I started a veggie garden this year (2021) in Cape Town, South Africa. First I dug up the grass and sifted the soil for stones and left over grass. Made beds with concrete slabs and large bricks. Then I covered the soil with cardboard with bricks to hold the cardboard in place. I cut holes in the cardboard and put grow tubes (cut from soda bottles) in the holes and planted my veggies in the grow tubes in a mixed up way to confuse bad insects with marigolds in between. So far I have had a bumper crop of various veggies. Being in a town that almost ran out of water 2 years ago I invented this way of planting to use a lot less water as I only water in the grow tubes using a large soda bottle with a hole in the screw lid. I am also planning to dig small swales to harvest rain when it comes, I have planted 6 trees from cuttings from my neighbors trees, only 1 died, so I am quite happy with the results so far.
I'm new to gardening (2nd year) and this video just made the light bulb go off in my head. Prepare the soil, dont just rely on the bags of soil you buy from DIY stores..... and go Organic. Thanks dude, I'm looking forward to this growing season.
This! I learned the same. And not only do you need healthy soil to start, you will need fertilizer periodically. Fish emulsion has been a total game changer for me. It's AMAZING how well the plants do since I started using it. And a little goes a long ways, like a tablespoon per gallon of water. One gallon will last multiple seasons. Also learning to make myself since I live on the coast
Thank you so much!!!! This has been the most simple and helpful video I have seen so far in two years of beginning gardening. I have a huge area in my backyard, and this makes me realize it's doable.
This is one of my favorite videos I’ve ever seen about gardening. I complain often about so much wasted space with lawns that could be producing food with a garden. Great video. I’d love to start a buisness with changing lawns into gardens.
I’ve got about 30 seed potatoes in and am planning to plant onions, garlic, carrots and lettuce. I grew up around vestigial house plants that didn’t produce anything edible and I had a distaste for gardening because I used to have to water all of them as a chore when I was younger. Your video was very insightful and I appreciate the effort. Good luck with the new garden, and thanks for the tips!
I am starting a mini flower farm and veggie garden to grow our own food this season and my head has been spinning from all the mixed info out there. I've been feeling overwhelmed about preparing our yard and turning it into garden beds - we live in the smoky mountains of NC so it's very clay heavy ground. This video was the easiest to understand and convinced me to get a soil test kit. I am positive this will help us save money and get the right nutrients for our plants in our first season. I also loved how you showed how to create space between the rows to walk through and making rows north to south vs east to west. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!
Brandon Lindsay it can be a lot of work depending on the size of your space, but it’s well worth it in my opinion. I work 80 hours a week as a firefighter but I enjoy doing this work on my days off. I find it very fulfilling, but I know it’s not for everyone. Thank you for your support!
Omg thank you so much for this! Whenever I searched for info on beginner gardening, I kept finding garden tours and not very informative "informative" videos. This one video answered so many of my questions!
This will be my first garden ever. I come from a family of farmers in Italy. I am so happy all the information I received from your video. Thank you Kyle
I've just got an allotment in the UK and have not done much veg gardening before. It has a lot of bindweed and couch grass that I plan to remove by hand as much as possible. This video has come at exactly the right time for me. Thanks 😊.
Thank you good sir. Wish I had done just a tiny bit of research to see this video last winter, but now I know the enormous cost of wasting my own time that I was blessed with.
Wow you had it a little easier my dad used to make us put all the topsoil through a sieve. Taking out all the weeds roots and larger stones the sieve was quite fine he didn’t mind the small stones he said it was good for drainage but I remember as a kid spending hours and hours sieving topsoil for the garden. Watching you put in the potting soil reminded me of my dad‘s doing that it’s amazing the things that come back to you my dad used to refer to potting soil as black gold.
Great video. No nense, not so brief neither long, clear audio, clean process. I wanted to start my own vegetable garden and it helped me a lot, going to watch ur other videos for more information.
I've watched this video at least 5 times now and am copying all your methods, I feel like I should pay you, Thank you for putting these amazing videos up! Great Great Job!
I went cheap, as it's my first garden. Spade, hoe and rake got 8 4x8 beds going. Glad you mentioned north/south direction, as that's what i did. Making compost for next year but will likely get some bagged manure beforecwintervsets in. My dad said 1 inch per year tilled in was enough. He had the best garden in the state and spent only pennies. Thanks for this.
I am very new to gardening (less than one year) and I have had a small unpaved backyard for nearly 3 years now. All its ever done is grow weeds and I am constantly having to trim them back. I want to make a small vegetable garden out of the backyard, and I had no idea where to start with getting rid of these weeds. Your video has been a very good idea on where to start. Thank you!
Oh wow! I follow you on tiktok, that’s how I learned about your channel. Glad I learned about this step first. I have just the right amount of time before spring next year to start the perfect soil process. You’re an amazing teacher.
mmm70 great! There are plenty of “right” ways to create garden beds but this method with filling in Lloyd of compost the first year has worked best for me. Happy gardening
Great video. straight forward, easy to understand and no waffling on like some others tend to do. Good for homegrowers or homesteaders, allotment holders and new marget garden farmers.
techstuff thank you! I know exactly what you mean about “waffling on” I’ve never liked having to selectively fast forward through a 20 minute video full of unrelated rambling that should have been a 5 minute video.
