Cheap & Natural Built (Raised Garden Beds Design Off Grid)
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- With Spring finally, here it's time to start Building Raised Garden Beds on the homestead. Living Off Grid with only a minimal budget for building the organic garden we chose the wattle weave method for our DIY Raised Garden Beds. To give you some backstory to our homesteading journey, we moved from the city to the wilderness of Tennessee with ZERO experience to develop our raw land into our forever Homestead. On our road to becoming Self Sufficient, we learned from day 1 how our lives were about to change for the better but not without the hardships that come with building a homestead from scratch. Growing our own food is something we always dreamed about and with the ever increasing food prices and inflation now seems a better time than ever. Moving our lives toward a minimalist lifestyle has taught both Jes and me how to appreciate everything we work for and the journey of learning will lead us all the way to fully self sustainable
Although our Bushcraft skills are at a minimum we keep pushing forward and with every failure, we learn a better way how to homestead. Living off the land is not something we ever thought was possible in today's society but with determination to escape the rat race, we inch our way to a happier, healthier existence not only in harmony with our own bodies but in oneness with nature all around us.
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Cheap & Natural Built (Raised Garden Beds Design Off Grid)
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Ideas to file for future reference: add animals to your homestead for soil/compost enrichment and a protein source (chickens are easy, and quickly turn woodland litter into glorious garden soil), coppice or pollard a few trees (some species are better than others for this) and you'll cultivate a lifetime supply of strait flexible sticks for wattle structures, Hügelkultur is your good friend when filling new beds, a two-wheeled barrow is a lifechanging investment, a small tractor with a scoop/bucket is valued beyond rubies (goals!), small sticks are easier to break over a rock or between two closely spaced trees than sawing to size for burning, always keep a stack of firewood stored jic of surprise cold weather (good for cooking with too). Work smarter not harder, nature is your ally...permaculture principles are worth studying on nights inside and rainy days. Thanks for sharing your hard work for all to see! I'm eager to check out how this homestead has matured two years later.
Great info and thank you 😊
Love the natural look of the wattle weave and the aerial view of the garden layout is epic!
Thanks! Let's hope when we get it all together... it still looks epic! lol.
This is a better looking idea than any plans I've looked at, and it's cheap
Thanks and super cheap 😁
I truly enjoy watching your journey. When you earn it you own it.
Thank you soo much. The work is hard, but its our work and we are grateful for that!
Must be nice to have someone to experience that with
It is ❤️
You can also put sticks and small logs in the bottom of each bed as to conserve on the amount of soils needed.
Great job. BLESSINGS
Hey Judy thanks for the tip 😀. The soil we used was full of rotted wood and when we put leaves in the bottom we kept the small sticks and everything with it. You don't want to use green sticks though correct?
I must say this is the prettiest garden I have seen. Puts my kitty litter buckets to shame.😂
Hey Thorn thanks so much 🙏 really means alot
Anytime we wanna get stuff done is right! We feel ya...yall doin a great job.Good luck on yalls journey!❤
I made my garden bigger this year. I used old wood for my base than layered with leafs and wood chips. Some I’m going use straw. Than put my soil on top.
That's so amazing Sandradee 👏 yea the topsoil we used has a lot of rotted wood in it (forgot to show people that). Never thought about adding straw.. let us know how your garden does 🙂
I think that the raised bed garden looks awesome guys
Hey Skeeter thanks 😊 we are pretty pumped about it
Yeah buddy!
Proud of our first garden bed
Raised bed is for sure the way to go! Good job!
That's what we have been told so we are giving it a try 😉 hopefully it turns out the way we expect
we have tons of broken tree branches on our property. what a great use for them!
Yea we figured with the price of building materials and the abundance of trees limbs we had that this way just made sense for us right now. Really appreciate you watching and we will see you next Sunday
Y’all working hard !! Leave one end open On the bed as you fill so y’all won’t have to shovel so much maybe . Truly awesome what y’all are doing !
I had that same though Nelipot just it was after the fact lol next one I'll be taking your advice 😁
Awesome! Have a good week! 🌷
Thank you! You too!
