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 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 :)
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.
“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.
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!!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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! 😁
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.
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!!! 💗🌱
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😊😊😊😊😊😊
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.
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!
I'm retired so I've decided to occupy my time by starting a very small garden. I found your video extremely inciteful. Thank you for your encouragement, and wish me luck.
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.
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!
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!🌱
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!
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!!
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!
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!
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
I just found your channel after discussing starting our own vegetable garden with my wife. She happily agreed, but we didnt know where to start. This video surely made the task quite transparent. You sir, gained another subscriber. Thank you.
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.👍
@@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).
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! ❤❤❤
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!
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.
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 🙏
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.
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!
We are renters here but I am a gardener. I need to grow things for my mental health. I had a small main garden (5x6) and 6 pots and not much else until 2018. I built up 2 new front gardens, for brassica plants and root veggies. Added a few more pots. I learned how to build a Hugelkultur garden, then built one, and how to Companion plant. In 2020 I planted a raspberry hedge, built a 6'x6' peppers garden. Expanded the main garden to 20'x16'. Last year I built an enormous 11'x4' strawberry garden and added a few oak barrel halfs. This year I am adding a dedicated 6'x6' tomatoe garden and 7'x7' pumpkin and sunflowers garden. If the Gods be willing!
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.
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.
We are going all in at the deep end, moving from a very urban town house with no usable garden to a country house with 5 acres of lawn, woods, rocks and a small orchard. Being in Norway, and moving in in December, we'll not be doing a lot before spring time other than some winter sowing, but I look forward to the challenges ahead. I love these videos about no till/dig gardening, such a great way to work with nature to produce healthy organic food whilst helping the environment.
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!
Starting my very first garden and trying to soak up as much information as I can. I live in northwest Florida, USA, so it is HOT here. Trying to get pallets cut up and then till my little area. I have a long way to go 😊
I’m 53 and just grew an interest this year. I live in New York so have very few months to actually garden but intend to next year. This year I planted tomatoes, green chillies, mint and spinach: that’s it.
My wife and I are looking to buy a house with a nice area for starting raised beds. I grew up on vegetables right from the garden at my parents place and I really want to continue that when we find and buy a house! This video was very helpful in giving out tips on how to get started!
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!
Love your videos. After doing other peoples gardens for ghe ladt 18 years I have finally found time to do my own. This year i have concentrated on 2 mvedgetabkr boxes. Have planted upright french beans, chard, otiental salad, french beans (climbers), runnerbeans, beetroot, cucumbers, Jack O'lantern, spaghetti squash, rocket, tomatoes. Excited to see what happens. Will be picking through your past videos for inspiration, thank you 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! :-)
I happened across these videos 6 weeks back. I cant get enough of them. First time growing anything. I can only plant in pots as I have a shared concrete yard. I have so much to learn. Ben is brilliant at explaining everything. He is so upbeat and enthusiastic. You can't help but be the same. Thanks Ben. 😊
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.
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 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.
I’m creating a whole new section for my vegetables this season and I found your videos very helpful and encouraging.. i’m always learning something new on your channel. Thank you !
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.
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. :-)
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.
You did a lot of planning and work before today! Thanks for sharing! At this time I am trying my hand with sunflowers, hoping to get seeds as a snack, to make a little oil and to use the shells to loosen up the soil, just digging it in in my containers ! So far I got a few sunflower seeds sprouted and while I have to fix my soil, (water, add dried leaves, peels, shells*) just about everywhere, I will try to plant out the few sunflower seeds which have sprouted when they get bigger. I am also considering trying my hand with a bean or 2 as they tend to last close to 6 months and if I care for them with eggshells and banana peels, they keep bearing. For the bean I am going back to my old spot where I was lucky some years ago and which I have not used for a long time and I am also looking at planting some corn. Since I am new to corn planting and I have an old container, in which I started reviving* the soil today, I will try the corn in the container and hope to get lucky with the sunflowers around the container. Never mind that in the past in that area, the peas which I tried planting washed down the hill with the first set of rain and after that I took a break. I also have some avocado seedlings which I have to get to homes as soon as possible as they sprouted last year in some make shift containers, lol. I was hoping to have some beets for the shoots, bit that may be for a bit later. Have a good year and thanks for being inspiring!
Hi Jennifer. It sounds like you've been making some great plans too. I love the idea of trying to make oil from the sunflowers - what a fantastic project! I hope it all goes to plan. Thank so much for watching the videos - and happy gardening. :-)
That broken sticks idea is genius! I too spent a fortune on soil and amendments for beds last year & having lots of trees I never have a shortage of sticks that's for sure. Thanks for the idea!
USA here. Just moved from the high desert of California to the wet and humid area of North Alabama - everything is new, starting from absolute scratch. Put an orchard in, berries, potatoes, beets, celery, peppers - much more to come but need more beds soon. All no-dig.
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 😁
I am taking over an abandoned allotment that has grown wild! There's a polytunnel and 4 or 5 raised beds already in place. Everything has bolted and flowered, so my plan is to clear it all back and use that to start compost, then freshen the beds and plant new seeds. I don't really know what I'm doing but I'm looking forward to it! Plenty of useful videos here, thanks.
