It is so beautiful great job! Put cardboard down on top of the grass then put compost and soil on top of the cardboard. The grass will die and break down with the cardboard and make the garden even happier.
Yes to this! She was kinda doing the no dig method :) in gardening ( as with everything in life lol), you just have to make adjustments whenever something doesn’t work. I like that they just went for it.
Just recently started my garden. Growing some bell peppers, thyme, coriander, green onions, sugar snap peas & cucumber. Started from seeds so I'm excited!! Fingers crossed.
My husband and his friends just made me a huge raised garden bed. Pretty cool TH-cam recommened this video like they knew what's going on in my life. 😆 My husband's name is Alex too. ❤ Thanks for the tips. Very helpful. Also, what goes next to tomatoes and cucumbers? 🙏😁
I have a question. I’ve never grown anything but sweet peas so if you do things like lettuce, when you harvest it will it grow back more? Or once it’s harvested the whole plant is useless and you should have planted like 5 plants to harvest from. Does that make sense
FYI those are not caterpillars! They are white grubs (beetles) and will eat all your plants! Also watch out for tomato worms. They look like green caterpillars with a horn.Throw them in your compost pile.
These are larvae from flower chafers. Normally they eat dead plants and roots. So actually they are good in your garden. Only when they can’t find more to eat they will eat your plants. Just throw them in your compost pile
Kat Powell oh my! I'm glad you said this. We've had those bugs and we couldn't figure out what they were. I thought maggots and my husband said works. I guess white beetles lol
those tomato worms sounds alot like horn worms! in which i have a bearded dragon that LOVES horn worms lol. thats a 2 for 1 deal to me lol tomatoes, and pet food xD
I grew up having fresh vegetables at home. My mom have had vegetable garden since I can remember and she still does it. I cannot wait to have a house so I can start to grow my own vegetables. Thank you for this video and great tips. :)
Great video! One tip for comment readers. Never use RoundUp to kill off the grass/weeds! RoundUp is no good! Pick the weeds and grass like she did! No shortcuts! Grow something!
Did you grow any from seed? That's what I usually do and would love some extra tips on how that might change your approach at all. I'm jealous your climate allows so much growing throughout the year!
I am greek and my grandpa used to take care of his own vegetable garden until he got sick. It was very nice to have fresh vegetables at home that naturally tasted like heaven. Here most people have their very own garden, provided they don't live in an apartment, since we are truly gifted with fertile earth and a favourable climate. Sending love from Greece!
I know this comment was made 3 years ago, but I had to reply because it made me smile. My grandpa (pappou) was from Greece and moved to the US years ago. He made his back yard his "own little piece of Greece" with a large garden complete with grape vines. He made salads and so many good meals with his veggies. Just like your grandpa, he gardened until he got sick-- diagnosed with cancer. What a nice example and memory that we get to have from our grandfathers! Much love.
Put cardboard or newspapers down before creating your beds to stop weeds from coming through your beds, eventually it decomposes and feeds your beds. Also get yourself a Clyde's garden planner, it's the best 6 bucks I've ever spent on our garden!!! It tell me when to plant what according to your frost dates, it also tells you all of the companion crops for each crop. It's for both summer and fall crops. It tells you distance to grow them , and how many seeds per row, and how many pounds of fruit per bed. It's a cool little calendar! You should definitely invest in Clyde's garden planner! I suggest it to everyone!!!! Lol 😂
@@lina6641 I put cardboard directly on top of the ground and then added the garden soil. I didn't flatten my cardboard, I just folded the cardboard so that it would be doubled instead of a single layer. Also if you use large cardboard and overlap then its less chance of grass or weeds growing up in between the gaps. I did this to my entire backyard two years ago and its held up.
@@lina6641hey, this cardboard-technique ist part of the "no dig garden" method. If you're interested, I highly recommend checking out Charles Dowding. He's here on yt and has also written a ton of books about this :) also, his garden is amazing
I'm not the type that really likes being outside but I did like helping my dad do gardening when I was smaller. I think you've convinced me to get back into it and to spend more time outside 😁
This is my dreaaaam! I would love to have fresh radishes, peas and tomatoes as well! I have a dream of having a cute white house with a little garden where I have my own apple tree and grow my own veggies. Love it, make more videos!
