How to Fill Raised Vegetable Garden Beds and SAVE Money
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- 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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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)
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!
filling raised vegetable garden beds doesn't have to be expensive. By using yard resources such as grass clippings, leaves, and branches, along with bulk soil and compost, you can create a healthy bed that will provide a great harvest. Using organic straw bales as the bottom layer is also an excellent way to save money and improve the soil. With a little creativity and resourcefulness, you can have a thriving garden without spending a lot of money.
i suffered with severe depression after losing my darling 4 years ago.Thanks to you i have taken up veggie gardening and fully enjoy it. Thank you Mark
Best wishes from a Welshman gardening in France. Be happy, enjoy happy memories and great veggies.
Good for you. Very fulfilling.
MIchael, Loss is difficult no matter what type it is. Also staying "indoors" and without being in the sunlight, too long contributed to depression. The more light and open air exposure the better for your overall mental & emotional health. Gardening is one of the best organic healers we find in existence. That is why Depression/Anxiety of Gardeners/Farmers is so low it is nearly non-existent, unless they are in financial “make or break” factors situations. If your livelihood [$$] is on the edge then it puts them in a different category. Just general Gardening/Farming is the best Mental Health exercise known to mankind. Even if people are only Gardening in containers on their patio's, or on their sidewalks and paths. it is still excellent sunlight exposure [Vitamin D] and a calming effect on the psyche. I wish you all the luck and success in your GREEN THUMB future.
@@ms.farmgirl Thank you Suzzy i am feeling much better now but i will always belong to my wife in this world as i know she is waiting for me in the next life.
Hi I try juicing celery and see it it helps your depression ,you can add other greens as well,I I heard a herbalist saying it helps to calm the body
Found this video after working for hours to try and fill one of three big beds with soil from our woods. We're about halfway done. This is so helpful! I know what I'm doing tomorrow! Thank you from NE Wisconsin!
Subbed! Your voice soothes my ears. Your instructions feed my soul.
`Scuse my ignorance, but how will you know later if your veggies are lacking in nitrogen? Thanks and great video!
it is a fact that in a natural soil.. when conditions are in favor of plant and wildlife.. a plant relies heavy on bacterial processes at the plants roots.. these roots excrete sugars.. that are turned into "aggressive types of bacteria poo that allows minerals to be disolved from "the sand.." so if your layering a 30 cm.. layer of mainly organic material on top.. you probably better provide potass cause the roots hardly see sand..
I also talk to the worms! they are my buddies, my helpers
Should you or should you not use a weed barrier in the bottom of a raised bed?
Excellent information
When you burried the grass, doesn't it grow throught?
I am over run with Invasive Asian Jumping worms in my new Connecticut home. I thought they were beneficial when I first found them and added them to my raised beds! Then I found out that they are destroying our forests and garden soils. I have been trying to collect them in buckets of vinegar to eliminate them. Are they found in your garden yet? They are huge!
hi mark, great vid mate. can you please tell me what the mulch is that you put on the bed at the end please. i can see thefirst part of the name but not the second part. it says sugar something. thanks
Is there any kind of wood that I shouldn’t use in my raised beds?
How old cow manure did you use there??
Do you add any water to the base as your filling it?? Seems kind of dry, I live in California and it's hot out and if I don't water it the soil turns to rock
You know what I like about your videos? It’s the fact that you don’t ramble on about nonsense for 90% of the video, and give the helpful content at the last 10% of the video. You get right into it #👍🏼 and make the entire video pleasant and satisfying to watch, without any unnecessary sciences 🙄. Always my go to guide whenever I need a second opinion “other than my own 🤣”. Good man👍🏼👌🏽. Keep it coming
I definitely ramble on. I need to get better about that as well as just working on better content.
Once the yard waste is in place, add layers of newspaper or cardboard to smother any weeds or grass that might come through. This is an inexpensive way to create a barrier and prevent weeds from growing. After that, it's time to add soil. Look for bulk soil in your area, which is usually cheaper than buying bags of soil at a store. Be sure to mix the soil with compost to add nutrients and organic matter to the bed.
