How to Sheet Mulch a new garden bed🌱 || Create a Berm Garden 📦🌸

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2025

ความคิดเห็น • 109

  • @inspiringgardenkorner
    @inspiringgardenkorner ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Seeing your process of sheet mulching that is all I do now when doing another bed

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      Boom!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🌱🌱🌱🌸🌸🌸

  • @lobstahchowdah8920
    @lobstahchowdah8920 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thanks for going through your sheet mulching process in such great detail. You’re a great teacher! I used your method to create some new beds last summer and it worked really well. A few stubborn weeds are getting through the mulch this season, but overall it worked quite well and was so much easier than digging out all that turf. I can see that I have to get to work on consistently making clean edges to keep the grass from creeping back in.

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it was helpful!🌱 I am so glad to hear that you have had success! Happy gardening

  • @daisygurl3601
    @daisygurl3601 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It’s so satisfying to see it come together. I love that you are repurposing what’s on your property. Frugal is not a four-letter word! Go Jay!
    Blessings…daisy

  • @ProfessorDesiree
    @ProfessorDesiree 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love seeing a way to reuse the sod. Thank you for sharing your techniques. I can't wait to get started.

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are so welcome!🌱🌱🌱

  • @dianachavez6232
    @dianachavez6232 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is such an ingenious way to build your flower bed. I really enjoyed watching and learned so much from you. I only wish I were as young and strong as you!

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💪🏾 Thank you! 🌱🌱🌱

  • @elizabethwallace7001
    @elizabethwallace7001 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Jay , thank you for showing the good and the bad with gardening this is how older and new gardener's learn more.

  • @hera6341
    @hera6341 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    your method is fabulous! Much easier than removing all of the grass and I love how you create burms.

  • @electriclioness
    @electriclioness ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It looks so good! You're such an inspiration. I started my first sheet mulching bed because of your videos on IG. This is my first time seeing your YT. Going to check out more vids. Also I need more mulch!

  • @trumpetingangel
    @trumpetingangel ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Getting rid of lawn is my goal, as well. Love the jazz interludes! I'm also a fan of plain mulch (or even better, wood chips if you can get them). The dyed stuff may have been made from any old wood, including pressure-treated, diseased, or anything. Can't wait to see what you plant in that lovely bed!

  • @tukkerbear
    @tukkerbear ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very helpful information.

  • @thomasphillips6612
    @thomasphillips6612 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome job!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

  • @dianne3971
    @dianne3971 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looking good and your previous bed has filled in nicely 👌

  • @That60sKidWithToys
    @That60sKidWithToys ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I only wear long sleeved dry-fit shirts! I started wearing them a few years back. I'm addicted to them. They're rated high for uv protection.
    You are very resourceful! I would have never thought to recycle my own soil.
    Publix, Food Lion and HT will give you paper bags. I hit them all the same day and had extra.
    Nice artwork!
    July? I thought you werec holding out on us!! But then you showed us progression! 😅
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @bethb9248
    @bethb9248 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love it. Great info, and the background music is perfect, reminds me of the Charlie Brown Christmas music but for mulching. 😅

  • @SunshineKK99
    @SunshineKK99 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have a question. How do you plant? Im guessing just dig right through the carboard? Would it be easier to plant first then lay down the cardboard?

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Both are great options! You can also wait 6-12 months once the cardboard has decomposed

    • @EvolutionWendy
      @EvolutionWendy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In another video previous, she demonstrates sheet mulching around plants, they were already established, I think she was sheet mulching a weedy garden bed, perhaps 🌿🌿

    • @sheliafears591
      @sheliafears591 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have the same question? So I guess you can never add plants once the cardboard is down?😮

    • @TaraSwiger1
      @TaraSwiger1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sheliafears591I’ve done this in the fall and then planted in the spring (the wetness of the season breaks it down) and I’ve cut holes in the cardboard one week later to plant! The wetter it is the easier it is!