@@urbanfarmstead thanks go to you! You have helped motivate me from taking my time making gaming videos to really getting my hands dirty :) I have already redesigned our small backyard into a private escape and butterfly garden and will use your technique to transform our wasted side yard into something worthwhile. Appreciate the tips and insight. And when I saw the 420, I had to read your bio because that’s what we have been purchasing as well :)
the comments on this video are so weird lmao why are so many ppl being haters this is genuinely the most succinct and helpful video i've come across on this topic
Wow..soil looks really healthy..I also plan to convert my lawn into vegetable garden as I m fed up with weeding..I finish one end other end is already full of weeds....
Tiffany Nash you’re welcome! I try not to overload my videos with too much information, but that’s a very important consideration that I think many people overlook so I’m glad you found it helpful. Thank you for your feedback and support!
I am so glad I have found you on youtube as well. I always cherished your garden! Spring is starting here and I'm so hyped to follow your steps and build a wonderful garden!
I here because I'm in this situation right now.. and Thank you michigan weather 🙏 my vegies are still inside the house😆😆 And I don't know what I'm doing..so this helps a lot. Thank you sir.
Kevin thank you so much! I appreciate your feedback! That’s definitely my goal, I can’t stand having to selectively fast forward through a 25 minute video that should have been a 5 minute video. Some people enjoy that extra fluff, but it’s not for me. Thanks dude!
@@urbanfarmstead Yes sir !! 10 to 15 minutes video is the best and get higher CTR (click through rate) than 25-30minutes video. Also people more likely watch them all rather than lengthy video.
Gonna save this video until I achieve my dream and buy my own house so I can use this video as guide to grow my very first garden. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ♥️
starcraft ghost thank you! I think it’s important to share that realistic perspective. Gardening can be discouraging at times, so knowing that the challenges are a normal part of the process for every gardener helps to dispel the misguided theory of having a “brown thumb” etc.
You’re very gifted, great video, beautiful music bed, at the right volume so that it doesn’t make it difficult to discern the narrative. Hi from New Zealand
Thanks for all you do! I've followed your IG account for the last 2 years and now I've subscribed to your channel. I moved from Sac to South Yuba and have 2 acres now. Can't wait to start planning my garden areas! Any and all advice is always appreciated.
chris stinson it’s my pleasure! Thank you for your support! This UA-cam stuff is a lot of work but it’s worth it to help others to be more successful in growing food. Happy gardening!
I'm completely new to gardening. And I have a small patch of ground that I want to dig out and turn over, but damn it is hard work. There are mostly small rocks to clear and old twigs and grass roots. It will not be easy lol Thank you for this video. It gave me a good idea what to look out for!
Great Ideas. We started our garden last night with a wonderful seedbed. I'm working on testing my soil, purchasing the proper amendments etc. I'll keep you posted.
@@urbanfarmstead I have questions about what happens in the fall with the chipped wood and NO tilling. I'm old school and tilling is a twice a year thing. New tricks for this old dog. Tested my soil last night. Right where it needs to be on Ph. Testing the others once I finish working for the day. Can't wait.
Hey John, glad you had favorable results with your PH test! So I’m still new to no-till myself but wood chips as far as the pathways, could just stay right where they are, other cut materials/spent crops can be mowed or cut and left as mulch on the beds if they have no diseases, or added to your compost. Does that answer your question? I wasn’t completely sure what you’re after.
@@urbanfarmstead learning what this looks like. My potash and potassium are good but there is zero nitrogen in the soil. Heading to my local nursery to buy some admedments .
John Oliver good thing you did that test! Depending on your zone you might want to plan for a nitrogen fixing legume cover crop next dormant season, maybe fava beans.
psychonaut ready for launch! Thank you so much! I highly recommend it! And if you check our my summer garden tour you can see just how well this soil prep has worked for me! Happy gardening!
You’re very gifted, great video, beautiful music bed, at the right volume so that it doesn’t make it difficult to discern the narrative. Hi from New Zealand
this is a wonderful video!... very similar to what I am doing with my own backyard... I am documenting mine on my own channel... but I wish I would've seen this video before I began tilling!!... I went way too deep the first round and simply tilled in the weeds and grass lol... this is how we learn... thanks for the video
Nate thank you! I’ll have to check in out your project. I think so much of it depends on your specific situation, like the type of weeds/soil etc that you have. Best of luck with your project!
This was an AWESOME video and I needed this! We bought our first home with just under half an acre of a land and I really want to grow veggies. But we have horrible weeds and grass EVERYWHERE. So this is what we are doing next week. THANK YOU!!
Well that’s quite the compliment, thank you so much! I’m glad you found the video so helpful and I think you’re really going to enjoy my other videos. Happy gardening
Yeah, that’s definitely a great way to go for the right situation, and in some cases I’d do that exact same thing. This method is best for my situation due to my heavy clay soil, the species weeds I have, the fact that I’m only farming this plot short term, among other reasons.
I'm here because I was inspired by your other video where you snacking on your crops...lol. you seem very passionate with your work, which make it a lot of fun to watch, and not to mention the most helpful video I've came across on UA-cam. I think it's great for beginners since you're very thorough with the entire process....I can do this. However, from the sound of it, I'll have to start this process next year since I'm in the Northeast and by then it'll be snow! Thank you!!! 👍and subscribed and saved to my Playlist.
Chanthana hi! I’m so glad you are enjoying my videos and finding lots of inspiration. Now is a great time to start planning your garden for spring! Let me know if you ever have any questions. Happy gardening!