Another way to save money when filling raised vegetable garden beds is to use organic straw bales. Remove the wire from the bales and use them as the bottom layer of the bed. Straw is an excellent organic material that will break down over time and improve the soil. In the following years, simply add more garden soil and maybe some straw mixed in to keep the bed healthy and productive. By using these simple methods, you can fill your raised garden beds without breaking the bank.
But when he does ramble i love it 😂
Really enjoy your videos, information is great, I am envious if your area to garden. Inspirational info and so much practical info.
Wow the log drainage is like an underground ecosystem full of nutrients for the plants especially when their roots touches it.
Check out Sepp Holzer in Austira he farms up a mountain and uses Hugelkulture (the log drainage) you should see the stuff he grows! Love Mark's channel too : )
Hugelkulture !!!
Ohhh it doesnt act like a drainage like rocks do but the opposite. It holds moisture
For years to come by The time that stuff breaks down it'll be black as night full of nutrition and goodness
Those wood roaches scare me . It’s a phobia
I must say it's nice to have Russel Crowe giving me gardening tips.
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Lol
Im new to this channel and a vid about gladiator tomatoes, his favorite kind. Made me laugh.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know who would ever though Russel Crowe would give up the movie business for gardening 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Anyone else just discover this man today and are now on their 10th or so video? Addictive!
Haha. Yes!!!!
@@nataliedowd5568 me too
I discovered him from the Epic Gardening channel who recommended him on one of his videos. Now I’m addicted to watching them both.
I'm about to start trying to use raised garden beds. Before watching this, I naively assumed that I should fill the entire thing with with the bagged high quality dirt. Good thing I saw this before getting started, that will save me a lot of money.
Yea, I think everybody thinks that before they learn better.
Me too
Great ideas.
Same
Exactly! Also in SoCal you have to prevent gophers from going up into the bed by starting with 1/2# cage wire
I just started. I removed old bark a few weeks ago. I could of used at the base. Great video.
Can someone give this guy his own tv show....legend!
Wouldn't it help settle the fill if you watered each layer in, just a bit? The fill and soil looked kinda dry, so watering could help worms, bugs, fungi, etc.
This man is a legend.
bet protams :)
Well he is Russell Crowe.
When he eats a banana he becomes Banana Man!
jeyo fronda
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YES!
Off topic, but I feel like he would give a good hug, he has such a gentle manner
Definitely a good hugger
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My mate recently said he's the Dad you wished you had
Think he's giving good info. Easy 2 understand. Demonstrates as he goes. Will watch him again. Ur American friend. Txs 4 ur time & info
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"A full thumbs up" coming your way
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I only had half a thumb to spare, sorry.
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Howdie from the States! In a word, gorgeous! So much great information even tho we live half a world apart, the tenets of growing work everywhere. Thanks for the big tip on filling a raised bed on the cheap.
Love this idea! Using the yard resources to fill is genius! For those who don’t my Neighbor friend is building a 3ft tall raised bed and going to add organic straw bales (wire removed) on the bottom layer. There’s a farm nearby where they’re $4 ea. It’ll completely break down by the next season. It saves in cost the first yr so next yr they just add more garden soil and maybe straw mixed in.
Straw bale gardening is a thing
You are such a bright spot in a dark time. Thanks so much, you make this bearable and give us something to do and hope for:)
I've never seen a man so happy to have worms
You obviously never went fishing?
I was making a organic compost inside my apartment..had been working with it close to a year now..afew days ago I went to add some fresh scrap to it and saw worms in it..i almost passed out lol(don't much care about worms) anyway I told my son I was gonna throw my years work of compost out..he said momma you kidding that's good for the soil.that I always ready knew however I cannot use it for my inside potting.so disappointed.now after viewing this awesome vid about a raised bed that I was in the process of doing I guess my compost full of worms will me just right.
haha he is awesome!
I have a 12 foot trailer full of soil to shovel today. Maybe we need a self sufficient work out video.
Good for the biceps! ;)
@@Selfsufficientme you ain't kiddin. I might have to take a post raised bed filling muscle picture in my new self sufficient me shirt when it gets here.
@@matthewtwright84 I've got Myself a 'ramp' out of some scrap wood, drive the barrow on it and then simply empty it, no need to shovel back and forth save your back - Work smart !