I highly recommend Charles Dowdings channel for inspiration! He can tell you all about a method called no-dig, which allows your worms and other insects to help your soil get better and better, without disturbing it. I've tried his method in the past, and it saved me soooo much time picking weeds, hoeing and digging. I really like that you are paying attention to which veggies you grow next to each other, companion planting is a natural way to battle pests :) And finally, flowers!! The bees need them and will polinate everything around, and they are oh so pretty :)
Great tips! What planting zone are you in? Any gardening advise from anyone in zone 7b? I just moved from FL to NC and am having to relearn so much due to the season changes here, so any advise or links to other videos that might mention gardening tips for my zone is appreciated! :)
Can this apply to people in different states ? I live in NYC and I want to start my own home garden but the weather is unpredictable. Do you have any suggestions?
Very good information in this video. Love that you guys are doing this TOGETHER; and seem really happy doing so. I feel this ongoing experience can really change lives. I live in an apartment; and so the yard is off limits. I chose to grow stuff in a raised bed that I bought from Walmart for about $100 - super simple assembly - a five year old could do it. Got 3 big bags of potting soil, 1 bag of manure, and several different packages of seeds. I don't have a lot of room and made a few mistakes; but it was very satisfying to see that those seeds (some of them were so tiny), actually took root in these cardboard starter kits. The roots grew through the bottom, and then I transplanted the whole thing. Two of the vegetables showed yellow flowers, a taller plant and one where the leaves were much closer to the soil. Got hit with a hail storm; but most everything survived. I think a critter, possibly a squirrel ate the leafy stuff from one of the plants; but can't be sure. And I've been taking video of the process; even if I don't upload to my own TH-cam channel; I'll have it as a record of what I've done, what worked and didn't. My biggest issue at the moment; is to know just WHEN to harvest anything. Seems that all of the seeds that I picked were good to plant in May to June or something. But just by looking, I have no idea when to harvest. Since I forgot to label them; I hardly know what the 8 different things I planted are, just by looking at the stems and leaves. But I believe I know what the carrots are and those flowered plants, I'm assuming are both zucchini and cucumber; though I don't know which is which. It's exciting to learn what I can. To me, the advent of the digital age, and TH-cam in particular has become priceless... allowing me to discover things I could only dream of before this revolution hit. I subscribed. And best of luck to all your future endeavors! 😎
This was perfect timing! I’ve been researching a ton but this was so simple and straightforward. I would love to see more garden tips videos! Like what you have in your garden notebook ❤️
I am so confused with your approach. You buy raised beds and then you don't really use them? For what little prep work you actually did, the block and timber planters seem like a waste of money. If you want raised beds, manufacturing your own garden soil is much cheaper and will actually fill your beds, and will help with weed suppression and drainage. A lot of vegetables and root crops also need light fluffy soil to grow well; growing them in a compacted lawn doesn't help.
I so wish I had space for a garden at my home. We have herbs growing in pots, but I would much prefer to grow fruits and veggies. I also suspect it’s easier to grow in SoCal vs the DC area where I live, which gets freezing winters and unbearable mosquitoes in the summer. I loved this video though! Hope to have a home with a garden sometime in the future!
Looks amazing but, don't use pressure treated wood when making a raised garden. The chemicals from the wood leach into the soil and then into your veggies/fruits. Defeats all your efforts to be natural and organic. Easy to replace the planks in your garden though! 👌😃
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It is so much cheaper to make your own raised bed mix! For my 4 x 8 x 1 I filled it with 60% top soil, 30% compost, and 10% garden soil. Came out to about $70ish dollars which is so much cheaper than just garden soil.
I’ve decided to start a garden this year in this video really helped me! I just have a question so it seems like you didn’t plant anything from seed you just took plants that were already kind of growing and replant them into the garden bed. Did you find this was easier than just planting plants from scratch?
Love this video! I'm about to plant Kale, Chives, Collard greens, Cilantro, green onions, two kinds of arugula, and possibly cabbage, possibly Basil. We just moved into our first house and so this is all very exciting.. I would love to hear about your natural pesticide! I don't have Instagram but I think I'll youtube it. Would love more videos like this. Subscribed! I also would love a composition pile but I'm afraid of how much work it is and how much space it takes up. We live in a skinny house so the yard is very very small. I guess maybe I'll just buy compost. I think the part I'm most nervous about is bugs. In the past bug problems have been frustrating, so I'd like to learn to prevent them if possible. Thanks for sharing about your garden! Sometimes it's best to learn beginner tips from beginners because everything is simple enough and not too complicated. I appreciate that. Gardening can easily get too complicated. (And then overwhelming) anyway, Thank you!
