An Ancient Gardening Method with Huge Yields!

[nancyhjort]

I did this at a 100 year-old farm when I cracked the crust on the compost pile. and found warm, moist soil. I created an arch with PVC pipe and covered it with plastic after planting all my greens. We had 2.5 ft. of snow which created a partially melted snow crust over the plastic. We harvested the crispest, work free salads all winter.

[GardeningwithDave]

I started a garden using hot compost when everyone said I couldn’t grow anything 😂. Two years later, I am still growing an abundance of fruits and vegetables using the same hot compost. Thank you for sharing. Love from California.

[ferniek]

My hot bed is currently under the chickens who use it as their winter run! It's their winter vacation.

[Throefly]

I live in the Arctic, so although raised beds are the *only* way to grow anything outside here, you really only get about four months in Summer to do it. The only upside is that two of those months have 24 hours of sunlight. I'm not really sure a hotbed would make much difference, but i may give it a try.

[ralsharp]

Brilliant.. and the heat of the waste breaking down creates a cosy atmosphere for the root system😊

[rickthelian]

I’ve saw last year that Charles Downing did that in the GreenHouse, with compost & manures to keep the seedlings warm and the greenhouse at the same time

[athia]

Fabulous idea for cold winter areas.I live in Florida, so this isn't useful for our tropical area, but have many family members in super cold states that could benefit from this fantastic idea..

[AndresJaramilo-lofv]

I always dreamed of having my own farm 1day wen i do ill put this method in2 work🙏 tnx great channel👍

[dublinbydrone]

Cool, my grandfather was growing food exactly this way. Until now I had no idea that it was ancient method 😮

[Godisgracious]

Funny i made this with old fridge shelfs! Somethings just make sense ❤

[omaeve]

My brother made a hot bed the old-fashioned way with a slanted and it was buried in the ground with four bales of hay, and then the dirt was placed on top of that he also used reflective insulation board. He kept it quite warm during the winter. I love this I learned a lot from him.

[jacksonnc]

Not very often i find something truly unique. Well done great idea i will definitely be owning that hack for sure mucho gracias

[lifenotbills]

I did a hot bed the first time I grew anything. I grew tomatoes in Washington US the Northernmost state. Short growing season and they came out beautifully.

[monique]

We call these easy bake ovens in Florida.

[woodworks]

Thinking of trying this but because fresh muck is hard to come by here or transport without getting divorced I'm thinking of putting 2 or 3 rows of underfloor heating pipes through my 16ft X 30 in raised beds, a number of ways I could do it like a layer of sand with the pipes in it creating a even heat then compost on top in a deep layer, possibly need a separation layer of fabric, or I could maybe put some slabs on top of the sand which would act as a heat distributer, a separation layer and a heat store. Hopefully heating the water with a woodburner of some sort.

[kevintodd]

Wow this is great, I knew about it but didn't know it benefited plant health, thought manure was placed under the bed to give off heat, I would love to do this for my fall and spring crops

[_pronounced_]

Succession is my biggest problem …. I usually have loads at once… or nothing, plus not everything is sprouting for me 😢

[FloridaGardeningdiva]

I do the same every December in FL and have healthier larger plants before everyone else

[phirst]

A brilliant idea but it begs the question of where can anyone get the raw manure unless you live in a rural area with farms or friendly farmers close by to aquire the manure?

[PuneCityFarmer]

@HuwRichards do you expose your soil towards sunlight to keep pathogenic bacteria under control?
During entire year do you have sometime where nothing is planted in garden?