    • @graceandglamor
      @graceandglamor 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      If you’ve already laid your sheet mulch and mulch, use a shovel to pull the mulch away and cut an “x” through the cardboard where you want to plant. Then pull back through cardboard and plant!

  • @roseofsharin
    @roseofsharin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that you teach us different ways to create a garden bed. To use what you have on hand, dig up areas that need it and transfer to the bed, have great friends who gift you with cardboard (that last one is a treasure, cardboard is hard to come by). Im always inspired by your videos and you are so darn cute!

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much! 🌱🌱🌱🌸🌸🫶🏾

  • @marky3131
    @marky3131 ปีที่แล้ว

    Using the edging to raise a bed is excellent. Well done. Happy to see less turf lawn. Look forward to seeing some native or cultivars of natives going in.

  • @bettystone8128
    @bettystone8128 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a gardener after my own heart, I just love the way you make it work.

  • @VintagegardenandCakes
    @VintagegardenandCakes 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I did this last summer with a new bed! ❤ it worked so well. I found clearance trees to add to the bed. so as I plant I put cardboard, top soil & mulch down. I’m really happy I found your channel. ❤

  • @leahrenee1013
    @leahrenee1013 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your videos are so informative and inspiring. Definitely giving me direction on a simpler way of creating garden beds, especially here in South Carolina with this humidity! Gotta work smarter, not harder! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!

    • @leahrenee1013
      @leahrenee1013 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like how we can see the hell strip in this video also! 😊

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much! 🌱🌱

  • @cynthiadevoll4852
    @cynthiadevoll4852 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how you walked us thru the process. I have Bermuda grass and spend more time pulling grass out of flower beds than weeds. Maybe I need to dig the edges consistently to keep the grass out.

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      Give it a try. Happy gardening!🌱🌱

    • @TylerTylerTylerTylerTyler
      @TylerTylerTylerTylerTyler ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have Zoysia grass which also spreads by underground rhizomes. Keep that edge defined so the rhizomes won't have a path into your bed! I dug a 6 inch edge around my garden bed since Zoysia rhizomes are pretty deep (and I'm worried that it still won't be deep enough lol), but Bermuda rhizomes are 1 to 4 inches deep if I'm not mistaken so you don't have to go as deep as I did (definitely double check my info on the depth though and good luck!).

  • @christine_hazel_lange
    @christine_hazel_lange 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    your such an inspiration,.. thank you for showing this little idea to us all.. easy or not, some need to see it and I was happy when I found yours. Great Job!

  • @cathtf7957
    @cathtf7957 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good work!

  • @sandramosteller9944
    @sandramosteller9944 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey sweetie, love your hard work and great results.,I recently found out after 10+ years that tree roots will grow toward water. I never put that together with septic lines should anyone live in rural area.Not having a tree near the water lines or septic lines will SAVE lots of money from having to pay someone to remove and or replace the lines down the road. I was told that 20 ft away from house or structure would also prevent foundation damage as well. I could take a trip around the world with this lesson learned…..

  • @OhAnne-wx4kw
    @OhAnne-wx4kw ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found you on IG and enjoy your teaching style . I’ll be incorporating your pointers on building a berm, we pulled out a failing above ground swimming pool, more space for gardens!

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much! 🌱🌱 happy gardening 🌼

  • @GlendasTexasGarden
    @GlendasTexasGarden ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am with you about the pine bark mulch, that is the only kind I use. I never buy those colored type with all that dye in them, I try to do everything all organic.

  • @oldvillagefarm1348
    @oldvillagefarm1348 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! 😊

  • @carlaephotography7096
    @carlaephotography7096 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for showing the time and work progression in such detail! And for explaining all so well. I have a few to do. It is a lot of work, but so worth it.

  • @cyn4rest
    @cyn4rest ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow. Your efforts are impressive! Happy to learn you’re in SC as I’m looking at a house in Graniteville and thinking seriously of leaving San Diego. It’s encouraging to see you growing some of my fave plants. Can you grow Avocado and Citrus in your area? Thanks

  • @joycekanner8528
    @joycekanner8528 ปีที่แล้ว

    Inspirational, you’re amazing! Wish I had your youthful energy.

