100% this man is the bob ross of gardening. what a great dude.

@texaspotency9147

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, this is a GREAT video. This guy is an amazing teacher.

@sararickmore1195

4 жыл бұрын

What a perfect description - yess!!!!

@luvbaker276

4 жыл бұрын

Fr😂

@dream.fiiend

4 жыл бұрын

I wish gardener Scott was my gpa

@Cheezitnator

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, he even sounds really close to Bob Ross's accent. Just an octave higher.

It took me five seconds to say "oh I love this guy, I'm all the way in." Great voice, great info.

0:49 - Mistake #1 - Making your bed the wrong size 2:22 - Mistake #2 - Putting the bed in the wrong spot 3:00 - Mistake #3 - Wrong spacing between beds 4:04 - Mistake #4 - Filling your bed with the wrong soil 5:00 - Mistake #5 - Using the wrong material to construct your bed 6:04 - Mistake #6 - Not using mulch 6:51 - Mistake #7 - Not amending the soil 7:22 - Mistake #8 - Not having an irrigation plan 8:28 - Mistake #9 - Ignoring your pathway 9:20 - Mistake #10 - Not using hoops

@brianbrianbrianbrianbrianbrian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Amanah1111

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!

@joan-lisa-smith

Жыл бұрын

I wish people wouldn't do this so content creators lose viewer counts taking them out of the algorithm and lose ad sense income. Making videos is not easy work.

@victorsolis5511

Жыл бұрын

​@@joan-lisa-smith damn that. Short cuts are gold for viewers

@johnbonamigo5696

Жыл бұрын

@@joan-lisa-smith you dont lose views with these

I put sand bags along the bottom so that when you kneel its nice and soft on your knees, warm as well.

@derekcox6531

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea!

@nova31337

4 жыл бұрын

That's such an awesome idea! Not to mention it should keep any pesky growth from encroaching towards the box.

@expressfashionman89

4 жыл бұрын

What a great idea

@sharazod989

4 жыл бұрын

Do you make them? Great idea I would love to do.

Old bookshelves make great raised beds. I've been able to find them in thrift stores and even at the side of the road. They provide a very cheap or free option. I grow my lettuce varieties and green onions in these beds. These are very old bookshelves and are made out of solid wood, not plastic or particle board. Look around, they work very well.

@ValenNitto

4 жыл бұрын

That's very innovative!! I'll keep and eye out, thanks!

@sheriwilliamson6811

4 жыл бұрын

this is an awesome idea. thanks 4 the tip!!😊

@Owen-bk5fc

4 жыл бұрын

Does the finish leech into the soil, though? Or do you completely sand the shelves down?

@TheCottonCandy707

3 жыл бұрын

Won't those bookshelves break down after a while tho?

@ladytj1

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCottonCandy707 probably but it's an inexpensive start to your raised bed

Lawn mower width is something to consider in spacing between beds.

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Good suggestion. Thanks.

@dracolusus

4 жыл бұрын

My mission is to replace lawn, it's functionally useless for an urban food forest

@hoyks1

4 жыл бұрын

+ 1, I'm lazy, so use a trailer behind the mower instead of a barrow. Mowing between the beds can be a bit of a 2 edged sword though. If the mower discharges out the side, then it can blow weed seeds up the walls and into the beds and give you more work down the track. Mulch is good as it keeps the weeds down, stops it turning into a quagmire between the beds in the wet and line trimmer/whipper snipper/weed wacker is all you need to around the sides of bed walls.

@timothyjamieson1282

3 жыл бұрын

I did this between my beds and they ended up about a metre apart as suggested anyway. Worked well! Used tongue and groove retaining wall timber for mine and lined inside with old polypropylene tarpaulins. This keeps treatment chemicals away from the plants.