Seems like these days everyone is obsessed with those expensive metal raised beds, this is 100 times cheaper and a million times more beautiful. Thank you for sharing this beautiful way to garden
Not a problem 😁 they held up a few years and did great
Just wanted to say hi and tell you what an inspiration you two have been for me. Ive wanted to go off grid for quite a few years now but never had the courage to take that leap. Well my wife and I are now making a plan to do it in a few years. I love that you share openly that you guys are not experienced off gridders but your still doing it, that inspires me and makes my dream seem possible! I also love all the great ideas I'm getting from your videos, I'm almost caught up on watching them all so I hope y'all are still out there making more cuz im hooked on them! 😊
Thank you soul much for the kind and beautiful words. It means alot to us when we hear about how we inspire others. How exciting that you are making a plan to become self-sufficient. I can tell you.. its been hard work and I (Jes) cry alot, but they are tears of growth, never those broken-soul kind of cries. But the good times are very good..sometimes too good. Like growing a strawberry from a seed and getting to give it to back to your body. Thats a miracle..one I am now witness to, and I wouldnt have it any other way. If there is anything we can do to help along with your transition, please let us know, and definitely keep us updated. Congratulations on your leap! Namastè
Love your garden bed awesome
Thank You so Much :)
Looks great guys. I'm waiting for the log cabin, oops, I mean the cob build, lolol
Lol! We cant wait for that... we definitley will be getting some practice with cob in real soon! After last years fail..
This one was great. I'm so glad I can send people to your site to learn, laugh, and have great informative videos to watch. I love that one you made me laugh. The Hi Jess one. I think that was episode 41.... That still makes me bust out. That one is just too funny.
"Fine ill do it myself." rat a tat tat...The AK is on the way.
We really appreciate all the support you guys have given us this past year. You guys help us keep the faith yo keep pushing forward. The attack of the clones lol yea that was fun to make haha
“Only half a ton” my back hurt just hearing you say that 🤣
Lol yea I might have said that at the time but my back was screaming a different story after I shoveled it all
Another winter/spring snowstorm here today and schools are closed! Awesome build folks!
The weather is just crazy this year lol. Thank you for checking out our garden build 😀
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looking good
Thanks a bunch Phyllis!
Looks awesome from the air! Congratulations on your first garden bed. Keep up the fantastic work.
Im going to want to build a lifeguard tower to sit in, just to stare at it from above... lol! Thank you sooo much. Have the best week.
Love the way that's turning out! You're doing great. I'm happy you used those leaves to fill the bed.
Hey guys... yea it really did help with the filling. I think things are gonna grow like crazy ( fingers crossed)
Way to go guys! Looking really good! Can’t wait to see you pick your first veggie! Regards
The day i pick a veggie from this garden.. expect some serious emotion. 🌱❤️😩
I learned a lot from your guys , how to plants the garden the decor shape is so amazing , learne how to grow organic vegetables ❤❤❤
Thanks buddy 😊 we are learning ourselves but glad you are finding our videos informative
You're doing great! Be also preparing for winter. It will be a here before you know it with a lot more challenges but you got this! ☮️🙏☯️
There is so much to prepare for but we take it one thing at a time
Grate job 🥰🙏
Thanks 😊 gonna look really cool when finished. The vision is coming to life
looks great -nice too see the process!
Thank you... it's a lot of work but with each day we get closer to the whole vision coming to life. Thank you for watching. See you next Sunnday
G'day guys.
This is incredible. You should be so bloody proud of yourselves and I'm so looking forward to more.
Really proud of you two and I'll talk soon.
All the best.
Daz.
Thanks! Means a lot to us to have the Daz approval! lol.. Thanks for being a pal! We love you!
Loved this! Your garden is going to be incredible.
Thank you Soul much 🙏 we are really excited to get this garden built. Definitely a bigger project then we thought but we are having fun.
Strong work! Lots of shoveling for sure. Crazy weather all around this year. I was surprised to see not much green on your trees down there yet.
It is taking spring forever to spring! lol. It was only a small 50 wheelbarrows full of dirt! hahaha... Thanks for the watching and sending some love! Have a great week.
I'm amazed with you both. goodluck and be safe.
Thank you Susan ❤ we are going after that dream
it looks absolutely beautiful. Lot of hard work but worth it. Love watching you both. I live in a City but stil make raised bed and wooden boxes to plant veggies and flowers. Food is getting expensive
Cape Town South Africa
Hey Tessa how have ya been? I was actually thinking about you the other week and hoping things are going good in Cape Town 😁. Thank you so much for the compliment and your right the hard work will be worth it for sure. What you planting this year?
