NO-DIG Garden Bed for Beginners
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- How to create a simple no-dig garden bed using just cardboard, compost, and NO DIGGING. The wooden edges are great for containing the compost inside, especially if you're on a slope like I am. They are completely optional though.
I'm starting a garden from scratch and am building all of the beds using the no-dig method. It involves quite a bit of compost, which I speak about at the beginning of this video.
I go through how I built this first no-dig garden bed, step-by-step, and I hope that it will help you to create your own. Eventually, the rest of my garden space will be filled with the same beds created using the same no-dig method. Do check back next summer to see how they're doing!
No-dig is an easy way to create organic gardens since you don't have to do the back-breaking work of digging over. It also reduces the number of weeds you'll need to deal with and helps keep soil organisms happy. Healthy soil = bountiful crops!
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Tanya something I did which has worked great is I dug up and flipped over the grass and soil chunks inside my bed before putting on cardboard and soil or whatever. Works like a charm in discouraging the grass or weed underneath in growing up through all you’ve put on. Good luck snd happy birthday!,
I'm using no-dig for the home garden beds :) Literally no digging over means less work, fewer weed seeds are uncovered, and the soil structure is maintained. Lots of benefits
Fabulous. I used to own a shredder, but it was a huge monster of a machine that made a heck of a racket. I'm buying of these.
Great! Have just prepared two similar beds ( though not as long) made from pallet wood in my small, urban garden. Look forward to seeing you plant this up in spring. Thank you.
Several years ago, I heard about the no-dig approach to gardening. I have evolved into a very simple gardener. I rarely use anything but compost and water. Many years ago I read about no-dig gardening and my first thought was it seemed too good to be true. But I was intrigued so I researched the subject as thoroughly as I could - I found several credible science-based sites that supported the practice.
I have many raised beds of various sizes. I decided to dedicate two of my 4 x 4 ft beds to no-dig. This way, I was able to compare similar veggies in both no-dig and traditional raised beds. After two growing seasons, I found that the no-dig bed produced at least as well as, if not better, than my traditional beds. In my mind, that's a huge win! Equal or better results with a lot less effort!
My only challenge is that so far I have not been able to produce enough of my own compost. In the fall at the end of each growing season, I usual have to purchase a yard (3 cubic feet) of compost from a commercial supplier.
Regarding your shredder, I'm wondering how long you've been using it? The reason I ask is that I've tried all kinds of different shredders (and one very similar to yours) and I've yet to find an electric shredder that is worth using. My experience with the type of shredder you're using has been that it is difficult to keep the blades sharp enough to work efficiently and it often plugs and is awkward to clear.
Many thanks for this informative post.
My shredder is new and I'm using it once a month at the moment. If it dies on me, I'll be sure to let folks know! Compost for nodig is the biggest hurdle. That's why I use a lot of composted horse manure.
Not gonna lie, I was watching the cat the whole time lol
Same 😂
Me too. Haha
Yep! 🤣
Happy Birthday T
I have done most of my beds pretty much the same way. I do tend to fill a bit higher initially - cardboard, a layer of horse manure (not really well composted with lots of bedding material) about 3" thick, then a layer of nice compost about 2" thick and then pile on the leaves and shredded grass. The first year I tend to cover with old paper leaf bags (I have lots of them as I tend to go around my area under the cover of darkness and pick up bags of leaves and clippings).
This helps to make sure that by spring the bed is well and ready to plant in! I am probably at the point of not adding any more beds at this point!
In the fall I tend to top dress my beds with some old horse manure, shredded leaves and grass clippings. Over the many years of doing this my heavy clay base soil (think brick making clay) has been pretty much transformed and gets better every year. The first few years had many struggles with different kinds of beds, layouts, soil issues, etc., we are fortunate now to be able to grow pretty much anything in our garden area!
Have a great day and hope you enjoyed your Birthday 🎂
Mike 🇨🇦🍁👍
Happy belated Birthday, what a great gift for a gardener. Love Charles Dowding, I too follow his advice for gardening. Look forward to the progress with gardens, trees and poly tunnel. I seen a video and the lady plants her garden south/north, said that way it gets even sunshine.
Happy Birthday Lovely Lady! Much Love and Blessings
Whatever I get for my garden, I find joy in, no matter what. None of my family are gardeners and they think I’m mental, because before my last birthday, they asked me what I wanted and I told them I needed shade cloth (lots of it!) to shield my poor plants from this fierce med heat! I would be absolutely over the moon with a garden shredder! I hate having to chop up my bougainvillea trimmings by hand!
Belated happy birthday what a great gift your hubby gave you. Lovely to see you have the energy back to start on your new garden, must have overcome those COVID symptoms. Take care don’t overdo things too quickly.
THANK YOU 🙂 Just seeing the bed there has given me new energy! It's been a stressful year but feeling much better
Belated Happy Birthday Tanya. Making progress in the new garden. Enjoy all your videos.