@tealkerberus748

3 жыл бұрын

@@dracolusus Agreed. Either woodchip paths that you can shovel onto the bed once they've done their initial N-hungry breakdown, or plant with deep rooted stuff like comfrey that will catch the leached nutrients in the water overflowing from the beds so you can bring it back as mulch - or various other options. Lawn is dead space unless you're using it for a specific purpose.

I like your style of presentation. Very calm, full of useful advice based on personal experience, and straight to the point.

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@markpendl8941

4 жыл бұрын

@@GardenerScott I agree. Thank you for getting to the points quickly, and not spending a ton of time on describing the obvious. I'm ready to start an asparagus bed and am considering brick.

@justinpettit3432

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I like his video on Peet Moss vs Coco coir

@hudsonhill6925

3 жыл бұрын

@@GardenerScott Hey one question I know that this video is old and commenting on it seems rather odd but I do have a question I have built my structure for my raised bed and it seems to follow all the tips that you specified. BUT I built the bed in an area with an existing community of weeds and i mean a lot of weeds and the bed is built over weeds and I don't want the weeds growing through the soil and taking the life of my plants. so what should I do to amend this Should I put gravel on the bottom of my bed to stop them from growing or should I be fine. Please let me know! ( i still haven't put dirt in the bed its pretty new)

@davequint3669

3 жыл бұрын

@@hudsonhill6925 If you look at some other videos on this topic some recommend putting cardboard down before the soil. It prevents the weeds from coming up, and decompose over time. I'll defer to "The Bob Ross of Gardening" as the expert though in case he disagrees.

I get a strong This Old House vibes from gardener Scott. I like that

@nombreapellido9038

28 күн бұрын

True. I am kinda getting an Al Borland aura.

Great video, Scott. It’s important to remember this when filling your newly-built raised beds: the soil will settle. By up to 50% or more. So fill the beds, tamp it all down, and fill them again. I filled one 4x12 bed, got hasty with the planting, and forgot to consider soil settlement. Now my carrots don’t have enough room to grow. As long as I’m learning from my mistakes, I don’t mind making as much. Thanks!

@tanyabrown9839

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for this idea. I've been getting these free from an internet giveaway site to use for mini front wall out the front of my house but hadnt thought about using these for a garden bed.

@loganburke8378

2 жыл бұрын

Aren't you supposed to allow the soil to settle naturally via watering it so that you don't create soil compaction?

@gkarenstratton

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea? to fill in some space at the bottom with cheaper material like straw, then soil n compost - for less expense? - a newbie

@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14

2 жыл бұрын

@@loganburke8378 Yes.

@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14

2 жыл бұрын

You want airy soil in your raised beds, not compacted. This is a garden, not a lawn. Let it settle as it needs to on its own. This is why you should build your beds at least one tier higher than you think you'll need.

Bob Ross of gardening 🙌🏻🙌🏽🙌🏿

@teajelmore

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously, I enjoyed this video. Thanks a lot. It was very to the point. I look forward to watching more.

@MAgaSUXX

3 жыл бұрын

....a few happy little plants.....

thanks for adding the metric measurements - thoughtful and aware of all of us outside the U.S!!

@crpth1

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! The entire world! LOL :-)

this dude is like the bob ross of gardening i love it

@markwest8960

4 жыл бұрын

Yep...a cross between Bob Ross and the teacher from Beavis & Butthead. Very chill.

@Gigisommers

4 жыл бұрын

stoopp that's SPOT ON

@juanroberts5974

4 жыл бұрын

Haha. I was just thinking that right before I read your comment.

I have torched all my wood raised beds based on centuries old Japanese practice known as shou sugi ban. Properly charred wood will resist well against rot, bugs and I think helps with soil-borne diseases. I expect my wood beds should last at least twenty years and probably much longer.

@scray00

2 ай бұрын

I’ve heard about this. Can you do that to just reg ole 1x6 or does it have to be a special kind of wood??

