This video is hard for me to watch now, but I'm leaving it up just to show how my methods and production style have changed since then. This channel is all about becoming a better gardener so it's necessary to show your starting point. Even if it's painful. Especially if it's painful.

@RyaniVice

5 жыл бұрын

It was perfectly fine!

@SomeRoomtoGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm just hard on myself to produce the best content I can.

@jrobarnett

5 жыл бұрын

Some Room to Grow keep it up bro

@Tinyteacher1111

4 жыл бұрын

I think it’s great! Did you change what you do? I don’t see a problem!

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

@@jrobarnett Thanks, I'm tryin'!

Thanks for your video. It help me organize my project a little more.

@SomeRoomtoGrow

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@JoyMcIntosh-lx5vk

3 ай бұрын

😊

Thanks.

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Great video

@SomeRoomtoGrow

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Watching from Trinidad and Tobago

@SomeRoomtoGrow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I used cardboard to cover up my lawn during a drought here in ca. Then just planted shrubs, tree's and perennials.

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Very nice! We’re starting to do that now with the rest of our yard.

Do you have a diy on your garden gate?

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

No, but I could certainly make one! Thanks for your interest!

I am a first time flower gardener. What all would I have to buy. I want my flower bed on both sides coming up my front way steps. And both area is very small and not large at all. Can you tell me the flowers that I can first start off with planting that will bloom year round. I also needs help with house plants that is good to grow. I have tried a couple of plants in the house and I tend to kill the plants. Please help me!

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for subscribing! I'm fairly new to gardening myself, so there's a lot that I don't know. I recommend checking out Garden Answer: kzread.info Laura is very knowledgeable and she has well over 1,000 videos on growing flowers, vegetables, houseplants and succulents. Other than that, I suggest finding flowers that are native to your region. Native species are best for local birds, insects and animals. Best of luck with your new garden!

So does the bricks have to be like dug into a trench in the ground first ?

@SomeRoomtoGrow

Жыл бұрын

You can if you want, but I just built it to create a slightly raised garden bed on top of the soil.

Does the cardboard decomposte that quickly ? So the plants can grow their roots down?

@SomeRoomtoGrow

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does break down rather pretty fast. However, I would suggest making a hole in the cardboard wherever you plant something so the roots can quickly grow deep into the soil. I didn't do that here and it slowed down plant growth until the cardboard decomposed.

does it drain properly? i live in Ireland in an area where it rains a lot.

@SomeRoomtoGrow

2 жыл бұрын

The cardboard breaks down pretty quickly, but I would recommend making holes in it wherever you’re planting something.

@b_kaman

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!!@@SomeRoomtoGrow

@SomeRoomtoGrow

2 жыл бұрын

@@b_kaman you’re welcome!

Please give update video,did the grass come back?

@SomeRoomtoGrow

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll update on this in an upcoming video! The grass was killed off but the wild violets made their way through.

@savorit11

2 жыл бұрын

@@SomeRoomtoGrow Thank you,I'm putting a layer of cardboard down then compost around my flower beds,I'm battling grass and horsetail.( Washington state,Pacific North West) my question is,have you done one layer and it has lasted through the years? Or have you had to reapply the cardboard and mulch/compost..i have fantastic natural soil,just tired of weeding. .I look foward to future video,thank you!

@SomeRoomtoGrow

2 жыл бұрын

The cardboard breaks down completely within a couple years. I’ve never replaced the cardboard layer, but my methods have also changed since I built this bed. I mostly use thick layers of wood chips to suppress weeds and improve soil, though it has to be about 12 inches deep to suppress everything.

Hello Do you put those cardboard on top of the grass?

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the cardboard goes directly on top. There’s no need to dig up the sod since the cardboard will kill the grass underneath.

@Dara-hx2pt

4 жыл бұрын

@@SomeRoomtoGrow thank you bro. I subscribe you now. I have back problem, I try to avoid digging, or bending, this idea would help.

