New Vegetable Garden: How To Get Started
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มี.ค. 2022
- It's time to get GROWING! But where do you even start?! Whether you're a seasoned gardener wanting to expand your growing area or a starting your very first vegetable garden, Ben has some top tips up his green sleeves for you that will help you get the most out of your budget and your space.
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After living with just two 15 square foot vegetable beds for years, my husband said it was okay to make a 200 sq foot “flower” bed on the front lawn. It’s shaped like an irregular oval island to give it more curb appeal and I’ve planted fruit trees and vegetables between the flowers to keep up the curb appeal. Funny enough, most people can’t tell the difference between flowers and vegetable plants anyway.
I bet it looks totally stunning Sherry - it certainly sounds it anyhow. :-)
I never thought to put them together but have recently seen videos with people doing this and it looks amazing and is so economical, Thanks for these tips to help conserve space :)
That is awesome, Sherry!
Our front yard is what's south facing so I've just been slowly taking it over, each year claiming more and more grass. This year my husband has finally become a willing and enthusiastic participant as he can now see that it's way more beneficial than just a pretty grass space.
@@RandiBrenneman80 I took over 90% of the yard because I hate mowing. Luckily my wife enjoys gardening with me, made for an easy persuasion.
“Never mind growing your food in this, you can eat your food off it it’s so clean and lovely.” That cracked me up. This guy is a gem. Grateful to have found his channel.
Thanks Kimberly! So pleased you found the channel too. :-)
I’m nine years old and I already started planted so many seeds 😊
That's a really superb job - well done! :-)
I was having a bad day. Landed here by accident. Feeling a lot better now. Thank you! 😊
That's really lovely to read. Welcome to the channel! :-)
I love how Rosie is so interested in all the gardening activities. Adorable
She’s a great companion in the garden for sure!
Hee hee yes, so cute
she really watches every move he makes!!!
She's jumpy lol
@@GrowVeg Requirements for this project: you'll need a raised bed, cardboard, a growing medium, some tools, plants and seeds... dog, optional *hehe*
Finally a video that gets straight to the point with helpful and important information to start a veggie garden.Thank you
I don’t normally comment on TH-cam videos but you’re an absolute gem of a human! I’m moving into my own place soon and I’m going to start a garden and build a green house, your video has helped massively. I’m going to watch many of your videos to guide my growing journey, thank you!!
How lovely of you to say Jake. So pleased you enjoyed this video. Very happy gardening to you, and here’s to a truly bumper harvest in 2023.
totally agree!
After a 50+ year old concrete patio was removed in late 2019, homemade compost was added after breaking up the incredibly hard ground with a pickaxe, then planted fava beans as a compost crop. In 2021 added raised beds, more compost and now the area is growing an assortment of wonderful vegetables and flowers!
What a great result - from concrete jungle to luscious jungle!
Your enthusiasm is quite catching. Love that you suggest that if a person does not have one thing that they might use something else available. Yes,plan to extend the garden next year,with a little more planning.
With the cost of living right now, I started thinking about starting a vegetable garden. Thank you for explaining basic things so clearly
We don't have space to garden, so I'm here for the calming tranquility of these wonderful videos.
After I move in April to our smaller farm and get settled in, I'll be getting my raised garden in.
I started gardening around the same age because my mom started working full time so I guess I just stepped into her garden shoes. Best hobby ever🌱
Isn't it Melissa!
You inspired me! I’m now the proud owner of four raised beds (pallet collars - what a revelation!) It makes me feel so organised, I love it. Now I’m busy planning what to plant, next job is to zap the greenhouse and get sowing. Thanks for your enthusiasm, it’s contagious.
That's a joy to hear Chris. They do give a satisfying sense of order for sure.
You are an amazing human! This world has hope. Thank you!
That's so kind of you. Happy gardening!
I've should of done this year's ago in my garden. I can't wait to do this. I don't mind gardening. I do believe gardening can reduce stress. You live and learn at a age😊😊😊😊😊😊
I have a good size backyard in Florida. I want to start a food garden but I'm overwhelmed. Glad I stumbled upon your video.