Cheers
@JW L yes stay away from those.
Regular wood lasts a long time
Enough time for you to throw your change in a can to save for the next round of chemical free wood.
Even better is rough cut lumber!!!
I use pallets my self
Make sure they have
"HT burned/stamped onto the sides
HT=heat treated
Safe for your garden
Based on my limited knowledge of Ozzie culture, I imagine Mark was quite the beast on the old rugby field back in the day.
Probably was more into cricket.
I think rugby too
One thing I recommend for anyone who has voles, moles, or burrowing mice is to put hardware cloth down first, put the bed frame on top of it, then add the soil.
I fought in the Great Mole War of 2006 and lost badly, lol!
Thanks for the suggestion, we fight with burrowing mice, tiny squirrels and moles in Southern California.
@@jimandmissylima9789 yes my gophers are annoying. get the right hardware cloth width, i think i got 1/4 inch, not 1/2.
I hear that stainless steel lasts a lot longer, but how long will the less expensive material last?... It can be hard to find 48 inches wide with 1/4 inch mesh. (Or even 1/2 inch.)
Maybe put mesh wire on top of the black cloth, then your mix? but if you have a family of raccoons, then that increases the problem 10x. They can climb the box.
Nail/fasten it to the bottom.
I love gardening and I follow fellow gardeners. Mark, "Self Sufficient me" is marvelous. He loves gardening, he talks from know how, he has experience, uses simple language everyone can understand. Rest assured, outside there, some one is practicing from your tutorials. Be Blessed.
There are many yard resources that can be used to fill raised beds, such as leaves, grass clippings, and even fallen branches. These materials can be collected for free, and when they break down, they will add valuable nutrients to the soil. Composting is another way to create a nutrient-rich soil amendment from yard waste. This can be done by simply piling up yard waste and letting it decompose over time. Composting can take several months, so it's important to plan ahead and start early.
Another way to save money on filling raised beds is to use organic materials such as straw bales or hay. These materials are relatively inexpensive and can be used to fill the bottom layer of the raised bed. As they break down over time, they will add organic matter to the soil and help retain moisture. If you're worried about weed seeds in the straw, you can add a layer of cardboard or newspaper on top before adding the soil. This will prevent weeds from germinating and help to suppress their growth. By using yard resources and organic materials to fill raised beds, you can save money and create a healthy, productive garden.
Reminds of my old man's advice every time we would lay sod, "Green side up, son."😁
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I love how he loves the earthworms. A real gardener with a great heart 💜
That was one of the most energetic worms I've seen!
My Granpa used to say that earthworms were the best workers he ever had. They never complain and work for free, 24-7
That gives me some worm feelings!
@@ih82bfake yasssssss💜
Bless for making this, I’ve been trying to figure out how to fill my raised beds on next to no money and this video saved my wallet
Same
Same here Rey. I have a little tin garden bed and really wanting to set it up and get growing....Now that I know I can put off cuts in the bottom, that is really going to help me on the finance side of things. This video was very inspiring to watch. Thank you!
I like his no bullshit gardening approach. its all about common sense, easy to do steps. Love it! Thanks mate.
Try getting an answer to a question because we can't
@@denisebrady6858 What?
@@roflstomps324 Rolf I have asked numerous question to Mark & have never once received a reply & this also goes for another gardener that emailed me. We live in Brisbane Northside which is Sub-Tropical near Mark & just have no idea why no answers as I have given him my Email / Mobile number etc. If you now why please let me know. Cheers Denise
@@denisebrady6858 I don't mean to sound mean or obtuse but why would he? What's his obligation?
@@denisebrady6858 Hi Denise, If you see the large amount of comments below us, I think it would simply get lost amongst the rest. He is but one person. I wouldnt take it personally. I think hes giving us a beautiful dose of knowledge that we can utilize in our own garden. Abit of research goes along way also. He doesn't live anywhere near me so I have to figure out things that suit my area, zone etc. Good luck, maybe post your questions again in a local garden forum?
Love your channel. I live in an apartment with a tiny balcony so a lot of your projects won't work for me but your tips on filling the base of containers with woody waste, direct sowing seeds, and mulching are all adaptable for balcony gardens and working really well!