@@urbanfarmstead wait, I can start with the ground now? Should start amending the soil this year or next year? Mine is going to be 1/3 or half compare to your garden but maybe I'll do half so I can share with the animals especially the deers.
I get a load of wood chips whenever I can flag down a tree service. I put paper and or cardboard down on the area that I want to place a garden bed. Then, I put wood chips on top of the cardboard/paper layer. I build a raised bed on top of the wood chips. I fill the bed with homemade compost. Unfinished compost is the the first layer. Screened finished or store bought compost to top off.
That sounds like a great process Mike! It’s like a sort of micro Hugelkultur. Are you familiar with that process? It’s very popular in permaculture and quite fascinating to watch the progression in the videos I’ve watched. Happy gardening!
andrea coyle we all have to do different things to prep our soil, and in my opinion there’s no such thing as too much upfront work if it reduces the amount of work and the level of success on the back end.
@@urbanfarmstead I just watched your 2 month update. And yeah... I am happy I did. But I don't have much of that nut weed. It was mostly Bermuda grass. I don't think anyone can get all that nut weed out
This video was very helpful! I'm writing a novel about a woman who becomes a farmer, and as I know nothing about farming, videos like this help me to get a clearer idea of how to write the story. Thank you!
Hi. Thank you for this wonderful video. I would love to do that to my backyard. Instead of buying or investing the machine that you use to make the soil loose. Can those machine be rented?? I need to do exactly what you did. Kill or plug out all the existing grass.
All I can say is wow. I want to turn my yard into a garden, I got three boys that can get in the trenches with me. I will look at this video many more times to figure out my direction on a budget.
Hey Kyle, my wife and I recently moved to a new property. A very large portion of the yard is extremely hard compact soil heavy with clay and abundant in gravel. The soil is so hard that I can't even push a pitchfork through it when jumping on it with all my weight. I also can't really use a tiller unless it's a super heavy duty one because there are roots from a massive 8 ft tall blackberry bush some 2-3 inches in diameter which would destroy the blades I would imagine. I'm not sure how to break it apart aside from slowly picking up rocks individually, if you've had any experience with something like this I'd love to hear it. The soil isn't dry, it's just basically gravel and clay almost like chunky cement.
It sounds to me like a lot of the refuse from building / enlarging your house was buried in your garden , it might have been there for a long time . It was a pretty common practice to keep costs down , even modern builds sometimes have this problem . You might have to have the lot removed professionally ( that’s what we did ) , on the plus side you can have the perfect draining & growing soil put back in . Expensive but worth it .
I’m a huge fan of Charles Dowding and have enjoyed many of his videos, in fact his channel is one of the few that I subscribe to. What some people don’t realize is that in many situations it’s best to do one initial till to improve soil composition depending on what you are starting with (Charles and I have very different top soil), then to never till after that. We have very dense clay soil as I mentioned in the video, so for our situation its best to till in compost the first season even though we’re prepping a no-dig garden. The methods that Charles Dowding uses are awesome for the right situation, but not for ours. That’s rad if it works that easy for you and your garden. Happy gardening!
@@urbanfarmstead I have to disagree. My soil is heavy clay as well. Whenever I dug up a spot and left it bare, it became rock hard. Your lawn however is already a functioning ecosystem, it has established levels and microorganisms, and probably a well established fungal network. Tilling it and ripping the roots out does not accelerate the process, it actually throws your soil life back at least a year or two. Just mow really short, two layers of cardboard, compost on top and you can plant anything into that. While your weeds die under the cardboard and their roots turn into humus, they also create small tunnels that improve drainage and bring oxygen into deeper layers. Not to forget worms love cardboard because its glues with starch. I have seen worms the size of small snakes in a bed I just setup a few weeks ago. Meanwhile the roots of everything you plant on top just grow through the cardboard as long as it stays moist under the compost mulch.
TheReReRetard I’m not familiar with the work of Ruth Stout, but I just looked her up and can’t wait to learn more about her and her methods. Thank you for sharing!
I live in Folsom, same locale yay! How do you deal with roots from your hedge plants/trees near the fence area? I prepped by raised beds for the 1st year, next year my neighbor's pine tree located 15 feet away from the beds have sent roots under 2 feet of the soil and have taken over the whole bed. There is a ton of feeder roots all over and clumping the soil and not allowing my veggies to grow. Very frustrating.
instead of removing the weeds, what about putting down a biodegradable layer (cardboard, newspaper, burlap) and then covering with garden soil? the decomposing weeds will provide nutrients.
ARK rain FLOOD that’s a great suggestion and would probably be perfect for many gardens, however we all have different situations that correspond with different solutions. The main reason (there are a few) that I chose to not go that route in this garden is because the weeds that we have are very invasive and will not simply decompose under cardboard. The methods that you’re suggesting, that Charles Dowding uses are awesome for the right situation, but not for ours. Thank you though for your input!
Anil Ramoutar yeah, Old school is to till/plow but I’m all bout the new school no-till method. What some people don’t realize is that in many situations it’s best to do o e initial till to improve soil composition depending on what you are starting with, then to never till after that. I did mention that in the video.
@@urbanfarmstead I completely agree. I had couch grass, bindweed and other nasties in my plot and went down the cardboard method. A year later and I wish I had never bothered. The weeds grow just as fast as the crops and it's impossible to stay on top of them. Maybe a combo of your method plus depriving the beds of light to create a Stale Seed Bed, ala Curtis Stone, would do the job.
