This is such a good experiment Mark! Love the transparency of showing after over a decade. for those who are struggling to pre-order, trust me I feel the pain! I'm getting as many of these from Birdies as I possibly can as quickly as I possibly can, but we are dealing with a crazy global shipping and logistics crisis right now that is causing delays. I will honor Mark's code for anyone who asks for it from this video, so make sure and sign up to the email list so I can notify everyone of more pre-orders! Lets... GET INTO IT!

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

@Kira Corydorable yes I can ship to canada! You just have to suffer through the duty fees, currency conversion and slightly increased shipping cost, but I am also working on getting birdy's directly into Canada as well! kevin@epicgardening.com

@snailplumbus1080

3 жыл бұрын

Money 🤑💰🤑 is all you see

@ms.farmgirl

3 жыл бұрын

kevin@epicgardening ....Can you turn off your popup nonsense? I got so sick of all those annoying popups and all those people shooting over from the side, and my security alerts going off each time one pops up,,, I simply closed the site to never return again since it is so poorly mismanaged with annoying nonsense. WHAT is the point of that nonsense? WHO CARES what others are putting on there? NO RATIONAL thinking person! We go by best deals, highest quality, and quickest delivery. You should RETHINK those popup nonsensical foolery. Gardeners/farmers don't like that sort of nonsense. This kind of stuff makes me think I'd be better off using Cattle Troughs instead,, with some bracing on the sides so they don't bulge. OR simply building them out of cement blocks or hard wood framing with liners.

@PRDreams

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin. Trippy seeing you here 😅

@epichomesteading

3 жыл бұрын

@@ms.farmgirl Sorry it bothers you Suzanne, it's the only way I can get everyone on the pre-order notification list...trust me I've had more MAD comments that people didn't get on, than ones annoyed by the popup. But I feel you...they aren't the most pleasant experience!

Good show, Mark. My father said, "You can buy quality once or cheap many times."

@gardnerhappy2114

3 жыл бұрын

Your father is correct. My Dad taught me the same way. I’m 61 and can still hear him saying this exact same thing and he is right. Pay the extra for good quality.

@craigmunn9669

3 жыл бұрын

My dad’s version is “I’m too poor to buy cheap tools”

@joshnunya8125

3 жыл бұрын

Buy once cry once. Quality is always valuable.

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Good saying! So true... Thanks mate :)

@vegaswoman7020

3 жыл бұрын

As a Mom, I say the same thing. In different words, but meaning the same thing. "Don't work harder, Work Smarter."

G'day Everyone, Go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds in the USA: shop.epicgardening.com/ and use SSME2020 for a 5% discount. In Australia & New Zealand go to birdiesgardenproducts.com.au/ or birdiesgardenproducts.co.nz/ and use Code SSMEbird for a 5% discount. Also, just a bit of channel news, I'm close to going LIVE for the first time soon here on this channel - I've been wanting to do this for a long time but always had "tech" issues to deal with but hopefully, we can get into it and chat in real-time, answer some questions, and have some fun. See how it goes! Cheers :)

@mikewest8836

3 жыл бұрын

They are literally always sold out, I’ve tried 3 or 4 times

@suekuly4723

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he ships to Canada?

@bobestrevada4721

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark! I have a garden and I need advice from you. Do you suggest growing banana’s in a raised garden bed? Because I don’t have any space for em’ elsewhere in the garden

@torontohomestead9254

3 жыл бұрын

@@suekuly4723 yes he does ship to Canada. But shipping to Canada was ridiculously expensive. So I am having mine shipped to Crossborderpickups in the U.S. and they bring it to Toronto for cheap. This will be the 4th time I use the service, no issues so far.

@faylinameir

3 жыл бұрын

I used your code last month and preordered 30 beds. We’re excited to get them next month and set them up for the season. Kevin is a nice dude. He emailed me and thanked me and helped me with everything I needed

After 12 years of use, those Birdies garden beds look impressive and in great shape!

Easily my favorite channel to watch while making coffee. Gets the morning feeling positive.