@RustyZipper

2 ай бұрын

@@scray00- regular pine is fine, I’m doing this process myself with regular 2x6 from Lowe’s. I used Rustoleum from a quart can mixed with Acetone. Let it dry overnight and I top coated with two light coats of Cabot Australian Timber something. It’s absolutely stunning.

@scray00

2 ай бұрын

@@RustyZipper you did all that after torching the wood? And is that ok as far as growing food in?

@RustyZipper

2 ай бұрын

@@scray00 - yes, I hit the outside pieces with 80 grit on a random orbital sander to knock down the rough spots because I’m building a storage bench with two end planters for my mother. Then a light burn. As far as food safe 🤷‍♂️ I reckon it’s pretty safe. I can’t see any top coat leaching into the soil to cause any issues, but I’m not a chemist. I watched a video recently and the guy explained that even using current pressure treated has no impact on the plant because the formula is much safer and it’s such a chain to go from the wood to soil to seed to plant 🪴. Either way whatever you grow is safer than the chemicals added to packaged food in a store.

Wish that I had seen this video before 3 years ago when I started using raised beds! Thank you for the great information! My biggest mistake was not lining my beds with rat/mouse proof wire. Last year our giant Texas rodents ate EVERYTHING!

This guy is the Bob Ross of gardening. I love the laid back personality and great info.

I love how your backyard has no grass to mow :-)

I use cinder blocks for my raised beds. They don't deteriorate and I can plant some additional plants in the cinder block holes. Cucumbers grow well in the holes.

@queerdor

4 жыл бұрын

How expensive was that to build

@robertshatcher

4 жыл бұрын

@@queerdor the blocks are about $2.00 a piece. I removed the grass underneath with a shovel and placed plastic on the ground before building the bed with the blocks. I stacked the blocks two high so that the soil was deep enough to root. The biggest expense is the soil.

@JehovaRaah3

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertshatcher thank you for this. I'll use cinder blocks.

@M377ow

4 жыл бұрын

I've had drainage and heating issues with concrete blocks. I'm currently using them for herbs.

@TaxedtoXXX

4 жыл бұрын

Rob Hatcher wow I did not know that

Great video! I just finished prepping my 7th and 8th raised bed (Adding and tilling vitamins and organics into the soil and checking PH and moisture levels). A couple things I'd add though are to put chicken wire at the bottom of your raised bed and cardboard on top of that. The wire keeps the gophers out and the cardboard makes sure that any weeds still lingering in the ground soil die and don't invade your garden. They sell weedblockers... but cardboard works just the same. I spent half a day setting up a drip system and scrapped the whole thing. I wasn't happy with the lack of freedom and realized that one of the things I love about gardening is taking a quiet 20 minutes in the morning to check each plant and hand water them, trimming and pampering every section. I was spending time to rob myself of that.

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I do have chicken wire at the bottom of all of my beds for the gophers. I agree on watering. I stopped using a drip system years ago.

@FloridaGirl-

3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100% about the chicken wire, and cardboard! Things people don’t think of! I save all my cardboard and use it everywhere. Reuse, recycle, win win. And it’s great stuff! 👍

@bouncing25

2 жыл бұрын

I added the cardboard, but we have rabbits and voles, not gophers here in florida. At least that I know of...but if you want an Armadillo stop by and pick up a few dozen. Theyre everywhere.

OK, this one got my third thumbs up for 2022. Great production, no BS, no irritating background "music", and very informative. Thanks for all of it.

As a fellow Coloradan, I'm so stoked I stumbled upon your channel!

Thank you Scott, I started my raised bed garden 5 years ago and made almost all 10 of the mistakes you pointed out. I had to slowly amend the mistakes over the last few years. Thank you for sharing 🙏

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

Almost time to replace the sides of our raised beds again. I've always used 2x12's that need replacing every 5 or 6 years in the past. This gets old fast and I'm not getting any younger. This time we are thinking of making a form and pouring short connectable cement walls to make our next rebuild last, so I won't need to rebuild it again. Those were all good things that Gardener Scott mentions to consider when you build your raised beds. One more tip: In deep raised beds like his, you can save $ and fill the bottom half hugelkultur style, with old rotting logs and leave the top 12" for your well amended soil and compost. The rotting wood will add to the organics as it decomposes and provide a mycorrhizae inoculant for the soil microbes to thrive.