Your garden is epic! Absolutely epic! Definitely keep growing and the garden will take care of you.
Love the music !
You both are awesome!
No Julianne it's you that are awesome.. this year will tell us if we have what it takes to be gardeners lol
Oh, WOW! Your channel was a recommendation, I'm assuming based on what I watch. Loved this video so much, I'm now a new subscriber. Love the design of your garden. I walked around my first garden last year and prayed over it before I planted the first seed and HE blessed it. To HIM WHO sits on the throne and unto the LAMB!
Hi Denise welcome to our Channel 😁. Thank you so much fir the compliment and we are hoping to have a bountiful garden this year. So happy to have you as a subscriber!!!
Great idea. Am thinking to do similar here. We've been clearing lots of brush so have a supply of small branches. Bouya!!
Yea the wattle weave is something we are a fan of. A great use of resources on the land that might otherwise go to waste.. thank you for watching 👀🙏
We have started our off grid home at 58. And it was though I wish we could of built a planter like yours we would of. But we live in northern AZ. We have trees but not like yours.. but I give you all the kudos. You guys are doing a fabulous job. God bless you guys.
Hi Tammy thanks for watching and our hats off to you starting at 58. That's honestly incredible.. That inspires us and we hope to have that kind of energy at 58 😉.
Sorry I missed the live!!! It’s amazing how much you accomplished this week with the crazy weather!! It looks amazing!! I’m so thankful I still haven’t moved my baby plants outside. I would have lost them five times already with this never ending crazy winter weather. It hailed two days in a row and snowed here!! Weird weather this year for sure! I love the weave!!!
The weather has been insane 😳 we did loose about 30 seedlings but luckily we are stocked with seed . Can't you on the members live next Sunday I hope 😉
@@OffGridGrowing I definitely want to be on and will try to make sure I can attend!! Hopefully the crazy storm that’s forecasted this week to dump more snow will keep well away from our areas!!!! 🙏🤞🏻
@@athompson5089 omg please no more snow lol
That turned out awesome! Can’t wait to see it full of color!!!
Thank you ❤ yea the fully bloomed and finished garden will be awesome
Looking awesome
Hey Keekee thanks 😊 can't wait for you to see the way I did the second one
Ya'll officially lost your city slicker cards with that declaration of, "This smells like great dirt".😄🤣
I know right lol
It's a little skink. I have green ones all over. They're cool.
A skink! Of course!! Cant they get really big?
@@OffGridGrowing I don't know, all mine are tiny. I have several kinds, my cats love to terrorize them, lol
Great video, you guys are doing great
Thanks so much and thanks for watching!
Love seeing your progress! Have been wanting to utilize the abundance of trees we have by waddling as well. Super stoked to see how you did it! Excited to implement it myself. Appreciate you sharing 🥰
Hi Lora it really made sense to us with all these trees and some big garden beds to build. Not to mention it was fun to do. When you build your beds make sure to send us a picture 🙂 would love to see yours
I'm a new sub. Your garden bed design is beautiful. While you were building the wattle weave fence I was envisioning the medieval tapestries of the unicorn in the wattle weave enclosure. I look forward to seeing your progress and wish you bumper crops. ❤️
Hey Lucille welcome to the channel and thanks for your compliment 😊. Can't wait for you to see the completed garden. Will definitely have an old feel to it (possibly medieval 😉 lol) see you next Sunday
Love the Raised beds good idea I think i Might try it God bless and have an amazing day
Hey thanks you so much 😁 yea it was super fun to make
Thanks for watching 👀
Hi guys, wow ya'll have been busy. Love the garden idea, can't wait to see the finished outcome. Spring brings alot of hard work but so worth it. Peace and Blessings!
Hey Lori great to see ya 😀 yea the finished outcome is gonna be worth all the hard work for sure. Blessings to you as well
Wow, I can tell your garden is going to be beautiful, such a nice design! You really inspire me to make some raised beds!