Nic Lee oh man! Yeah, it’s all about learning from others but adapting what works for them to see what will work best for our own situation. Curtis Stone has some fantastic plots and I’ve defeated been adapting a lot of what I’ve learned from him.
I started a veggie garden this year (2021) in Cape Town, South Africa. First I dug up the grass and sifted the soil for stones and left over grass. Made beds with concrete slabs and large bricks. Then I covered the soil with cardboard with bricks to hold the cardboard in place. I cut holes in the cardboard and put grow tubes (cut from soda bottles) in the holes and planted my veggies in the grow tubes in a mixed up way to confuse bad insects with marigolds in between. So far I have had a bumper crop of various veggies. Being in a town that almost ran out of water 2 years ago I invented this way of planting to use a lot less water as I only water in the grow tubes using a large soda bottle with a hole in the screw lid. I am also planning to dig small swales to harvest rain when it comes, I have planted 6 trees from cuttings from my neighbors trees, only 1 died, so I am quite happy with the results so far.
I'm new to gardening (2nd year) and this video just made the light bulb go off in my head. Prepare the soil, dont just rely on the bags of soil you buy from DIY stores..... and go Organic. Thanks dude, I'm looking forward to this growing season.
That’s awesome! Yes growing great food is all about building healthy soil.
This! I learned the same. And not only do you need healthy soil to start, you will need fertilizer periodically. Fish emulsion has been a total game changer for me. It's AMAZING how well the plants do since I started using it. And a little goes a long ways, like a tablespoon per gallon of water. One gallon will last multiple seasons. Also learning to make myself since I live on the coast
@@WannabeOperator we’re on the coast too! And love to fish… any resources on making your own?
Watch back to Eden.
I had no other choice but to get bags of compost for my grow bags, but that's fine it's just till I move to a place with plenty of space for a garden
This is actually the best video on how to convert lawn into veritable garden, thank you
Irina Semenov thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Yes I totally agree! It's been very very beneficial
def the best but looks expensive man
Recipe 420 pot soil is the secret lol. Woooooooooooo
I’m gonna follow this to a T
imo this the most important video on youtube for beginner farmers.
thank you sir youre a great teacher, much appreciated.
dingane dennis thank you for saying that! I’m glad you enjoyed my video and I do hope it helps many new gardeners and farmers.
Thank you so much!!!! This has been the most simple and helpful video I have seen so far in two years of beginning gardening. I have a huge area in my backyard, and this makes me realize it's doable.
Thank you! Happy to share! You got this!
This is one of my favorite videos I’ve ever seen about gardening. I complain often about so much wasted space with lawns that could be producing food with a garden. Great video. I’d love to start a buisness with changing lawns into gardens.
Thank you! That would be a cool business
And I would certainly pay you to do mine.
I have a HUGE backyard and want to do this to a portion of my yard soooooo bad
I wish you were my neighbor. Finally a video on planting from Sacramento .
Maybe some day!
Roto tiller has been one of my favorite investments for my garden.
Same! I bought my first one yesterday and had so much fun with it! Getting ready to go out and do more, just now, while the morning sun is still cool.
I’ve got about 30 seed potatoes in and am planning to plant onions, garlic, carrots and lettuce. I grew up around vestigial house plants that didn’t produce anything edible and I had a distaste for gardening because I used to have to water all of them as a chore when I was younger. Your video was very insightful and I appreciate the effort. Good luck with the new garden, and thanks for the tips!
Hi! That’s awesome! Thank you so much
I am starting a mini flower farm and veggie garden to grow our own food this season and my head has been spinning from all the mixed info out there. I've been feeling overwhelmed about preparing our yard and turning it into garden beds - we live in the smoky mountains of NC so it's very clay heavy ground. This video was the easiest to understand and convinced me to get a soil test kit. I am positive this will help us save money and get the right nutrients for our plants in our first season. I also loved how you showed how to create space between the rows to walk through and making rows north to south vs east to west. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!
I see why I have never attempted something like this.. Lots and lots and lots of work.. Maybe if it was my job.. Thank you to all who do this!
Brandon Lindsay it can be a lot of work depending on the size of your space, but it’s well worth it in my opinion. I work 80 hours a week as a firefighter but I enjoy doing this work on my days off. I find it very fulfilling, but I know it’s not for everyone. Thank you for your support!
You need aquaponics trade the back work for brain work
Look at no-till, it's very easy
kimberly maxey thank you for your suggestion, but unfortunately that would not work well for our situation.
elsefare yes, definitely 👍🏼
Omg thank you so much for this! Whenever I searched for info on beginner gardening, I kept finding garden tours and not very informative "informative" videos. This one video answered so many of my questions!
Thank you! I’m so glad you found it helpful!
That was a lot of work, but I bet it was worth every little drop of sweat.
Lots of valuable information as well.
Thanks for sharing!
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A ton of work! but yes, its worth it 100% Thank you!
It had the blood and sweat...but where were the tears?
This will be my first garden ever. I come from a family of farmers in Italy. I am so happy all the information I received from your video. Thank you Kyle
Farmers in Italy? That must be amazing! Thank you. Happy gardening!
@Ramen Lover yes, much of California is great for growing food.
So excited to follow this Kyle!
Epic Gardening Thanks Kevin! This UA-cam stuff is fun but wow it’s a lot of work! Thank you for your support!
I think you mean Eric 😂❤
Dug up a chunk of front lawn for vegetables and now I know next steps to take. Thank you.
