement
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Which of these mistakes have you made in your raised beds? Thanks for gardening with us! -CaliKim & CameraGuy
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Great advice and thank you!
Love it, but a have a green house because of deers and more what can you give me.
I plead guilty to the woody bagged soil from HD. I offset that by putting in alfalfa pellets, and amend as needed. Mulching is a must here in Phoenix, as our summers regularly hit 117. I mulch with either straw or woodchips, and water with ollas. I have to fill them Mon, Wed, and Fri, and in the heat of summer, sometimes on weekends. It is hot enough here that the tubing for a drip system would probably have to be replaced every summer, so that was a no go. Great advice all around, I have followed you for a while now, thanks for all you do!
Are pine tree trunks ok to put in the bottom of the bed?
Mistake number one should be not using hardware cloth to proof them against gophers and voles. I lost a kohlrabi and a half dozen carrots do to cat damage from digging, but it got the vole that ate my potatoes and peas. The sacrifice of a few plants is worth it. Where there is one vole, there are hundred—not kiding. I am continuing my three prong defense, four hungry cats, vole repellent, and sonic stakes. Next on my arsonal list is caster oil. I'm hoping it doesn't come to that.
Thank you Kim! I LOVE your videos, your valuable info has been so helpful!
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