Mate, thanks for the shoutout! Yeah, these beds are a quality product for all the reasons you explained in your video. I'm so glad they're now available in the USA. Top stuff 👍😉
Both of your channels are fantastic! I have learned so much from you both. I do wish this amazing product was available to buy at a brick & mortar in Ontario, Canada though.
Dude! So glad to see this. Enjoy the bed and all you lovers of Tuck out there, feel free to use that code for 5% off 😉🐶 P.S. All of these beds are on pre-order for a mid to late November delivery...been having a hard time keeping them in stock! EDIT: James & Tuck have sold out most beds on pre-order, but sign up to the email list...pre-orders open back up in November!
I have 12 Birdies Raised bed sitting in my garage to assemble-They are all the TALL ones as bending is tough-at 63 with a 87 year old mother it is the way to go. suggestions: use gloves and a rubber hammer on the top edging along with short pieces of gorrilla tape to get the edging in place. next people will give you rotted wood to fill in the bottom and you will need less soil, next, with a drill and a small 2" auger put some metal or steel pipes in the bed so you can slide PVC pipe in easily. also a trough the length and or the width in anticipation of watering and or drainage-hoses all over the place are a trip/freeze hazard- I really looked into these beds-GO BIRDIES-The long term cost is or was about $7 a year depending on size as the life span is well over 20 years with no problems-this is well below anything else. One more thing --hammer in the ground half inch or 3/4 inch steel rebar to slide any pvc onto and it will stiffen the whole unit-one more thing watch your shade influence from large trees-Just a note from MR Know it all. Peace, love, Grace thru Jesus.
Shoutout from across the river in Philly! Thanks for the tips Garden Friend! I used to work at the CamdenChildrensGarden.org and am Now trying to emulate their Community/School Gardening Program where we live know in Upper Dublin, PA. I also need to update my home garden and this is a great help. Thank you TriState Area Grower!
K, now I want to see what kind of soil you fill these bad boys up with! What kind of amendments do you put in there? Do you fill the bottom with wood? Do another video of your soil composition please 🙏🏼 Thanks James, you and Tuck are the man!
It does my heart good to see you enjoying an Australian product. I also use Birdies garden beds. So much better all round. I found ordinary scissors cut the plastic edging. It is a relaxing build and very pleasing on the eye.
We SOOO need a Tuck calendar: Tuck in the Strawberries, Tuck in the Galvanized Steel Raised Bed, Tuck eats carrots, Tuck buries cukes, etc. It would be a GREAT fundraiser for the garden!
Have you considered filling half full with logs and branches to create a hugelkultur bed. Saves space and helps keep the garden watered, heated, and fed. I am building a 50 foot long hugelkultur mound right now for strawberries next season.
Feeling a bit lucky to be Australian and have access to lots of different manufacturers of these colorbond raised beds! I have mine made locally to order and they are delivered already assembled. I currently have two, measuring 2.7metres by 90cm (around 9 x 3 feet) and a third one which is 2.8m by 1.5m (around 10 x 5 feet). I have mine 80cm high (30 inches) to reduce bending over. Nice to see 3 of my favourite channels collaborating :)
Good on you! I live in Perth Western Australia. I first installed those beds over ten years ago now. I used them for five years then sold my house leaving them behind. I drove by the old house just a week or so ago and they were still looking good and full of bush tomatoes. I can recommend them. The only modification I made was to stick the plastic rim on with mastic. In the very hot weather (35c plus) it will expand and possibly pop off. Not a real problem though. We in Australia are proud of what we make. So glad you like them. Regards Malcolm
Anything that lasts in our Australian harsh conditions is pretty much guaranteed to be an heirloom anywhere else in the world. I have been planning to get some of these for a while now but a little concerned about assembling them. Now I have seen how easy it is that's no longer a concern. Much blessing to you and tuck and the cameraman :)
Just want you to know these beds are not too hard to put together. I have 3 of the 6-1 that are put together. It is starting to get cold so I might not get around to the 5 8-1 beds until spring. I think you will be very happy with these beds. I harvested my first bunch of green beans today. 😊
I’m originally from the island 🌴 of St.Croix And and my family we not to long ago move from New Orleans to Virginia. and your video encourages me and I appreciate that. May the Lord Almighty protect you during these times.
St Croix! Cool. One of the Antilles, near Puerto Rico. I hope you have settled, and have the pleasure of growing home produce. A geography buff from Australia.
I love the way you help us find ways to grow better gardens and healthier food to share with family and friends. Tuck has the adorable factor amped up today. Thank You James and Tuck.
These are the best additions to my garden. I have added 12 of them in various sizes and colors over the past year. All are hooked up to drippers and do well. They were required since my Arizona soil has many issues.
Filling the bed with hügelkultur methods would be a great idea. Epic Gardening and Self Sufficient me do hügelkultur methods with those beds for many reasons.