Hi that’s an awesome easy and simple garden bed! To block the grass, lay carboard boxes.. or stack a bunch of boxes you have lying around from amazon orders and stuff on top of the grass and lay your bed there.. cover the boxes with your soil and you shouldn’t have to worry about the grass popping out. Also the earthworms will help break down the boxes.. you’ll get lots of earthworks this way too
I recycle the big cardboard boxes that accumulate by removing all the shipping labels & tape. Cutting them so they can lay flat & be used as weed barriers. They will smother the grass & serve as a barrier to weed growth. Within a season they will be broken down and eaten by worms. It’s so much easier than digging out grass & weeds with tools.
Love this video. Thank you so much. I want to grow my own vegetable garden but I’m in Florida and I’m told I can not grow regular iceberg lettuce and unfortunately that’s the one my kids like. I’m going to grow lettuce though also broccoli and maybe onions (white). What do you suggest ? Can I start planting now in May? Should I buy seeds? How to start ?
Hello Carrie firsr time vistor, I like your garden expertise. I like the way you removed the grass and added top soil and mix other soil mixed to nuture your plants.
I am in the process of cleaning a section of my backyard for my future garden, this video was amazing I feel a lot better about my future garden with all the information you gave and the fact that you mentioned you learn something new everyday and you consider yourself a beginner even after a year and you seem like an expert. I will be following you for hopefully more videos like this! You give off such a kind and passionate vibe and your smile is very contagious. I wish nothing but the best for you and your garden 🌱❤️
I'm 22 and have always wanted to grow my own veggies. I'm now a subscriber after watching this(my first) video. I can't wait to start watching all you have procured on this channel.
Oh wow.. there is cube cement you can buy.. something new to me. Glad that I've found your channel.. I am starting to grow a lot of asian vegetables. I hit liked and I subbed! Thanks for sharing!
just a heads up, those aren't caterpillars! I'm blanking on their name right now, but they're larvae and turn into june bugs! if you can, feed them to the birds!
Hello from Eastern Canada! We've just started veggie seeds in peat pellets indoors for the first time. It will be so rewarding to be able to eat a salad made solely from thing we grow in our garden this summer!
I just started a garden 2 weeks ago - and am wanting to expand. It’s feels so good! I really enjoyed your video. There’s an organic gardening FB group I am part of and have learned a lot from that too. Look for the Homestead and Chill TH-cam channel, lots of info - I think you’d enjoy her 💞
Thank you for this video! My husband and I just moved to Texas and I plan on growing some veggies once the world goes back to normal. I enjoyed watching this!
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There used to be a word called "modesty". I'd like to watch your video but it's making me covet another mans wife. Try wearing clothes when the camera is on. I guess views and likes are more important than "old fashion values".
Very good information in this video. Love that you guys are doing this TOGETHER; and seem really happy doing so. I feel this ongoing experience can really change lives. I live in an apartment; and so the yard is off limits. I chose to grow stuff in a raised bed that I bought from Walmart for about $100 - super simple assembly - a five year old could do it. Got 3 big bags of potting soil, 1 bag of manure, and several different packages of seeds. I don't have a lot of room and made a few mistakes; but it was very satisfying to see that those seeds (some of them were so tiny), actually took root in these cardboard starter kits. The roots grew through the bottom, and then I transplanted the whole thing. Two of the vegetables showed yellow flowers, a taller plant and one where the leaves were much closer to the soil. Got hit with a hail storm; but most everything survived. I think a critter, possibly a squirrel ate the leafy stuff from one of the plants; but can't be sure. And I've been taking video of the process; even if I don't upload to my own TH-cam channel; I'll have it as a record of what I've done, what worked and didn't. My biggest issue at the moment; is to know just WHEN to harvest anything. Seems that all of the seeds that I picked were good to plant in May to June or something. But just by looking, I have no idea when to harvest. Since I forgot to label them; I hardly know what the 8 different things I planted are, just by looking at the stems and leaves. But I believe I know what the carrots are and those flowered plants, I'm assuming are both zucchini and cucumber; though I don't know which is which. It's exciting to learn what I can. To me, the advent of the digital age, and TH-cam in particular has become priceless... allowing me to discover things I could only dream of before this revolution hit. I subscribed. And best of luck to all your future endeavors!