I am an absolute beginner and have longed to grow my own vegetables and herbs, however I am useless as nothing grows! Been told it’s all the conifers in my garden that have sapped all the nutrients out of the ground… so getting rid of my conifers and can’t wait to start my vegetable garden with my foster children!! It will help them immensely with their mental health!! Brilliant tutorial Ben… 😊
Hi! I’ve just started my veggie garden this year! I’m going the container route, because I have no idea what I’m doing. But! Your videos have been the best help!!! Lots of love to you and Rosie ❤️ -KP
I’m nine years old and I already started planted so many seeds 😊
That's a really superb job - well done! :-)
Good for you 👍
Such a smart kid!!!
Thanks everyone
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 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!
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!
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 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.
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 are an amazing human! This world has hope. Thank you!
That's so kind of you. Happy gardening!
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.
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! :-)
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 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! :-)
Oh the enthusiasm of Ben... teaching us the gardening tricks!
You're very welcome. It's a joy to share the gardening journey. :-)
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!
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'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😊😊😊😊😊😊
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. :-)
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! 😀
Are the seeds used here organic?
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. :-)
I'm retired so I've decided to occupy my time by starting a very small garden. I found your video extremely inciteful. Thank you for your encouragement, and wish me luck.
Very best of luck - you'll do fantastically I'm sure!
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
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.
Love your enthusiasm. Lots of good ideas. I’ll try compost and soil over cardboard directly on the ground. Thanks!
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. :-)
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. :-)
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!
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.
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. :-)
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!
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.
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!
I just found your channel after discussing starting our own vegetable garden with my wife. She happily agreed, but we didnt know where to start. This video surely made the task quite transparent. You sir, gained another subscriber. Thank you.
That's really rather superb! Thanks so much for the sub - and a very warm welcome to the channel!
This has to be my fav gardening channel ❤Looking forward to the end of winter
I've just turned 28 and I'm using your technique to start plots in my grandma's garden and become more substanable living
That's really great to hear - good on you!
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).
After I move in April to our smaller farm and get settled in, I'll be getting my raised garden in.
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. :-)
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. :-)
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!
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!
Great video Ben. You have a lot of enthusiasm for gardening which is fantastic to see.
Cheers David, you're a gent sir!
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!
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! 👍😊
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. :-)
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. :-)
We are renters here but I am a gardener. I need to grow things for my mental health. I had a small main garden (5x6) and 6 pots and not much else until 2018. I built up 2 new front gardens, for brassica plants and root veggies. Added a few more pots. I learned how to build a Hugelkultur garden, then built one, and how to Companion plant. In 2020 I planted a raspberry hedge, built a 6'x6' peppers garden. Expanded the main garden to 20'x16'. Last year I built an enormous 11'x4' strawberry garden and added a few oak barrel halfs. This year I am adding a dedicated 6'x6' tomatoe garden and 7'x7' pumpkin and sunflowers garden. If the Gods be willing!
What fantastic plans - I hope it all works out. :-)
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. 🌱🌼😁
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
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.
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 will start my first 6 rased beds in my yard. Your experiences are so good to follow with.
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!
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. :-)
We are going all in at the deep end, moving from a very urban town house with no usable garden to a country house with 5 acres of lawn, woods, rocks and a small orchard. Being in Norway, and moving in in December, we'll not be doing a lot before spring time other than some winter sowing, but I look forward to the challenges ahead. I love these videos about no till/dig gardening, such a great way to work with nature to produce healthy organic food whilst helping the environment.
What an exciting move Ian. Definitely agree on the no-till method of gardening - so much better.
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.
Starting my very first garden and trying to soak up as much information as I can. I live in northwest Florida, USA, so it is HOT here. Trying to get pallets cut up and then till my little area. I have a long way to go 😊
Enjoy the experience!
Great stuff Rachael - how exciting to be starting your first garden! :-)
Great video and presentation! Well done 👍 Great size for a my garden. Thank you so very much. God Bless 🙏
Cheers Joseph. :-)
I’m 53 and just grew an interest this year. I live in New York so have very few months to actually garden but intend to next year. This year I planted tomatoes, green chillies, mint and spinach: that’s it.
That's a great start. :-)
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!
My wife and I are looking to buy a house with a nice area for starting raised beds. I grew up on vegetables right from the garden at my parents place and I really want to continue that when we find and buy a house! This video was very helpful in giving out tips on how to get started!
Good luck in finding a house - hope you manage to secure one soon. :-)
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. :-)
Love your videos. After doing other peoples gardens for ghe ladt 18 years I have finally found time to do my own. This year i have concentrated on 2 mvedgetabkr boxes. Have planted upright french beans, chard, otiental salad, french beans (climbers), runnerbeans, beetroot, cucumbers, Jack O'lantern, spaghetti squash, rocket, tomatoes. Excited to see what happens. Will be picking through your past videos for inspiration, thank you so much.
