Next Level Raised Bed Gardens - 48" Culvert Pipe
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Me and the old man got the biggest kick out of Maverick rolling in that pipe! Made my day. What a happy child💜
He is always smiling.
@@diyfferent Very lucky children in my opinion. You're such a happy family, we love watching. Can't wait to see the future.
@@diyfferent Also, I smile everytime Maverick says "Bye" at the end (he had to take over after Ashley stopped)😆
I'm loving "no spend" months because it means you are doing a variety of interesting projects. The garden is fabulous and I'm envious. You've come a long way from the "no expectations" garden of a few years back. I can't wait to see it full of green
If you add more beds, definitely fill them based on Hugelkultur principles. You'll fill base with logs, sticks, leaves, etc., and add soil on top. It saves $ on soil and creates a nutrient rich environment of decomposing organic materials. I also add coir to my soil to retain moisture (less watering).
Also save watering & fertiliser
I thought perhaps they used the soil to add weight to the beds encase of flooding.
Leah R, logs, leaves, sticks or twigs, saw-dust, ashes and charcoal, this is the foods for the insects live in the soil sash as worms, etc.
Exactly what I was thinking!
It's a great way to mimic nature and give an organic base that breaks down over time, and adds fertility. You can also check with Utility companies, for chipped trimmings from line maintenance!
I am a retired construction electrician. About fifteen years ago we were digging on a large construction site. The storm drains were also being installed. I was given my first piece of 24 inch pipe. Over time I picked up more scrap pipe. I used the plastic pipe for tomato beds. I grow Irish potatoes in 18 inch pipe. When the vines die back we lift the pipe & harvest the potatoes. Every year we make compost with our neighbor's bags of grass clippings. We add all our kitchen scraps. We put pieces of logs in the bottom of the beds. We collect scrap fish bones from our local fish market. We do both deep composting & shallow composting. Over time we develop all of the things that make perfect soil. I mix the new compost by digging holes in the beds with post-hole diggers. There are so many advantages to raised bed gardening.
No need to dig at all - just place a couple of inches of compost on the top and the soil life will do it's job and feeder roots are right near tge surface anyway. When you dig you destroy soil life along with all the work they've done the year before. For more info on this you can't go past Charles Dowding but I've been a no dig gardener for over 50 years and can arrest to how it changed my soil - unbelievable!! I have 12" raised beds because where I now live my yard is under a couple of inches of water in winter sometimes.
Wow, this video was epic! I have always wanted a raised garden. Growing your own food, knowing that it’s truly organic is worth it.
Ashley, will you start preserving your harvest?
I’m not sure who had more fun in the tubing Doug or Maverick. Either way it was fun to see. Be blessed.
Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the video. Our kitchen is not ready for food preservation, but the garden is a start. We'll get there eventually :)
@@diyfferent - I keep saying I m going to preserve (can) and here I am on about my 15th year just eating the fresh produce, sharing with family and friends, and freezing some like snow peas and peppers. I eat a lot myself right out of garden. Asparagus raw is so delicious. Kale too! Do yourself a favor and grow rhubarb. Pies, cobblers, a cooked concoction with a little sugar poured warm over vanilla ice cream! The best!!!
You don’t have to fill them entirely with soil. You can put slash ( chopped up branches ) in the bottom as fill, and then add soil. In a season as the branches compost, you continue adding your own compost as top fill, and to continue adding nutrients to the soil.
Hugelculture!
I thought the same but with flooding in their area they may want the extra weight of soil so they don't float away.
Yep. That is what I did to mine!!
What a great idea for raised garden beds! Loved seeing you all working together and Maverick walking in tube having a great time!😊❤
Yes, it represents progress doesn't it? You've done repairs, maintenance, improvements on what's already there , but the garden beds are progress towards your goals. Well done.
That’s really cool, I can’t wait to see what you grow! “Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes!”
Gardening nurtures the soul! I always feel happier when I’m gardening. Love what you done so far. ❤️
Oh my gosh!! What a fun video. All the way around! Maverick is becoming quite the utube star!! Love that it was an all family activity. And kids seeing mom and dad having fun is important!! And the diligence it took to complete this project is a priceless skill the kids are learning!! Bravo mom and dad!!👏👏👏👏
The one thing I love about both of you is you do put a lot of thought into everything you do, I absolutely love, love, love your garden beds! Yes, they are a bit costly, you can think of it as an investment that will pay off in the end.
That was a stroke of genius! I never, in a million years, would have thought of that. Well done you!!!🎉🎉🎉
That is so much fun, I wish I was a kid again, just for that. Your children are so Blessed to have parents like you.