I have been gardening for year's I live in Arizona which is a hot dry arid location, one trick I've found with my beds is to make them as a hugenkultur, where I use local wood, or non treated wood scraps as the main filler for the volume. I then add my mix of dirt, vermiculite/perlite, and add it to the garden or to any of my containers, in a very short time plants will grow, and since the wood that is buried inside will start to absorb the water, it reduces the amount of water I need to use, plus it acts like a sponge and better regulates the soil. I find that even during long hot dry spells, this method has worked really well for me. In a 9 cubic foot container I will fill the containers about 1/3- 2/3 full of chunky wood, then I'll add some rich homemade soil, add the plant/s and water as the plant needs it. I find that with a container it will take about 7 year's before the wood inside has completely broken down, at that point I empty them into my main hugenkultur, and will then redo the containers as before. I never use any treated woods, I will use scrap ply wood for the 1st layer on the ground as this is my cheap alternative to hardware cloth, and prevents Prarrie Dogs from coming up through the bottom, and burrowing into my raised beds.
thanks for the tip mate, since I live next to a commercial area nearby some companies are giving away non treated wood pallets for free......cheers from Sydney Australia
So I live in a veritable rain forest in the middle of TN (58-62" a year). I use the hugelkulture method in my beds to prevent flooding in the garden - because, as you say - it acts like a sponge. These steel beds look like they would work well for this!
@@karlau1084 Well Karla I would think they would work fine. I haven't checked the price for these State side, however having them all pre-drilled with hardware and rounded corners seems pretty nice. As for the top plastic trim, I don't really care for that, I'd rather them give another panel or two, as all rubbers and plastics degrade fast in the high altitude and intense sun of the southwest. I do know that I typically use the heavy gauge corrugated steel at the HD, Lowes, etc, I use 18 gauge and cement in 6 steel poles per box. This kit would seem to eliminate that step and expense, so if this thing is priced right I might buy one or a hundred.
Ha! That’s great! We use these all the time in Australia, (there are many brands that do the galvanised steel, but Birdies are really good quality - I have a couple of these, among others). Living in a cool, temperate rainforest, wooden raised beds rot too quickly. But the steel raised beds really do stand the test of time, weather, and beasties! 👍🏻
I would love some of these, but my broke self can't afford them. So my cheap broke self just went to our neighborhood Amish sawmill and picked up a truck load of 2x6x12s- 2x4x12s - 4x4x12s that would have cost me $400 at the box stores for $70. I love our local mills. I can make 10 or so beds with it. Give Tuck a pet for me. Thank you for another great video
It's funny that I have followed all three of you on TH-cam since April when I got layed off work and made a garden and you just connected to eachother lol
Those are beautiful! 12:15 If you move the soil first, then move the raised bed into place around the soil, you can just dump the soil straight out of the wheelbarrow, and you wouldn't need to shovel so much dirt. You can't do all of the soil that way, but you can get a good head start.
We started a small veggie garden project here in Costa Rica using some old roofing that we replaced recently, and it works wonders. It's important that it is not just galvanized, but painted. Lasts ages.
Bro I’ve spent so much of this year watching your videos 💛 just moved into a place that has a yard so preparing for my garden next year using your videos.
Thank you!! Me too! I was gardening out of buckets on my porch in my apartment but now I can finally start working on building up my soil life and start implementing permaculture! I actually have wild grapes growing on the side of my house and along my fence so I’m gonna go back to your older videos to see if I can tame em with your method of growing them!!
Course sand , the size of rice to about the size of a split pea is perfect. The sand keeps the compost open, adds some welcome 'rock shadow' for water retention, and provides some mineral value for a long time. Best of all, you can find it for no cost if you are willing to screen it yourself. Quartz is a good choice and works well, Some finer sand is also good, but the coarser stuff is worth adding to raised beds or containers. This saves the cost of vermiculite, coir, peat or other structural elements that are needed to keep the soil open and free draining. Thanks for another great presentation James.
I built wood raised beds 10 years ago yep they are falling apart . they were non treated. I have read you can use treated wood because they down use toxic chems anymore . I still don't trust treated wood either. lol guess what? the 2x4 wasn't straight so much for level .lol Love Tuck he is adoreable .Tuck tell your dad you deserve a treat
I ordered one this spring after drooling over them for months watching Self Sufficient Me. I've been very happy with it. I placed an order for another one and expect delivery in November. I got the tall 6 in 1 bed in misty green & it's so easy to care for. I filled the bottom portion with limbs and soil from pots from last year before adding composted soil. I love the fact that the tall bed allows me to garden while standing up. Before placing my 2nd order for another bed, I looked into galvanized stock tanks and read complaints about them rusting out & the seams falling apart so i decided to go with the quality of the Birdies bed. I highly recommend them. My only wish is that they were more readily available (in my color of course) and I didn't have to wait for shipment from Australia.
The wife and I are purchasing a house soon and these are the beds I planned to purchase. I also first saw them on Self Sufficient Me and then Epic gardening became the US source. They seems well done and look really great too.