Glad you're cracking on with your own garden. So much planted already!
Great timing! Just taking a break from the digging
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! :-)
Looks just wonderful and gives us hope & joy.🥰
I happened across these videos 6 weeks back. I cant get enough of them. First time growing anything. I can only plant in pots as I have a shared concrete yard. I have so much to learn. Ben is brilliant at explaining everything. He is so upbeat and enthusiastic. You can't help but be the same. Thanks Ben. 😊
You're very welcome - so pleased you've stumbled across the channel - welcome! :-)
Thank you Ben for this video. Exactly what I needed. You explain it so well - very inspired! Love your whole channel!
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Thanks Turia, that's kind of you to say.
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. 🙂
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. :-)
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. :-)
Thank you!
I’m creating a whole new section for my vegetables this season and I found your videos very helpful and encouraging.. i’m always learning something new on your channel. Thank you !
So delighted you’ve found the videos helpful. Best of luck with your new section.
I'm a beginner gardener, and your videos have been my go-to resource for learning the basics. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
You're very welcome - thank you for watching. :-)
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. :-)
Hope you feel better real soon there, girl.
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.
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. :-)
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. :-)
I'm planning on starting some garden beds this year for the first time . With all kinds of vegetables. This video was very helpful, ty
Pleased to hear it Alan. :-)
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. :-)
I’m a total newbie and just planning my first veg beds. Thanks for the great video 😊🌱
How exciting Rose. I hope your first veg beds do really well for you. Enjoy the whole process. :-)
Starting a Gardening club with my students at Westport Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky. Thank you for the time saving tips!
Oh wow - what a fantastic project to be doing. Hope the club starts off well - I'm sure the students will love getting started with growing! :-)
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. :-)
I've always wanted to start my mini garden since the age of 5. Now i've made a list of everything i need to know. Thx this help so much
You're very welcome. :-)
You did a lot of planning and work before today! Thanks for sharing! At this time I am trying my hand with sunflowers, hoping to get seeds as a snack, to make a little oil and to use the shells to loosen up the soil, just digging it in in my containers ! So far I got a few sunflower seeds sprouted and while I have to fix my soil, (water, add dried leaves, peels, shells*) just about everywhere, I will try to plant out the few sunflower seeds which have sprouted when they get bigger. I am also considering trying my hand with a bean or 2 as they tend to last close to 6 months and if I care for them with eggshells and banana peels, they keep bearing. For the bean I am going back to my old spot where I was lucky some years ago and which I have not used for a long time and I am also looking at planting some corn. Since I am new to corn planting and I have an old container, in which I started reviving* the soil today, I will try the corn in the container and hope to get lucky with the sunflowers around the container. Never mind that in the past in that area, the peas which I tried planting washed down the hill with the first set of rain and after that I took a break. I also have some avocado seedlings which I have to get to homes as soon as possible as they sprouted last year in some make shift containers, lol. I was hoping to have some beets for the shoots, bit that may be for a bit later. Have a good year and thanks for being inspiring!
Hi Jennifer. It sounds like you've been making some great plans too. I love the idea of trying to make oil from the sunflowers - what a fantastic project! I hope it all goes to plan. Thank so much for watching the videos - and happy gardening. :-)
That broken sticks idea is genius! I too spent a fortune on soil and amendments for beds last year & having lots of trees I never have a shortage of sticks that's for sure. Thanks for the idea!
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. Most of my beds have a bottom layer of sticks!
This was a motivating video! I can’t wait til our ground thaws! Again, Rosie makes a fabulous appearance.
USA here. Just moved from the high desert of California to the wet and humid area of North Alabama - everything is new, starting from absolute scratch. Put an orchard in, berries, potatoes, beets, celery, peppers - much more to come but need more beds soon. All no-dig.
What an exciting move Lisa. Best of luck with your new garden - and well done on the no-dig approach. :-)
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 am taking over an abandoned allotment that has grown wild! There's a polytunnel and 4 or 5 raised beds already in place. Everything has bolted and flowered, so my plan is to clear it all back and use that to start compost, then freshen the beds and plant new seeds. I don't really know what I'm doing but I'm looking forward to it! Plenty of useful videos here, thanks.
Good luck with your new allotment Shelly. It may be hard work to begin with but ultimately very rewarding!
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. :)
a very good way of planting ... needs to be used as an example
This was great! First-time garden starter and this was the most informative, helpful video I've ever seen! Thanks :)
I am an absolute beginner and have longed to grow my own vegetables and herbs, however I am useless as nothing grows!
Been told it’s all the conifers in my garden that have sapped all the nutrients out of the ground… so getting rid of my conifers and can’t wait to start my vegetable garden with my foster children!!
It will help them immensely with their mental health!!
Brilliant tutorial Ben… 😊
It certainly will. Happy gardening Shellah!
Hi! I’ve just started my veggie garden this year! I’m going the container route, because I have no idea what I’m doing. But! Your videos have been the best help!!! Lots of love to you and Rosie ❤️ -KP
So pleased the videos are proving useful Kristen. Thanks for watching. 😃👍