@laurafedora5385

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I love this one, Epic Gardening and Rogers Orchids to go with my weekend coffee!

@constancemiller3753

3 жыл бұрын

Sundays in the Garden with Mark. ☕🥯

@timzel

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah Mark is my weekend morning coffee man

The Amish in my community use large, square clay chimney liners for growing tomatoes. They plant the seedlings so the tops are just under the top edge of the clay liner. If we get a frost or freeze warning, they cover the tomato seedlings with a cotton sheet to protect them. Where I live, most people wait until the day after Memorial Day (May 31st) before planting. I would like to replace my brittle plastic pots for growing tomatoes with those Bridie's galvanized raised beds. I'd get more years use out of them than those plastic pots that crack and break after a couple years of use. Kind regards from the States.

@ms.farmgirl

3 жыл бұрын

Jack - I have seen people using the same kind of corrugated roofing sheets, that they bend into these same shapes and make their own versions of this. Maybe do them in double layers for extra strength. 2 farms over from ours they have a couple dozen of them. They also use cattle watering tanks for raised beds, that they cut the bottoms out of. Just put landscape mesh/fabric as a liner inside for less the cost. By using liners in them so they are extra protected and will not rot out or leech anything from the outside, or noxious weeds getting in. THAT is what I think I will end up doing. You can always use fencing cement blocks to build raised beds. Or CEDAR BEDS. They are ALL HALF the price also. $400 bucks a bed is off the charts expensive. I am going to experiment and take on the challenge of seeing which kind works better

@craigmatheson2736

3 жыл бұрын

Where do they (Amish) get them? My Queen has been looking for clay tile pipes for plantings and cannot find them anywhere...

@priestesslucy3299

3 жыл бұрын

@@ms.farmgirl for other cheap options, you also have Rammed Earth (lasts forever) and rough timber (takes less time to make)

@gloriaincalifornia1911

2 жыл бұрын

@@craigmatheson2736 in Southern California we get them at building supply yards.

Good grief, what a difference in deterioration (or lack of) between the coated and uncoated beds! Another fab video Mark, thanks for sharing your wisdom with us 😀

@FlamingBasketballClub

3 жыл бұрын

What's your channel about?

@emileecrowder5821

3 жыл бұрын

Love your channel Liz I've learned so much! Funny seeing the people I watch overlapping.

@blessildajoy

3 жыл бұрын

👋

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Liz! I'm eagerly awaiting the delivery of your new book - keen to get some more tips! Cheers :)

My neighbor was shaking his head yesterday at how much we spent on Birdies. Between the cost of lumber and the amount of use we'll get - I feel like it's a solid investment. This video is such a great review and makes me feel lucky to have them! We are setting them up today and will be able to plant this Spring.

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

Let the neighbor come back convinced once they see your epic garden 😜

@angela9290

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Kevin! Halfway there already 🤙

Why you are not sponsored by Birdies is a mystery to me. You are the sole reason I bought their product. USA

@Josh1888USU

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, saw Mark using them, want some myself and bought them from Kevin.

@demesrvl6761

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Birdies, if you're watching, Sponsor this channel!!

I bought a birdies bed based on your channel. I dare say that I’m not alone. I wonder how many people also have. It might be worth doing a YT community poll.

@Search4TruthReality

3 жыл бұрын

I did. Just bought four of them.

@amandapugsley1721

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, 4 of them

@Wings91

3 жыл бұрын

Planning to :)

Thanks much for the update. For 12 years old, these Birdie’s beds appear to be extremely high quality! I’m impressed!

Boy it sure seems worth the time, effort and money to buy the coated galvanized metal ones. Thanks for showing how yours are holding up.🌱👍

@Witch-Crafts

3 жыл бұрын

I looked into what they cost here, but for a few hundred euro for each bed it's not worth it to me honestly. Lasts three times longer then wood they say, maybe that is true, but the wood is 1/10 of the cost or less and when they are done you can just compost them🤷

@rachalnocchi5600

3 жыл бұрын

@@Witch-Crafts I don't have raised beds yet, but am very interested in them. If you wanted to invest in longer term beds, perhaps it would be worth it. However, like you, I'll probably just go with lumber as well. It is readily available and biodegradable as well. Good points!