These beds are the best. We have a company in South Africa who also makes them, but they don't need to be assembled. I have about 15 that I bought through the years and they just last and last and last. I like that you have colour choices with Birdies. I am painting mine after seeing how good they look in Self Sufficient Me's garden.
If you live in a high rise you can still use the beds to surround your pots and make them more aesthetically appealing, and to perhaps reduce a little wind damage.
We just put together our fourth birdie bed and got it planted. They are the best. Our plan is to eventually convert our whole garden to them. Everything you said has been our experience also.
Thanks a mill for putting this valuable bit of gardening idea together. I own no power tools, never built anything bigger than a model airplane. But, I love the garden. My yard is terraced, so its been a problem where I can grow veggies apart from the perrenials which grow without care. I can build a metal bed as you demonstrated. I can do it.
I watch all of you guys and Gardener Scott. I learn so much from all of you. I appreciate you showing how to build it so somebody like me so I know what I am getting into!
Very familiar! I am in Australia and have had one of these in the backyard for growing veggies for around six years. It still looks as good as new and has been very easy to use. My husband had no trouble putting it together. It looks great, too. I've grown loads of veggies in it over the years with no problems at all. I highly recommend it. 🙂
I used 8 Veg-Garden metal raised beds and totally love them, great quality…I bought the 31” tall raised beds which saves on bending over and working on my knees
I really love both you and Tuck. It is my birthday on March 30th and I am getting a couple of Birdies Raised Beds as a gift for myself. Taking a nap in strawberries sounds like a good idea too. I am going to get my garden going soon. I bought a rain barrel to use for watering my plants when it gets dry here in central Florida,
I put two threaded rods through the middle with nuts on the instead and outside to help make it rigid and less bowing in the middle. The holes all line up perfectly on both side.
If you still want a look of a wooden box but also want it to last you can do add the following: 1. Dimple mat (the one used for siding to allow wood to dry). 2. Fish pond rubber membrane. It's not toxic. 3. Cover dimple mat vent (top of the walls) with weed protecting fabric to keep dirt out. I did this to my cedar boxes and also treated the exterior with oil and they are still like new. Yes, all this adds cost but it surely looks better than a steel tub
This Canadian loves the 'birdie' too! I'd like an 8 in 1 in Canada, Vancouver B ..long growing season. Will be much pricier converting currency & shipping. Willing to pay more but 🤔 how much more? You mentioned $130us for 6 in 1 in video. I only wish 🤗. More info for Canadians please.
I bought 4 of the 8-n1 talls from Kevin. Easy peasy to assemble. With the tall I recommend finding a free/ cheap eco friendly filler. And put the last 15 inches with dirt. Can’t wait to get these growing.
I had one for several years, it took a lot to fill, cost $330 in Australia. What concerned me was the heat of the sun on the metal heating the soil, lot of days over 35c/95f here. After 4 years the tree roots got into it sucking the vegies dry within hours each time. I now have the vegies in pots doing well. I gave the bed to my sister who has turned it into a pond.
The galvanized steel raised beds I bought on Amazon were 3x6 feet and 12 inches deep and only $70. Granted, the steel is a bit thinner than these, but it’s about half the price so I’m good with it. They put together in a very similar way, and I was able to do it by myself in about 30 minutes per bed. I have 8 of them, but I haven’t been able to afford the soil to fill them all yet, so for now I only have 4 assembled.
So, we got mid-Atlantic coast USA(James & Tuck), west coast USA (Kevin), and Australia (Mark, what coast/part?). That’s some good growing around the world for you!
I’m an Aussie who’s been using them now for several years. I have around 70 now! Birdie’s products are the best, so delighted to see them on this channel too.
You’re kind James Prigioni♥️I like your pallet raised bed better,but the way you support that guy who reminds me of that kid Russel♥️from the movie ‘up’ is epic!! Oh now I wanna watch that movie again
Great video James, nice to see you working with Epic Gardening... two great channels collaborating. Love the positive energy you bring to each and every one of your videos! Cheers Roy from London, UK
This video is perfect timing for me. My 10 year old wooden raised beds are crumbling badly. We’ve been trying to decide what type of replacement to go with. This looks like a fantastic option. Thank you so much.
Being from Australia, I am surprised these types of beds are not common over in your area. GREAT beds, they will last you a life time if taken care of. The taller versions of the Birdies beds are also great as moveable composters or mulch storage containers. For compost I use slotted drainage pipe (with the "sock" cover & some T connectors) to keep air flowing through the pile. I keep piling it on until 60-100cm (2-3ft) above the top. It will compost down to below the top in no time (in my climate 4-5 weeks).