Hi gardening friend. I did this about 10 years ago and it was wonderful. My husband runs heavy equipment and builds roads and subdivisions and brought home end pieces of culverts all different sizes. I used smaller ones for herbs. But the latest are made from worn out mini excavator tracks ❤
This is so great...I have wanted to see this development for a long time. I love all the house stuff but this is a step in your future of self sufficiency. So cool...I love the design and layout. Thanks for sharing this.
Gardens feed the body and feed the soul.
Your out of the box thinking is so amazing. I turned my old broken watertank into neat compost bins. The family working together is priceless.😇🤗🇿🇦
Maverick's pure joy laughter is THEE best!! Can't wait to see what you will plant!
I am loving this no spend months! Lots and lots of videos!! I was wondering how you'd garden.. you could have used tires but, this works! When i did raised bed potatoes we used tires, newspapers and of course starters. Worked wonders! Also wow! The yard looks amazing... so cleaned up! Thank you so much for these videos!
Maverick having fun...priceless!!!
So agree!!
Love it!
Exactly! Curiosity got the best of me. How much could it possibly cost for a little hunk of circular stuff. Just under $2k. Yup. Well worth it if they are in a flood plain.
I’m surprised at how good they look, brilliant idea.
I’ve had a friend build me some raised beds and a greenhouse with 5 gallon buckets on a raised platform. Due to mobility issues, being legally blind, and not able to bend down for more than 20 seconds, I had him build them to 38” high and spaced 36” in order to fit a small wagon cart between them. I’ve also filled the bottom foot with leaves/grass clippings and regular dirt in order to save money on finished, amended soil to plant in. Looks great and trust the sand will keep most of the weeds down around the beds. Can’t wait to see what you guys end up growing. BTW - here in Memphis, I had to cover things with 40% shade cloth in order not to have my plants burn up in the Summer heat (100f+). May want to plan for that in the future. 😎👍🏻🌱
Great idea and great family activity. Looked like everyone was having fun.
What a terrific idea!!! I saw them in the background but didn’t realize they would be utilized this way 😮. Very cost efficient compared to alternatives.
Maverick certainly had a blast with the culvert ! Walking through and rolling around in it 😂
He’s grown up so much - spitting image of his daddy 🥰
Love the new garden beds! Great idea. We put in several raised beds, in Arizona, several years ago and I love them. We put ours higher, because we're in our late 60's and wanted to be able to reach everything easier as we get older. Our soil is very alkaline, so buying topsoil was also critical for us. I'm sure you're going to really enjoy growing the food you like to eat, and the kids will enjoy it too!
Gardening is a labor of love, I can see you all happily planting and harvesting. Looking forward to your upcoming videos on the garden.
This is so exciting, the sand in the bottom will make for good drainage too. Now you've just given a new idea to the gardening world.
What a fantastic raised garden beds idea!!! You will enjoy eating your own food. Maybe the kids could have their own ring to plant??? 🤗❤️🎶🇨🇦
Yep, Maverick already planted his garden. That will be coming later :)
Hi Ashley and Doug, what a great idea. Your garden is a great size.
I kind got teary eyed remembering the plans in Kokomo, and seeing that your family is still working on those dreams! I can’t wait to see what you guys will do next! This garden is SO CLEVER!!!
"Many hands make light work!" Maverick looked to be having a blast! 😁 The raised beds look great and your choice of the culvert pipe...great idea! 👍
That’s fantastic! Growing our own, healthy foods is more important today than it’s ever been. Well done 👍🏼 🪴😊🪴
I enjoy everything your family does
Thank you!
I'm impressed!! Love your idea! Can't wait to see it green with plants. Thanks for sharing.
I built 6 raised beds a few years ago and filled them with old logs and branches for the bottom third then filled the rest with soil just like yours.
My first year the garden was fantastic and it has gotten better each year. Now each bed has lots of worms and rich rich soil. Your's will be the same.
Bonus Comment: OMG Maverick is a star.