  • @beaeberts3873
    @beaeberts3873 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love your tips. I was wondering if it would be possible to sheet mulch under a pine tree. Have you ever done anything like that?

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      I do not know. I don’t have any pine trees. Thanks for visiting the garden!🌱🌱🌱

  • @thecakepopsistars
    @thecakepopsistars ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You make it looks so easy! Thank you for sharing your method 😊

  • @kathyhorn1853
    @kathyhorn1853 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how you are utilizing waste to create a new berm! When I buy groceries I always opt for the paper bags - they add up over a yrs time! When I want to sheet mulch, I take a stack of the paper grocery bags and soak them in a tub of water. The seams come undone and the paper softens but still holds its toughness. I unfold the wet sheets and lay them over the area I want to claim for a garden. They drape beautifully! And I find that even one layer thick is very sufficient. It does the job for me!

  • @honeynshea
    @honeynshea ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I get newspaper & cardboard from recycle center. Maybe there is one close to you.

  • @MichellePetersen-j7e
    @MichellePetersen-j7e ปีที่แล้ว

    Your gardens are so beautiful!😊

  • @axlent123
    @axlent123 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cardboard seems to work nicely. And where I work, we get a lot of that brown paper packing material pre-cut into approximately 2 x 3 rectangles. Laying that stuff down seems to work quite nicely as a sheet mulch. It’s not nearly as thick as cardboard would be but so far laying down and covering it and bark mulch or P gravel or whatever seems to be working quite well. Currently restoring a front yard wheaty overgrown flower bed using this method.

  • @lynfalienergy4781
    @lynfalienergy4781 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very informative video. Thanks so much for sharing. Looks so nice!

  • @hollywoodmomof3
    @hollywoodmomof3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love! Can’t wait for the next part!

  • @kathytedford9178
    @kathytedford9178 ปีที่แล้ว

    You garden is beautiful

  • @gelinda2718
    @gelinda2718 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow it's a lot of hard work I know because I have done this ! Your doing a lot better than I did it's looking great all the hard work is worth it in the end and it's easy to see that your a hard worker.

  • @ElinWinblad
    @ElinWinblad ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it! I do the same but I mulch with grass clippings until I start getting it settled and planted then my goal is to use mulch

  • @stuartgeorge7830
    @stuartgeorge7830 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great work as usual Jay! Your artistic creativity is on full display 🎉

  • @kristenspencer9751
    @kristenspencer9751 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You did a FANATASTIC job! And no weed mat!! Laying the way you did means it will be easier to keep weeds down and the weeds that do come, will be easier to remove. And the soil is healthier for your plants. For free cardboard, the U-Hauls usually give away used cardboard. You can also check with box stores or your local recycle center. No need to ever buy cardboard!

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 never buy cardboard! Thank you for sharing! 🌱🌱

  • @TylerTylerTylerTylerTyler
    @TylerTylerTylerTylerTyler ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you're ever looking for tons of free cardboard, I went to Dollar General before I sheet mulched a bed in my garden a few weeks ago and asked if I could take their scrap cardboard off of their hands. I ended up going home with my trunk and back seat full of it!

  • @LIMABN
    @LIMABN ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I plan my new bed edges with hose or rope then run the mower around it. I don't want any contours so sharp I can't run the mower wheel along the edge.
    No hand trimming for any of my beds 😊

  • @kleger9779
    @kleger9779 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You've given me great ideas to expand existing flower beds. Thanks. Am a new subscriber! By the way, please mention what zone you're in.

    • @Kathywake23
      @Kathywake23 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      South Carolina zone 8

  • @jennifermitchell2493
    @jennifermitchell2493 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool! How long does it have to settle before you plant in it?

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      6-12 months is best but sometimes I plant 2 months later. Just cut through the cardboard

  • @lindaclough9234
    @lindaclough9234 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’ve seen some of your videos and I was wondering if you have problems with fire ants in your grass, flower beds? Love your flowers and yard.