@TheLissabee

4 жыл бұрын

Yes ! Exactly what my husband and I are doing this Spring !

@terrysorg3908

4 жыл бұрын

When we redid our beds we opted for home depot garden blocks that are made for using 2 x 12 x what ever length you need. You can get creative with the length and width that you need.

@212acres3

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Nadams check ours out we just made and let me know what u think

@wolfmooch

4 жыл бұрын

I used galv roofing for my sides with flashing in the corners and exterior was treated lumber. The wood has almost no contact with the beds and is CHEAP to make compared to other methods imo. Im 4 beds in and 3 more to replace to this style. Last thing i loved was the dimensions of the roofing sheets.. 4x8 and 28 inches high.. perfect imo. Just be careful, stuff can be sharp.

@Mark_Nadams

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheLissabee Sounds like a great idea. I wish you luck. Happy Gardening!

Purchase three 8'x 4"x4". cut one in half. Make perimeter frame and spray paint around outside of it. Long axis to S-E. Move frame and bring in rototiller. Work 6" deep and dig in 4x4 frame flush with lawn. Staple garden cloth to frame. With sharpened garden trowel make X holes for planting established plants like peppers. Cut narrow slots for seed rows. Done. Stays moist, keeps out most weeds. No hauling fake topsoil or 'mulch' which is typically made from old pallets.

Thanks for putting meter measurements on screen for us from the old world 👍

Your videos have taken so much anxiety away for me. Thank you for explaining in a calm, clear manner! I’m definitely subscribing!

Just wanted to say how helpful this was! Recently setting up our beds outside in a more urban space, but what you've shown here is an immense help in avoiding pitfalls! Thank you for your hard work!!

I’m glad to have found this vid as I am about to put up raised beds in our front yard. This is very useful! Thank you!

Thank you! As a beginner gardener I really appreciate your advices.

I am so excited, yet nerves to start my new garden. I have one raised bed now and will be creating four more with cement blocks. Here to learn. Thank you!

The first tip was brilliant! I learned this the hard way when I planned a 4 foot bed against of my wall house for partial shade and it killed my back an entire season trying to sort that out. Pro tips right here!

Your program is another one I love watching on youtube on my tv!!!

Loved this video, it’s super simple to understand for beginners. Plus, he has very calm and relaxed voice!

I remember my old house and the 14 raised beds I built. It cost a lot of money and was a ton of work to fill them with good soil and compost. Worth the work though. My friends own that house now and years later still use the beds. Happy to see they are getting used.

As a beginner I totally appreciate this man's knowledge. I feel a boost of confidence by listening and jotting a few things down in my new gardeners notebook. As a carpenter with 40 yrs experience I would strongly suggest that the one material that should never be used for raised bed frames is pressure treated lumber. I see that folks are using it quite often. Plain and simple, it is like adding poison to your beautiful garden bounty.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

3 жыл бұрын

100% right Ted. Landscape ties, railroad ties....ughhh...I see people using old tires as well! Ughh.....not good. :(

Some very good advice. Thank you for taking the time to make this.

Very soothing voice I could take a nap to it. Great information!

Very well explained info, thank you for passing your knowledge forward . Just starting digging a long narrow raised bed for my fence line yesterday and feeling confident to keep going on it now !

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@randymarsh5088

4 жыл бұрын

Gardener Scott I did it . Went a little crazy and used 4x8x16 cedar and it all came together nicely . Wife is very happy . Subscribed for more helpful hints .

Gardener Scott is my new favorite KZreadr. 👌🏼

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Your videos are all very beneficial. Thank You Scott.