Great! You’re welcome
This is easily the most helpful soil conditioning video I have watched on UA-cam. Thanks!
Thank you! I’m glad you found it helpful!
Thank You!! I've watched A LOT of beginner tutorials, but this is the best one that I've found, hands down!! Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Clear, simple and to the point. Thank you.
Marchelle Topping thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it
Right. That's what I'm always lookin for.
Jordan Riles Same! Thanks ✌🏼
I dunno...I got lost a few times....
I've just got an allotment in the UK and have not done much veg gardening before. It has a lot of bindweed and couch grass that I plan to remove by hand as much as possible. This video has come at exactly the right time for me. Thanks 😊.
I am researching how to do all of this for the first time and I think I just found my home base page.
Great! Thank you
Thank you good sir. Wish I had done just a tiny bit of research to see this video last winter, but now I know the enormous cost of wasting my own time that I was blessed with.
Wow!! You have created EXACTLY what I want for a garden!! Your hard work will surely pay off in spades! Congratulations on an outstanding garden!
Thank you so much! It’s been a wonderful first season. See my Summer garden tour if you want an idea of just how productive it is. Thank you✌🏼
Wow you had it a little easier my dad used to make us put all the topsoil through a sieve. Taking out all the weeds roots and larger stones the sieve was quite fine he didn’t mind the small stones he said it was good for drainage but I remember as a kid spending hours and hours sieving topsoil for the garden. Watching you put in the potting soil reminded me of my dad‘s doing that it’s amazing the things that come back to you my dad used to refer to potting soil as black gold.
The world 🌍 needs this!
Betterlife thank you! I agree!
Great video. No nense, not so brief neither long, clear audio, clean process. I wanted to start my own vegetable garden and it helped me a lot, going to watch ur other videos for more information.
Thank you so much for your feedback and support! Happy gardening!
I've watched this video at least 5 times now and am copying all your methods, I feel like I should pay you, Thank you for putting these amazing videos up! Great Great Job!
Haha, thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Your body language is pure Alpha and your garden is on point 👌
Haha, thanks
Sieving the soil has amazing outcomes, now of you build a large a frame and attach the siev to a swing system, it saves your back and arms 👍🏼
I went cheap, as it's my first garden. Spade, hoe and rake got 8 4x8 beds going. Glad you mentioned north/south direction, as that's what i did. Making compost for next year but will likely get some bagged manure beforecwintervsets in. My dad said 1 inch per year tilled in was enough. He had the best garden in the state and spent only pennies. Thanks for this.
I like how you explain in your video on what you are doing. Alot of work needs to be done.
Thank you for uploading. 💗
Snacks and Foods Thank you! It u I s a lot of work but it’s worth it. You’re welcome!
I am very new to gardening (less than one year) and I have had a small unpaved backyard for nearly 3 years now. All its ever done is grow weeds and I am constantly having to trim them back. I want to make a small vegetable garden out of the backyard, and I had no idea where to start with getting rid of these weeds. Your video has been a very good idea on where to start. Thank you!
That’s awesome! Thank you
Oh wow! I follow you on tiktok, that’s how I learned about your channel. Glad I learned about this step first. I have just the right amount of time before spring next year to start the perfect soil process. You’re an amazing teacher.
Hi Angelica, thank you so much! Happy gardening
I ended up buying my tiller. But watching this confirms I did something right. I've been adding beds as needed 👍🏾
mmm70 great! There are plenty of “right” ways to create garden beds but this method with filling in Lloyd of compost the first year has worked best for me. Happy gardening
Great video. straight forward, easy to understand and no waffling on like some others tend to do. Good for homegrowers or homesteaders, allotment holders and new marget garden farmers.
techstuff thank you! I know exactly what you mean about “waffling on” I’ve never liked having to selectively fast forward through a 20 minute video full of unrelated rambling that should have been a 5 minute video.
Im working on my first garden an watching this video helped me out, im going through the process of tillin now
Hey thanks, that’s awesome! Happy gardening
@@urbanfarmstead np tiller is wearing my ass out just raked it im going to till it again an after that im a put my soil in there
Thank you! This is my first time gardening and I’ve no idea how to start. This really helps!
That’s awesome! I’m so glad you found it helpful
Found myself a new channel to help me on my spring/summer gardening season, and I need to get working !
Hey! I am in the Sacramento area as well and appreciate your insight. I will be using your ideas and techniques in the future, thanks a bunch!
Hi! Thank you
@@urbanfarmstead thanks go to you! You have helped motivate me from taking my time making gaming videos to really getting my hands dirty :) I have already redesigned our small backyard into a private escape and butterfly garden and will use your technique to transform our wasted side yard into something worthwhile. Appreciate the tips and insight. And when I saw the 420, I had to read your bio because that’s what we have been purchasing as well :)
@@GodanDawnofTitans that’s awesome! Happy gardening!
Clear instructions and a well edited video. So satisfying.
Narendra Muppala thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
the comments on this video are so weird lmao why are so many ppl being haters this is genuinely the most succinct and helpful video i've come across on this topic
Because it's UA-cam, and miserable people come here to make themselves feel better by commenting on videos. It's all good though. Thank you!
@@urbanfarmstead you’re not wrong 😂 you’re welcome!