@Witch-Crafts

3 жыл бұрын

I used douglas wood, ita pretty durable. Supposedly it lasts about 15 years outside when untreated. I've only had my raised beds for a year so I can't say how long they will last here, but so far the wood has only turned gray, and doesnt show anything else really. Just make sure you don't use wood with any kind of chemical treatment if you'd like it to be biodegradable. (And I also don't like the idea of those chemicals leaking into the soil where I grow my veggies)

@Witch-Crafts

3 жыл бұрын

Wish I could share pictures here lol

@zackscott8636

3 жыл бұрын

@@Witch-Crafts wood lasts longer if you get a propane tank and weed torch then surface char the wood

Picked up my Birdies bed yesterday from Bunnings. Of course now I've got to source some half decent material to fill it.

@thekrrib

3 жыл бұрын

Gardeners with dirt are like builders with nails ... no matter how much you think ahead, or how much compost you make, ya never have enough.

I have 11 raised beds now (7 are Birdies, 4 are from Stratco) and just couldn't imagine gardening any other way. I have 2 large areas that are ground level which I use for growing pumpkins, melons, onions, etc but i find myself planting in the raised beds more and more and couldn't be happier.

Good morning to you my name is Claire. l live in Barbados. l watch your video alot. You are very down to earth, and I love that. Some of the seeds and things you can get over there we in Barbados can't get like the sugar cane mulches and seed potatoes and the dragon fruit and even those raised beds by birdy's. Our country is a very hot place not alot of rain. Some of the things we call them different name. We can't get blood and bone like you. I wish l could grow some lime or orange trees.l look forward to hearing from you.

We use discarted truck tires to plant in them. I know, the process in which they are made and chemicals, etc. but we live in an island and used tires overall are becoming an environmental issue, so we use them to plant root vegetables in them and they last decades.

@thekrrib

3 жыл бұрын

Same ... about the tyres. Pre made raised beds, and free.

@PRDreams

3 жыл бұрын

@Steven Fennell you can use any size tires, not just trucks, but the bigger the better. Here they are free, chances are they are also free in your island since transporting them out its costly and they rather they are reused. Yes, potatoes can be grown in them just as you would in any other raised beds. You can plant taro roots as well. And if you make a line of them, you can easily grow sweet potatoes in them as well. I also plant peppers, tomatoes and other crops too, but root vegetables are easy to harvest because all you have to do is remove the tire and pick the stuff no digging required. Is a time saver and you can just reuse them for decades.

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I don't think the chemical leaching from tyres is as bad as some people might think. At the end of the day, you are re-using something in a purposeful way and if the plants grow well it's unlikely they will take up and hold chemicals (that's my opinion of course) I reuse all sorts of stuff to grow food because why not... Cheers :)

I was starting to think this might be an insect documentary in disguise.

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

LOL...

@Lady--G

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

You're always so helpful and friendly, real easy on the ears. I appreciate your channels and gardening wisdom.

This video was great. I just bought a “Birdie” and now I feel so confident that I made a wise decision. Thanks buddy!

This video is so helpful! My husband and I are looking into starting raised beds, and this gives great insight on what to expect.

Just bought and put together 2 of the Birdies beds. It's great to know that they will be around for a good long time. Thanks for everything you do. Good job.

im in love with that basil Raised Garden Bed, it's the perfect height so i don't have to bend over. Thanks for showing your beds off! I definitely want to get a few in the future

It's so relaxing watching your videos. Always excited for a new video!

Thank you for your videos Mark! I started watching a few years ago when I had a garden in a sharehouse (but then I moved into an apartment) I've just bought a house so you're helping inform me to use best materials for a long term garden!

Love to see you and Kevin together in a video

I thoroughly enjoy all your videos Mark. You do a wonderful job of helping us beginners...basic, simple and uncomplicated. Please keep them coming :)

I follow both you and Kevin and think you are both so amazing. I look forward to learning every day. Thank you.