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, this saves a lot of hard work.

Can I just throw mulch over the cardboard and then cut holes through the cardboard into the dirt to plant flowers?

@SomeRoomtoGrow

3 ай бұрын

You sure can!

I wanna plant some cactus 🌵 on my bed do u recommend me using cardboard as well????

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

The cardboard is meant as a weed barrier that will decompose in a few years, so I think that should be fine. Cacti have shallow roots and need a soil that drains quickly.

@josearana7704

4 жыл бұрын

@@SomeRoomtoGrow Wat kind of soil do u recommend me to use???for cacti plant's

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

A sandy soil will be good. You can probably find a cactus soil mix at a garden center, unless you already have sandy soil at home.

@josearana7704

4 жыл бұрын

@@SomeRoomtoGrow thanks bro 👊

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

@@josearana7704 you're welcome!

Did it work?

@SomeRoomtoGrow

3 жыл бұрын

Great question! It suppressed weeds pretty well, but it wasn’t 100% effective. It’s been a few years since I made this, so I’m thinking of doing an update video to discuss the pros and cons of cardboard sheet mulch.

How much does each block cost

@SomeRoomtoGrow

2 жыл бұрын

That depends on where you live and shop. I think we paid 89 cents each.

So, what stops the weeds from growing in the top soil?

@SomeRoomtoGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Great question! Unfortunately they still find their way into the bed soil, so mulching helps a lot with that. The cardboard underneath is just a way to avoid digging out the grass and weeds before building the bed, but some weeds still come through. Mulching makes it easy to pull up any weeds that do sprout in the bed.

@cindyla2327

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I’m also a first time gardening and attempting to make a flower bed , I did that way ,put the cardboards on the grass same method u did ,but I plants flowers .... And I add compost and garden soil , But my plants next day turn yellow ..., I plants my like around 4 pm in Texas And I mulch it next day cuz it was getting dark for more work ,, I have so many questions to problems , How many inch should u put the soil or dept for planting it? Or how much dirt to u needs at least for the dept of soil for plantings the plants Plz help me !!! I don’t know why this method isn’t working and my plants turns yellow and many are dying , So like a week the plants don’t turn out right on half of the plants I transfer from the pot.... Some plants bigger has more dirts that hold in the plants And some I just takes plants single not a-lots of dirt Ball holding and they don’t do welll,, (this are the new growth plants , And some that I transfer from the pot that’s that’s has more roots I carefully pull dig out and don’t have a lots dirts on it ,just the roots and some dirt little bit!! And I been giving it plenty of water cuz it still hot here ,, what did I do wrong?? Did the cardboard makes it not oxygen in to the plants , Should I have dig make the hole from the cardboard/ or on the soil I should add at least 8inch of soil ?? Please help me ?? I had to redo everything, Take the cardboard out , Dig the grass , take all the much out and it (my Garden was about like kinda big too!! So much pain in the butt!! And plus my soil from the ground is crap,it a lot of clay and was terrible to dig ,and redo the digging when I pull the cardboard out,, Cuz I was afraid the plants were getting oxygen enough from the cardboard on bottom..., Plz help me ! Thanks u, waiting for anyone who know something note than me lol Please help me explain why this happen??

@SomeRoomtoGrow

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Cindy, I'm sorry to hear that your plants haven't survived in the flower bed. It's very difficult for me to determine what might have happened without seeing the plants and the soil myself. There could be many different things that caused the plants to die and I'm not able to determine that over the internet. I would suggest talking to a gardener/landscaper in your area, maybe someone who could personally take a look at your flower bed and help you to figure out how to fix it. I'm sure they would have some better answers for you. I'm sorry I couldn't help you and good luck with your garden!

How is this bed doing 4 years later. Do you have an update video? Thanks!

@SomeRoomtoGrow

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your interest! I haven't made an update video but that's something I could do this summer. We may actually be making changes to that part of the garden in a few months.