(Used tea leaves make really good mini-mulch for balcony planters hahaha)
Thanks so much for all of your informative, simple and fun videos! I have a question about ergonomics. I've just started learning about no dig / raised bed / market gardening and I wonder why more people don't build waist-height raised beds like you do, to avoid having to bend over so often. It seems as though most jobs would be easier, or as easy to do with a waist-high bed VS ground-height bed. With the exception possibly of filling the bed for the first time and amending with compost. I am a total beginner so I feel like I must be missing something. What are your thoughts?
Thanks again, cheers from Canada! 😊
That slow mo dirt flip made me laugh and almost choke on coffee. These videos really are some of the best ways to learn about gardening, I will definitely be mirroring some of the techniques i've seen on your channel this year. I want to grow enough food to be self sufficient for a year, but the growing times in The Great State Of Maine are not very optimal. You have helped many more people than just me travel on the path to healthy living, so thank you for making these videos and allowing people like me to learn from your experience.
Maine grows rocks right? :p
@@rachellee5797 Your not wrong about that, seems like there's rocks everywhere here, but wild harvested stone makes for good looking and essentially free landscaping material. Also, Maine does ship tonnes of dirt/stone and land fill to places like Massachusetts every year, so you could say we have a thriving rock market.
@earthy ring 👩🦳🙋♀️👁read and👍both of your comments. I concur on the 1st and enjoyed your classy, informative repost, to the joker. Good on you, and good on Maine, for creatively filling the State's coffers. Cheers from Michigan, the 2 mitten State!
Looks away from garden for a night, wind blows all the pinemeedles for miles around into your garden.
I know what you mean. zone 5 here.
What an awesome Australian channel, no bullshit, no click bait. Good on ya mate!
This is probably the best channel I've discovered by accidents in the last few years. You've earned this sub 👍
I just started my first raised garden bed and I'm filling it up today. Timely video. Thanks!!
All the best with your new raised bed John! :)
You're videos are always reliable and straight to the point. Keep it up Sir and God bless you always💓
Its like Russel Crow decided to retire into a great gardener
I like that one 👍
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!?!?!?!?
Always have a soft spot for Aussie from my days in Vietnam. Have been a fan since I moved to southern Oregon. Building my raised now. Thank you
My wife thought worms were bad and used to take them out of the soil,i explained to her how they broke down organic plants and bugs and turned them into nutrients for plants,and showed her your videos....now she gathers them up and puts them around her favourite plants....thanks Mark.
No way! 😅
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That was rather adorable, good on you two 👍🏾❤️
The intestines of the earth
How perfectly well-timed! Im ready to fill my first raised bed today! Greetings from Chicago, USA!!
Hello from a raised bed gardener in the Chicago south suburbs. Hope it worked out for you : )
I’ve been getting so much from your channel for a few years now and I just wanna say keep up the good work, I’m so glad to see so many people catching on to your channel during this crisis. Thank you for everything you do and stay safe!!!
I called a company that removes trees and asked them if they had wood chips that they were wanting to dispose of. Their shop isn't that far from my house and they have tons of the stuff and can't get rid of it so they brought their truck over and dumped it into my back yard. I just filled up the wheelbarrow and filled the beds about 3/4 of the way full and then put topsoil from my yard on top of that. It's been about 8 years now and the level has gone down a few inches but I've replaced that with some other top soil from a landscaping company that removed the sod from a neighbor's back yard in order to install an irrigation system. The sod came with about an inch of soil under it so I just folded it into a compost pile until it degraded down and then put it on top of my garden.
The wood chips soak of the rain and slowly release it into the soil above but it doesn't rot away because of the low oxygen environment.
I signed up on line for “chip drop” 1 week later A very large pile of mulch was dumped in front of the house of chipped cypress. It was wonderful! Free!
Me 3 seconds after watching any new video from this channel: I can't wait until the next video is out!
So pleased to have found this channel, thanks. Just the well presented knowledge I needed to start us off with some raised beds. Great groundwork, it's going to be a better year in the garden
Just what i was looking for....got a backyard full of old tree roots,so raised beds are the go,thanks for all your hard earned advice.