Thank you for your channel and for sharing this Mark!! My boyfriend found your new channel and sent it to me. I've been trying to find similar raised beds here in the US based on the idea I got from your old videos and didn't know where to find this. God bless you! Keep growing.

Mark :) Watching your videos brings me such joy!!! It's easy to see you love the garden, the pets and your family :) I'm inspired now to try and overcome the family curse of plastic plants and get a small container garden going. Keep sharing your enthusiasm. Smiles are contagious.

Galvanizing is a "sacrificial" coating to protect the base metal. It is meant to erode away instead of the base metal. Once the galvanizing is gone the steel is unprotected. What you have there is normal.

@AFlyingCookieLOL

3 жыл бұрын

One of the few comments that understands what us going on.

@demesrvl6761

3 жыл бұрын

I understand that from a chemical standpoint. From a practical standpoint, though, a container with holes no longer contains. My galvanized stock tanks here in the USA used to last a good 25 years, and I have one that hit 40 before it started leaking. Tanks available today, even made on the US, weigh a lot less, have a thinner galvanized layer, and begin rusting in 6-7 years :(

@TheGuruStud

3 жыл бұрын

@@demesrvl6761 planned obsolescence

@ErgonBill

3 жыл бұрын

@@demesrvl6761 There's 'old school' galvanizing vs. zinc plating of various qualities depending on the manufacturer. We tend to throw them into the same basket these days, and call it all 'galvanised'.

@williamkennedy6423

2 жыл бұрын

Normal, yes, but optimal for a garden bed, no. He was only explaining the difference between a quality product and a cheap (Chinese) product.

Love the info!! And I love the collab with Epic Gardening. I think that’s so great and I aspire to make good connections in the gardening community as well. It’s so nice to see!

Thank you for showing us how well the different beds have held up over the years, definitely helps making a purchase!

one way to reduce the metal reaction to the "soil" in the raised garden bed is to line it with a heavy polythene sheet or (preferably) pond liner. Also, using vertical drainsage cells helps (and moves water reserviour to the bottom of bed) as well as providing an insulation zone (warm and cold climates)

Thank you for showing this. I received 4 Birdie's beds as an amazing Christmas gift this year. I'm glad I can look forward to them lasting a long time.

@geraldruiz2437

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Angelina Phoebus, How are you doing today? It’s really nice having you on here. I saw your profile on here and i think we definitely are on the same page on many levels. Trust, communication, loving, honoring, God fearing, understanding, patience and respecting your partner. So crucial to provide balance. This is what creates such great chemistry between two people that are committed to one another. Wish you a prosperous, blessed new year seasons and also wish you all the best of lucks in all aspects of your Life 🙏❤️🌹 From Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

@jesusalive9673

3 жыл бұрын

@@geraldruiz2437 Jesus approves!

I love how you 'dig' into it. I also love my Birdie's bed.

So glad I went with Birdies beds. I put mine together before christmas and am very pleased so far! Your video gives me hope!!

You have me convinced! I was gonna build my own but now I see that Birdies are far superior in every way. Thank you for taking the time to show these things, and share your knowledge and experience!

"Rusty thumbs up" I see what you did there Russell i mean Mark.

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

LOL...

You're so relaxing, thank you for being how you are. I'm having a shitty week, and you made my headache stop pounding as bad.

What a wonderful comparison. I just received two birdies beds and looking forward to trying them out this upcoming Spring.

Wow. I’m impressed they lasted so long. I hadn’t realised they were coated inside. I didn’t want bare metal touching my soil so hadn’t considered them, but will now. It seems to be much harder to find the timber I used last time so these might be the solution. Just need to figure out the best way to add seats which were built into my old timber raised beds. Food for thought that’s for sure! Thanks Mark!

My good lady persuaded us to invest in brick built raised beds a few years ago. They are two paving slabs wide with a slabs width path between them. Expensive at the time, but bar a few needing to be re mortared after hard winters they are as good as ever.

@craigmatheson2736

3 жыл бұрын

Brick/ block built can last centuries and uncolored are "guaranteed" non-toxic. Here in the States the black dye has a carcinogen in it...