Okay, this is seriously an inspiration for me to make a garden. I have been wanting to for years and I am so excited to make it happen! thank you for the motivation and tips! 🙏💖 FULL WATCH!
I LOVE the simple raised beds! What an eye opener! We have a giant garden currently but no raised beds. Thatd work well just for herbs by the house! You've got me excited! Off topic, can you link your skirt?!
It is so beautiful great job! Put cardboard down on top of the grass then put compost and soil on top of the cardboard. The grass will die and break down with the cardboard and make the garden even happier.
Such great advice!
I did the cardboard myself when I first established my beds and it works beautifully. I did poke a few holes in the cardboard for drainage.
news paper is good as well also leaves from the fall lay on top and it will help stop weeds and grass from growing :)
Facts! And allows you to keep soil ALIVE, where you can keep reusing soil as long as its covered with mulch
Yes to this! She was kinda doing the no dig method :) in gardening ( as with everything in life lol), you just have to make adjustments whenever something doesn’t work. I like that they just went for it.
Just recently started my garden. Growing some bell peppers, thyme, coriander, green onions, sugar snap peas & cucumber. Started from seeds so I'm excited!! Fingers crossed.
Great video. I enjoyed it
My husband and his friends just made me a huge raised garden bed. Pretty cool TH-cam recommened this video like they knew what's going on in my life. 😆 My husband's name is Alex too. ❤ Thanks for the tips. Very helpful. Also, what goes next to tomatoes and cucumbers? 🙏😁
Beautiful programs .
You can lay cardboard down instead of the plastic and that will kill the grass below.
Try putting several layers of cardboard at the base, it will compost down, check out ‘no dig’ by Charlie’s dowding 😊
Carrie thanks for the video , can you please tell how much it cost you to build the diy raised bed.
You have such a pretty garden how do you keep away animals like squirrels and birds?
Quarantine type of vids for me haha. Looks beautiful!✨
Love this video! Thank you for the great tips!
How much did you spend for the initial start?
Soil, wood, plants, seeds etc
Awesome
I have a question. I’ve never grown anything but sweet peas so if you do things like lettuce, when you harvest it will it grow back more? Or once it’s harvested the whole plant is useless and you should have planted like 5 plants to harvest from. Does that make sense
Video on composting pleaaaaaaaaaase!
Where to buy the tomatoes holding ?
Hi Carrie! Where did you get your hat from?
you can put cardboard down before adding the soil in the raised beds ;) The grass will die and de cardboard will decompose
Such a great idea I'm hearing about a lot. Will try that next time.
Thanks for the tip!!
FYI those are not caterpillars! They are white grubs (beetles) and will eat all your plants! Also watch out for tomato worms. They look like green caterpillars with a horn.Throw them in your compost pile.
I was going to say, those are nasty nasty grubs !! DEF watch out for those, not good for the garden.
These are larvae from flower chafers. Normally they eat dead plants and roots. So actually they are good in your garden. Only when they can’t find more to eat they will eat your plants. Just throw them in your compost pile
Kat Powell oh my! I'm glad you said this. We've had those bugs and we couldn't figure out what they were. I thought maggots and my husband said works. I guess white beetles lol
those tomato worms sounds alot like horn worms! in which i have a bearded dragon that LOVES horn worms lol. thats a 2 for 1 deal to me lol tomatoes, and pet food xD
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I grew up having fresh vegetables at home. My mom have had vegetable garden since I can remember and she still does it. I cannot wait to have a house so I can start to grow my own vegetables. Thank you for this video and great tips. :)
Thank you for watching Heleri! ♥️🌱🦋
@@CarrieRad Repent , Repent , Repent , Jesus Christ loves you He died so that we can live ,..
Repent , Repent , Repent , Jesus Christ loves you He died so that we can live ,..*
Repent , Repent , Repent , Jesus Christ loves you He died so that we can live ,..*
What a nice way to pass the time! You’re glowing, seems this hobby is good for your soul. 🥰
It truly is so great for the soul
Great video!
One tip for comment readers. Never use RoundUp to kill off the grass/weeds!
RoundUp is no good!
Pick the weeds and grass like she did!
No shortcuts!
Grow something!