Beautiful job amending the soil! The garden looks *Great*. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you
Wow..soil looks really healthy..I also plan to convert my lawn into vegetable garden as I m fed up with weeding..I finish one end other end is already full of weeds....
shashi kala thank you! Yeah weeds can be a lot of work, and if you’re going to be working in the garden you should at least get a harvest out of it
Identify the edible weeds and let them grow. :)
John Casey I love foraging edible plants but the only one I find in our yard is purslane
Love your Blunnies!..excited to check out your pest management videos!
Thanks for all the info. I grow a small garden here in Maryland. I need to incorporate some of these ideas into my garden next season.
Phil Krausz you’re welcome! It’s always good to try out a few new ideas each season to see what works best for you and your garden
Thanks for addressing how to orient the beds. I appreciate all of your videos. I learn something new with each one.
Tiffany Nash you’re welcome! I try not to overload my videos with too much information, but that’s a very important consideration that I think many people overlook so I’m glad you found it helpful. Thank you for your feedback and support!
I am so glad I have found you on youtube as well. I always cherished your garden! Spring is starting here and I'm so hyped to follow your steps and build a wonderful garden!
I here because I'm in this situation right now.. and Thank you michigan weather 🙏 my vegies are still inside the house😆😆
And I don't know what I'm doing..so this helps a lot. Thank you sir.
I hope you can plant out soon! Happy gardening!
Amazing video sir !! Clear explanation and straight to the point, no BS! You got my subs, keep up the great work!!
Kevin thank you so much! I appreciate your feedback! That’s definitely my goal, I can’t stand having to selectively fast forward through a 25 minute video that should have been a 5 minute video. Some people enjoy that extra fluff, but it’s not for me. Thanks dude!
@@urbanfarmstead Yes sir !! 10 to 15 minutes video is the best and get higher CTR (click through rate) than 25-30minutes video. Also people more likely watch them all rather than lengthy video.
Kevin thank you for sharing those insights!
This is my favorite video... of all time, ever
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful, can’t wait to see it fill all in.
San Antonio Gardening Thank you! I’m excited for it too!
Gonna save this video until I achieve my dream and buy my own house so I can use this video as guide to grow my very first garden. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ♥️
Love the real talk about not getting rid of weeds completely. Very realistic.
starcraft ghost thank you! I think it’s important to share that realistic perspective. Gardening can be discouraging at times, so knowing that the challenges are a normal part of the process for every gardener helps to dispel the misguided theory of having a “brown thumb” etc.
You’re very gifted, great video, beautiful music bed, at the right volume so that it doesn’t make it difficult to discern the narrative. Hi from New Zealand
Thank you Stephen
Thanks for all you do! I've followed your IG account for the last 2 years and now I've subscribed to your channel. I moved from Sac to South Yuba and have 2 acres now. Can't wait to start planning my garden areas! Any and all advice is always appreciated.
chris stinson it’s my pleasure! Thank you for your support! This UA-cam stuff is a lot of work but it’s worth it to help others to be more successful in growing food. Happy gardening!
I'm completely new to gardening. And I have a small patch of ground that I want to dig out and turn over, but damn it is hard work. There are mostly small rocks to clear and old twigs and grass roots. It will not be easy lol Thank you for this video. It gave me a good idea what to look out for!
It would be great to see the installation of the irrigation system you are going to use :-)
Glenn Drumright we’ll you’re in luck! I shot the entire install and I’m currently editing that footage. Should be posting the video very soon.
Great Ideas. We started our garden last night with a wonderful seedbed. I'm working on testing my soil, purchasing the proper amendments etc. I'll keep you posted.
That's awesome! Happy gardening John!
@@urbanfarmstead I have questions about what happens in the fall with the chipped wood and NO tilling. I'm old school and tilling is a twice a year thing. New tricks for this old dog. Tested my soil last night. Right where it needs to be on Ph. Testing the others once I finish working for the day. Can't wait.
Hey John, glad you had favorable results with your PH test! So I’m still new to no-till myself but wood chips as far as the pathways, could just stay right where they are, other cut materials/spent crops can be mowed or cut and left as mulch on the beds if they have no diseases, or added to your compost. Does that answer your question? I wasn’t completely sure what you’re after.
@@urbanfarmstead learning what this looks like. My potash and potassium are good but there is zero nitrogen in the soil. Heading to my local nursery to buy some admedments .
John Oliver good thing you did that test! Depending on your zone you might want to plan for a nitrogen fixing legume cover crop next dormant season, maybe fava beans.
Dude this is incredible. Suberb job my dude! Gonna do this next spring 🙏
psychonaut ready for launch! Thank you so much! I highly recommend it! And if you check our my summer garden tour you can see just how well this soil prep has worked for me! Happy gardening!
Such a great ‘movement’….subscribed!!
Thank you
Great video as always. I can't wait to see how your garden progresses over this year.
Michael McMillan thank you so much!
You’re very gifted, great video, beautiful music bed, at the right volume so that it doesn’t make it difficult to discern the narrative. Hi from New Zealand
Thank you so much!
The first few seconds adequately demonstrate how to wear a t-shirt handsomely. Nice.
Haha, thanks Ali ✌🏼
This channel and rockos modern survival are some of my favorite thank you for doing them
Paul Rowan thank you so much! It’s my pleasure to share!
this is a wonderful video!... very similar to what I am doing with my own backyard... I am documenting mine on my own channel... but I wish I would've seen this video before I began tilling!!... I went way too deep the first round and simply tilled in the weeds and grass lol... this is how we learn... thanks for the video
Nate thank you! I’ll have to check in out your project. I think so much of it depends on your specific situation, like the type of weeds/soil etc that you have. Best of luck with your project!
this is back breaking work ...i salute u , garden lover
Santano Dias it can be. Thank you.