Whew! That was a lot of work! Of course, it will last for years.
"Oh crickey, look at those worms!" Love the channel, thanks for the info as I'm building a raised garden bed in Arizona!
One of the absolute best personalities on UA-cam! Keep up the great work Mark! Even though our growing zones are completely different I've gained a ton of valuable information and I thank you for that. Cheers from the east coast of Canada!
Thank you Nicholas! Cheers mate :)
have you considered co growing beans with your other plants for the additional nitrogen?
Such a great video. Im always trying to figure out how to not spend a fortune on filling my garden bed. This is genius.
This is a wonderful video. My raised veg garden will be on a smaller scale, but I appreciate learning how to layer it with a variety of materials - some that I already have! I love the care he shows for his worms. It's true, though - healthy insects are a reflection of how successful a garden bed is. Thank you so much, for making this very helpful video, Mark (from Self-Sufficient Me)!
Gotta be one of the best gardening and gandeners on all of YT. Friendly demeanor and great knowledge, well delivered too
🦻I appreciate the attention to your subtitles, “leaves crunch”, “soil falls into wheelbarrow”, “spade scrapes against the wheelbarrow”, “spade crunches into soil”, “birds chirp”, “water sprays”.
Awesome videos! been watching for a few years now from Argentina. I dont even have a garden..
But you'll be good prepared when you have one in the future!
@@PiaPirate For sure! This +10 hours i invested watching his videos are worth it!
@Boop I have an Hydroponic sistem in my balcony. but i still dream about his kind of garden
Get a mini garden like me, is all I can afford 🤣😂👍
😂😂😂love the Aussie humour. “A much younger me of yesterday”. Love it. In all seriousness this is so informative!! I just started doing this veggie garden thing. Maybe one day I can get on an off the grid lifestyle!
Loving the vid mark! Just got some free recycled corrugated iron from the tip today too! Gonna make a garden bed!
That iron makes for good beds! Get into it Owen! Cheers :)
You are a brilliant gardener! People only need to watch your videos and take your advice to reap the benefits of great harvests!! Thanks so much for your videos, you are a real blessing to folks just getting started becoming gardeners.
I really appreciate your videos. Thank you for sharing!
This guy is an alpha male. The world needs more men like him.
Definitely agree!!! And handsome as hell
Yes! More conscious men please! Capable, positive, smart, and funny!
He's hot :)
AMEN!!! The World is seriously deficient of aloha males!!!
Yes! And a perfect example of non-toxic masculinity! He seems very kind.
Keep that sun hat on. I got skin cancer very young and didn’t even get burnt that much in my life! The specialist said they get a lot of case in your hard to reach places to put suncream like ears and eyelids!
Our worms in the states aren’t that active, using coffee grounds in your soil?
What state are you in? I find that I quickly have loads of worm activity wherever I create a loose soil bed. Our ground is very high clay content, and when it gets dry it is concrete. Yet just by adding a bag of soil with nice mulch on top, the soil stays moist and next thing I know, there is worm activity. You can help if you go out after a rain and collect the worms that come up out of the soil, too.
Another trick is to put a feeding tube into an area. Cut a 3-4 foot section of 4 inch PVC pipe. Drill 1/4 inch holes all over it. Paint the top half black to protect it from UV. Glue a cap on the bottom, but leave a loose cap on the top. Bury the pipe as deep as you can, but leave at least 8 inches protruding from the soil. Whenever you have fruit and veggies scraps, plus coffee grounds or tea leaves, cut them and stuff them into the pipe, or even blend them with some water and put the whole mess into the pipe. Eventually, you will have to empty the worm castings out into the garden, but the fluids will drain out the holes, and the worms will travel around the garden bed, too.
You can use shredded paper, but paper does have heavy metals and toxins in small amounts, so I don’t recommend it. You can shred large leaves and use that as a mulch plus put some in the tube. Worms, I’ve found, do like having some texture to their living space.