Love watching you Gardener Scott your an amazing teacher and we appreciate you have a beautiful day

Thanks for adding the measures in meters as well! Not many people do so. Really appreciate the effort.

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I can help.

He touched on every point with this one so thorough.

I'm glad I watched this before trying to build a raised bed

Thank you so much! I learnt a lot from this video, things I did not even think about you made mention of!

I had to laugh about the water hose route. That is so true and one of those things that really tends to be an afterthought after you've plowed down a row of tender young plants with that heavy hose your dragging about. Haha!

A lot of great tips. You mentioned that in time the wood will begin to decompose and rot and will need replacing,something we all dread.One thing I do to slow that is to oil the boards several times a year with Linseed and Beeswax mix.I do the same with handles for axes,rakes and even knives.By keeping the wood oiled it will almost triple its life span.

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thanks!

What a great instructive video! Thank you!

Extremely helpful especially for beginners like me. thanks a lot!

We have 3x8 and 4x8 beds. We like the 3x8 better because most beds have a vertical element one side. It’s hard to reach across the wider beds if there is a trellis or arch on one side. Great information in your videos!

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Paul.

hahaha, when you said magical.. you sounded sooooo much like Bob Ross!! :)

I am so happy to have found you Gardener Scott! For years, I’ve struggled with not knowing the DETAILS or procedure to have gardening success. I’m very encouraged to keep trying….ESPECIALLY in these times. Soil composition and your help is keeping me going!!!

Thank you so much for the great video Scott!

Thanks for the tips! First time gardener, so wish me luck!

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

You can do it! Good luck!

I've switched to rain gutter gardening and grow bags. The watering is so much easier. The garden is mobile so I can easily move plants. The results are phenomenal.

@patentexperts1675

2 жыл бұрын

Did you do a KZread Video?

@tastyfrzz1

2 жыл бұрын

@@patentexperts1675 check out the Larry Hall videos. He has everything there. I have lots of pictures. Just started resetting it up today. Hoping to put out broccoli next week.

This is one of the most amazing videos on raised bed gardening learned a lot enjoyed watching and thank uu for sharing

Thank you!!! All the way from a family trying to start their first garden in Portugal ❤

Sooooo glad I found you brother! Newly married just graduated, made garden bed and my plants aren't doing well. Can't wait to learn!

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Enjoy the journey!

I used cedar for my beds. My wife has cedar beds that are 8 years old and still in perfect shape 👍

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Cedar is a great option and often worth the extra cost.

@MatanuskaHIGH

4 жыл бұрын

Expensive in some parts of the country.

@axay5766

4 жыл бұрын

Gardener Scott I used cedar too but why is mine rotting, it’s been 6 yrs now

@SynKronos

4 жыл бұрын

Superb choice of timber but can poison the soil when still loaded with terpines & phenols.

@fog1962

4 жыл бұрын

Never use cedar...are you people stupid?

Appreciate the suggestion to build up the height of the bed. I need the depth for carrots,beets and parsnips👍

Thanks for this. I was certainly heading towards at least three of these rookie mistakes!

Great video! I like that when you give an instruction you also give the explanation for it. Which direction should your rows of vegetables be running? East to west or north to south?

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I prefer north to south beds for more even sun exposure. The rows within the beds are east to west, with taller plants on the north end so they don't shade smaller plants..

I learned a great deal about raised bed gardening from watching your videos. I built a 4’ X 8’ as my first and made it with two layers of 10” stock so it is the perfect height for me. I like it so much I decided to add two more and fence the area in. I laid out a design of three feet apart at the sides and added three more smaller beds 4’ X 4’ at the ends of each of the larger ones 2’ away. I realized as I built my second large one that the ground i put it on is slightly uneven and overall it slopes about an inch or two in one direction. Will this make a difference at all? I put the beds on what was a lawn area and the drainage is good on the whole area. Thank you Joe Adrignola

Great video, I learned a lot and it has inspired me to learn more about establishing a garden. Thank you.