So pleased you did. Don't be overwhelmed - just start small and go from there. :-)
Last year I got 3 small pop up raised beds and filled with bagged compost. Spent a fortune. This year I've made some simple no-dig, not-raised beds between my decking using just free cardboard, a 1000L bulk bag of manure and some woodchip between the beds. Cost the same and quadruple the growing area. Think its easy to make that mistake first time round but learned my lesson!
Sounds like you're onto a winner! Nice one. :-)
I am starting my first veg garden in container pots in a victorian terraced house's tiny paved backyard. I grew up with grandparents who had their own allotments and gardens full of fruit and veg and I loved helping on them as a child. For the last 20 years I have lived in flats and I am so excited to start growing my own fruit and veg finally!
Brilliant - it will be so lovely getting your hands into the dirt again! :-)
I've recently got a little garden in Bali and I'm about to start. Feeling slightly overwhelmed with it all but will just take it one step at a time!
Absolutely, just take it slowly - there’s no hurry. 😀
I was intimidated to start growing a garden. Watching this made me feel much better and actually inspired me to start immediately. Instantly subscribed, thank you.
Thanks so much for subscribing. Best of luck with your new garden - enjoy! :-)
I love seeing your little assistant! 🐕🥰 I will try your tips and look into the vegetable bed plans. Thank you 🙏
You're welcome - very best of luck with your plans for this year.
Do you have to wait for the cardboard to rot before you plant.
@@sandyprince5236 No Sandy the cardboard will breakdown over time. Get planting Happy planting 😊
I love seeing your pup she's so adorable. Dogs are the best gardening partner
They so are Lindsey! :-)
@@GrowVeg I live in a apartment but I have a decent size balcony I have tons of pots. my pug and chihuahua are always with me haha
This will be my first year veggie planting and I plan to make some raised planters, this has been really helpful to get me started, thankyou!
That's wonderful to hear Jo. Hope it all goes well. :-)
Oh the enthusiasm of Ben... teaching us the gardening tricks!
You're very welcome. It's a joy to share the gardening journey. :-)
Love your enthusiasm. Lots of good ideas. I’ll try compost and soil over cardboard directly on the ground. Thanks!
A lot of the time, I just "couldn't be arsed", but your videos encourage me to get out in my considerably small garden, two raised beds and two trees, partly shaded, very small "full sun" area. It's a challenge! 😁
Glad to have enthused you Scott - go forth and sow/plant!
Lots of good food grows in shade.😊
I bought a 2,500m2 piece of land last Monday in Costarrican rainforest and words can not say how excited and eager I was about starting my food forest and veggie garden now I found your channel today and I can't wait till it's fenced so I can get it started!!! Your enthusiasm, energy and love is contagious and I'm a new subscriber!!! Thanks for sharing with all of us!!! 💗🌱
So pleased to hear that Chester. Thanks for the sub and congratulation on your new piece of land!
This video is just in time - thank you so much, Ben. I have the planks of wood waiting to be made into 3 raised beds, and the seedlings to plant in them. I can't wait, I'm so excited!
The expectation and promise! Very exciting indeed! Happy gardening.
Started my first seedlings inside, built a small little indoor greenhouse! Super excited and your videos are helping so much with the process! Thank you!
You're very welcome. Hope your seedlings are thriving. :-)
The algorithm brought me here and this content is light, heartwarming and incredibly useful. I have such a rich soil and weather here in this particular region I live in Brazil and never thought about it's potential. Really grateful for this find 🙏
So pleased you are here! Happy Gardening!
Me and my partner recently moved from renting in to our own home and the previous owner was quite the green thumb. She left us two raised beds to utilize. We uprooted the current residents to make way for planting some vegetables and herbs. Thanks for the helpful advice, hopefully we will see a good first harvest this year! If not, there's always next time. Will take in to account of also planting some flowers to attract bees and the rest to help the veggies.
Great stuff Adam. Hope you grow something tasty to eat - I'm sure you will. :-)
This is the best channel ever. I learned how to sow all my seeds from here. I hope to have a successful harvest on my 2nd of year growing, i will be digging instead of raised beds. Keep the effort going!!
