Building a Raised Bed Kitchen Herb Garden Out the Back Door
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, I show you how to build a raised bed kitchen herb garden right out the back door of our home. A convenient and easy way to grow herbs at home.
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G'day Everyone, this video is a little longer video than usual... If you don't mind these longer types of videos be sure to smash avo that like button! Cheers :)
Which herbs and spices do you have in Australia? Love those types of videos where you teach what we might not have where we are. Especially love the older videos where you cut and eat your own fruit. 👍🏼
I prefer the longer video to the short ones.
I love the longer video's. I'm still learning gardening and appreciate all the information i can get.
Very exciting and educational mate, I’m not an arachnophobe, but great use of the trowel 😄👍
Thanks for the longer format! Can't wait for a follow up on this bed's progress!
Hey mate! Little tip on the Vietnamese mint.. I always struggled with it too, until I found out that they're a marsh/wetland plant.. I grow them in buckets now with soil, making sure it's always moist, and almost boggy. It grows incredibly well, just needs constant moisture. Love the new beds.
Great tip there mate, for drier climates, like here in Perth (sandy soils), I grow Vietnamese Mint with my lemon grass in planters with just a few small holes for drainage, helps to keep the moisture in without becoming too boggy, and stops the lemon grass from spreading out to the neighbourhood.
Don't forget to mulch heavily on top and bottom for marsh loving plants. The excess organic matter on the bottom will retain moisture, think of it like a mini hugel....culture raised bed in a pot.
Some of my favourite extra features to your channel, is you treating the camera as a person, making us feel even more like we're really there. And also when you make fun of politicians haha
🤣😂I was drinking my tea this morning when you used the swear words and just about spewed my tea🤣🤣 Excellent line!!! I have been planning on a kitchen herb garden when we remove a large tree next to house, it will allow sunshine for the herbs. Thank you for sharing and I will be calling Kevin again for another couple of Birdies so I’ll be ready….yep love my Birdies.
Those raised beds really compliment the house as well as being practical. Great video.
Yeah how did he build it ?
I don't mind the longer videos at all. Beautiful herb garden. You've given me some ideas for mine. Thanks 😊
I like the longer format! I was happy to see that you followed your own advice and suggestions from others to create a method to hold the bed posts to keep them from sagging and pulling the beds inward. I was surprised you didn't mention them even though you did a great close-up. Would love to see a follow-up next year to see how well they hold up.
Having your beds so close to the house should also encourage yourself to freeze dry more of your herbs as the season begins to wane. I would really like to hear more about your freeze-drying adventures.
The last video covered the bed posts in-depth so probably no reason to go over it again
I didn't think it was possible that this channel could attain even more wholesome dad energy until I saw the long sleeve shirt. Chef's kiss. I love it.
I love your new shirt. So cool. My garlic chives spread faster than mint. All you need now is a little Bistro table and two chairs to sit with your tea and watch the Herbs grow. Thanks Mark love your new kitchen herb beds.
You have such a beautiful property Mark, you've created an incredible transformation over the years! Have you ever considered putting in a tea or medicinal herb garden? I would love to see that, if you ever decide to! God bless!
I don't believe he has one specifically for that purpose, as he's growing bits of what he needs everywherw. Me and another follower are writing down a list of medicinal plants you can grow in the garden on Mark's forum called Self Sufficient Culture.
www.selfsufficientculture.com/ams/the-medicinal-garden.25/
@@MandyOnderwater awesome, thanks!
I was thinking about a tea garden myself, but I'm not so great at herbs. A tea garden is a fantastic idea.
@@MandyOnderwater good start lots to go. My first thought was you've missed feverfew, Yarrow, elderberry, Heal All, Marshmallow, evening primrose, Clary sage, moringa & Ashwaganda. Other than the obvious they were the first ones I put in my garden in particular Elderberry, yarrow & feverfew.
@@miss_mish agreed! I'm hoping to add those in the near future. Cheers!
The sounds coming from all the insects & birds around you is awesome! Those little critturs must know it's the best place to be 😎 Much love from silent England 🤗
my mantra is WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER. What a WONDERFUL Kitchen garden! LOVE IT!
Next is a table on that terrace... To enjoy the herbs' smell and make fresh salads with the herbs in arms reach. I've also planted herbs next to my terrace/summer kitchen. Love the new look and the accessibility. Can't wait to see the beds flourish!!!
love your work my Mother in-law loved watching you RIP Beverley Williams till we meet again take care all happy gardening
Last year I attached pots to my Deck railing with all the herbs! Just steps out the kitchen door to the herb garden and so easy to access for cooking!