I watched an Aussie a few yrs back that had beds from culvert pipe that was waist high. Since that guy a found galvanized steel beds a few yrs ago. They work great and no maintance. Got them from amazon now these beds look good. Mine are hex shaped so they look cool and they a little taller. Only problem is getting enough stuff to fill them with to start. I use everything. Wood chips small branches logs and lot of grass cutting plus shredded paper plus bags of dirt. Only problem was I had to go through 4 pallets of wood chips and mulch to get started. It isn’t cheap to start. Good luck. Greetings from sunny chilly south jersey. Hi neighbor! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️💪🏻🖖🏻🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
I live beside the beach in Australia and this material is very long lasting in a very tough environment. It is popularly called colourbond where i live. They make all sorts of things out of it. You can even get products guaranteed for 30+ years
Oh so true! Here in France Birdies doesn't exist so I bought the closest thing....only the plastic at the top is missing; Mine are much higher, like Self Sufficient Me's...I'm 75 and bending is much harder on my back! Love to Tuck.
Another great video, James. Here it is 2022 and lumber is still outrageous. In spite of that I find these raised beds (which look awesome) also outrageously priced. Yes, the painting and finish are first rate, but look won't make your plants grow any better. Regular galvanized material is available at the big box store for WAAAY less money. I know there are some people that don't want to DIY, but who can afford this stuff? I will build my own as long as these kits are so over-priced.
Thank you so much for making this video. I have considered trying the galvanized beds. and also follow both of the channels you mentioned. I respect those guys so I am definitely going to try the Berdie's bed. I found doing a raised bed with cinderblock was inexpensive, reusable, chemical free, weather resistant, multifunctional, and highly adjustable regarding size and design.
I hope my pup's enjoy our garden as much as Tuck does when we get it going. Agree with @Destiny Fitzgerald, a Tuck in the Garden Calendar would be great.
I've got a Birdies steel raised bed in my backyard here in Sydney that's 10 years old and showing no sides of rust or corrosion (even the nuts). That shows you how long they last.
Love Tuck and you channel! Now you can help figure out how to have a removable easy cover over these. No way to screw in the hinged wooden ones. I've been thinking about the issue for awhile.
Mate, thanks for the shoutout! Yeah, these beds are a quality product for all the reasons you explained in your video. I'm so glad they're now available in the USA. Top stuff 👍😉
Let’s Gooo!
Hows the recycled coffee cups bed going? Are you still going to make a follow up video on it?
I knew they look familiar:D
Let’s goo versus let’s get into it😂
Both of your channels are fantastic! I have learned so much from you both. I do wish this amazing product was available to buy at a brick & mortar in Ontario, Canada though.
I am Australian and people buying australian products in some form makes me feel proud.
I wasn't even aware that we are pioneering this beds hahha we are spoilt with choices indeed!
Came here to day the same thing. Aren't we lucky we can get them pre-built without all those screws.
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Far North Queensland 🌴☀️🍹 here 😁👍🏽
Thanks for AC/DC!
@Bear7 Bear7 Thanks Bear7 thats very nice of you to say that.
Dude! So glad to see this. Enjoy the bed and all you lovers of Tuck out there, feel free to use that code for 5% off 😉🐶 P.S. All of these beds are on pre-order for a mid to late November delivery...been having a hard time keeping them in stock! EDIT: James & Tuck have sold out most beds on pre-order, but sign up to the email list...pre-orders open back up in November!
Let's Gooo!!!
The Kevin, James, and Mark TH-cam gardening triple play! This is gonna be HUGE! Much success to you all!
Squeee! My favorite gardening TH-camrs are communicating! Now let's see some crossover videos visiting each other's gardens!
Would be so sick to see you guys do a couple videos with each other!
AWESOME PRODUCT! 🌱👍
I have 12 Birdies Raised bed sitting in my garage to assemble-They are all the TALL ones as bending is tough-at 63 with a 87 year old mother it is the way to go. suggestions: use gloves and a rubber hammer on the top edging along with short pieces of gorrilla tape to get the edging in place. next people will give you rotted wood to fill in the bottom and you will need less soil, next, with a drill and a small 2" auger put some metal or steel pipes in the bed so you can slide PVC pipe in easily. also a trough the length and or the width in anticipation of watering and or drainage-hoses all over the place are a trip/freeze hazard- I really looked into these beds-GO BIRDIES-The long term cost is or was about $7 a year depending on size as the life span is well over 20 years with no problems-this is well below anything else. One more thing --hammer in the ground half inch or 3/4 inch steel rebar to slide any pvc onto and it will stiffen the whole unit-one more thing watch your shade influence from large trees-Just a note from MR Know it all. Peace, love, Grace thru Jesus.
Shoutout from across the river in Philly! Thanks for the tips Garden Friend! I used to work at the CamdenChildrensGarden.org and am Now trying to emulate their Community/School Gardening Program where we live know in Upper Dublin, PA. I also need to update my home garden and this is a great help. Thank you TriState Area Grower!
K, now I want to see what kind of soil you fill these bad boys up with! What kind of amendments do you put in there? Do you fill the bottom with wood? Do another video of your soil composition please 🙏🏼
Thanks James, you and Tuck are the man!
It does my heart good to see you enjoying an Australian product. I also use Birdies garden beds. So much better all round. I found ordinary scissors cut the plastic edging. It is a relaxing build and very pleasing on the eye.