Thanks so much Ibraheem. I hope you have a very successful growing season. :-)
Ah that's really sweet you starting your first veg patch at the age of 10. What a lovely story😊 This year I won't be molly codling my plants like I did last year. It seems my abandoned failures do much better when I just leave them to it😂 Thank you for your enthusiasm and advice Ben!🌱
Haha - sometimes just leaving things be and not fussing over them is the best course of action Elle. Good luck with this year's plantings. :-)
Upon receiving my first order of beautiful heirloom seeds today, I realized how utterly clueless I was about where to even start planting them. Thank you for this wonderfully clear, encouraging, and edifying tutorial! I'm off to start my very first garden thanks to your guidance!
That’s wonderful to hear! Happy gardening! 😀
After watching this , I really have to start - first step !!!
Thank you Sir - 🙏🏻
You are so amazing !
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You can do it - so glad you were inspired!
I will be starting some raised beds for a kitchen garden. I had laid the plot last year but have decided to change it a bit. I will be fencing it in as my dog loves to dig and move plants around. She thinks she has a green paw but she is not very helpful. Cute but not helpful at all. I am also planning on putting in a wildflower meadow in the back portion of the yard as well as a dwarf conifer garden in front of the house. Lots of plans in the works but only if the weather will be a bit more cooperative. I am in St. Louis, Missouri, Zone 6b.
I think I need to do the same for my dog, Rosie - she's a tad too enthusiastic with the digging! Love the idea of a wildflower meadow - that will be such a boon for the bees - top job!
Thank you so much for your videos. I found your channel a few weeks ago and I'm trying to start 2 small 2×3 raised beds. I've seedlings propergated and loving watching them grow ( and amazed I've not killed them ) It's meant to be our last hard frost tonight here in Ireland so fingers crossed I can get my beds made and ready tomorrow. I know it's slightly late but fingers crossed and I'm doing some later crops like Brussels winter leeks and broccoli. Happy gardening every one x
Wonderful to hear! I hope you got your beds made in time. Happy growing!
This video really made my day, i just see how much joy this men has in making and maintaining his garden! Thank you for this masterpiece of a video.
What a lovely comment. Thanks so much!
I so enjoyed your video. It was refreshing; you were joyful, simple materials, clear instructions & enjoyed Rosie (so cute)!
Thanks Laura. I hope you have a great gardening year. :-)
This has to be my fav gardening channel ❤Looking forward to the end of winter
Great timing! Just taking a break from the digging
Great video Ben. You have a lot of enthusiasm for gardening which is fantastic to see.
Cheers David, you're a gent sir!
You are incredibly encouraging and have all sorts of good tips... all delivered with your humble, chipper spirit. I love it! Thank you so much for making and posting these videos! ❤❤❤
And thank you for watching. :-)
Starting a large container garden on my deck… best way to deal with deer! So appreciate all your videos.. I am cautiously optimistic! 👍
Fingers crossed for you Nancy. :-)
@@GrowVeg peas, potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic - and lots of greens and flowers all doing well so far! 👍😊
Good way to growing plant vegetables
You are incredibly encouraging and have all sorts of good tips... all delivered with your humble, chipper spirit. I love it! Thank you so much for making and posting these videos!
That's very kind of you to say. Happy gardening! :-)
Ben and the GrowVeg team. You did it again. I have five pallet collars too but had no idea on how to prepare a raised bed. This video is the perfect motivation and guide I needed.
Yey! It’s great when we time our videos like that. So pleased it has helped you. Best of luck with your new pallet collar garden. 🌱🌼😁
Perfect timing! I made raised bed today but for flowers. Tomorrow I will be planting veggies but in long plastic planters because I dont have any palettes.
How this cover is called? I need something to protect my flowers and veggies from the cats. For today I will just use some foil bags.
It's fleece,like blanket...that's how I remember as it keeps them cosy
Not sure where you get it but maybe Google it.
The cover I use is called horticultural fleece. Widely available. :-)
Absolutely fantastic , so clear and informative, I’m going to have a go
That’s great to hear!