Repent , Repent , Repent , Jesus Christ loves you He died so that we can live ,.
Woah, I’ve never seen a raised bed made like this. I love it cause it’s such a simple way compared to the more traditional way of using power tools.
And easily resizable too
Did you grow any from seed? That's what I usually do and would love some extra tips on how that might change your approach at all. I'm jealous your climate allows so
much growing throughout the year!
I am greek and my grandpa used to take care of his own vegetable garden until he got sick. It was very nice to have fresh vegetables at home that naturally tasted like heaven. Here most people have their very own garden, provided they don't live in an apartment, since we are truly gifted with fertile earth and a favourable climate. Sending love from Greece!
it'sgmarsel cucumbers tomato and feta please 👏🏼
I know this comment was made 3 years ago, but I had to reply because it made me smile. My grandpa (pappou) was from Greece and moved to the US years ago. He made his back yard his "own little piece of Greece" with a large garden complete with grape vines. He made salads and so many good meals with his veggies. Just like your grandpa, he gardened until he got sick-- diagnosed with cancer. What a nice example and memory that we get to have from our grandfathers! Much love.
Hi Carrie! OMG!...starting a garden is my dream! 💕 I can’t wait to have a home and start a garden. Your garden looks amazing.💕
Thank you so much for watching!! Sending you love!! ☺️🌱✨🌞
Carrie Rad thanks, you too!🙏🏾
You ca start with container gardening until you get space. Enjoy
I Can so relate to you. Can't wait until I have my home and can make my own garden.
You can grow veggies in mop buckets on your patio or balcony if you have that.... they grow really well and you get a lot of harvest!!!
Put cardboard or newspapers down before creating your beds to stop weeds from coming through your beds, eventually it decomposes and feeds your beds. Also get yourself a Clyde's garden planner, it's the best 6 bucks I've ever spent on our garden!!! It tell me when to plant what according to your frost dates, it also tells you all of the companion crops for each crop. It's for both summer and fall crops. It tells you distance to grow them , and how many seeds per row, and how many pounds of fruit per bed. It's a cool little calendar! You should definitely invest in Clyde's garden planner! I suggest it to everyone!!!! Lol 😂
I would recommend removing the grass before making the beds
Can you share the size of the planks you used?
Put cardbord down and that will kill the grass and compost overtime:)
Hi, I am interested in your advise. So, do I just put a cardboard under the garden soil? Does it matter how thick or thin the cardboard is? Thanks!
@@lina6641 I put cardboard directly on top of the ground and then added the garden soil. I didn't flatten my cardboard, I just folded the cardboard so that it would be doubled instead of a single layer. Also if you use large cardboard and overlap then its less chance of grass or weeds growing up in between the gaps. I did this to my entire backyard two years ago and its held up.
@@lina6641hey, this cardboard-technique ist part of the "no dig garden" method. If you're interested, I highly recommend checking out Charles Dowding. He's here on yt and has also written a ton of books about this :) also, his garden is amazing
I'll be honest, grass still comes through for us. :P
FuelUpOnPositivity oh no!! I don’t wanna do it and then it not work...
I'm not the type that really likes being outside but I did like helping my dad do gardening when I was smaller. I think you've convinced me to get back into it and to spend more time outside 😁
That is awesome! That you for watching Harleigh! ♥️
@@CarrieRad thanks for always providing great videos and an awesome podcast! You've really helped me learn to be more positive and work on myself ❤
This is my dreaaaam! I would love to have fresh radishes, peas and tomatoes as well! I have a dream of having a cute white house with a little garden where I have my own apple tree and grow my own veggies. Love it, make more videos!
What are the dimensions of the planks of wood? 🥰😇
I highly recommend Charles Dowdings channel for inspiration! He can tell you all about a method called no-dig, which allows your worms and other insects to help your soil get better and better, without disturbing it. I've tried his method in the past, and it saved me soooo much time picking weeds, hoeing and digging. I really like that you are paying attention to which veggies you grow next to each other, companion planting is a natural way to battle pests :) And finally, flowers!! The bees need them and will polinate everything around, and they are oh so pretty :)
“But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”
I’m growing my first garden this year! Thank you for posting this :)
omg! so excited for you! you'll love it!!