We SOOO need a Tuck calendar: Tuck in the Strawberries, Tuck in the Galvanized Steel Raised Bed, Tuck eats carrots, Tuck buries cukes, etc. It would be a GREAT fundraiser for the garden!
That's a GREAT idea!
I would buy at least 2....
Sounds good I hope james reads your comment good 💡 idea
Agreed!!
I’d buy a few
Yes. I agree 100%. A Tuck calendar would be great.
Lol I follow you epic gardening and self sufficient me too. I almost feel like I'm apart of a family. Hey cousins
Haha! Feel like it???? You're def part of the family ❤️
@@jamesprigioni ❤👑
I follow all 3 as well.
Me too!! As soon as I seen the thumbnail I smiled!!! My top3 channels in cahoots!!!! Yippeee
Me too!
Have you considered filling half full with logs and branches to create a hugelkultur bed. Saves space and helps keep the garden watered, heated, and fed. I am building a 50 foot long hugelkultur mound right now for strawberries next season.
Feeling a bit lucky to be Australian and have access to lots of different manufacturers of these colorbond raised beds! I have mine made locally to order and they are delivered already assembled. I currently have two, measuring 2.7metres by 90cm (around 9 x 3 feet) and a third one which is 2.8m by 1.5m (around 10 x 5 feet). I have mine 80cm high (30 inches) to reduce bending over. Nice to see 3 of my favourite channels collaborating :)
Good on you! I live in Perth Western Australia. I first installed those beds over ten years ago now. I used them for five years then sold my house leaving them behind. I drove by the old house just a week or so ago and they were still looking good and full of bush tomatoes. I can recommend them. The only modification I made was to stick the plastic rim on with mastic. In the very hot weather (35c plus) it will expand and possibly pop off. Not a real problem though. We in Australia are proud of what we make. So glad you like them. Regards Malcolm
I subscribe to Self Sufficient Me. I'm so glad you gave them a shout out. You guys are the best.
black paint may help in a small way to warm up the soil to make planting/growing a bit earlier
Really nice demonstration. Tuck did a great job supervising. He was the one that indicated how easy it was to assemble... almost with the eyes shut.
Anything that lasts in our Australian harsh conditions is pretty much guaranteed to be an heirloom anywhere else in the world. I have been planning to get some of these for a while now but a little concerned about assembling them. Now I have seen how easy it is that's no longer a concern. Much blessing to you and tuck and the cameraman :)
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@@heatherhall3452 Oi Oi Oi!
We get them already assembled from a local welder. There may be someone near you who makes them in one piece. No screws needed.
@@63adelaide oh that would be good. Thank you for that ill look into it. much blessings :)
Just want you to know these beds are not too hard to put together. I have 3 of the 6-1 that are put together. It is starting to get cold so I might not get around to the 5 8-1 beds until spring. I think you will be very happy with these beds. I harvested my first bunch of green beans today. 😊
Tuck is your right hand. Love the metal bed. Lots of screws but had so many applications. Thank you for showing this style.
I’m originally from the island 🌴 of St.Croix And and my family we not to long ago move from New Orleans to Virginia. and your video encourages me and I appreciate that. May the Lord Almighty protect you during these times.
St Croix! Cool. One of the Antilles, near Puerto Rico. I hope you have settled, and have the pleasure of growing home produce.
A geography buff from Australia.
I love the way you help us find ways to grow better gardens and healthier food to share with family and friends. Tuck has the adorable factor amped up today.
Thank You James and Tuck.
These are the best additions to my garden. I have added 12 of them in various sizes and colors over the past year. All are hooked up to drippers and do well. They were required since my Arizona soil has many issues.
Filling the bed with hügelkultur methods would be a great idea. Epic Gardening and Self Sufficient me do hügelkultur methods with those beds for many reasons.
I have been gardening for year's I live in Arizona which is a hot dry arid location, one trick I've found with my beds is to make them as a hugenkultur, where I use local wood, or non treated wood scraps as the main filler for the volume.
I then add my mix of dirt, vermiculite/perlite, and add it to the garden or to any of my containers, in a very short time plants will grow, and since the wood that is buried inside will start to absorb the water, it reduces the amount of water I need to use, plus it acts like a sponge and better regulates the soil. I find that even during long hot dry spells, this method has worked really well for me. In a 9 cubic foot container I will fill the containers about 1/3- 2/3 full of chunky wood, then I'll add some rich homemade soil, add the plant/s and water as the plant needs it.
I find that with a container it will take about 7 year's before the wood inside has completely broken down, at that point I empty them into my main hugenkultur, and will then redo the containers as before.
I never use any treated woods, I will use scrap ply wood for the 1st layer on the ground as this is my cheap alternative to hardware cloth, and prevents Prarrie Dogs from coming up through the bottom, and burrowing into my raised beds.
thanks for the tip mate, since I live next to a commercial area nearby some companies are giving away non treated wood pallets for free......cheers from Sydney Australia
So I live in a veritable rain forest in the middle of TN (58-62" a year). I use the hugelkulture method in my beds to prevent flooding in the garden - because, as you say - it acts like a sponge. These steel beds look like they would work well for this!