1/4 inch holes are large enough for worms to get through. Mine actually squeezed through the tiny holes in window screening. I would run some paper across to get off any small bits hanging on. I recommend putting the holes all over so there is air flow to allow gases to escape and fresh air to get in. The caps keep rodents out, but you can drill holes in the caps if you think you need to increase airflow.
Ronnie in VA thanks, I was referring to how “hyper” the worms were
@@Mulberrysmile have you checked out the Back to Eden videos. The guy is a legend!
Ronnie in VA. Are you talking about putting the tube in the raised bed or in your yard in the compacted dirt. My yard soil here in SoCal if you want to call it that in hard packed clay. Thx
Our earthworms and nightcrawlers are this active in Missouri in the country. In the city, not so much.
I'm laughing at your sink hole analogy, this is exactly what happened to me
How does anyone dislike these videos? It's like learning from a dad. Homegrown knowledge
Some Karen probably got offended that he mentioned cow manure on the internets, lol!
Haters gonna hate. :P
I can't imagine anyone not liking this guy. They must be sad, soulless creatures.
Mark, you are awesome ! Love your knowledge and how much you like working with earth. It is very helpful to know how to build raised veggie beds. I’m going to do it for my parents house. Thanks again for this video.
Get you someone who thinks your raised beds are cute. That's love right there!
Using the Hugelkultur method and being that you're placing timber that would be accessible to termites... It's that something to be of concern? I'm looking at doing something similar close to the house and would obviously have highly active termites.
Love your work! Would be good to see more videos on growing fruit trees in pots as I only have a court yard.
Great video Mark, we have been around for a long time and you have really inspired us, we might live the opposite side of the world but we still try to keep up with you guys with all sorts of tropical plants haha, keep safe my friend :)
Thanks mate - just watched your slug vid - good tips. Cheers :)
It's almost like you read my mind! I've been struggling for the last few days with trying to fill my garden beds without shelling out hundreds of dollars and by far this has been the most helpful solution. I've been watching many of your videos these past few weeks and have learned so much. Thanks a ton and keep that finger green!
Gee all that woody sticks leaves at base of bed. I think thats why your garden is so successful. Using nature so well
Love it!:)
Again thank you for the excellent content, I like how the dedication and commitment to excellence naturally shines through! :)
I absolutely LOVE your channel. you do the best things esp with gardening which is what I'm focused on. Keep it up! Thank you!
Hi mark, your videos are great (growing a ton of... Videos I like the most, can't wait to see them on all sorts of fruit/veg and trees). I was wondering, and I believe many other people are too, what is best to grow in shady places in the garden. Because for most people living in more urban places, there are always parts of the garden which get quite some shade (whether from fences or annoying neighbours trees) and it can get quite difficult finding places with full sun for most of the day. And since you want to maximize growing space, the shady spots need to be filled.
Thanks
G'day Vasik, thank you! The best way to explain growing food in shady places is to say wherever you can grow food crops where they get as much sun as possible unless you live in a really hot climate and then shade can play a part. Having said that, there are some food crops that do ok in the shade such as passionfruit and garlic chives. Most salad crops with big leaves can also do ok in part shade. I think a video would be worthwhile so I've placed it on my list. All the best :)
@@Selfsufficientme Thank you, and good luck!
Can you please do an in depth compost video even if it is just showing all the ways you compost material?
Noted Jack - thanks for the suggestion! :)
Thank you
May God bless you ...this video is so useful👍🏼
Love it
I really appreciate your videos. Just started this last year. I started prepping for a garden right before Covid hit and had a really successful first garden. No raised beds yet... but they are on the way.
Hey Mark make sure to make a video showing all the tools you are using in the garden so that we get an idea
~5:11 - speaking of tools that make the job easier, I noticed the use of the wheelbarrow and shovel and was reminded of an accessory for the wheelbarrow handles I had seen probably over a decade ago which might very well save time and strains due to repetitious shoveling. It's these swinging grips for tbe wheelbarrow handles once you were to align a lumber ramp to the edge of the beds: simplydumpit.com/products/simply-dump-it-pivoting-wheelbarrow-handles
Roll up the wheelbarrow to the bed's edge then lift the swinging handles to dump the contents as opposed to shoveling. 🤷♂️👏👍
Hello im a new gardener for about 6 month had great success and some failures but your advices and tips have help me a lot , my question is I added wood chips to all my raised beds so should I removed them all to amend my soil or what do you suggest? Thank you again
Scrape them aside then amend the soil underneath,, and push em back into place,,,, you don't have to be too fussy,,, some chips will get amended in and it's fine.. :) good luck
“Much younger me to yesterday “ 🤣🤣🤣lmao
How has that sugar cane mulch worked for ya? Hate straw...