Thank you this was brilliant! I loved every moment of the show will be watching many more from you!
I just found your channel and I love it! You're so smart and helpful with your gardening tips.
Thank you so much Patricia - and a very warm welcome to you. :-)
Great video and presentation! Well done 👍 Great size for a my garden. Thank you so very much. God Bless 🙏
Cheers Joseph. :-)
I’m actually really encouraged by this because I have been wanting to become a better gardener, and want to expand the space that I have. I appreciate how straight forward everything is. I also enjoyed your ‘compost’ video, and feel like it’s actually doable. Lots of exciting ideas for potential fall crops and next years veggies 😊
Thanks so much, it's really lovely to have you watching. Happy gardening! :-)
High Ben I love your videos I see your doggy is watching what you are doing so intently !!!!! I miss my Springer spaniel. Bennie. He was 15 when he passed I have his ashes in my flower bed beside my cat sparkle he was 17 thief ashes will feed what I grow!!!😇😇😇 !!! My son made my beds out of crates iwe dug up most of our lawn in order to grow more veg !!!😇😇😇
I bet they were lovely companions in the garden. Great to hear you have turned over so much of your lawn to veggies!
I’m getting excited for the new growing season ahead of us!
Thank you! Watching this for about the 5th time and just about to fill my new raised bed! Exciting
Great work - I hope it's all gone well. :)
First time gardener! Thanks for the VERY helpful video. :)
So pleased you've found this useful Steph. Thanks for watching. :-)
The publication Fruit and Veggies 101 has great guidance when it comes to vegetable gardening
😮😆 crazy seeing this comment, I’ve literally been recommending to friends and family. Real hidden gem it is
Howdy Ben and Rosie!🖐 Great tutorial on starting a new bed. I see Rosie was on job: breaking down sticks for compost, supervising your planting of the new crops and keeping you company.🙂 She's the cutest!😃
I grow food in containers and one raised bed. This year I'm added 3 or 4 more totes to the 11 I grow in. I also use grow bags...had abot 15...adding about 15 more this year.👩🏾🌾
That’s superb to hear that you are expanding your garden like that. Yes, Rosie is a great companion. She helps to break things down as you saw, and always is keen to lend a hand with the digging!
Thank you Ben for this video. Exactly what I needed. You explain it so well - very inspired! Love your whole channel!
T.
Thanks Turia, that's kind of you to say.
Hope you feel better real soon there, girl.
I’ve just moved into a new home with no gardens and am about to put in retaining walls that are terraced, I plan to fill that up with veggies. Loved you video, I got so much out of it, thank you. In Australia.
Brilliant Ben! Their is nothing like growing your own vegetables and a simple way to achieve it is an awesome addition,I am in my third year of no dig now and am trying to figure out a way to make enough compost each year to top up my beds without buying in materials.👍
Don't know where you are, but a combination of grass clippings, fallen leaves and food scraps makes great compost
@@tesstess3371 bless you ,I know , but stilll can’t make enough
@@markw5779 maybe get your neighbors leaves... or get coffee grounds from Starbucks....
I'm in the same boat Mark, and do end up buying some in. I hope to refine my composting game!
@@GrowVeg too bad we live in different continents, next year I will have a bumper crop of compost that we could trade... I know of neighbors collecting bagged leaves (we are supposed to bag our leaves in expensive compostable plastic bags).
Recently bought a house with 2 large raised beds. So this will be my first attempt at growing a full veg garden. Your videos have been a huge help so far making me feel ready to start growing!
That's great to hear - enjoy the whole process. You'll be hooked on veg gardening I'm sure.
This is so helpful! And your pup is so cute
Thanks so much. :-)
Found your channel today.... And learning so new births that I didn't now.this garden thing is new to me. I'm gonna say now I'm autistic and struggle with understanding and being understood so I apologize now if anything is taken the wrong way,I really don't mean it.
