8 Of My BEST Raised Bed Gardening Tips

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Filling Raised Beds
2:54 - Irrigating Raised Beds
5:46 - How Tall Should a Bed Be
8:25 - How to Know When to Plant
12:05 - Succession Sowing
16:05 - Cut and Come Again Harvesting
19:22 - Interplanting
23:31 - Replanting a Raised Bed
26:25 - Outro

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[jaysimmons]

I live in central Texas... we have 3 seasons; Spring, Summer and Summerer

[simplesailor]

You should commit a WHOLE video on succession planting with various plants and what to expect. This was the best part of the vid.

[Chrisiskewl]

you should make a video about complimentary plants like corn, tomatoes, and beans. its very economical. you can plant 3 different crops all within the same space. the corn will give the beans something to grab onto and the roots of the tomatoes and corn will actually trade and share nutrients, allowing for the beans to syphon nutrients from that as well as the soil. plants that are beneficial for eahother are so cool.

[sbayles]

Thank you for talking about a disabled gardener. Raised beds are also great as you get older and your knees aren’t happy.

[CedarPoint-jxgz]

I don’t know how you divided up the time bar and labeled the sections, but it’s really nice!

[andrewstallbohm]

"I plant a lettuce, 60 days later i have a lettuce" get out of my brain man lol. You make killer content my man, I've learned more from you then I have from college courses ! I finally have a prospering garden lol.(edit for my poor grammer haha)

[qtpie]

Succession planting!! I just spent 4 hours last weekend planning my beds to make sure that we have a consistent crop all year long! I didn’t know this was a thing until I started planning what I was going to plant, saying to myself “I definitely don’t need that many radishes all at once...” thank you for answering my one question about replanting a square once I’ve harvested it!! I’m very excited...

[amywilliamson]

I like that you don’t ramble. Informative and easy to watch. Thank you!

[Weissklangi]

About tip 7: Plant crops together, that need about the same water intake. If not one looses out, if it can't take too much/ too little water.
I did this with tomatoes and lettuce. While I want to water the tomatoes only a little bit every few days, the lettuce needs water more often, like daily or every two days.

[alihuebner]

I really want to thank you for having this channel. New gardener here and these video's are really, really helpful! If nobody else today tells you, you are APPRECIATED! Also, you seem like a really nice person. Please have a wonderful day!

[crowgirl]

I found using really large wood chips to fill the bottom of my large raised bed really helped and then I had mulch that was used from almond trees and then I put a high grade soil on top my strawberries and carrots are beautiful

[philxray]

Those Aussie Birdie raised beds are great! I've had some of mine for 6 or 7 years and had to remove the soil from one due to tree root invasion and I found the inside of the bed in as close to pristine condition as I could possibly hope. Based on that I'd give it another ten years of life span without a problem.

[rancisgamer]

So many gems 💎 in this video. This is the jump start guide for gardeners.

[garden_geek]

I just preordered 2 birdies raised beds from you a few nights ago and I’m excited! I’m replacing my warped wood beds and expanding the garden! You and Mark are so inspiring.

[nubiansoaps]

I like hugelmounds in my raised beds because the materials eventually compost then my beds are full of natural microbes. All I do is add soil on top of the bed when it settles. I also shred my monthy bills then use the paper shreds in my beds and chicken coop and beds. The chickens seem to enjoy scratching through the shreds too.

[me_jt]

This is some really good info. I'm right at the beginning of my gardening life, so I can appreciate not only the Square Foot Gardening book, but these very helpful videos. Thanks brother!

[edithcornett]

I am a teacher and the topics that you cover are amazing. I can't wait to get back in the classroom and utilize what I've learned from you!

[nancydenson]

On succession planting - even if you aren’t especially organized you can do a couple of things: on the day I plant out my starts I always plant the same seeds - first succession done! Also when I was a grower we planted every Friday - I’m retired now but I’m still in the habit of putting in a few seeds every Friday. It means I don’t have to do a lot of planning but it still gets the job done. Except for zucchini and tomatoes 😮

[blurose]

What are your thoughts on companion planting? Does it really work? (ie Marigolds and other flowers/plants with the vegetables)

[trygveevensen]

I've got soaker hoses, they're cheap and works fine. I can really recommend a water computer, I've got a Gardena select which waters automatically when I'm away.