Enjoy your new mini garden!
The older I get, the better these raised beds look. I bet you are loving the location of these herbs now.
I love the longer videos Mark...pls do more
I love how much you love gardening. You're a big inspiration. I also love how you call out politicians on their bull crap 👍
From a little farm in
Washington State
5 acres.
I absolutely love this channel. Thank you for all the great ideas.
That new fishing shirt is TOPS! Very nice looking!
Looks great - a nice improvement - and more to the point, looks admirably functional! I wouldn't have had the heart to "shovel-prune" those volunteers, either.
I never have understood people who place kitchen herbs farther than 10 feet from the door. I guess it makes more sense for people who are all about gardening but hate cooking, though, like my mother-in-law, who prioritizes appearance over function in just about every aspect of her life. That just drives me absolutely batshit crazy...
Those new beds are so nice! So happy that you kept the grapevine.
I love this idea, I was actually trying to think of a way to maybe grow them inside but in a clean way where I'm not spilling dirt everywhere. I used to have 2 huge cement pots that I would grow Rosemary and Basil in and it was so nice to grab the scissors, go on the porch and have them ready in like 10 seconds.
Also, nice legs dude! you look like the incredible hulk lol
The herb beds are going to be so handy right on the back porch Mark. They look great as well. Ive still got to fill my Birdies beds which I will be doing shortly ready for spring. Great video
I grow most of my herbs on my deck - which gets plenty of sun and is very close to my kitchen - for all the same reasons you've outlined. So - great job - and I hope you find as much culinary joy in yours as I have with mine.
Love it, totally awesome!
I miss Australia so much!
I was born in Sydney and lived 46 years in around the metropolitan area, until I moved to U.S. in 2003.
Your videos make me feel right at home. Thank you.
The raised beds are a ripper! You have a fantastic property to grow your fruits and veggies. Enjoy your cool summer, for now!
I'm with your wife - love those garden ornaments!
Love the new shirt! Thanks for the new vid, I love seeing all the green growing plants and learning from a master!
You're a breath of fresh air, Mark.. 👍 Thanks for the endless advice (and chuckles 😂)
I love the new addition to the garden, it's gorgeous. I love spiders and hate snakes LOL. Too funny about the Kent pumpkin, it followed you to the herb garden LOL Maybe half or quarter the garlic chives. Nina's one-eye fish is now a hat holder ...Haha! Cute garden ornaments. Again, I love your herb garden.
Who doesn’t love a good, convenient herb garden? I do! I grow and dry a bunch of herbs every year. My mother loves to cook with fresh herbs too, so I fill a plant stand with potted herbs right outside her back door and dry a bunch of herbs for her to use in the winter every year.
Hi from Tassie love your channel 🙂 definitely want that shirt will be great for gardening here in the cool weather.. thanks for being a great garden dad because of yours and Kevin's channel my garden journey has blossomed keep up the great work so I can keep up the gardening dream 😁
You're always entertaining. It's always nice a different change
Brilliant use of space and easy to access. I learn a lot from you. Keep producing great content. Cheers
Like you, when I have the 'free' plants come up from previous growths...I have to let them do there thing! Cool and informative as always, Mark.
What a great growing space. Congratulations.
I don't mind the longer videos! The front herb raised garden beds look fantastic!! Awesome job as always friend 🖤
I think that's a very lovely enhancement to your home and adds other value by having fresh herbs right out your door like you said. Genius!!
This is a wonderful idea! It's something I'm going to do out our back door as it gets tons of morning sun, I may even put it out front. I'll have to plan this.
I’ve been waffling on another raised bed (have 3-4’x7.5’) for blueberries. I think a small one under the houses drip line makes sense. Close to the deck. Cool video. On my third year now. And the strawberries and blackberries are producing well. The fruit trees are slow. We’ve had unusually cold winters the last two years in my area. Central Florida. Killed all my bananas.
Do it! Oh blueberries!
I think the longer videos are great! I prefer about 15 or 20 minutes, depending on the content of course. Thanks for the great info!!
woah, I didn't realise garlic chives can get so big! I thought they were tiny little grassy things as they don't seem to grow very big for me. Maybe i'll try replanting them into much larger pots and give them heaps of organic cow manure.