@@karlau1084 Well Karla I would think they would work fine. I haven't checked the price for these State side, however having them all pre-drilled with hardware and rounded corners seems pretty nice. As for the top plastic trim, I don't really care for that, I'd rather them give another panel or two, as all rubbers and plastics degrade fast in the high altitude and intense sun of the southwest.
I do know that I typically use the heavy gauge corrugated steel at the HD, Lowes, etc, I use 18 gauge and cement in 6 steel poles per box. This kit would seem to eliminate that step and expense, so if this thing is priced right I might buy one or a hundred.
So happy to see you use good Australian materials! We love you and tuck! ❤️ from Melbourne, Australia
Only the best Tuck says!! ❤️
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self sufficient me is a great youtube channel for gardeners,
like you are
Ha! That’s great! We use these all the time in Australia, (there are many brands that do the galvanised steel, but Birdies are really good quality - I have a couple of these, among others). Living in a cool, temperate rainforest, wooden raised beds rot too quickly. But the steel raised beds really do stand the test of time, weather, and beasties! 👍🏻
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I have 3 900mm high ones, as well as lower ones, & found that possums won’t climb the high ones 😀
Yes. I go between your channel and Kevin’s as my two favorites. I watch Selfsufficientme too. Birdies beds seem like great quality.
Means a lot!
@@epicgardening Yep love you guys!
Same here. When I need information I always look here and epic gardening
I would love some of these, but my broke self can't afford them. So my cheap broke self just went to our neighborhood Amish sawmill and picked up a truck load of 2x6x12s- 2x4x12s - 4x4x12s that would have cost me $400 at the box stores for $70. I love our local mills. I can make 10 or so beds with it.
Give Tuck a pet for me.
Thank you for another great video
If u have Amish neighbors you have great neighbors. Great people !
It's funny that I have followed all three of you on TH-cam since April when I got layed off work and made a garden and you just connected to eachother lol
Same here ! They are all awesome !
Love that my 3 favorite gardener's all interact with each other.
Those are beautiful!
12:15 If you move the soil first, then move the raised bed into place around the soil, you can just dump the soil straight out of the wheelbarrow, and you wouldn't need to shovel so much dirt. You can't do all of the soil that way, but you can get a good head start.
We started a small veggie garden project here in Costa Rica using some old roofing that we replaced recently, and it works wonders. It's important that it is not just galvanized, but painted. Lasts ages.
Bro I’ve spent so much of this year watching your videos 💛 just moved into a place that has a yard so preparing for my garden next year using your videos.
Let's Gooo! I hope you are getting some good value out of them my friend, and amped to hear you are in a place you can garden at now!
Thank you!! Me too! I was gardening out of buckets on my porch in my apartment but now I can finally start working on building up my soil life and start implementing permaculture! I actually have wild grapes growing on the side of my house and along my fence so I’m gonna go back to your older videos to see if I can tame em with your method of growing them!!
Course sand , the size of rice to about the size of a split pea is perfect. The sand keeps the compost open, adds some welcome 'rock shadow' for water retention, and provides some mineral value for a long time. Best of all, you can find it for no cost if you are willing to screen it yourself. Quartz is a good choice and works well, Some finer sand is also good, but the coarser stuff is worth adding to raised beds or containers. This saves the cost of vermiculite, coir, peat or other structural elements that are needed to keep the soil open and free draining. Thanks for another great presentation James.
I built wood raised beds 10 years ago yep they are falling apart . they were non treated. I have read you can use treated wood because they down use toxic chems anymore . I still don't trust treated wood either. lol guess what? the 2x4 wasn't straight so much for level .lol Love Tuck he is adoreable .Tuck tell your dad you deserve a treat
Too cute...Tuck napping in the strawberry bed🤣❤️
I ordered one this spring after drooling over them for months watching Self Sufficient Me. I've been very happy with it. I placed an order for another one and expect delivery in November. I got the tall 6 in 1 bed in misty green & it's so easy to care for. I filled the bottom portion with limbs and soil from pots from last year before adding composted soil. I love the fact that the tall bed allows me to garden while standing up. Before placing my 2nd order for another bed, I looked into galvanized stock tanks and read complaints about them rusting out & the seams falling apart so i decided to go with the quality of the Birdies bed. I highly recommend them. My only wish is that they were more readily available (in my color of course) and I didn't have to wait for shipment from Australia.
Thanks for the extra info comparing them to stock tanks.
I ADORE little Tuck in your garden, and love your videos! Thank you!! Would love a Tuck calendar 😀
I just picked up 3 galvanized beds. They are modular. I went with the 2'x8' option. They are looking great!
Name of company &phone no.
Tuck is so adorable! He is my favorite part of the videos
It’s good to see tuck proof your garden work there an it’s great to see him eating the veggies the 👍👍
The wife and I are purchasing a house soon and these are the beds I planned to purchase. I also first saw them on Self Sufficient Me and then Epic gardening became the US source. They seems well done and look really great too.