I like what you did here! You are super capable, but I can offer a tiny bit of good new info for you: ***Most vegetables have a "rhizospere" root depth of 6-10"*** A few plants like corn or tomatoes can go to 12". That means spending money on soil deeper than than 12" is not necessary. Even most trees don't go deeper than 12" because in nature, the soil doesn't get enough air and normally becomes nutrient and biologically a dead/low activity zone below 12". If you need the bed raised higher because of bending over, or because of protection from the ground, you can put gravel in the lower part, and some landscape fabric over it to prevent the soil in the upper ~10" from sifting down into the gravel. The reason corn and tomatoes may have deeper roots: corn has C4 photosynthesis (it grows at night) which requires more nutrient extraction, and tomatoes can form roots out of the sides of the stem. Nothing in nature is 100%, but there are common patterns that cover the vast majority of cases, and the root zone depth is one of them. There are definitely some cases of roots going deeper in unique soils ... nature loves to break her own rules! But 12" of soil is enough. A good example is historically, before being decimated by livestock grazing the western prairie in the USA had very deep topsoil! I am generally not a fan of raised beds for food, because of the cost, the fact that you are using a fake mix instead of natural mineral soil which translates to nutritious food, and because they drain and dry out fast requiring a lot of lugging water or an irrigation system. But raised beds make sense in a place where you couldn't grow otherwise, or you are making something handicap accessible. Your beds are superior to most! Like you, I am not a fan of the wooden raised beds either. The pressure treated lumber is filled with toxins (that is why it resists being deomposed by microbes!). I like your common sense approach and your solutions. 🎯💖
Good info, thanks 👍
You are wonderful and your family has worked hard to .
That will work well there. Maybe put some foam pipe insulation or duct tape on the top edges to keep your arms/hands from getting cut or scraped. Can’t wait to see how the plants do in there later this year as they grow 👍
It looks sharp, but it's surprisingly not. I ran my bare fingers around the edges to clear the plastic burrs after cutting, and it wasn't sharp.
Nice idea, just make sure you keep reminding everyone that the outside of the pipe will get quite warm on bare legs. I like that you gave your spacing another foot looks great ! Maverick is so darn cute. He was so excited. Great job !
No matter what projects you all are doing it is a pleasure to watch all of you..
Awesome idea! You’re always thinking outside of the box
Great idea for the garden. I think it was a good choice of raised beds material. Adding worm castings to your soil will greatly improve the nutrients level. We have always done organic farming and never add anything accept compost, worm castings and worm juice. It makes strong healthy plants and abundant harvests of vegetables. These days with the cost of food going up so much it makes sense to grow your own and have fresh healthy, non gmo, foods. Great job. 😊
Thanks! We'll start ammending the soil as soon as we can :)
Your garden is so cool. Can hardly wait to see it planted.😊
I love how you think out of the box!!!!😊
This will work out great! I have been doing the same thing for years. My family owns a farm drainage company. Finding extra pipe to use as garden risers was easy. I use a 24-inch dullwall pipe by 2.5 ft tall, no bending over for this guy. Grass clippings for mulch works well. Leaves sticks and wood chunks for fill to save on black dirt work great for my setup.
That pipe will never rot or rust great for garden risers!
I'm excited to see what u plant. I'll sub. Cheers 🍻
It looks amazing and I love ya'll made it a family project ❤️
Very cool !! Can't wait to see how it grows 🥰
You were Right On Ashley, with the tarp to catch the plastic bits!! Love the raised beds.
I love that you made all the painted lines on the culvert facing the same direction! And the joyful grateful spirit shines throughout this video. Praise God for so many blessings this garden will bring your family.
haha, yea. I didn't want those green lines facing the house :)
What a great idea...again. easy to manage and switch out plants...its way excieting...hugs
That works out to almost 140 sq ft of garden. That is a ton of food. Awesome!
I’ve watched dozens of people create raised beds and NO ONE else has thought of this ingenious idea.
What a great idea! I like the round shape beds, can reach the middle from any side. Very smart!
Me too.
You should have filled the bottom half with logs, which would have saved money on soil, but they look great 👍🏻
This is the COOLEST garden EVER!!!! I can't wait to see how this works out for y'all!! And maverick was SO adorable playing in the tube lol! I loved watching everyone work together!
Thanks!
Your mind must never be idle. Every project is thought out to the max. Such awesomeness 🤗❤️
I made mine for FREE . I got old refrigerators that where going to the dump . took off the doors and compressors. I then covered the outside with wood boards from pallets . I lined the inside with plastic put holes in it fore draining . They look and work great 😃
Doug you amaz Me , again thinking outside the box . What a great idea. Can't wait to see what you plant .
Happy for you guys. Growing your own food is one of the most satisfying things possible. I have been raised bed gardening for decades. Your choice of material is very ingenious and well considered,,, as always!!! Plants are so responsive to loving attention and the time spent in the garden a boost to spirit. It is primal for humans and an antidote for what for anxiety. Gardening is the essence of slow living. Lay some loving on the planet and mother nature rewards in multiples. Yup!!! I know exactly what you mean when you say "this is just for us". Enjoy your new family journey.
What a great family day! That looks like a great start! Can't wait to see how the planting goes!