Great tips! What planting zone are you in? Any gardening advise from anyone in zone 7b? I just moved from FL to NC and am having to relearn so much due to the season changes here, so any advise or links to other videos that might mention gardening tips for my zone is appreciated! :)
Hi, how are you doing my friend
Can this apply to people in different states ? I live in NYC and I want to start my own home garden but the weather is unpredictable. Do you have any suggestions?
Great video Carrie!
Thank you ♥️
yes I think it is greattttt
Very good information in this video. Love that you guys are doing this TOGETHER; and seem really happy doing so. I feel this ongoing experience can really change lives.
I live in an apartment; and so the yard is off limits. I chose to grow stuff in a raised bed that I bought from Walmart for about $100 - super simple assembly - a five year old could do it.
Got 3 big bags of potting soil, 1 bag of manure, and several different packages of seeds.
I don't have a lot of room and made a few mistakes; but it was very satisfying to see that those seeds (some of them were so tiny), actually took root in these cardboard starter kits.
The roots grew through the bottom, and then I transplanted the whole thing. Two of the vegetables showed yellow flowers, a taller plant and one where the leaves were much closer to the soil.
Got hit with a hail storm; but most everything survived. I think a critter, possibly a squirrel ate the leafy stuff from one of the plants; but can't be sure.
And I've been taking video of the process; even if I don't upload to my own TH-cam channel; I'll have it as a record of what I've done, what worked and didn't. My biggest issue at the moment; is to know just WHEN to harvest anything. Seems that all of the seeds that I picked were good to plant in May to June or something. But just by looking, I have no idea when to harvest.
Since I forgot to label them; I hardly know what the 8 different things I planted are, just by looking at the stems and leaves. But I believe I know what the carrots are and those flowered plants, I'm assuming are both zucchini and cucumber; though I don't know which is which.
It's exciting to learn what I can.
To me, the advent of the digital age, and TH-cam in particular has become priceless... allowing me to discover things I could only dream of before this revolution hit.
I subscribed. And best of luck to all your future endeavors! 😎
This was perfect timing! I’ve been researching a ton but this was so simple and straightforward. I would love to see more garden tips videos! Like what you have in your garden notebook ❤️
So happy this is what you were looking for! Thank you for watching xx
Have you started a garden?
@@JazmineAnika I just ordered a raised bed kit actually so soon yes :)
I am so confused with your approach. You buy raised beds and then you don't really use them? For what little prep work you actually did, the block and timber planters seem like a waste of money. If you want raised beds, manufacturing your own garden soil is much cheaper and will actually fill your beds, and will help with weed suppression and drainage. A lot of vegetables and root crops also need light fluffy soil to grow well; growing them in a compacted lawn doesn't help.
I so wish I had space for a garden at my home. We have herbs growing in pots, but I would much prefer to grow fruits and veggies. I also suspect it’s easier to grow in SoCal vs the DC area where I live, which gets freezing winters and unbearable mosquitoes in the summer. I loved this video though! Hope to have a home with a garden sometime in the future!
Looks amazing but, don't use pressure treated wood when making a raised garden. The chemicals from the wood leach into the soil and then into your veggies/fruits. Defeats all your efforts to be natural and organic. Easy to replace the planks in your garden though! 👌😃
I’m growing carrots, cauliflower, lettuce and spinach. It’s growing amazingly right now!
you can also put a layer of cardboard or several of newspaper down, then your soil. the paper kills weeds and breaks down over time
Put down cardboard before putting in soil to get rid of the majority of the grass. Plastic under your soil is definitely not a good idea
Thanks you much for this. Going through a depression and my therapist said I should try this
Hope you’re doing well Rudy :-)
@@chloe102 much better these day thank goodness 🙏
just wanted to drop in and tell you that you are the reason I started my garden! I’m so so excited and can’t wait to learn more!! ❤️
You can either put down cardboard under the raised beds or you can cut the patches of grass out from where the beds will be.
Hey Carrie, would you mind sharing your notes? :) :) :)
What are the blocks called I can’t find them anywhere
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It is so much cheaper to make your own raised bed mix! For my 4 x 8 x 1 I filled it with 60% top soil, 30% compost, and 10% garden soil. Came out to about $70ish dollars which is so much cheaper than just garden soil.
Hi, how are you doing my friend
Can someone tell me the name of those blocks she used? Please. I can’t find them anywhere.