These beds are the best. We have a company in South Africa who also makes them, but they don't need to be assembled. I have about 15 that I bought through the years and they just last and last and last. I like that you have colour choices with Birdies. I am painting mine after seeing how good they look in Self Sufficient Me's garden.
As an Aussie I approve this product.
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As an Aussie I have been using them for years and they are great
Tuck looks so cute. I can't believe the veggies he eats. I also love your show. Thank you and Tuck.
If you live in a high rise you can still use the beds to surround your pots and make them more aesthetically appealing, and to perhaps reduce a little wind damage.
We just put together our fourth birdie bed and got it planted. They are the best. Our plan is to eventually convert our whole garden to them. Everything you said has been our experience also.
Thanks a mill for putting this valuable bit of gardening idea together. I own no power tools, never built anything bigger than a model airplane. But, I love the garden. My yard is terraced, so its been a problem where I can grow veggies apart from the perrenials which grow without care. I can build a metal bed as you demonstrated. I can do it.
I watch all of you guys and Gardener Scott. I learn so much from all of you. I appreciate you showing how to build it so somebody like me so I know what I am getting into!
It looks very light and easy to move!
Very familiar! I am in Australia and have had one of these in the backyard for growing veggies for around six years. It still looks as good as new and has been very easy to use. My husband had no trouble putting it together. It looks great, too. I've grown loads of veggies in it over the years with no problems at all. I highly recommend it. 🙂
I like making beds out of bricks. Only have one right now. Cinder blocks are also an option.
Yea....I'm thinking, wood will last a few years, metal maybe a decade at most, but bricks will be a lifetime.
I used 8 Veg-Garden metal raised beds and totally love them, great quality…I bought the 31” tall raised beds which saves on bending over and working on my knees
I am Australian, thank you for purchasing and showing the world our well designed/made/cost effective our products are.👏👏😀💕
I love self sufficient me and this channel and I've been wondering about this vs, say, galvanized stock tanks. Thanks for the setup video.
I really love both you and Tuck. It is my birthday on March 30th and I am getting a couple of Birdies Raised Beds as a gift for myself. Taking a nap in strawberries sounds like a good idea too. I am going to get my garden going soon. I bought a rain barrel to use for watering my plants when it gets dry here in central Florida,
So glad all my favorite gardening homesteaders support the same ideas. You guys are all great!
I put two threaded rods through the middle with nuts on the instead and outside to help make it rigid and less bowing in the middle. The holes all line up perfectly on both side.
Raised Beds that I will use in my next home! Wooden for now. #goals!
If you still want a look of a wooden box but also want it to last you can do add the following:
1. Dimple mat (the one used for siding to allow wood to dry).
2. Fish pond rubber membrane. It's not toxic.
3. Cover dimple mat vent (top of the walls) with weed protecting fabric to keep dirt out.
I did this to my cedar boxes and also treated the exterior with oil and they are still like new.
Yes, all this adds cost but it surely looks better than a steel tub
Wooohoo! Didn't know we can finally get them in America!
This Canadian loves the 'birdie' too! I'd like an 8 in 1 in Canada, Vancouver B
..long growing season. Will be much pricier converting currency & shipping. Willing to pay more but 🤔 how much more? You mentioned $130us for 6 in 1 in video. I only wish 🤗.
More info for Canadians please.
This video gives me hope that we can use it in Canada too.
I bought 4 of the 8-n1 talls from Kevin. Easy peasy to assemble. With the tall I recommend finding a free/ cheap eco friendly filler. And put the last 15 inches with dirt.
Can’t wait to get these growing.
So glad you got Kevin's raised bed. I would get this easy, strong, beautiful bed,too. Great gardening fun. Love you and Tuck.
Thanks for the suggestion. Just ordered some of the the beds and looking forward to assembling them!!
Your energy and joy makes me so friggin happy and excited to work on my little garden! Thank you for this!!!
I had one for several years, it took a lot to fill, cost $330 in Australia. What concerned me was the heat of the sun on the metal heating the soil, lot of days over 35c/95f here. After 4 years the tree roots got into it sucking the vegies dry within hours each time. I now have the vegies in pots doing well. I gave the bed to my sister who has turned it into a pond.
Great info James. And always, we love Tuck as your side kick and taste tester.
Thanks Penny! Yeah, I couldn't do it without my little guy at my back 🐕❤️
Three of my favorite garden experts on one channel?! LOVE it!
Tuck was so cute napping in the strawberry bed 😊
The galvanized steel raised beds I bought on Amazon were 3x6 feet and 12 inches deep and only $70. Granted, the steel is a bit thinner than these, but it’s about half the price so I’m good with it. They put together in a very similar way, and I was able to do it by myself in about 30 minutes per bed. I have 8 of them, but I haven’t been able to afford the soil to fill them all yet, so for now I only have 4 assembled.
