How To Turn Your Lawn Into A Vegetable Garden

In this video I’ll show how I removed my weed filled lawn then amended the soil and create garden and beds to grows a wide range of fruits and vegetables.

Here is a full video list of every step I've taken so far to create and maintain an incredibly productive and widely diverse organic vegetable garden.

Step 1. Soil Test:

Step 2. Soil Prep (this video):

Step 3. Pathways:

Step 4. Irrigation:

Step 5. Planting:

Step 6. Tomato Trellising:

Step 7. Trellis Build:

Step 8. Fertilizing and Maintenance:

Step 9. Fall Garden Prep and Planting

Step 10: Pest Management (Organic)
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Music: Morning Mandoline by Chris Haugen

[etiennelouw]

I started a veggie garden this year (2021) in Cape Town, South Africa. First I dug up the grass and sifted the soil for stones and left over grass. Made beds with concrete slabs and large bricks. Then I covered the soil with cardboard with bricks to hold the cardboard in place. I cut holes in the cardboard and put grow tubes (cut from soda bottles) in the holes and planted my veggies in the grow tubes in a mixed up way to confuse bad insects with marigolds in between. So far I have had a bumper crop of various veggies. Being in a town that almost ran out of water 2 years ago I invented this way of planting to use a lot less water as I only water in the grow tubes using a large soda bottle with a hole in the screw lid. I am also planning to dig small swales to harvest rain when it comes, I have planted 6 trees from cuttings from my neighbors trees, only 1 died, so I am quite happy with the results so far.

[joshandamyturner]

I'm new to gardening (2nd year) and this video just made the light bulb go off in my head. Prepare the soil, dont just rely on the bags of soil you buy from DIY and go Organic. Thanks dude, I'm looking forward to this growing season.

[irinasemenov]

This is actually the best video on how to convert lawn into veritable garden, thank you

[dingane]

imo this the most important video on youtube for beginner farmers.
thank you sir youre a great teacher, much appreciated.

[chelseastrickhouser]

Thank you so much!!!! This has been the most simple and helpful video I have seen so far in two years of beginning gardening. I have a huge area in my backyard, and this makes me realize it's doable.

[jackschenkiv]

This is one of my favorite videos I’ve ever seen about gardening. I complain often about so much wasted space with lawns that could be producing food with a garden. Great video. I’d love to start a buisness with changing lawns into gardens.

[nikkihorn]

Roto tiller has been one of my favorite investments for my garden.

[CaliforniaCarpenter]

I’ve got about 30 seed potatoes in and am planning to plant onions, garlic, carrots and lettuce. I grew up around vestigial house plants that didn’t produce anything edible and I had a distaste for gardening because I used to have to water all of them as a chore when I was younger. Your video was very insightful and I appreciate the effort. Good luck with the new garden, and thanks for the tips!

[boneykhasteh]

I wish you were my neighbor. Finally a video on planting from Sacramento .

[simpleperrydiselife]

That was a lot of work, but I bet it was worth every little drop of sweat.
Lots of valuable information as well.
Thanks for sharing!
🙏❤

[ARandomPersonAgain]

I see why I have never attempted something like this.. Lots and lots and lots of work.. Maybe if it was my job.. Thank you to all who do this!

[faithbounds]

I am starting a mini flower farm and veggie garden to grow our own food this season and my head has been spinning from all the mixed info out there. I've been feeling overwhelmed about preparing our yard and turning it into garden beds - we live in the smoky mountains of NC so it's very clay heavy ground. This video was the easiest to understand and convinced me to get a soil test kit. I am positive this will help us save money and get the right nutrients for our plants in our first season. I also loved how you showed how to create space between the rows to walk through and making rows north to south vs east to west. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!! <3

[ThereGoesDan]

Omg thank you so much for this! Whenever I searched for info on beginner gardening, I kept finding garden tours and not very informative "informative" videos. This one video answered so many of my questions!

[marchelletopping]

Clear, simple and to the point. Thank you.

[devonehughes]

Thank You!! I've watched A LOT of beginner tutorials, but this is the best one that I've found, hands down!! Thank you!!!

[notmyfault]

Wow!! You have created EXACTLY what I want for a garden!! Your hard work will surely pay off in spades! Congratulations on an outstanding garden!

[leeparkin]

I've just got an allotment in the UK and have not done much veg gardening before. It has a lot of bindweed and couch grass that I plan to remove by hand as much as possible. This video has come at exactly the right time for me. Thanks 😊.

[orangeturtle]

Sieving the soil has amazing outcomes, now of you build a large a frame and attach the siev to a swing system, it saves your back and arms 👍🏼

[michellemorales]

This will be my first garden ever. I come from a family of farmers in Italy. I am so happy all the information I received from your video. Thank you Kyle

[juicemcnorway]

This is easily the most helpful soil conditioning video I have watched on YouTube. Thanks!