Thank you ❤ we at first was like did we bite off more than we can chew and we decided nah we love the design and will get it done. I'm so glad we inspired you 😁 as that is our main goal to inspire people
$6 raise bed! LOVE IT and it looks FANTASTIC!!! Now you guys have just inspired our next fence :D :D I'm so glad we found you or that we have found each other
Hey guys thank you so much and we are definitely glad we found you both as well. Like minded souls 😊 and your fence will look awesome 👌 hope you do it
@@OffGridGrowing can't wait to show you.. Yep! Agree like like minded souls separated by an ocean :D but one day we'll meet up I'm convinced of that xx Hope your electricity problems are all solved now xx
bring on the animals. LUNCH.......................lol been there !
Lol animals are still a bit out. Our dogs are not animal friendly which sucks
I will be there
Awesome 👌 see you then buddy
I'm getting it set up for 3 😁 I forgot it was easter
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Glad you liked it
hi my friends, been watching your videos butcouldn't comment spilt coffee on the keyboard but i'm back now ,new news ordered a shipping cotainer for the property and 350 gal water tank ,sothings are coming together also havesome solar panels
Hey buddy there you are we were worried.. Great to hear the good news and hope to hear more about it on livestream Sunday 😀
Saw you on TikTok
Glad to have ya as a subscriber 😁
I seen there was a stream nearby, I would go down get few wheel barrels of dirt by stream, There will be more worms and good micro organisms that will give your garden a boost... I know this might sound gross but urine diluted with water is best and fasted fertilizers for plants to use...and its freeeee!
Yea we have a creek on the property so adding that will really help? The soil I used did have lots of rotting wood in it and I found out that it does help with micro organisms as well. I'm gonna do some research on that as it sounds interesting
Yoga will prevent back problems even if your as old as me...so you can do more gardening
We are going to be learning and practicing yoga together soon! Its on our goal list💗🧘🏻♀️
all that free pole wood... have y'all thought about a yurt? just spit balling... I've always wanted to try a yurt... you guys are killin it... figuratively speaking. good job.
Hey Brett and yea we love yurts ever since seeing one on Jake and Nicole but we are still sold on a cob house I think.
...your garden layout spoke to me... Like "put a yurt here"... LOL. I'm about the Cobb house too...y'all are living the dream .. my wife n kids... They're hooked on the city sauce... More's the pity...
Lol yea so much we can do with the space and maybe little by little you can ween the family off the city sauce over time lol
Really cool. But no disrespect at all consider long-term you replied you were in your 40s I built mine out of cinder blocks they will last forever. really consider long-term depending on your finances. Old age will sneak up on you fast. Again long term. My only advice
These are just our prototype I guess you would say.. When these fall apart we hope to be in a situation to be able to build them out of stone or a more durable material. Cost of everything is so high right now. Thank you for the advice and it will be taken :)
@@OffGridGrowing trust me I do realize the cost of everything. keep in mind it's going to get worse. Love watching y'all on your journey. 👍
What species of tree did the branches come from ? Where are you guys located? This is a good project. I'll have to look at more videos to glean more understanding.
Hey Hawg Dawg we used poplar and oak mostly. We are located in Tennessee and thank you so much for the compliment ☺. Welcome to the channel
Hey guys!! Good job! Please can you tell me why the black pastic on the inside borders it is for? Thanks!
Thank you 😁 it's just garden fabric
Help with weeds
What are the gravel trenches on the side for?
Irrigation to divert where water sits
I just “stumbled” (only if you believe in coincidence) on your channel and it seems we kindred souls. I’ve planned a similar garden design for my OGHS…when I get there, and yours is/will be outstanding!💜
Have you looked into the Hügelkultur method of using decaying wood (logs and limbs) for raised beds? Check it out if not. It’ll save you dirt work!😊 Keep up the good work and may favor and prosperity always be upon you. 🙏
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Hi Sherry welcome to the channel 😀. We honestly thought we took on something out of our league with the garden design but it seems to be coming together. Thank you so much for watching and can't wait for you to see the finished garden
Yes we have looked into Hügelkulture and are for sure gonna try it. Just doing more research first. If you have any tips we are all ears 👂
The way I do/did is lay decaying rotting stump pieces and limbs, then leaf matter, then some straw I had and then dirt/compost material and that’s it! 😊
@@sherryelmore231 sounds easy enough and we hear the results are amazing
What’s this song?
Which Song?
Most of what you did is wrong and impractical, but I see a potential for learning from your mistakes.
Thanks 😊