I agree with your views on spiders vs snakes too. ugh! I freak out when I see them around my house.
Would love an update on this garden later! We also have very harsh sun in South Africa and some of the more delicate herbs struggle with it. Thanks for the vids!
Yeah, I live in the Mojave desert (USA), about 1 hour from Death Valley, you can't be a wimpy herb here either.
Love your video’s. The longer the better. Thanks Mark! 👍
I copied your chicken feeder after wasting $$$ on PVC styles. Yours is the best ever! No waste no mess. Simple and cheap. Thank you!! Steve in Utah.
It looks way better can't wait to see how it looks after it fills in
THE HEAVY BREATHING VARIETY ☠️☠️. I love you Mark 😭😭🫶🏻🫶🏻😍😍😍
Mark, I have two big boxes on my front porch that contain all the pieces for 32" high beds much like the Birdies (mine are from a company named Vego). I also have some red cedar to make another couple of tall boxes, and am looking forward to planting some of the foods I like that tend to be expensive if purchased in a grocery store. I really enjoyed seeing your beds go together.
Knowing me, Mark, my poor Hubby will shake his head and sweat at the idea of the herb beds that I want to make up. LOL ! I intend on culinary and medicinal herb beds as well as food, naturally. I will most likely mix them with some veggies into another bed if necessary. Love the shirt mate, that would be great for us.
We just adore you and your videos. Thanks for your service too! God bless you and your family always! 😊
Wow, wonderful idea, I’m getting ready to add two large planters to my garden but now will place them right behind the porch to make them more accessible. And love your sense of humor, also thank you for all the gardening information you provide. Thank you , thank you! Your vids are always informative and entertaining
It's really cool to see you get new equipment! You deserve it!
Great video! I really love the idea of an herb garden right outside and accessible. Your new set-up is gorgeous, and I really enjoyed watching the process, especially the planting of the herbs. Great variety! Thanks Mark! Have a great day!
Love your work, I watched one of your videos from 6years ago today, 11k views, you hoped to make this your living... all your hard work has definitely been noticed and very much appreciated 👍 👏🏼 😊
Looks great! Will be interested in an update video at some stage to see how it all fills in. Pineapple sage is my absolute favourite herb to grow, so beautiful and the fragrance is magic - HOWEVER it gets huge and spreads really easily so can be a bit "weedy"
Hiya Tarn...can you tell me if you actually use the pineapple sage in your cooking? I dithered over buying some in Bunnings just the other day and ultimately decided against it. I'd grow it just for its appearance and scent, but I'd love some ideas for its use in the kitchen....
@@sandrascott2606 I've not used it a ton but I like it with roast chicken and slow cooked pork, gives a subtle pineapple flavour. Mostly I just love the flowers and the scent 😍
Can use for tea. Few leaves in a salad probably good. But I put it where I’ll brush against it along the walk so I’m resurprised by the smell randomly. Do the same with that gray curry herb.
watching your channel from 7,200Feet elevation in Colorado makes me extremely jealous of your climate.
Hey Mark, Love the longer form videos! Watch out for the pineapple sage in the garden bed though , it sends runners like mint, not as aggressive but still will try to take over. I learnt the hard way and had to rip it out haha
The beds look great. I love having herbs near the kitchen door.
The herb beds are terrific. What a transformation! How's the remodeling going?
I love her garden decor! Especially the kitty cat 🐈
Truly inspiring, I've been playing with the idea, now I'll do it 👍👍
Whenever we get welcome additions to our garden that grow all on their own, we call them "volunteers." I had a lettuce start near my pea plants this season, I guess the seeds got mixed in when I was planting elsewhere. They're doing remarkably well together!
Looks great! Thanks for the video!
Fantastic video, Mark! Super excited for that hat to be on your store!!!
We too have a large water container and were thinking of a solar powered drip system. Hopefully have it going this year. Cheers Mark from Canada
Very thankful for you for making these videos for us to enjoy and learn. Always a pleasure them, thank you!
If I had seen that spider, I would have burned the whole house down and the whole property and then moved somewhere else 😂😋 Love the video, great tips and ideas! Fun to see how you do it, we will start for the very first time this spring 😃
Incredible forearms. This chap is strong.
I love it! I want to do an herb garden this year. As always, I enjoy your videos. Really like the new hat!
It’s always nice when you rearrange your garden and a random plant pops up ❤
Be careful with oregano, it’s almost as bad as mint and will take over the bed. Great video, alway good to relax and watch what going to be going on in my garden in a couple months.
