Want to start a new veg garden in 2023? Or perhaps you’ve already got a few growing seasons under your belt but you want a few tips on how to improve your layout. In this week’s episode Ben walks us through his garden and shows us everything we need to think of to plan the perfect vegetable garden in ten simple steps.
Follow the steps shown in this video and make your garden the most productive ever!
For more planning tips, see this video:
https://youtu.be/0xD9o0elKEU
Want to grow in shade? Watch this one next:
https://youtu.be/9xxaGk31r2I
…or binge watch the whole playlist!
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What are you planning in your 2023 garden? Comment below…
Hi Ben, Happy New Year! I wondered what the name of your raised beds is, or did you make them yourself? Thank you.
Great👍
Prepping my garden beds and holding one back for composting 😳
Ok good jobs thanks
I love my garden panner, going into my 3rd year using it. So glad I found it, I've been gardening for years and used old school paper plan. The garden planner is way better. Thanks for coming up with it! Also thanks as always for sharing useful information on gardening.
Brilliant channel. I don't have a garden as such so I use 35litre buckets which work really well. I also built a small greenhouse which I use for my tomatoes, peppers and to start of my hanging baskets. Last year my parsnips were the best thing to grow. I did try cabbage but the cabbage butterfly eat them. Great ideas. Happy growing everyone. 👍👽
I just started the trial for the garden planner – it is INCREDIBLE! The intro video has me so excited! This is our third year with a garden and we've expanded it ti 45' by 30' and this planner will be invaluable. Thank you so much!!
Great video, Ben, thank you. 2022 was my first stab at growing vegetables, and I'm already planning a slightly tweaked layout this year – keen to grow corn and some new chillies!
Happy New Year from Ontario Canada. Thank you for all your tips throughout the year.
Question: you mention putting crops in prime locations. Do you repeatedly grow these crops in the same place ? Are you concerned about crop rotation or is there a way with raised beds one doesn't have to worry about this?
Happy New Year, Ben! Thank you for all the inspiration and practical tips. I look forward to learning more in 2023. You've already given me a few ideas.
Hi there I’m wondering if u can help me even though I’m in a different time zone. I want to pick ur brain! I’m in Brisbane and atm its our subtropical summer. I am growing bitter melon, sweet potatoes, melons, corn, luffahs, pumpkin, okra, rosella, herbs, tropical tomatoes, ect all the hot climate veg. But I’m struggling with lettuces and missing them in my salads. I know rosella and pumpkin my sweet potato leaves and edible but they are not the same. Do u have any suggestions for a tropical lettuce I have tried to research and grow Asian varieties with limited success they also bolt. Please help if u know of any suggestions I can try. I wanted to share a pic of my garden and harvest this week as ur channel has been an amazing help in me getting going with the garden but I’m unsure how 😭
Loving the videos, very helpful, I am looking at doing my own veg garden this year and would love some help if possible
Happy new year Ben, I’ve been growing veg for 5 years now and learned a lot from you. I would just say though to people just starting out , I have to grow on the north side of my bungalow, so only the parts farthest away from the building get about 6 hours in summer and other bits get less, I do have some beds on the south west side which do get about 4 -5 hours, by mixing my crops so beans get the most sun and lettuce get the least I grow a large range of crops, so don’t be put off if your space isn’t perfect.
Thank you for thinking about us, sad shade gardeners, as well ❤
I can't wait to start planting again. I started growing swiss chard. I love it
I love the planner and have used it now for the last 6 years. It really helps to make the most of the space in my allotment. Also it's improving all the time and becoming more intuitive. It could do with a few more flower varieties in it as I just have to use ones that look similar and change the name labels!!
ACK! At the 6:43 mark, I spotted one of my nemeses – the dreaded white cabbage butterfly! Bane of my garden! lol…
Hi Ben, great video with lots of helpful information too. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂
What can I start to plant now before the next season starts?
I would have loved to use the garden planner. I tried, watching the how to video several times. I’m not very good with computers and all I have is my iPad. Thanks for the free trial though.
I'm curious. What are the benefits of planting on those beds, instead of planting on the ground?.
Ben, your garden is always so inspiring.
I love the garden planner – I'm in elevated beds so don't use it as fully as some might, but I do enjoy having the rotation, companion, and square foot information for easy reference as well as the plant tabulator. Well worth the cost even for the little bit I use it.
a very fertile and spacious plantation garden, thank you for sharing information about agriculture and plants
I'm going to need to plan out paths next season as I currently essentially have a food forest but with annual crops.
I'm now certain any productivity I might lose to the paths will be made up for by more easily keeping on top of the weeds.
I have two plots of 9ft wide to 2ft deep on the verge of the back garden. One is protected by a conservatory, the other at the far end of the garden gets the most amount of sun, even with it being north facing. So not a huge amount of room and not ideal placement and yet just with a little planning last year I had a bumper harvest and this year I have 10 main crops to grow outside, as well as the regular tomatoes, aubergines (first time) inside the conservatory and plenty of flowers in and amongst the plots. First time using a propogator station and a cold frame which should be interesting to see the result of them both.
This will be the first year I am doing everything from seed as well so its going to be an exciting year, even if some of it fails, its worth a go regardless. I cannot stress enough how joyful it feels to conceptualise the garden of your dreams (and budget/time) and nurture it along to enjoy!
Thank you for all that you do Ben, you certainly inspire this budding gardener!
My problem last year was cabbage white butterflies. They destroyed so many of my leafy greens. I had netting up but failed to keep them at bay. Need to find solutions for that this year!
Love your garden 🪴 ❤😊🎉 I learned a lot ❤ thank you!
Happy new year Ben! I really love your metal trellis arches, can you please let me know where I can get one and how much is it? Thanks
Happy New Year from down here in South Africa.
Best to you and yours and thanks for the excellent content. 😎
2023 is unfortunately not a gardening year for me, the landlord is going to insulate the roof so my only outdoor space which is the balcony is going to be used for scaffolding, and i don't know what part of the year yet. my parents will take care of the perrenials, and after they are done i'm planning to get/make better planters to make use of the space better. luckily i have an architect uncle who told me that my balcony won't collapse unless i use planters i can't even reach the top of so i can just make whatever planters i want.
oh my goodness its all about planning! your completely correct! and preparation
I am not good with garden plan, I note on my book 😊
RAISED BEDS AND WHEELBARROW DOESNT MIX WELL 🙂
WOOD CHIPS – ANOTHER USELESS STUFF THAT GIVES YOU ADDITIONAL WORK
To anyone thinking about using the garden planner…… 100% use it. It…. is….. amazing. Don’t even try spreadsheets.
Somewhere you have a video about soil mixes….. I’m having some difficulty finding it but I have an idea for your channel that I would love to see.
Try different recipes and plant the same plant, with a control just in the ground. Then check in monthly and see what challenges each come up with. I think SEEing the moisture issues with and without proper management would be helpful for me to understand.
Very excited to try this planner! Seems to have functions I very much need and have not been able to find in one app. I’ve moved from a south facing condo balcony garden to a north facing residential garden so I’m intrigued to see how this app will help me plan for my new-to-me conditions. Many thanks to you for this channel!
Another great content, thanks!
Lovely garden. Can’t wait until it’s time to get back in mine. Where did you purchase the arch trellises with the wire mesh?
This was so helpful, thank you! 🌱
Woohoo! Gardening for the first time this year. I can't wait. Thanks for these tips.
Great content, high spirits! Good man