That's a mean scar on your right arm mark.. Hope it wasn't from a gardening accident
I believe he's a veteran, might got it on the job
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@@Selfsufficientme wow brother that is an amazing story! I'm sincerely happy that you are still with us! I love your videos and your upbeat positive attitude. I've learned a lot from watching you and hope to continue doing so. Thank you for all you do
@@anthonyraines5951 I too just read his journey and Mark is a very strong man! Wow! I appreciate him so very much and sharing his gardening knowledge. Wow what an experience to go through. Unbelievable.......green blessings to you Mark and to all your subs as well. 👍🌱❤️
Gotta say, as an American in these crazy times, I love my Aussies, GG =) Like that fire-fighter's response to the government official that didn't want to pay "volunteer fire-fighters" fighting to save his country.
whenever i see worm, i feel a good support to my gardening, they're the natural soil keeper , love this video, give me ideas on my gardening . thanks
I noticed you still have all your fingers and was wondering what you meant by adding blood and bone to your garden beds
Blood and bone is exactly that. It is dried blood and ground bones from meat processing plants. It is great for the garden and is also used in cattle feed. It has a high nitrogen and calcium content.
OMG, a 50 MINUTE ad came up. I was thinking when the ads come up I would let them run in hope that it will help your channel but HELL NO now.
Right?? I hate those things! I sure do love Mark's channel, though.
I bit the bullet and got the UA-cam subscription. Ya we pay a little every month, but are spared the annoying ads.
@@claires9100 Or You could run AdBlock
That's a long ad! I have a UA-cam subscription so don't tend to see them but we don't have much control over what ads show on our videos as creators. Cheers :)
Self Sufficient Me do you make more money when we watch the add because I will totally watch them
I'm half watching just for the accent. The Aussie accent is the coolest there is. _G'd day, mate._
Oh, and thanks for saving me time and money. I would have filled mine with high quality $$$ soil.
Ah man, I can't wait to move...I'm excited to get into gardening in a raised bed! Got any tips for planting strawberries in one of those?
If you want it to be a strawberry bed, make sure to put the first plants well spaced. Strawberries put out runners that create new plants.
Also, because strawberries are perennial, it is harder to add soil as a new bed settles. Strawberry plants have a section that should not be buried, called the crown, which is right at the top of the roots. If you have add soil, you’ll have to dig out the plants and replant them, so make sure you water well, add more soil, water again, add soil until it looks like the bed level is stabilized. Don’t over mulch or use big wood mulch on top, as that will prevent the runners from rooting easily and new plants will struggle to grow. If you can find some buckwheat hulls, or even use something lightweight like chopped leaves or straw as mulch.
This is based upon my experience with wood mulch, which I totally regret putting on my veggie gardens. Definitely use a mulch, but one that breaks down faster.
Strawberries grow well in raised beds (actually they can grow well just about anywhere) but having them able to sprawl out in a raised bed at waist height makes them easy to manage and if you live in an area where they can grow all year you can let them put out runners and regrow naturally due to the extra space in one of these beds. Cheers :)
Damn it... he said "from OUR lawn"...😓 i guess that means he's got a woman.... dang it
Can't wait to try this out! The soil here is pretty bad and rocky, there's remnants from where the previous owners of the house tried to do a traditional garden, but it didn't appear they had much luck with it. Definitely will be looking into some raised beds, and hopefully I can find a good way to keep the deer out.
Hello, I just recently subscribed to your channel, and I'd like to thank you for teaching me so much. But I have a Delima, I live in the city in an apartment, and I want to grow some things that you've shown. I'm wondering if I purchase 50 gallons plastic storage bins if I could follow the same concept with solar lights or something? Please forgive my naivety trying to figure things out.