Mark you and kevin is one i look up to when it comes to gardening thank you and keep it up

Very timely. I was reviewing options to add some galvanized beds. Probably saved me some frustration, and money. Thanks

I'm impressed with the Australian Birdies raised garden beds after 12 years.

Now that’s a very good decade long review of a product.

I love that you and Epic Gardening collaborate. Funny enough, you are the only 2 gardening KZread channels that I subscribe to and follow.

Thanks for this Mark. I wanted some more beds as I only have a small one currently and hubby said we'd get some good quality bigger ones. Knew you used Birdie's but wanted to see why; this video explains perfectly.

Lessons learned. Quality equipment lasts longer. Thanx Birdies

@AFlyingCookieLOL

3 жыл бұрын

No, it should be equipment purchased for intended use. One is coated one isn't, the result is obvious.

its funny because I started watching you first then reached out for others and found Kevin , which I have been watching him for awhile before the two of you linked .. its a small youtube world..lol

I am so happy Birdie's is selling in the USA! I can't wait for spring. Enjoy your channel. 😁

Very nice! Love coming upon a quality product! I’ve been wanting to get a few to try but price prevented it. Have a friend who has cows and had something similar for watering troughs. So this year I have 2 new beds for the garden season.

I wish that I could afford these. I started using old freezers and refrigerators as raised beds.

@thelukesternater

3 жыл бұрын

O thing wrong with a milk carton with the top cut off

@mylifemygarden56

3 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm very much fond of ur garden.

@growyourgarden0072

3 жыл бұрын

That is a great idea... looking for a refrigerator now

@motleybadger1023

3 жыл бұрын

Another idea is to find an old watering stock tank. I have used those bigger concrete masonry units that you can buy for less than a dollar a block, and just stack to about 3 high....it does take quite a few blocks depending on the size of garden you want...then line the inside walls with plastic (and leave the bottom open) and put cap blocks on top . It gives you a nice place to sit while you are picking veggies and does a good job staying sturdy without grouting if you don’t go too high

@andrewthomaswilton3092

3 жыл бұрын

@Ricker’s Homestead A Hobby Farm I use old appliances as well. Perfect! Concrete pavers and blocks last even longer than metal around here...

Great vid mate! Tony Wood's earlier comment on the sacrificial nature of galvanizing is correct to a point BUT- what you have is an example of tissue thin, P Poor Chinese galvanizing! I have worked with Gal steel sections and sheet for some 50+ years along with zinc alum and colorbond. I have found the Chinese gal to be inconstant in its coating thickness and overall far thinner than we have been used to in the past. In many cases it is merest coating of zinc to deliberately give the appearance of a galvanized surface when in fact it is so thin it is often virtually porous and like your eBay beds it will rust out in no time! Galvanizing is sacrificial but it's how thick the zinc coating is, that really affects how long it lasts. I suspect the Birdies beds are just heavy gauge Colorbond which is zinc alum steel with a tough paint coating. The paint is what really increases its lifespan. If the eBay gal beds had been given a coat of paint prior to being filled they would probably last 10 times longer! Therein lays the secret! I just watched your vid on making the hardwood beds out of your deck’s leftover hand rails. You mentioned being unsure of how long the timber would last and that you might paint it. There should be no might about it! It’s so easy to apply with a roller before you set them in place and it doesn’t matter how you slap it on- thicker the better! I usually go down to Bunnings and buy any quality exterior acrylic that has been left on the mark down trolley due to incorrect colour mix or dented can. The colour doesn’t matter cos you’re going to bury it anyway! Would have been so much easier to paint the timber lying flat across the top of saw horses than in situ and you get all the surface including the parts overlapped by the posts! My advice, no matter what the material, paint it before you bury it and dramatically increase the lifespan- it’s so easy! H

I love these and they look classy. It's good to know that at least you are getting quality for the cost. My husband and I have back and knee injuries from military and mechanics, etc. And I would love to have these. I am SO excited that you collab-ed with Epic!!!! He's so wonderful. You are still my favorite! It's awesome that we are in similar zones, so I get a lot out of your videos. Will be ordering through Epic as I want to get my hands on those seeding trays he has as well.