Much respect spread the knowledge 🙏

Good tip about overhead watering hastening the decomposition. Pallets make an ok if somewhat labor intensive to build raised bed. You can paint them with latex exterior paint to make them last a little longer. You can also line your beds with polyethylene to keep the soil off the wood (of course you’re now using plastics so this is up for debate ecologically)

Super helpful! I just subscribed! I love your calm energy & appreciate how you get straight to the point. I'm new to garden beds. The previous owners of my home placed garden beds behind a shed so it's shady. I'm going to remove them completely since the old ones are rotting & make sure they're in a better spot.

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Welcome to the channel.

@XRTRACING

4 жыл бұрын

Raised beds is where it’s at!! Direct ground gardening is a struggle. Especially if you have herbivores around that love what you’re planting 😖😖.

Thanks Gardener Scott! Terrific tips!!!

Very well thought out. Thank you!

Just in time. I'm planning my first raised beds in my daughter's new house in zone 5b, thank you sir!

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. Enjoy your new beds.

@MauiGecko

4 жыл бұрын

Wtf is zone 5b...?

@jennifermartin2886

4 жыл бұрын

@@MauiGecko The US is divided into grow zones that let you know which plants will work best in your area based on last and first frosts. I am in Zone 9b. Look up "USDA plant hardiness zones."

@MauiGecko

4 жыл бұрын

@@jennifermartin2886 we don't ever have snow. In all my 27 years of life. Never have there been snow where I live lol.. get maybe lowest 58°F

I tend to put the wrong type of soil in my beds as well. Especially when I have bad dreams.

Mutual support: Scott and Garry🤝🇨🇦🤝🇨🇦

I'm catching some smooth, soft, empathetic Bob Ross styles here. I could listen to you all day 🌱

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences with raised beds . I've been a traditional gardner for over 4 decades and have always toyed with changing over to raised beds for about half dozen years after watching and subscribing to your informational videos I'm taking the plunge this season in 2022 , thanks again looking forward to seeing and gathering more of your knowledge.

@HannahRoot55

6 ай бұрын

Jack Reed 👋

We have gophers in our area so we stapled 1/4" wire to the bottom of the beds in our community garden and it works very well.

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

I have wire at the bottom of all of my beds for gophers too.

@Lewisusa11

4 жыл бұрын

@@GardenerScott what would you say is the minimum size of wire? I have some 2"x4" wire, do you think that is too big? chicken wire best?

@MachinistJohn

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lewisusa11 1/2 or 1/4, otherwise theres enough gap for gophers and moles to work at the wire

What a fantastic education. THANK YOU!

All pointers made sense thank you!

You do not need to walk all the way around if you have a long bed. I put a board across, making a bridge across, problem solved. I also use a bridge board to reach the other side of the bed.

I've been seeing fabric beds pop up online. Might be a decent alternative to wood. I know i really enjoy my fabric plant pots

@ChantelStays

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a link to ones you use !?

Thanks for the vid Gardener Scott!

Good tips! I thought I got it all until I watched this video... especially the hoop and the cover did not strike me earlier...

I have one 30 ft. Cement raise bed. It's the size of my wheelchair. This gift is awesome. I have it since around 10 years. I also have high containers also. Great video. Keep up the great job.

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thanks!

@quadmancycles1440

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a big wheel chair

My big mistake was not shade from being close to a tree but after a few years the tree roots going through the whole raised bed sapping all of the nutrients from the soil and giving vegetables no chance of getting through their cycle. The peach tree loved the nutrients in that raised bed and I've had two of the best crops of peaches ever!

@Wild-Dad

4 жыл бұрын

I just had a maple tree that really grew well - but a real pain to deal with the very fine roots each spring t when I turned over the soil with my pitchfork.