I moved to a bungalow last year,have been here 12 months and a week,but have had covid for that week lol
Last year we spent alot of time trying to take care of the garden as it was from the previous chap that passed away the winter before, obviously in the 6months noone was here there was noone looking after it so all the bushes,and there's lots down the one side that goes to the road,they had gone made.i still have no idea what they are.but we are leaving them in. As I have a new support dog,well she's 9months old now, Labrador so large dog and don't want her jumping the fences.... As the other side Is about 2 ft lower.
Anyways we (me,my mum and support worker Beth) this year have started to grow some bits. Sadly had to take the grape vine out as couldn't care for it it was huge and the dog was eating alot off it. But in its place I'm hoping to put 4 new rhubarb plants,all in pots or large tubs,as I physically can't bend due to my own disabilities too...so everything we are adding is in pots or growbags. I started with strawberry plants last year and 3 types of raspberry all in their own bags. And we did potatoes and carrots last year and I tried spring onion and lettuce. This year I have the strawberry and raspberries and I've added a cherry bush/tree and also have 2 blueberry plants to go in,just needed to get the right soil for them. And we have got some rhubarb as I said.... But one type came as stumps the other is growing. I put the stump things into a pot each that the raspberry came in last year and hoping that will give them a root system before I plant into the large tubs I have for them.
We are also trying seeds, parsnips, cauliflower and broccoli, watermelon 🍉 and baby sweet watermelon, tomato 🍅 but have a type called red pear.
The garden also has eating and cooking apple trees,been here years aswell as pear trees and what we think are cherry trees,they are big,not like the one I have brought that won't grow bigger then 6ft and is more of a bush. We didn't get anything on them last year as we had lovely blossom on both and then had a bad bad storm and blow the lot off.so never got any fruit.hope we do this year as my new one will take a year or 2 before it fruits.
But the hope is as I'm enjoying it I will continue for years to come. Could live here another 60years depending how old I get lol.... But atleast another 30years.
What a beautiful garden it sounds like you have. It's such a joy to get your fingers in the dirt and get things growing! I've literally just sowed my tomato 'Red Pear' about an hour ago - so I'm in good company it seems. Very happy gardening to you! :-)
Wanting to start growing my own veg and some fruit too but it's nearly autumn and I wouldn't have a clue where to begin! I love the idea of raised beds because the soil where I live is a bit heavy! I can see me binge watching your videos 😁
Please so binge watch - hopefully there’s plenty of handy advice to discover. 😀
I've gardened every year since 2014, and have already successfully provided a couple mini CSAs. Im excited for the next year but I always need to remind myself of the basics after months of inactivity.
It's always worth reminding ourselves of the basics - me included!
I'm starting my very first garden, this was very helpful thank you.
So pleased. Thanks for watching. :-)
Your dog Is adorable 🥰
She's not too bad. :-)
Yours is one of the best videos I've seen about how to start a new garden. Makes me want to get cracking! Thank you. Happy gardening.
And happy gardening to you. :-)
Your channel is just wonderful. I have learned an enormous amount of info to get my garden going. And for the first time, I feel like I can actually do it, because you’ve been so thorough in educating. Huge thanks and love to you!
That's really great to hear Kelly - it's really encouraging to hear that others are helped along the way by these videos. Thanks for watching. :-)
I've gardened for many years now, but finally decided to do the whole raised bed thing. It's autumn here in NW Ohio and beds will be going in so they can sit over winter. Hoping for the best and thank you so much for the videos of your own wonderful gardens. They've really inspired me to give that extra effort.
So pleased you're getting those beds in - hope it all goes well for you. :-)
I'm probably being presumptuous, but we loved it as kids in the cattle shed ❤👍
Doggie's thinking, "Huh! All that digging and he hasn't found a single bone..." 🙂
Thank you for your practical enthusiasm and experience, Ben. It’s great to see what can be done in real gardens, with pests, shade, pets and weed potential.
Lol that dog is so cute just standing @ being nosey
Thank you for the informative video starting my veggie garden in spring.
Hope it grows well Alice. :-)
Thank you for such helpful information! I live in Maryland in the U.S. and you’ve got going the best videos for gardening tips.