The more of your videos I watch the more excited I get to her you say "Lets...Get into it" thank you sir for all you do teaching and experimenting with different things and freely sharing your knowledge with the entire gardening community all over the world. From South Carolina, USA THANK YOU!

Golden missed opertunity: "Lets...... dig into it" =P .

@yamanmustafa7574

3 жыл бұрын

*Opportunity.

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

LOL...

Makes sense you get what you pay for! Thanks for showing us after 12 years Birdies growing strong. 💪 💪 💪

Omg I’m recently subscribed to you and Kevin! LOVE UOUR CONTENT! You guys will do so so well at least for the next few years with how the world is going!

Am looking at metal raised beds for my own place. This was perfectly timed! Thank you for the feedback!

It could extend the galvanized steel beds life sheeting them with a plastic before filling them with soil. Some plastic like the ones used to cover the soil and garden plants on holes (it stops water evaporation and weeds. Here in my town I am in middle of farmland Argentina, so I get to have unlimited used plastic storage silos (they look like a white long giant saudsage) that are discarded after use (they are cut by a machine as they empty them).

@stevomes

3 жыл бұрын

anywhere i can see what you are talking about? I live in the carribean islang of curacao and am looking to import or sell stuff like this which keeps the iguanas from eating all crops. or other lizards

Be interesting to see under the soil in the 12 year old beds if you started it off with branches logs ect if they are all broken down

Great channel, Mark. I've enjoyed it for well over a year now. So informative. Keep up the great work!

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt! Cheers mate :)

Just got our Birdie's beds from Kevin this week! (Thanks plenty for the discount, btw) So easy to put together, my 5 year old has been helping me put the nuts and bolts in. Glad to see yours are holding up so well! 😁

Clearly birdies are a good buy..love there look too

@captainamericaamerica8090

3 жыл бұрын

NO. USE THICK GAUGE PLASTICS THEY ARE GUARANTEED 150 YEARS.

@EctoMorpheus

3 жыл бұрын

@@captainamericaamerica8090 calm your tits, captain capslock

@captainamericaamerica8090

3 жыл бұрын

@@EctoMorpheus GET BACK IN YOUR LAZY BOY CHAIR= 🐮🐮

Glossy enamel grill spray paint is good for touching up anything that might rust. Heat and water resistant, doesn't put out toxins once it dries, good stuff 👍🏼

thank you for always giving such useful information :) your channel is one of my favourites!

Just ordered a few Birdies from Epic Gardening! Thank you for letting me know I could get them in the states.

I think birdies owes you a commission. I was introduced to them through your videos some years ago. Actually ordered one this year as well. Not sure how epic gardening pulled off the exclusive distribution deal.

@claybakin2478

3 жыл бұрын

We need a distributor on the east coast, shipping from CA is exorbitant!

Almost as soon as I get an email from Epic gardening that they have more Birdie's Beds.. they're sold out darn it!

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry! I'm literally buying as many as I can as fast as I can, but some big changes are coming soon that will allow stock to increase

@sonofhibbs4425

3 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening thanks for bringing it to the US.. hope to buy some myself!

@Fragrantbeard

3 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening Yay - because I want setting these up to be my winter 2021 project!

@tessstewart1893

3 жыл бұрын

I can't stand the full of himself jerk from epic gardening.

@demesrvl6761

3 жыл бұрын

@@tessstewart1893 sometimes, what we see in others is a reflection of traits in ourselves that we dislike. I don't see anything that says "full of himself". I hope you give a second, more forgiving look.

THANK YOU! All the pictures online are of brand new beds and it's really hard to know what they will age like. This is great.

I bought a few birdies beds from Kevin last year and I’m in love with them! They look beautiful in the garden and I love the fact that I won’t have to build new beds every few years because they don’t rot away like wood does.

