Have you considered building raised beds using pallets? It seems to be a far cheaper alternative plus you get to reuse some of that wood that would usually be scrapped.
I put three feet between my beds for easy movement. but I did have enough property to do this. I also used rough cut saw mill oak and it is a full 2" thick and 12" wide. 8 x 4 beds basically
Nice videos, i have a question for u. How do i store strawberry plants after they done producing. I want to reuse them next year and dont want to buy anymore than i have to.
Hi Gary, other video's reference using a weed barrier type cloth in the raised bed. Is this necessary or are you just adding soil right on type of the grass directly?
Hey Mr. Pilarchik just a quick question. I know Iron Phosphate was what was mentioned to sprinkle around the garden for slug control but could Iron-ite 1-0-1 used for the greening of lawns be used as well? Any thoughts on this? Thanks so much for all you do and the knowledge you give.
I am soo doing this in my garden, but I am also adding a hoop house over my beds to try and garden into the colder months. Thinking about trying those clamp-its I saw on ebay, no cutting or gluing required.
Your back is going to love for this! No more on your knees bending over! I couldn't believe the difference, so much less work and high yields. I am in upstate NY and I cover them with plastic in the winter and keep right on growing winter veg straight through! I used recycled lumber and railroad ties.
I never knew that Home Depot would cut the wood for you. That is good to know. Now I can start building my own raised bed frames. Thanks so much for mentioning that. Your beds look great.
As I perceived, this kind of growing approach is the best option to customize the intimate space of every homeowners. Demonstrating on how to remodel obsolete raised bed garden are very gratifying. Glad to hear this vital information!
Hey! I have that same bench. I have to replace the wooden slats on it cause it bending more than yours is. Sigh. But the metal design is beautiful and I cant part with it. If I ever start a garden like I wan't I'll put it out back like you have there. 🙂
Thank you for sharing. I will remember this when i move int o my new house and i will have to build new beds Because my existing ones look a lot like the one you torn down.
I dont use an exact ratio but will be doing more exact measures next year to help others out. When I add in topsoil, I try and do 50-50 with peat moss. I toss in a handful of lime too. If I have compost, I put in shovel fulls.
My goal is to just approve it over the years. Sorry I cant be more exact.
Are you saying you put chicken wire under an entire area or just along the bottom of the fence? We don't seemingly have rabbits here (a fox lives nearby) but have a lot of squirrels and chipmunks. There are also a lot of birds. Are some of them prone to eat tomatoes? It would be too much of a job to create a chicken wire ceiling putting it over the hole area.
I'd be happy to come by at some point to see your setup.
Thanks
You asked a question about fencing. I lost the original question somewhere so I am answering it here. But My fence has chicken wire all along the bottom. I had to do that to keep the rabbits out. It was some work but they will come in and eat down all your greens.
In a 4×6 space I wouldnt put in more than 6 tomatoes. 4 are probably more easily managed if you are just starting out. In a 4×8, 8 would be maximum and and again 6 are much more easily managed in that space. They will get huge!
There is no perfect way to build up your soil. So don't worry to much about mixes and proportions. If the top soil goes on sale in my are and it is a sandy mix (top soil vary), I but up bags and mix with peat moss to build up my raised beds and raise the dirt level.
My raised beds when I make new ones usually get filled with compost, earth from my yard, peat moss, and cheap top soil I trust.
The best set up is to dig down 12-18 inches into the surface of the raised bed. It great loose soil for all plants to grow deeper roots. Because you don't stand on the ground it stays loose.
As for a tomato you can do the above or dig down 12-18 of ground in the plant hole… about 18 inches deep 2 feet wide. That sets the tomato for good growth. This is from the ground not the top of the raised bed.
8 inches will work for lettuces, radishes, onions etc. You can set up the 8 inch bed, though 12 inches might be best.
BUT use containers for peppers, tomatoes, cukes & even squash. I will be making a video but I use sunken nursery containers in my garden too. The ideas is basically cutting out about 1/2 the bottom of the container (black nursery containers) and sinking 1/3 -1/2 in garden bed. Fill it with great dirt. Plant the bigger plants in that. My blog has pictures. Keywoird 'container'.
OMG! Please mow the grass… it looks like crap! For someone that many…. many follow… clean up your beds and the lawn.
Have you considered building raised beds using pallets? It seems to be a far cheaper alternative plus you get to reuse some of that wood that would usually be scrapped.
I put three feet between my beds for easy movement. but I did have enough property to do this. I also used rough cut saw mill oak and it is a full 2" thick and 12" wide. 8 x 4 beds basically
Nice videos, i have a question for u. How do i store strawberry plants after they done producing. I want to reuse them next year and dont want to buy anymore than i have to.
