Part 5 of 7 How to Build a Raised Bed Garden: Sides, Gophers Protection, Sheet Mulch and Filling
John from www.growingyourgreens.com helps his friends to build their raised bed garden. This is Part 5. Putting on the sides of the beds, laying down hardware cloth to prevent gophers and other critters, sheet mulching with cardboard and filling with compost and rock dust..
19 Responses to Part 5 of 7 How to Build a Raised Bed Garden: Sides, Gophers Protection, Sheet Mulch and Filling
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Do you think theres any danger of the hardware cloth corroding/breaking down?
qwer ty
January 16, 2013 at 10:10 am
Yes, it should.
growingyourgreens
January 16, 2013 at 10:32 am
hey john, would the hardware clothe work for mole prevention as well ?!
JiggityJig90
January 16, 2013 at 10:41 am
No, that was my suggestion, which he DIDNT go for, against my recommendation. It would have been best for maximizing space, but I think he didnt want to “encroach” too much on his lawn.. I think IF he had to do it over, he has seen how beneficial a garden is and MAY do it differently and add the extra bed.
growingyourgreens
January 16, 2013 at 11:33 am
I thought in the first video Rick decided to have a 2 foot bed against the fence? That was a good idea for maximizing space.
southof76
January 16, 2013 at 12:27 pm
hmm, what about making concrete formed beds?
frustratedoperator
January 16, 2013 at 12:58 pm
your a busy guy john
911tomo
January 16, 2013 at 1:31 pm
your a busy guy john
911tomo
January 16, 2013 at 2:28 pm
hup! saw your cute shoes! 🙂
frustratedoperator
January 16, 2013 at 3:23 pm
YOu do know that perfect strangers can read this…right? I would delete it if you’ve heard from him.
bestestmama
January 16, 2013 at 4:06 pm
thats one fine lookin raised bed
Tha Kushaholic
January 16, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Another great video, John. Looks great!
rustylcurtis
January 16, 2013 at 4:50 pm
about $50 for a 4 foot x 25 foot roll.
growingyourgreens
January 16, 2013 at 5:12 pm
animals will burrow between bottom edge bed wall and loose hardware mesh. we did similar thing but tacked the mesh in place – works wonders - tried to provide link to image but system wont let me
PhotoNika
January 16, 2013 at 6:09 pm
Looks awesome! Keep an eye on the squash vine borer. Each evening, I have been scraping off the little eggs from mine.
brandonkearby
January 16, 2013 at 6:17 pm
i hope that space behind the bed is one lawn mower width wide. looks great. im sure they will enjoy their veggies.
crosspecans
January 16, 2013 at 6:53 pm
So much fun and work starting a new bed. Good idea to keep one side unfinished to fill up.
VivianRinSC
January 16, 2013 at 7:11 pm
good times, be careful running with wheelbarrow though
mysciencenow
January 16, 2013 at 7:20 pm
That’s a good idea to keep the gofers out. How much was that stuff? I’m gonna tell my dad to get some, he has problems with gofers on his property.
GardenCalifornia
January 16, 2013 at 7:23 pm