12 years is a good life. I was getting 7 to 8 years out of raised beds made from untreated 2x6s. 👍👍👍

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah mate, same here about 8 years for most wood. We recently upgraded our original sleeper beds at around the 12-year mark but they were totalled and should have been replaced years earlier (I was just too busy... lazy lol) cheers :)

@tinamarie6076

Жыл бұрын

I just purchased one. However, it is from another maker. The only reason that I didn’t buy a Birdie was because the color of the one from the other brand matched the color of my front door. I’m going to make a flower garden in mine.

I whish they would sell those Birdies beds in The Netherlands. I would definitely buy a couple

Outstanding! You convinced me a year ago to go with the galvanized steel beds, this just reinforces the decision. I'll be sure to get the good Aluzinc coated ones, maybe even from Birdies if I can here in the Midwest US.

Last year I purchased multiple galvanized metal (22+ gauge) raised beds complete with stainless steel hardware from local Canadian manufacturer. Folded lip on the top helps to avoid cuts. Came with long rods in between long 4'x8' beds to ensure they do not bow out. Various dimensions (WxLxH) are available but unpainted (which is okay). While cedar beds are nice to look at, I don't want to think about the effort and expense to replace them in a few years when they rot out, so these beds were an investment. As these beds will likely last for at least a couple decades, I'll have consider putting them into my will. Thanks to you and Epic Gardening. Both of your online resources have helped me to turn my black thumb into something a bit more greener. Cheers from Canada (Zone 5).

When I see bugs in australian videos I ask myself if gardeners risk their lifes every single day?

@thekrrib

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! True there are a lot of animals that could make you sick, or even kill ya ... and in some parts of Oz you see them regularly, but in others you might see one a year. Most of these animals, especially in the garden (eg snakes and spiders), prefer to run away or hide. Ants like to bite you though, they are pretty entitled little creatures (in Oz) and seem to think they have right of way 😆 Ya just gotta be aware and act sensibly. I certainly wouldn't go barefoot on the grass too often, in any part of Oz 😉

@bihakuma3877

3 жыл бұрын

@@thekrrib lol! How right you are about ants!!

@vnw06

3 жыл бұрын

the huntsman spider in this clip is pretty much harmless to humans. they are a very beneficial predator and tend to run away from humans

@craigmatheson2736

3 жыл бұрын

Me thinks one of the "bugs" looks like a praying mantis which is one of the good ones. Them, walking sticks, lady bugs/ birds, daddy long legs- all non toxic and stinger/ pincher less. Before you "run" from a "pest" take a picture/ capture it and find out what it really is. Could be a beneficial.

@kerielwatson3197

3 жыл бұрын

It really isn't that dangerous here I swear

Wish I'd watched this 20 minutes ago. I literally just ordered my raised beds and it wasn't from Birdies

Thank you, Mark, as always you have so much to say and you don't waste our time. Guess that the old adage is correct, "buy Quality because you will only have to buy it once", or something like that. God bless you!

Great video Mark , always full of interesting information . I used black foam water pipe lagging to cover the top edges of my metal beds . For the children's raised beds I used those colorful foam pool noodles , but I had to slit them open first to fit . A little silicon or instant glue at either end helped to secure them . Three years on and still looking good .

Birdie's is definitely benefiting from your channel. It would be great if you could develop some kind of more direct relationship with them.

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay. After making this video. Birdies did contact me and have offered to make a deal for my supporters (and me). Still working on it but I will let people know the outcome soon. Cheers :)

Did i watch too many Self Sufficient Me videos if Mark is now also gardening in my dreams at night? 😂😂😂

@Selfsufficientme

3 жыл бұрын

Self-sufficient dreams! LOL... All the best :)

Thanks. It is time to replace my garden beds after 20 some years and remembered your video. Back to watch it again as i decide what to replace my beds with.

Thanks for this look at your beds! I had been shying away from these beds because of the price, but knowing they will last 10-12 years and beyond, i think i will need to start investing in these!

When he was showing how well the Birdies Beds were holding up I thought "must not be made in China". Had a good laugh a minute or so later when he showed the ones rusting out were made in China. 😄

@thegreatneess

3 жыл бұрын

doesn't matter where it was made, you buy cheap, you get cheap shit and birdies beds, is expensive ... and of cause made with expensive material

Those beds seem reasonably priced for the quality of them.