Hi Gary, other video's reference using a weed barrier type cloth in the raised bed. Is this necessary or are you just adding soil right on type of the grass directly?
Hey Mr. Pilarchik just a quick question. I know Iron Phosphate was what was mentioned to sprinkle around the garden for slug control but could Iron-ite 1-0-1 used for the greening of lawns be used as well? Any thoughts on this? Thanks so much for all you do and the knowledge you give.
Great Job!
the 2×10?? what goes in there??
I am soo doing this in my garden, but I am also adding a hoop house over my beds to try and garden into the colder months. Thinking about trying those clamp-its I saw on ebay, no cutting or gluing required.
Your back is going to love for this! No more on your knees bending over! I couldn't believe the difference, so much less work and high yields. I am in upstate NY and I cover them with plastic in the winter and keep right on growing winter veg straight through! I used recycled lumber and railroad ties.
1st thought is….must be nice to have a flat back yard and not having to shore everything up lol….God I hate my backyard 🙂
I never knew that Home Depot would cut the wood for you. That is good to know. Now I can start building my own raised bed frames. Thanks so much for mentioning that. Your beds look great.
As I perceived, this kind of growing approach is the best option to customize the intimate space of every homeowners. Demonstrating on how to remodel obsolete raised bed garden are very gratifying. Glad to hear this vital information!
Hey! I have that same bench. I have to replace the wooden slats on it cause it bending more than yours is. Sigh. But the metal design is beautiful and I cant part with it. If I ever start a garden like I wan't I'll put it out back like you have there. 🙂
Thank you for sharing. I will remember this when i move int o my new house and i will have to build new beds Because my existing ones look a lot like the one you torn down.
did you put black plastic at the bottom of the bed?
I dont use an exact ratio but will be doing more exact measures next year to help others out. When I add in topsoil, I try and do 50-50 with peat moss. I toss in a handful of lime too. If I have compost, I put in shovel fulls.
My goal is to just approve it over the years. Sorry I cant be more exact.
Hello Gary, Thanks for the videos! What is the mixture you use for the raised bed. soil/compost/peat?
raised beds make it look bigger. About .20 acres.
your place looks nice…how much land do you have?
I just did it the width of the chicken wire it was about two feet.
Are you saying you put chicken wire under an entire area or just along the bottom of the fence? We don't seemingly have rabbits here (a fox lives nearby) but have a lot of squirrels and chipmunks. There are also a lot of birds. Are some of them prone to eat tomatoes? It would be too much of a job to create a chicken wire ceiling putting it over the hole area.
I'd be happy to come by at some point to see your setup.
Thanks
You asked a question about fencing. I lost the original question somewhere so I am answering it here. But My fence has chicken wire all along the bottom. I had to do that to keep the rabbits out. It was some work but they will come in and eat down all your greens.
In a 4×6 space I wouldnt put in more than 6 tomatoes. 4 are probably more easily managed if you are just starting out. In a 4×8, 8 would be maximum and and again 6 are much more easily managed in that space. They will get huge!
There is no perfect way to build up your soil. So don't worry to much about mixes and proportions. If the top soil goes on sale in my are and it is a sandy mix (top soil vary), I but up bags and mix with peat moss to build up my raised beds and raise the dirt level.
My raised beds when I make new ones usually get filled with compost, earth from my yard, peat moss, and cheap top soil I trust.
By the way, on a minute 3:46 I see here bags with top soil. What are you using it for?
Thank you
The best set up is to dig down 12-18 inches into the surface of the raised bed. It great loose soil for all plants to grow deeper roots. Because you don't stand on the ground it stays loose.
As for a tomato you can do the above or dig down 12-18 of ground in the plant hole… about 18 inches deep 2 feet wide. That sets the tomato for good growth. This is from the ground not the top of the raised bed.
Gary, how deep should be a layer of soil to grow tomatoes? It's not like only those 6 inches of raised bed's woods, right, is it much deeper?
Good Video
Thanks You! Good luck with your garden.
great information… love the beds~
You're the best. Thank you. I'm heading to your blog now.
8 inches will work for lettuces, radishes, onions etc. You can set up the 8 inch bed, though 12 inches might be best.
BUT use containers for peppers, tomatoes, cukes & even squash. I will be making a video but I use sunken nursery containers in my garden too. The ideas is basically cutting out about 1/2 the bottom of the container (black nursery containers) and sinking 1/3 -1/2 in garden bed. Fill it with great dirt. Plant the bigger plants in that. My blog has pictures. Keywoird 'container'.