Thank you so so much for this! I’ve been thinking about starting a vegetable garden for a while now and this was the motivation I needed! 💛
I’ve decided to start a garden this year in this video really helped me! I just have a question so it seems like you didn’t plant anything from seed you just took plants that were already kind of growing and replant them into the garden bed. Did you find this was easier than just planting plants from scratch?
Hello, how are you doing my friend
Love this video! I'm about to plant Kale, Chives, Collard greens, Cilantro, green onions, two kinds of arugula, and possibly cabbage, possibly Basil. We just moved into our first house and so this is all very exciting.. I would love to hear about your natural pesticide! I don't have Instagram but I think I'll youtube it. Would love more videos like this. Subscribed! I also would love a composition pile but I'm afraid of how much work it is and how much space it takes up. We live in a skinny house so the yard is very very small. I guess maybe I'll just buy compost. I think the part I'm most nervous about is bugs. In the past bug problems have been frustrating, so I'd like to learn to prevent them if possible. Thanks for sharing about your garden! Sometimes it's best to learn beginner tips from beginners because everything is simple enough and not too complicated. I appreciate that. Gardening can easily get too complicated. (And then overwhelming) anyway, Thank you!
How did you make your compost bin and what do you put in there ? (new to all this)
Hi that’s an awesome easy and simple garden bed! To block the grass, lay carboard boxes.. or stack a bunch of boxes you have lying around from amazon orders and stuff on top of the grass and lay your bed there.. cover the boxes with your soil and you shouldn’t have to worry about the grass popping out. Also the earthworms will help break down the boxes.. you’ll get lots of earthworks this way too
I recycle the big cardboard boxes that accumulate by removing all the shipping labels & tape. Cutting them so they can lay flat & be used as weed barriers. They will smother the grass & serve as a barrier to weed growth. Within a season they will be broken down and eaten by worms. It’s so much easier than digging out grass & weeds with tools.
How much were your redwood planks? I just started some veggies and fruits today and looked up beginning a garden and found this video ❤️❤️ subscribed!
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Love this video. Thank you so much. I want to grow my own vegetable garden but I’m in Florida and I’m told I can not grow regular iceberg lettuce and unfortunately that’s the one my kids like. I’m going to grow lettuce though also broccoli and maybe onions (white). What do you suggest ? Can I start planting now in May? Should I buy seeds? How to start ?
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This is literally my dream. I will follow you guys and plan and prepare for when I have a yard of my own to work with!!
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Hello Carrie firsr time vistor, I like your garden expertise. I like the way you removed the grass and added top soil and mix other soil mixed to nuture your plants.
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Do you live in a warmer state? I assume the climate has a lot to do with gardening.
Love this!! Great job in our garden babe!
Couldn’t do it without you!
I knew I recognized Alex from Vagabrothers! Love both of your videos 🎉
I think its such a fun activity to do for people with garden space especially during lockdown ❤❤❤
It is! Do you have a garden?
@@CarrieRad yes but there are a lot of big trees and not enough space to do gardening but I do want to eventually ❤❤
You were such a big inspiration for me to start my small vegetable garden!
Great video, great tips, beautiful vegie garden bed full of vegetables, Loved it...Thanks Carrie 💕Australia
This is amazing ! do you find it grows better on top of grass or when you dig out the grass?
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OMG, you just tossed your dirt on top of your sod? So lazy.
I really enjoyed this vedio and understood what is told in vedio
I am in the process of cleaning a section of my backyard for my future garden, this video was amazing I feel a lot better about my future garden with all the information you gave and the fact that you mentioned you learn something new everyday and you consider yourself a beginner even after a year and you seem like an expert. I will be following you for hopefully more videos like this! You give off such a kind and passionate vibe and your smile is very contagious. I wish nothing but the best for you and your garden 🌱❤️
I'm 22 and have always wanted to grow my own veggies. I'm now a subscriber after watching this(my first) video. I can't wait to start watching all you have procured on this channel.
This will be on my agenda or bucket list but nervous with worms and insects for caring for a garden.
When you pick fake eyelashes three entire eyeballs bigger than what fits you.
When God picks eyelashes three times too big for me? I’ve never had fake eyelashes, these are real.
Oh wow.. there is cube cement you can buy.. something new to me. Glad that I've found your channel.. I am starting to grow a lot of asian vegetables. I hit liked and I subbed! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for subscribing! Means a lot!! ❤️
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing it! 😊
This is so inspiring I can’t wait to buy a home
and be able to start my garden.