I have rubber style cow feeder garden beds. I hope this was a good decision. I get a new one each year and add to the area I have to grow in. I appreciate your videos! lots of great information!

I love all of your videos! I watch them over and over again

Do some soil samples on the chinese steel version, see if there's more siderophilic bacteria in the soil?

@AFlyingCookieLOL

3 жыл бұрын

There is no difference from Chinese steel and other steels, both are steel. The difference is the coating or the thickness. Both countries follow the same standards for the type of alloys are combination fe and other elements.

These Birdies beds are really great, but shipping to the UK on top of their deservedly premium price keeps them out of my budget sadly! Plastic pots and planters it is for now :P

@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291

3 жыл бұрын

I recently started getting old refrigerators and freezers to use as raised beds. I can’t afford high quality raised beds so I hope the fridge and freezers work.

@broshmosh

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291 I like that idea! I'll keep that in mind for when I have a more customisable space.

@redrockplumber5124

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen old bathtubs used as well. VR

@lisacastano1064

3 жыл бұрын

Some people use livestock watering tanks

@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291

3 жыл бұрын

@@redrockplumber5124 I am going to get some old bathtubs from my brother in law. I just have to build a stand for them. I have one tub already but I haven’t had a chance to do anything with it yet.

Awesome!! I've been keeping an eye on the raised beds through Kevin's site, there's still time before the end of April last frost date, so I'm hoping they get in stock soon! I can't wait to start!

I'm so glad you did this. I've long considered the galvanized option for raised beds, not knowing if they were durable or not. Cement construction it is, I guess. Many thanks.

Is there a coating that can be sprayed on the inside of those galvanized beds that is also non-reactive/non-toxic?

@craigmatheson2736

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about the "as seen on tv" coating stuff (spray or paint able) but between cost and not knowing what might leech into the soil...

@eveningangel9292

3 жыл бұрын

Spray duck/fish pond sealant for concrete pools.

This was interesting, we originally looked at Birdies but couldn't justify the extra cost, so went for the other beds from the big boxed store we all love in Australia. The same ones you didn't like except ours are single highs and think they are better that way. But same metal as the Birdies. No rust, no defects. Would always use an Aussie steel product.

@AussieBrit

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm from down under and we are seriously considering these Birdies for our new veggie garden but would love to check out something a bit more cost-effective. Er, question, what exactly is "the big boxed store?" Are you talking about Bunnings? Haha, being mysterious, just makes me curious...cheers!

@matthewfarrell317

3 жыл бұрын

@@AussieBrit that would be Bunnings, and yes the Organic garden beds, Birdies is still better, but they are made from the same metal. The issue is the plastic corners. Mark did do a video on why he didn't like the beds which I agree with, but he used double high. The single high that we have has been amazing. They are an option.

@AussieBrit

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewfarrell317 Thanks. Cheers!

I am so glad that I have found an Australian home steader to watch who I can relate to when planting and weather etc

@Self Sufficient Me Thanks for the update as it is very much appreciated!

Im thinking on build raised beds with bricks and cement, those should last forever

@heikesiegl2640

3 жыл бұрын

In my parents garden we have those. Can only recommend it. May can become a problem if they are very high and you want to change the soil

@ayina111

3 жыл бұрын

My raised beds are with blocks, so it's more easily if I want to change the shape/ location.

The garden beds are the same age as me lol 😂

@catslife5501

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you are not starting to rust;>})

We were wondering about how long these would last; and, here you are with a video. Thank you for sharing. In any case, we ordered four of the Birdie's a few days ago - Two square, two round. Looking forward to receiving them. We'll be installing an automated drip system to all of them.

Good morning Mark, my partner Sue and I have been adding Birdies product to our garden this last 12 months and we are really happy with the product. In fact I just dashed out to plant the broccoli seedlings into our latest bed that we filled yesterday. And the rain is coming down in a lovely drizzle with more to come, hopefully. Love your channel, keep bringing out the content.