Lots of good info in this video! Thanks!

This information is invaluable! We live in south west Pa. It is wet and humid. We are researching galvanized steel beds. Thank you for your wisdom!

very informative. but also: thank you for the conversion into the metric system. much appreciated

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This video save people lot of time and headache.

great info thank you much!

Cool! About to have some made in Ireland. Last spring I got a greenhouse and now these. Thank you.

This guy is spot on! I’ve gardened all my life. Had a greenhouse, huge gardens. This is how I’ve always garden. It’s all about the soil!! And mulch! Now I’m in Florida. And a whole different zone. We have huge slash pines in the area. I go harvest the pine needles in areas where there is no housing. If you have leaves use them. And start a compost pile too!! Happy gardening everyone!

@rjhall5712

3 жыл бұрын

Just relocating back to Florida after nine years ... Never tried raised gardens ... So you may be my "go to" as for hits and misses ... I was wondering in the metal watering troughs he showed , would you have to drill holes for drainage ??

@FloridaGirl-

3 жыл бұрын

@@rjhall5712 yes you always need drainage holes! Or you’ll have a swamp garden with our summer rains. I have just built raised beds myself here in FL. i have them hooped and shade clothed. I think the best time for us to grow most things here. Is late aug- may. It’s already 92 today 5/6/21. And the sun is strong. Right now I am having luck (so far) with peppers, potatoes, and cantalope. I’ll start planting the cooler crops later in the year. Zone 9b here. I was a zone 5 in Michigan. And wow, we have sand in FL. Definately need to build soil big time here! Good luck!

@rjhall5712

3 жыл бұрын

The pine needles , great suggestion !

@FloridaGirl-

3 жыл бұрын

@@rjhall5712 I did tweek my beds alittle from the video (the link I sent). In that. In the center-both bottom and top. I added a board width wise. To be sure it doesn’t bow. Mine are 8’,4’. AND I added mesh cloth to the bottom before I started filling. In winter voles get busy here in FL. And this would prevent anything vermin coming through the bottom. (People in gopher areas do the same). Anyhow. Happy gardening! 👍

@vincentmogy143

2 жыл бұрын

😍

A disadvantage I find with many raised beds is that their height makes hoeing harder and more time consuming than it ought to be. Before committing to one design for all your beds, you should work with one bed for a growing season to see if the height is too high or too low.

@beckywatt5048

4 жыл бұрын

DovidM I built a small hoe for one hand use .

@mariacastro2682

4 жыл бұрын

good suggestion!

Excellent video! Thanks!

Thank you Dr. Scott

Great guidance here. I used bulk premixed garden soil available at my local landscape supply and also bought 2000 red worms to distribute between my 5 beds. Blend in a little manure now and then with some compost. The worms and the organics keep the soil well conditioned. As for watering, I set up a drip system connected to a simple inexpensive timer. Works great to put the water at the base of the plants at the right times of the day.

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Thanks.

Good reminder on advantages of raised beds . Lockdown uk we have plenty of time in the sun . Weeds (or virus,) is always the problem . Thx for advice . Cheers HS

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Cheers!

Thanks for a great vedio... really appreaciate your efforts in producing these good materials

Great ideas. Thanks.

I was waiting for a Jeff Bridges voice.

@Atvsrawsome

4 жыл бұрын

I totally thought it was going to be and I would have shit a golden brick.

@donchristie420

4 жыл бұрын

Jeremiah Bachmann have you seen the movie Tideland

@pw934

4 жыл бұрын

I think Jeff grows different crops. :-)

@christineagnew7372

4 жыл бұрын

the dude abides

@heatherhodges-kloes3156

Жыл бұрын

Right?!😂

Another great video Scott really enjoy them , i have all raised beds the older i got the higher off the ground i made them, i wonder why?

@GardenerScott

4 жыл бұрын

👍😉

Great advice. Thank you.🙂

Thank you, super helpful.