I have been looking for a video like this for so long. THANK YOU.
Wonderful job! Can't wait for more videos in this series. Especially since I'm starting a new garden as well.
Megan Kavand thank you! Awesome, I’m working on the next one today!
You taught me a lot ,because I didn’t do a few of these steps which explains why my garden isn’t thriving strong.
Great video! The content was very easy to follow and informative. You’ve got a new subscriber!
Thank you for your feedback and support!
This was an AWESOME video and I needed this! We bought our first home with just under half an acre of a land and I really want to grow veggies. But we have horrible weeds and grass EVERYWHERE. So this is what we are doing next week. THANK YOU!!
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I wish this guy could live in the country, he’d be in heaven
Maybe some day. For now I’ll make due with my big backyard
Nice to see you r replying all the comment..... thank you....
A Human, thank you for expressing your appreciation. ✌🏼
Great video! Makes me wish my apartment had a lawn lol
Chris Loving thank you! Do you have a patio or balcony where you can grow a potted garden?
I actually just started one on my balcony shortly after watching this video!! Haha
@@chrisloving8378 That's awesome! Happy Gardening!
I think I just learned more from this video about how to set up my garden than in the whole sustainable living book my wife bought me :)
Well that’s quite the compliment, thank you so much! I’m glad you found the video so helpful and I think you’re really going to enjoy my other videos. Happy gardening
Great Video 🙂 I love EB stones! Best product in the market
Thank you! I love them too! Local to me, family owned, sustainable, and highly affective!
Very informative. I'm checking out the tools you're using to imitate - you really take this seriously and intelligently. Thanks.
Thank you sean
Raised beds seems like a much easier way to go.
Definitely not easier, but certainly better. I’m building my raised beds soon.
Thanks for your video,now I know more how to prepare the soil for my plants.
Sinan Cooking Lifestyle you’re very welcome!
btw great choice on amendments... this garden is going to yield heavy!
Thanks Nate! Just checked out your most recent mulch video. Looking great!
This is the video I have been looking for. Thank you Sir.
Please do winter garden plants.
Jury Bage great! I’m glad you found it! I absolutely will, and soon 👍🏼
great video!!
Thank you
@@urbanfarmstead what's up? Any new update?
@@urbanfarmsteadThis is one of the best videos on youtube so thorough!
Lot of work
Will be rewarded by healthy vegetables
I wish to have like this
Absolutely, Thanks!
There will come a day i will go through with this whole process, and that's when i get my first house.. I'll save this video for then:)
Awesome! Im so glad you found it helpful!
i worked with a guy.. that did the same bed prep, except the plow.. he did it old school. but his results was great
Yeah, that’s definitely a great way to go for the right situation, and in some cases I’d do that exact same thing. This method is best for my situation due to my heavy clay soil, the species weeds I have, the fact that I’m only farming this plot short term, among other reasons.
Hey Kyle, I just found your channel! I'm from Sacramento too
Hi Tamara, awesome! You should be able to find it at any of the Green Acres locations or Plant Foundry
I'm here because I was inspired by your other video where you snacking on your crops...lol. you seem very passionate with your work, which make it a lot of fun to watch, and not to mention the most helpful video I've came across on UA-cam. I think it's great for beginners since you're very thorough with the entire process....I can do this. However, from the sound of it, I'll have to start this process next year since I'm in the Northeast and by then it'll be snow! Thank you!!! 👍and subscribed and saved to my Playlist.
Chanthana hi! I’m so glad you are enjoying my videos and finding lots of inspiration. Now is a great time to start planning your garden for spring! Let me know if you ever have any questions. Happy gardening!
@@urbanfarmstead wait, I can start with the ground now? Should start amending the soil this year or next year? Mine is going to be 1/3 or half compare to your garden but maybe I'll do half so I can share with the animals especially the deers.
I get a load of wood chips whenever I can flag down a tree service. I put paper and or cardboard down on the area that I want to place a garden bed. Then, I put wood chips on top of the cardboard/paper layer. I build a raised bed on top of the wood chips. I fill the bed with homemade compost. Unfinished compost is the the first layer. Screened finished or store bought compost to top off.
That sounds like a great process Mike! It’s like a sort of micro Hugelkultur. Are you familiar with that process? It’s very popular in permaculture and quite fascinating to watch the progression in the videos I’ve watched. Happy gardening!
Perfect!!!! Exactly what I'm looking for!!! Thank you very much for sharing your time and talent! Highly Appreciated!🇯🇲
Great, thanks!
Wow! I dug my weeds out. I had to dig 6 inches down. And I didn't get them all hahaha. I probably did more work then I needed to hahaha.
andrea coyle we all have to do different things to prep our soil, and in my opinion there’s no such thing as too much upfront work if it reduces the amount of work and the level of success on the back end.
@@urbanfarmstead I just watched your 2 month update. And yeah... I am happy I did. But I don't have much of that nut weed. It was mostly Bermuda grass. I don't think anyone can get all that nut weed out
andrea coyle yeah, Bermuda is gnarly too! We have that and I thought it would be the main issue, but this nutsedge is just ridiculous.
This video was very helpful! I'm writing a novel about a woman who becomes a farmer, and as I know nothing about farming, videos like this help me to get a clearer idea of how to write the story. Thank you!