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sometimes but it not a big deal. I disturb them and they move else where.

  • @bullheaded85
    @bullheaded85 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the walk thru Jay. I’m a novice gardener currently prospecting a sheet mulch job of my own. What is your method when it comes to planting after a sheet mulch? Do you just dig/cut thru the mulch, cardboard and sod? How long do you usually wait to do any planting?

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can wait 6 to 12 months or you can plant immediately by cutting through the cardboard.

  • @marilynmcgillick2931
    @marilynmcgillick2931 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm going to sheet mulch a new bed this year so I can plant next spring. I was wondering, when you plant you just dig through all the mulch?

  • @tomatoespoppieseverything
    @tomatoespoppieseverything ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need to expand some beds, too. Never enough gardening space😂

  • @sheri7689
    @sheri7689 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If I come across any mounds, I pour vinegar on them. It’s doesn’t kill them, then they just leave and go elsewhere.

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for that! I will try it the next time

  • @sherryporter8647
    @sherryporter8647 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice job! I really want to try this but my soil is so compacted and rocky I’m afraid just doing to edge would be extremely laborious.

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  ปีที่แล้ว

      Try a small area and see what happens. It’s all trial and error. 🌱

  • @rinahough4256
    @rinahough4256 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ♡♡♡

  • @firewood127
    @firewood127 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What topsoil do you recommend? Thanks

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The cheapest kind when you are sheet mulching 🌱

  • @ReincarnatedStargazer
    @ReincarnatedStargazer ปีที่แล้ว

    Subbed. ❤

  • @jessicakillian3738
    @jessicakillian3738 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Do you have to redo this every year?

  • @funnygirlinstumptown
    @funnygirlinstumptown 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for such an instructional video! Your channel is the best! I am getting ready to start sheet mulching my front yard because I don't want to mow! I live in NW Oregon. Some say it is best to sheet mulch in the fall? Do you think it really matters what time of year? I am in Zone 7. Thanks!

    • @jaysgardenjournal
      @jaysgardenjournal  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are very welcome! Sheet mulching can be done at any time of the year, but I do think fall is the best time. During the fall, there is lots of rainfall to help the cardboard decompose and weeds aren’t actively growing during this time.

    • @funnygirlinstumptown
      @funnygirlinstumptown 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jaysgardenjournal ah, makes good sense. we still get good rainfall but weeds are actively growing! thanks so much! :)

  • @patriciamcgonigal2688
    @patriciamcgonigal2688 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know that was a lot of work. I have tried edging beds a few times but the Georgia clay has been a challenge. Good for u getting that done

    • @TylerTylerTylerTylerTyler
      @TylerTylerTylerTylerTyler ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When I did a surprise garden bed for my parents (who have heavy clay in their yard too), I had to sharpen my shovel with an angle grinder and water the soil just to get the shovel to go in with all of my body weight. I was rassling what felt like 80 pound blocks of soil out of the ground around the entire perimeter of that bed, and when the bed was done and I mentioned that to my dad, he laughed and told me he rolled that ground three times with the heaviest roller on the farm when they first built the house haha they built the house up since our area floods and he was making sure that soil was settled.
      It was quite the contrast from some of the videos where people slide their edger in like butter and the soil just lifts out of the way lol

  • @seangkhimpen2764
    @seangkhimpen2764 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤❤❤you are the best 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇰🇭🇰🇭

  • @teddymom1855
    @teddymom1855 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What kind of grass do you have?

  • @Vickie-r4u
    @Vickie-r4u ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm thinking about doing this in a place where the grass already doesn't do well

  • @robertagrigsby9051
    @robertagrigsby9051 ปีที่แล้ว

    If there is a cardboard recycle dumpster...get it there for free. I ask first and I always have neighbors save boxes for me!

  • @sandramosteller9944
    @sandramosteller9944 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I get my large pieces of cardboard at $ tree