0:44 Tip 1 Do Consider Raised Bed Height
4:19 Tip 2 Don’t Think You Have to Do It All In One Season
5:06 Tip 3 Do Consider Your Bed Width
6:58 Tip 4 Don’t Get Hung Up on Bed Length
8:15 Tip 5 Do Consider Space Between Beds
8:40 Tip 6 Don’t Discount the Option of Using Treated Lumber
11:00 Tip 7 Do Fill the Bed to the Top
11:50 Tip 8 Don’t Follow Between- Row Spacing Guidelines
12:53 Tip 9 Do Consider Irrigation Before Planting
14:04 Tip 10 Don’t Plant Perennial Herbs in Your Annual Garden
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👏👏👏👏thanks for sharing
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have you tried the self watering bed that you saw at green thumb nursery? i'm going to try that this year.
Hi. What mix ratio material do you use to fill a bed to the top using branches at the bottom?
Thank you for this video! I needed the tip about not planting perennial plant/herbs with annual plants but to plant the perennials in a container to contain them from spreading. I also enjoyed seeing your beautiful chickens in the chicken row. Thank you again & I hope your back is feeling better.
Hi Jill, always enjoy your videos, and thanks for showing the grid watering system, I'm so over the drip system spaghetti !
I agree today's pressure treated lumber is ok.
btw Jill of greater concern for us; how do you safely address "Fire" ants around or literally in raised beds and or underneath weed fabric. Note; Fire ants seem to especially love to build mounds at the base of Okra stalks/TY
I use old paver bricks for my raised beds. They retain heat well, don't attract wasps, and I found them all for free from torn down old-timey bridges with brick roads.
Great tips! I have a 48’ long raised bed. I have trouble with water pressure for the length of the bed in my irrigation system. Is there anywhere you’d recommend I look for help designing an irrigation system that keeps pressure for the length of the bed? Thanks for this video! Great job!
Except for Corn, you should ALWAYS follow the between row spacing as going to close with corn will result in the ears not being fully pollinated with kernels.
I’ve already had a rabbit nest in my 30” tall bed this spring 😂
My raised beds are four feet wide to maximize growing space in a small garden, but I've found that one problem with that width is that no one makes hoops for it. All the hoops for row covers are for two- or three-foot wide beds. I have to make my own out of wire, and they don't like to stand straight.
Jill, the Naked Gardener from Ohio seems to differ. She indicated width was sooey a function of preference….not ag related. Have you considered using any of her minimalist wardrobe ideas? 🤩
Great video! I have 13 beds and am in the process of building the 14th. As a short person, I built 3’ wide raised beds, and they work well for me. I also have a sitting garden cart, so I’m able to work my 16” tall beds easily. I wish I’d made my paths 4’ instead of 3’. My beds are a mix of pressure treated and non-treated. I’ll be interested in how long the non-treated last.