This is my raised organic vegetable garden bed that I just started in my backyard. I will be vlogging about what I’m doing and any issues I may have this sum…
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23 Responses to Raised Bed Organic Vegetable Gardening Planting With Deep Soil: Summer Gardens
?: Why when you plant directly in the ground, you have to follow spacing directions of seeds/plants but in raised planters you can cram ’em in there? I imagine it has something to do with the air/oxygen to the soil?
“what is the advantage of having the raised garden bed versus just digging up the yard?”
A good question.
Theoretically there should not be any. In practise the lass has made a neat, 12″ heap of topsoil, compost and manure. So she now has a rich, well drained and easily worked garden area without the trouble of digging up the lawn and discovering that 1″ down it is pure builders’ rubble. You are right about the strimmer. The trouble with boxes is that the soil is so rich that you only need
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Ron Green
August 5, 2013 at 10:06 am
same here
Steve Brule
August 5, 2013 at 10:32 am
I live in AZ. I forgot what grass looks like until this vid lol
magnumxlpi
August 5, 2013 at 10:41 am
Your yard is beautiful. Good job
AdLuvsYou
August 5, 2013 at 11:40 am
Wow what state are you in to have a yard so green!?
atlan61
August 5, 2013 at 12:13 pm
I do hope you dug out the lawn underneath it, or at least laid down plastic sheeting to stop the grass from growing through.
Kenneth Surgent
August 5, 2013 at 12:46 pm
you must be an asshole.
Kenneth Surgent
August 5, 2013 at 1:26 pm
hey don’t be a pothead police.
themamaslapper
August 5, 2013 at 1:27 pm
thank you for this video, great job!
SteamGensPal
August 5, 2013 at 1:48 pm
this looks great!
Candace Altagracia
August 5, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Great Job! My husband and I also garden and we were thinking about doing a raise bed and you motivated us. it looks great.
Michelle Green
August 5, 2013 at 2:28 pm
All of the connectors can be purchased at Home Depot. They also sell 4×4 and 8×8 pre-fab raised garden beds. I just purchased one yesterday 🙂
Mitch Kramb
August 5, 2013 at 3:10 pm
WooHoo for your garden! Great job! AND I love your deck of what I can see of it. Blessings to you.
justshayshay1
August 5, 2013 at 3:40 pm
you didn’t do this yourself then you are a lazy person. Must be a liberal dummycrat.
tstro fuerte
August 5, 2013 at 3:51 pm
wow 8:30 lol nice job
hash glass
August 5, 2013 at 4:44 pm
I sure would
Magnus Møller
August 5, 2013 at 4:59 pm
Great idea. Maybe if you are looking for some new garden flower pots, look on rattanart.co.uk to see some awesome garden stuff
Wonsowaty
August 5, 2013 at 5:59 pm
one can only hope!
Rory Macleod
August 5, 2013 at 6:02 pm
good job
email16v
August 5, 2013 at 6:38 pm
?: Why when you plant directly in the ground, you have to follow spacing directions of seeds/plants but in raised planters you can cram ’em in there? I imagine it has something to do with the air/oxygen to the soil?
mscpotts
August 5, 2013 at 7:27 pm
Hey EB,
Where did you get those corner middle post from or where did creative soul get them from? Very cool.
averagemale2000
August 5, 2013 at 7:39 pm
turn your back and everything is covered in weeds.
fred karno
August 5, 2013 at 7:48 pm
“what is the advantage of having the raised garden bed versus just digging up the yard?”
A good question.
Theoretically there should not be any. In practise the lass has made a neat, 12″ heap of topsoil, compost and manure. So she now has a rich, well drained and easily worked garden area without the trouble of digging up the lawn and discovering that 1″ down it is pure builders’ rubble. You are right about the strimmer. The trouble with boxes is that the soil is so rich that you only need
fred karno
August 5, 2013 at 7:55 pm