So, we got mid-Atlantic coast USA(James & Tuck), west coast USA (Kevin), and Australia (Mark, what coast/part?). That’s some good growing around the world for you!
I watch them all too. Mark is in Queensland, east coast
I really love how Tuck is part of your videos
Tuck is a sweetheart. Love this raised bed!
Yeah that little guy melts my dang heart everyday
I'm Australian, awesome great beds & Australian 🇭🇲 made not cheap Chinese stuff .
Proud Aussie , we ❤ 🐕 Tuck
I’m an Aussie who’s been using them now for several years. I have around 70 now! Birdie’s products are the best, so delighted to see them on this channel too.
How long does it take to put one together?
In aust myself...have about 12 of these going packed full of vegies. Could not be more pleased with the results.
You’re kind James Prigioni♥️I like your pallet raised bed better,but the way you support that guy who reminds me of that kid Russel♥️from the movie ‘up’ is epic!! Oh now I wanna watch that movie again
Great video James, nice to see you working with Epic Gardening... two great channels collaborating. Love the positive energy you bring to each and every one of your videos!
Cheers Roy from London, UK
We use these in our vegetable garden here in South Australia. They are fabulous and you can grow so much in them
Bought 2 for me and sent one each to my 2 grown sons❤️ Thanks James
This video is perfect timing for me. My 10 year old wooden raised beds are crumbling badly. We’ve been trying to decide what type of replacement to go with. This looks like a fantastic option. Thank you so much.
Using my Subpod for my composting worms
Thanks, going to dig mine out from the garage and get them built,and they only cost me £ 10 each in a clearance sale, boom !😃
So 😎 I'm going to look into getting this. Thank you 🌄☺
Being from Australia, I am surprised these types of beds are not common over in your area. GREAT beds, they will last you a life time if taken care of.
The taller versions of the Birdies beds are also great as moveable composters or mulch storage containers. For compost I use slotted drainage pipe (with the "sock" cover & some T connectors) to keep air flowing through the pile. I keep piling it on until 60-100cm (2-3ft) above the top. It will compost down to below the top in no time (in my climate 4-5 weeks).
I watched an Aussie a few yrs back that had beds from culvert pipe that was waist high. Since that guy a found galvanized steel beds a few yrs ago. They work great and no maintance. Got them from amazon now these beds look good. Mine are hex shaped so they look cool and they a little taller. Only problem is getting enough stuff to fill them with to start. I use everything. Wood chips small branches logs and lot of grass cutting plus shredded paper plus bags of dirt. Only problem was I had to go through 4 pallets of wood chips and mulch to get started. It isn’t cheap to start. Good luck. Greetings from sunny chilly south jersey. Hi neighbor! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️💪🏻🖖🏻🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
I live beside the beach in Australia and this material is very long lasting in a very tough environment. It is popularly called colourbond where i live. They make all sorts of things out of it. You can even get products guaranteed for 30+ years
Hey James, I have couple of galvanized raised beds. Could you show how to build a hoop house for this galvanized raised bed in your next video.
Oh so true! Here in France Birdies doesn't exist so I bought the closest thing....only the plastic at the top is missing; Mine are much higher, like Self Sufficient Me's...I'm 75 and bending is much harder on my back! Love to Tuck.
Another great video, James. Here it is 2022 and lumber is still outrageous. In spite of that I find these raised beds (which look awesome) also outrageously priced. Yes, the painting and finish are first rate, but look won't make your plants grow any better. Regular galvanized material is available at the big box store for WAAAY less money. I know there are some people that don't want to DIY, but who can afford this stuff? I will build my own as long as these kits are so over-priced.
Thank you so much for making this video. I have considered trying the galvanized beds. and also follow both of the channels you mentioned. I respect those guys so I am definitely going to try the Berdie's bed.
I found doing a raised bed with cinderblock was inexpensive, reusable, chemical free, weather resistant, multifunctional, and highly adjustable regarding size and design.
WE LOVE TUCK!! Tuck is a must in every video : )
It is so cool seeing my three favorite gardening channels use the same raised bed.
Doh! Just as my other raised beds shipped I find this video. Been drooling over Marks Birdies for a few months now. Thanks for the code. Grow on!
That’s what I use!! So easy to build. I did it all by myself. It is now planted with garlic for winter in Idaho
Aahhh I died and went to heaven watching Tuck be a sweet baby boy in that strawberry 🍓 bed !!!!! ♥️♥️♥️
I'm seriously not sure if I watch this TH-cam for the garden advice or just to Tuck!! You both make my day!!!!
I hope my pup's enjoy our garden as much as Tuck does when we get it going. Agree with @Destiny Fitzgerald, a Tuck in the Garden Calendar would be great.
I've got a Birdies steel raised bed in my backyard here in Sydney that's 10 years old and showing no sides of rust or corrosion (even the nuts). That shows you how long they last.
Love Tuck and you channel! Now you can help figure out how to have a removable easy cover over these. No way to screw in the hinged wooden ones. I've been thinking about the issue for awhile.