Hi. Thank you for this wonderful video. I would love to do that to my backyard. Instead of buying or investing the machine that you use to make the soil loose. Can those machine be rented?? I need to do exactly what you did. Kill or plug out all the existing grass.
Maggie Cheung Blaize Hi, you’re very welcome! Yes, absolutely. I rented mine. It’s not practical to buy one.
All I can say is wow. I want to turn my yard into a garden, I got three boys that can get in the trenches with me. I will look at this video many more times to figure out my direction on a budget.
Thank you! Bulk compost can also be used to save on cost.
Hey Kyle, my wife and I recently moved to a new property. A very large portion of the yard is extremely hard compact soil heavy with clay and abundant in gravel. The soil is so hard that I can't even push a pitchfork through it when jumping on it with all my weight. I also can't really use a tiller unless it's a super heavy duty one because there are roots from a massive 8 ft tall blackberry bush some 2-3 inches in diameter which would destroy the blades I would imagine. I'm not sure how to break it apart aside from slowly picking up rocks individually, if you've had any experience with something like this I'd love to hear it. The soil isn't dry, it's just basically gravel and clay almost like chunky cement.
It sounds to me like a lot of the refuse from building / enlarging your house was buried in your garden , it might have been there for a long time . It was a pretty common practice to keep costs down , even modern builds sometimes have this problem . You might have to have the lot removed professionally ( that’s what we did ) , on the plus side you can have the perfect draining & growing soil put back in . Expensive but worth it .
So glad I came across your channel !
I'm so glad!
I just prefer Charles Dowding's method for no dig garden beds. Just carboard and compost on top.
I’m a huge fan of Charles Dowding and have enjoyed many of his videos, in fact his channel is one of the few that I subscribe to. What some people don’t realize is that in many situations it’s best to do one initial till to improve soil composition depending on what you are starting with (Charles and I have very different top soil), then to never till after that. We have very dense clay soil as I mentioned in the video, so for our situation its best to till in compost the first season even though we’re prepping a no-dig garden. The methods that Charles Dowding uses are awesome for the right situation, but not for ours. That’s rad if it works that easy for you and your garden. Happy gardening!
@@urbanfarmstead I have to disagree. My soil is heavy clay as well. Whenever I dug up a spot and left it bare, it became rock hard. Your lawn however is already a functioning ecosystem, it has established levels and microorganisms, and probably a well established fungal network. Tilling it and ripping the roots out does not accelerate the process, it actually throws your soil life back at least a year or two. Just mow really short, two layers of cardboard, compost on top and you can plant anything into that. While your weeds die under the cardboard and their roots turn into humus, they also create small tunnels that improve drainage and bring oxygen into deeper layers. Not to forget worms love cardboard because its glues with starch. I have seen worms the size of small snakes in a bed I just setup a few weeks ago. Meanwhile the roots of everything you plant on top just grow through the cardboard as long as it stays moist under the compost mulch.
You mean Ruth Stouts method.
TheReReRetard I’m not familiar with the work of Ruth Stout, but I just looked her up and can’t wait to learn more about her and her methods. Thank you for sharing!
@@urbanfarmstead You are welcome. Keep up the good work!
Beautiful!😍 I hope that everyone that has space to grow, does someday!
Thank you! I hope so too!
I live in Folsom, same locale yay! How do you deal with roots from your hedge plants/trees near the fence area? I prepped by raised beds for the 1st year, next year my neighbor's pine tree located 15 feet away from the beds have sent roots under 2 feet of the soil and have taken over the whole bed. There is a ton of feeder roots all over and clumping the soil and not allowing my veggies to grow. Very frustrating.
Yeah, pine and redwood trees are the worst thing near a garden. The hedges I have here are not a problem.
@@urbanfarmstead what kind of hedges are those, want the same, thanks
The best vedio i never seen before, i am learning from you and keep posting like this, i am watching full vedio every time, ❤️
Jeeva Jo thank you so much! I’m really glad you are enjoying my videos!
instead of removing the weeds, what about putting down a biodegradable layer (cardboard, newspaper, burlap) and then covering with garden soil? the decomposing weeds will provide nutrients.
ARK rain FLOOD that’s a great suggestion and would probably be perfect for many gardens, however we all have different situations that correspond with different solutions. The main reason (there are a few) that I chose to not go that route in this garden is because the weeds that we have are very invasive and will not simply decompose under cardboard. The methods that you’re suggesting, that Charles Dowding uses are awesome for the right situation, but not for ours. Thank you though for your input!
@@urbanfarmstead old school.. 🖒
Anil Ramoutar yeah, Old school is to till/plow but I’m all bout the new school no-till method. What some people don’t realize is that in many situations it’s best to do o e initial till to improve soil composition depending on what you are starting with, then to never till after that. I did mention that in the video.
@@urbanfarmstead I completely agree. I had couch grass, bindweed and other nasties in my plot and went down the cardboard method. A year later and I wish I had never bothered. The weeds grow just as fast as the crops and it's impossible to stay on top of them. Maybe a combo of your method plus depriving the beds of light to create a Stale Seed Bed, ala Curtis Stone, would do the job.
Nic Lee oh man! Yeah, it’s all about learning from others but adapting what works for them to see what will work best for our own situation. Curtis Stone has some fantastic plots and I’ve defeated been adapting a lot of what I’ve learned from him.