Thanks so much. It means a lot that you find this video helpful. :-)
I've noticed that most gardeners have lots of tools for the job. Boards, netting, plants, pots, cells, potting soil, various tools, etc come etc. I'm sure most gardeners would love it if you could do a video on how you store all these things and keep them organized. I find my various tools and supplies overwhelming sometimes. You are so good at explaining that I know a video like that would be so helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for the suggestion. I will certainly add this to our list of video topic ideas.
Well done!
i've got this crazy idea of learning to grow my own vegetables and herbs in my backyard. i'm a 52 years old man, have a small paved yard and will appreciate tips on what vegetables are easier to start up with....
Great idea! For me, as beginner crops I'd recommend herbs such as parsley, oregano and rosemary. Vegetables-wise, I'd suggest lettuce, salad onions, bush/dwarf beans, potatoes in tubs, beets/beetroots, and a few zucchini/courgettes if you have room.
I love you! You inspire me! Got 4 raised bed, seeds started in a propagater and ordered a mini green 🏠
Sounds like you’ve got off to a really productive start already Cherrie. Happy gardening!
I will start my first 6 rased beds in my yard. Your experiences are so good to follow with.
New backyard, and our first garden. Thank you for you tips and good information
Very best of luck with your new garden - how exciting! :-)
I have had a few gardens, but the joy spring brings each season is unparalleled. Good luck with yours!
Really helpful video for a novice like me, who is itching to have a veg patch. Thank you 😊
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching :-)
Good luck, time to start planning!
This was a motivating video! I can’t wait til our ground thaws! Again, Rosie makes a fabulous appearance.
Thank you SO much for this video! My little boy and I are trying to learn as much as possible in order to convert our barely-used, weed-filled "garden" over the road into our very own allotment next spring. I literally know nothing, so this is perfect for a complete beginner like myself. We look forward to learning even more :) Best wishes from me and a very excited wee Bill up here in Scotland.
That’s great to hear - what a superb project! 🌱
I hope things went well. Did you try bush beans? Or cucumber? Those are my son's favorite other than the wild berries and potatoes.
This is gold... on point helpful and just what i needed
Brill! :-)
Starting my first veg garden from scratch, and your video was the first one I watched. Thank you, I really enjoyed it, I never thought I would be excited about growing vegetables, but I am.
So pleased to hear that! :-)
I love your videos Ben! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 🙂
I am beginner! Thank you!
I can't wait to start my garden!!
You should! Good luck with that.
It was so satisfying watching you Handle the dirt with your hands. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I want to have a vegetable garden of my own one day with my family
I hope you get to enjoy a vegetable garden soon. :-)
First time gardener from Maryland, USA. Thank you for these wonderfully made tutorials. I have been inspired to start some seeds indoors and create 2 garden beds. I appreciate your time and effort in helping novice gardeners get a positive start to a successful experience. Thanks Ben!
That is really great to hear. Very best of luck with your new beds, I am sure they will be a success.
Very best of luck with your new beds. I am sure they will be a great success.
I am so happy to have found your channel. You have great tips, and explain things in a simple and understandable way. I really love that you find solutions that are cheaper and more enivromental friendly. You are a great teacher. And I love your dog! He/she is soo cute.
Thanks so much Anette, that's very much appreciated. :-)
I've recently found your channel, and can't wait to get my hands in my mum's garden to try it on my own! I don't have my own garden space I'm afraid, but one day I will, I'm sure of it. Thanks for sharing all these tips in such a fuss-free way, working WITH nature instead of against it. :)
I'm sure your mum will be only too happy to share her garden with you. :-)
Thank you!
Looks just wonderful and gives us hope & joy.🥰
I've just moved into my first house that has a backyard. I used to grow all my veg in pots on my patio. Hubby and me have just cleared all the weeds away and levelled the land to put in vege beds. We've got pallets exactly like what you're using. I've been feeling a little apprehensive about putting the beds down wondering if I'll be any good at vege gardening on a bigger scale like this. I'm excited but a bit nervous too. This video couldn't have come at a better time. What a weird coincidence!
That's really great to hear. Sometimes getting started can be overcomplicated, but hopefully you're empowered by this and make a great start - I'm sure you will. :-)