It would be so amazing if you could also do a how to compost video! :)
Great Video. The basket is seriously unbelievably beautiful.
Stay healthy!
Thank you!! I would love to do a video about he compost! 🌍♥️ I plan on it!
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Thanks for a great video Carrie, awesome channel too 👍
just a heads up, those aren't caterpillars! I'm blanking on their name right now, but they're larvae and turn into june bugs! if you can, feed them to the birds!
I miss my garden I’m so ready for summer!
What are the dimensions of the planks??
I'm a beginner and I enjoyed this video. I'm starting a garden and hopefully I gain a lot of knowledge from my experience.
I've 84 cent in Kerala,Where I cultivate different types of vegetables.This video is very interesting.
Hello from Eastern Canada! We've just started veggie seeds in peat pellets indoors for the first time. It will be so rewarding to be able to eat a salad made solely from thing we grow in our garden this summer!
It’s the most rewarding feeling! What all are you growing??
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Back to garden guys
Highly recommend more depth in your soil. Also, pulling grass can disturb the roots of your veggies. The beds look super cute though!
I just started a garden 2 weeks ago - and am wanting to expand. It’s feels so good! I really enjoyed your video. There’s an organic gardening FB group I am part of and have learned a lot from that too. Look for the Homestead and Chill TH-cam channel, lots of info - I think you’d enjoy her 💞
Ahh! So nice!! What are you growing??
This is awesome!!! We just started a small vegetable garden as well, how do you keep animals from eating your vegetables?
Thank you for this video! My husband and I just moved to Texas and I plan on growing some veggies once the world goes back to normal. I enjoyed watching this!
Put cardboard down to keep the grass out. It will kill the grass, drain well, and decompose and turn to worm food.
This is what I’m hearing a lot! We are definitely going to do that next time. Thanks for the advice.
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Lovely garden! Helpful video!! Can you share where your gardening hat is from?
What are the dimensions of the red birds?
There used to be a word called "modesty". I'd like to watch your video but it's making me covet another mans wife. Try wearing clothes when the camera is on. I guess views and likes are more important than "old fashion values".
Very good information in this video. Love that you guys are doing this TOGETHER; and seem really happy doing so. I feel this ongoing experience can really change lives.
I live in an apartment; and so the yard is off limits. I chose to grow stuff in a raised bed that I bought from Walmart for about $100 - super simple assembly - a five year old could do it.
Got 3 big bags of potting soil, 1 bag of manure, and several different packages of seeds.
I don't have a lot of room and made a few mistakes; but it was very satisfying to see that those seeds (some of them were so tiny), actually took root in these cardboard starter kits.
The roots grew through the bottom, and then I transplanted the whole thing. Two of the vegetables showed yellow flowers, a taller plant and one where the leaves were much closer to the soil.
Got hit with a hail storm; but most everything survived. I think a critter, possibly a squirrel ate the leafy stuff from one of the plants; but can't be sure.
And I've been taking video of the process; even if I don't upload to my own TH-cam channel; I'll have it as a record of what I've done, what worked and didn't. My biggest issue at the moment; is to know just WHEN to harvest anything. Seems that all of the seeds that I picked were good to plant in May to June or something. But just by looking, I have no idea when to harvest.
Since I forgot to label them; I hardly know what the 8 different things I planted are, just by looking at the stems and leaves. But I believe I know what the carrots are and those flowered plants, I'm assuming are both zucchini and cucumber; though I don't know which is which.
It's exciting to learn what I can.
To me, the advent of the digital age, and TH-cam in particular has become priceless... allowing me to discover things I could only dream of before this revolution hit.
I subscribed. And best of luck to all your future endeavors!
Okay, this is seriously an inspiration for me to make a garden. I have been wanting to for years and I am so excited to make it happen! thank you for the motivation and tips! 🙏💖 FULL WATCH!
Woo hoo!! What are you going to grow when you start??
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Thank you Carrie! Because of this video we made our first veggie garden plot here in SC. Planted dragon kale, broccolini, red radishes, and lettuce
Great content you got there! Thanks for the gardening tips!
I LOVE the simple raised beds! What an eye opener!
We have a giant garden currently but no raised beds. Thatd work well just for herbs by the house! You've got me excited!
Off topic, can you link your skirt?!