Happy the tomato came up! The herb / salad fixin's garden is beautiful! 😁
Beautiful job!
Good day mate . glad to see you wearing your hat. looking forward to getting one if your merchandise shirt specially the new one. love your idea having the garden right next to the house.
I would love to set up something similar. Not sure if the closest area off my back patio gets enough sun, though. Either way, great video, Mark! God bless.
Love this video!! Watching from the USA, and love the seasonal opposition of the our hemispheres! When I am thinking about a project, I look to your videos and you've just done it!! Love the synchronicity!! 💚 You said something about a water system for the garden, and I would like to share another TH-cam channel... Off Grid With Doug and Stacy! You will find entire playlist on off grid living, INCLUDING a 💦 catchment system they use for their entire homestead! Much Love from Ohio, USA🇺🇲🙏💚🌱(Where we've just had a HUGE 🚂💥🌎🤢 environmental disaster in the River Valley!)
Do you practice "companion planting" with your herbs? Lavender, oregano, marjoram, rosemary, sage, and thyme tend to do well together. But those that like more moist conditions do well with each other. Of course garlic really helps the rest of the garden, esp. keeping some pests away. I love this idea of a larger and more convenient herb garden. I want to have that when I get a house. The wonderful Ina Garten, of "Barefoot Contessa" fame, had a herb and veggie garden just outside her kitchen door.
Yeah he does. You can see it with the trellises especially. He'll have one growing up the trellises and another underneath as ground cover.
Enjoyed your program. Learned a lot in the USA. Thank you for all your help.
G'Day and thank you for the informative videos. Inspired to do raised beds in the Spring. Any thoughts on a small greenhouse and how to locate them? Keep up the great work down under!
It’s fun to see someone planting while I watch snow coming down outside. It is very pretty to watch the snow but I am ready for spring here. In Northern Kentucky USA.
I am in the Mojave, too cold here and rainy all last week. We need the rain desperately out here, but still no gardening..
In regards to that rain tank, I wouldn't mind seeing a take on one of your experiments where you water the same types of plants with different sources of water and observe the difference. I know rain water is much better for plants over tap water, but by how much I wonder.
That would be tricky because the plants would all have to be kept out of the naturally falling rain to really do it properly, otherwise they're not really being watered only from one source, but Mark has rainwater, tap water, bore water, and recycled water available to use which covers all the most commonly used water sources around the world, so he's in a perfect position to do such an experiment. I'd love to see the results if he did it.
This is awesome. I’m in SEQ too so I find your gardening so relatable and your nature so calming. Cheers Mark
Mark we're looking forward to your new merch coming out! We absolutely love our back door herb garden too. Very handy to dash out during cooking to grab what we need. From us in Northern NSW
Love the idea of the Herb garden, close to the house. Don't forget, Marigolds!
Awsome gardening combined with superb dad jokes. I love it.
Thank you! I’m planning my herb garden now, so this vlog is very timely!
Lovage! We grew this in our front courtyard in the Netherlands, it grew very tall & wide, and was a great companion for the giant dill and rosemary - loved it!
Lol " better do what the boss says" Yup, I've got the garden ornaments too... and for the same reason. Waiting for my seeds to arrive and start seeding in Feb. In doors cause we still have snow on the ground. Thanks for the great video
Your new herb garden looks great. Nice and convenient too!
really curious if the raised birdy garden beds are compatible with regular roofing tin? would I be able to buy say the round bed and use sheets to extend it and make it a rectangle ? i cant see why it wouldn't work anyways thanks and great vid as always!
you're living the life man, god bless & thanks for the inspiration ❤
I love watching your videos.. always learn something from them. Love your new kitchen herb garden raised beds.. look forward to watching them settle in and grow. Thank you 😊
Great video and information 👍. Thank you for sharing your experiences and your tips and tricks. Really enjoy what you do. Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family. 👌It looks lovely and convenient!
I have stumbled upon your channel while doing research for expanding my garden/homestead and I am really enjoying your content. Thank you for all the inspiration!
Love the bright colored shirt.
Love your channel.
Just found this channel. This guy is living the dream I’m working towards. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and info!
Definitely Savin this
Love those ornaments! Good for you, Nina!
Looking forward to seeing the progress of the herbs
Love this idea for the herbs! Love to cook with fresh ones too! Great video! Thanks