In the high heats that black plastic will cook the soil. If you paint the outsides white and make sure to have a straw mulch layer on your top soil. The plants will do fine in high heat and dry conditions. 👍 on using the HDPE 2 and for all the new growers out there LDPE 4 and PP 5 are also recommended.
I think those are double walled. Could be wrong.
The use of that pipe was a smart idea especially due to flooding. Can't wait to see how it works.
I'm finding the same problem with buying soil in my area (KY) with the wood chips, plastic, and such. Last year I put in 3 large raised beds and the top soil I bought from my local store that specializes in this looked and smelled great but it just didn't produce like it should. I have spent the winter improving it for this season.
I started my seeds a few weeks ago and bought a well known national brand of potting soil and it was the same! Other gardeners in my area have had the same complaint that we are seeing too.
Yeah, the soil quality everywhere seems to be bad. We've had really poor experiences with the bagged garden soil from the store.
I've been using this idea for about 8 yrs now.(I live in the UK). They are brilliant !! I got mine from a building site, they had a few bits leftover already cut. 😁
Cool :D
Great idea! I think though I would add something more than that black soil, perhaps plant matter, straw chopped up or wood chips, saw dust, leaf mulch etc. so worms that come up from the soil can break it down adding more nutrients to the soil and your plants. I am so happy for you to finally have a growing area! :) I envy you!
Oh my gosh! Makes you want to jump right in playing with Maverick! Dada couldn't resist either! Lol! Those kind of moments are what Maverick will remember and tell his children and grandchildren. So much joy in his laugh! Smart idea on using the pipe for your raised bed garden. A break from the renovation, but fulfilling what Ashley and you have wanted to do for a long time. Made my day happier watching Maverick and you giving fun.
Well done Family ❤️ what a great idea
Ann xx
I am glad to hear about the air pockets. Last year, I attempted to grow cantaloupe in a navy blue storage container, and when the temperature reached 100° the roots started to burn, and I had to carry the container inside. If you experience issues from high temperatures, I would suggest drilling some holes into your plastic and painting them white. This year, I am going with a cynderblock raised bed option to grow potatoes, onions, watermelon & cantaloupe... but regardless, you never know what will happen unless you try.
We have some ideas if it is a problem. This first year will be the testing period I suppose :)
I'm excited for you because it's been such a long time coming, bringing this garden into fruition. Doug and Ashley, you and your family never fail to inspire others. Thank You!
Love seeing the whole family working together on projects. Maverick is a chip off the old block in front of the camera. ( :
Wow. Loving your ideas. Maverick is adorable, playing in tube. Lol so fun. Ashley forgot to tell you your hair looks great. I just love the amount of thought you put into absolutely everything. And I love what you’re doing with this house you’re choices are great love them
This makes good sense considering the area where you live and I will look forward to seeing how it works for you. I put in raised beds last year and had good luck with them.
Everyone says they love their raised beds, so I hope ours work out too!
What a great garden idea. I hope you will be able to grow lots of food in the coming years.
Having gardened in dark plastic raised beds in southern AZ, I can tell you that the sun beating down on the plants is more problematic than the beds heating up too much. Also think about composting your food scraps. My recommendation is a simple tumbling composter, which gives you free nutrients. If you don't want a composter, save one bed and dig your scraps into the dirt. Another cheap solution for fertilizer is to dig in chicken manure, if you can find someone with chickens. Chicken manure is "hot", meaning it is super high in nitrogen and will burn the plants unless it is allow mature in the soil or compost for a month or so. Horse manure is not as hot and might be easier to find for free. My best tip is chicken poop tea. Get a 44G barrel, add chicken poop and water, cover and let it steep. Eventually, you will end up with a great liquid fertilizer for almost nothing. But it will smell and attract flies, so a good cover is imperative. I am very excited for your garden.
Your family amazes me every video. 4 1/2 years ago I came across your videos because I looked for mobile home. That is when I bought mine. I can’t wait looking every day for your videos. I love your calm demeanor and steadfastness. I love how you are taking a debt get caught up break. So cool you don’t have interest on it. You are so wise to do that. I’ve matured and done many things. I stayed home and homeschooled my kids and lived with less so could could manage as debt free as possible. I so enjoy all that you do.
❤…love the look of your new raised garden beds.. I can not wait to see all the wonderful things that will be growing from them
what a GREAT idea!!!
Now that is a really wonderful idea. Something you might consider, since Mavrick is still pretty young, is painting the outsides of your beds all in different colors. Then you can tell him to go grab a carrot from the orange bed or to see if there are any ripe tomatoes in the yellow bed, or to pick some spinach and lettuce from the turquoise bed or to pick a few leaves of basil from the purple bed. You can even make up a key as part of a homeschooling lesson. Of course Belle can go with him to make sure he doesn't take out whole plants or more carrots or tomatoes than you need. Belle might even have fun painting little birds, ivy. and flowers on the beds like my daughter did. Those rings would be perfect for it. It was a fun thing to do with my kids when they were little and helped them have a little more ownership in the garden.
On the improving your soil front, look for a rabbit rescue. They will likely give you free rabbit manure or sell it to you for a nominal fee. Or ask at the animal shelter. They might not be allowed to because of city ordinances, but it doesn't hurt to ask. Rabbit manure is one of the best things you can give your garden, because you are able to use it immediately since it is a cold manure. Although, I always let it dry out a day if it had urine mixed in because of the ammonia. My best garden years are when I had rabbit manure at hand. If you are settled now and not planning on moving again or going on any big trips, I'd just get a couple of rabbits.
What an aweome idea! Sometimes in the middle of huge projects, quick projects can give you such an lift on seeing something accomplished that doesn't have a long wait for final results.
Loved the raised bed idea!
Always full of surprises! I never would have guessed! Well Done Team 💕
If you fill the next round of beds about half full with dead wood you will reduce the amount of soil you will need for the raided beds
And it will enrich the soil as the organic matter breaks down!
Wow, you could save on soil by filling the first 18 inches of those beds with wood, leaves, twigs, etc.
Great idea 💡
Great way to build a garden for your area!
Hello Doug Ashley Belle & Maverick,those raised garden beds are awesome!The kids are a joy to watch.Such happy good kids.Excited to see what you will be planting.🌷💕🌷
Your gardens are going to be beautiful. You will grow so much food. What a fantastic idea. Cant wait to see what you plant. Also cant wait to see Belles room colour.
Great job kids. Love the ideal of using something already made. One piece of advice I’d give you is to consider using some long pieces of rebar and anchoring each bed down. A couple of long stakes at each tub should do it. Plastic does float. I’ve seen those type culverts float out of a ditch without sufficient backfill.
Like the garden layout.
I just love the excitement in your voice and in your eyes, Doug. I can tell you are elated with the completed lay out of the raised garden. Time to get growing! I can just imagine what it will look like in the near future. Thank you for sharing. Enjoy yourselves. 🌷🌻🪻🏵️
Excited to see your garden come to life. Last year was my best garden. I had lots of bees pollinating due to sunflowers and zinnias.
Wow! I haven't seen anyone else do this. Great idea!
I’ve been using the 24”- 36” ones for a few years, they work great. Dig down about a foot just like if you were double digging a planting area and sink them down 8”-12”. They work great.
Great idea!!!!! For anyone thinking of doing this, a full pipe will run you $1,500+ just so people know
Too bad you didn’t use the huglekulture system an put leaves branches and other debris in the bottom to save soil costs.
Genius! I wondered whether those tubes were for some humongous leach field or for tsunami protection---but a raised garden never entered my fossilized brain knob. Not sure about not have critter proof mesh on the bottom of the soil, but time will tell and I don't know the Critter Population vs. gardens down there in FL. Everyone was involved, antics were provided, and a smile is on my face, too.
What a wonderful economical idea!
As usual, you took time to think about what you wanted, to research options, evaluate location, and plan everything out before beginning this project. I will be excited to see the fruits and vegetables of your labors. Loved seeing Maverick have so much fun with that pipe and seeing both he and Belle out there helping to put things in place. It is a pleasure to watch you work together.
So happy for y'all!! That is an amazing idea and the whole family enjoying a project together is a blessing to see! Great job guys!! Y'all ROCK!!🤜🤛
Love your ideas! You all are amazing 💕
Thank you!
That's a brilliant idea. Can I steal it.?.
Sure, we share to inspire :)
I'm no green thumb, but I enjoyed this video. Looking forward to seeing your plants grow! 🌱🪴
Hey Doug and Ashley, great idea on the raised beds! Loved seeing Maverick playing inside the pipe😁 and how this was a whole family project. We are on our 4th year with our FL raised bed garden. We also have a pond in our backyard. I am prefacing this so you understand that we have similar FL issues 🤪 Our first year we lost half of our soil. I thought it settled…nope. FL gobbled it up. The following season we added more beds. This time we lined the them with commercial grade weed barrier cloth. We stopped losing soil in those beds. Needless to say all of our raised garden beds are lined now.
Good luck with your garden🙏🏻 No matter what we certainly enjoy ours.
Thanks for sharing your journey with us.