Happy 21st Birthday ( Hu Hum !!!!) Tanya Lovely Greens :) .. Gardens looking good . No dig raised beds are such a good idea.
Happy birthday and many blessings ahead. Love the progress at the new place. Can't wait for the fruit tree videos
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Thank you! There will be a few 😍
I got a chipper this summer too. I love using it!
A good place to source organic compost is you’re local recycling cycling centre ( if you have one) I buy mine in bulk (10 t ) at £6 a tonne. You’ve done a great job with those raised beds.
happy belated birthday...nice to see the garden progress...maggie truly stole the show...love the shredder...
Happy Birthday! What a wonderful gift!
Great start to your new garden 👍
Happy birthday Tanya!
A fantastic raised bed Tanya and good bed preparation video. Good to see what is being planted or sowing in it. Keep safe, well and happy gardening.
Cool video. Many thanks from across the pond. Our soil in mid-Texas is clay with sandstone and limestone. Not very conducive to farming. The composting and raised beds will be a tremendous help in our veggie garden.
Awesome I just found another use for those huge Ikea bags 😁😂😉 I LOVE watching you developed your new property. Also best cat gym ever 🐈
hope you had a lovely birthday you done a great job on raised bed
Hi, how do you keep grass from shooting up the compost? I tried no dig method last year and covered with 2 layers of carboard and yet grass grew through the card boards onto my raised beds. I had to remove the compost and dig out the grass. Thank you for your videos...love your relax way of speaking.
It will depend on the type of grass and thickness of the compost. Time of year too! We're heading into winter and the grass won't be growing as much.
Happy Birthday! Belated. I tried to find the yard waste shredder here in America but couldn't. I would need to do some research to find the best one in that price range.
Your cat is supervising the project! Happy belated birthday! I have a big one coming up the day after Christmas, the dreaded 50!
Great video! I thought you were going to say he got you four pallets for your 🎂 🎉 birthday!
Ha! I wouldn't have been displeased 😂
Thank you for making this video 😊
Happy Birthday. I cant wait to see your new garden and see what you are going to plant next, I learn so much from your videos thanks for sharing.:)
such an interesting video i just love your videosxx
Lovely clear instructions for building raised beds, Tanya - and your garden looks so lovely, it will be fascinating to see it develop. (Btw, Steph Hafferty soaks her cardboard before piling compost on the top to help it decompose. Your IoM weather will probably do that for you!) x
Yes, it definitely will 😆 Soaking happened incidentally since I left the cardboard out in the rain. It's a great help in laying it on the ground after, since it didn't blow away
Happy birthday!!! Savy
Happy Birthday! 🎊🥳
belated wishes for your birthday Tanya.
Thanks, Phil 🙂
Happy Birthday!! ❤
Nice video. Thanks.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
I've got the same shredder!
Hello Tanya, I was surprise that you only used about 4” of compost. It seems like with the thickness of the cardboard and 3 or 4” of compost it wouldn’t be enough to grow plants like potatoes or carrots?
Also will you do a video on diy overgrown strawberry bed
I love all your videos, and your book,you are wonderful .thank You!!
Hello! Over the winter the cardboard will break down and the grass under it die. The idea here is to create a bed that is composed of a compost surface but open to the soil underneath too. Plants will grow in both, depending on how deep their roots go. I'm also adding more compost in spring! See my newest video for the pile of manure I'm finishing off composting.
Hi thanks for posting this.. I have a slight slope in my yard, I made a 10'x4' 8" bed.. how do you deal with the draining since it's on a slope and I have gaps, ground to board. How do you leave it ?
A lot of people ask me about drainage, with all three of my last gardens being on slopes. I've not noticed any issues at all! Which is why I see no point in terracing here. We usually have plenty of rainfall and, if anything, being on a slope helps with drainage.
Our local solid waste facility/landfill provides mulched organic materials such as this for free. I think I will go get a truck load today and mix it with my Horse manure from my barn.
Hi Tanya. What depth should the no dig bed be for veg please? Thanks
Sorry to confuse with the wooden edgings on my beds - they are optional and only there to control erosion. My garden is in a hill! No-dig beds are not above ground. They are plots of native soil covered in about an inch or two of compost. When you start them off, you need a thicker layer on compost (5-6") to help stifle any growth from below. Once they get going, you top them up with an inch of compost a year, which does break down as worms pull it under.
Thank you so much for this video. Are the stakes 7inches on each side?
Welcome :) The stakes are 12" long each. The part that juts down and needs burying is 7" long.
This is awesome! Two questions about composting: 1) Will it draw wildlife - like deer and bears? We have deer and black bears in our area.; 2) Do we need to make sure not to put certain plants in the compost (example: poison ivy)? TIA! :)
Food scraps might be an issue if you have foraging bears and other animals such as raccoons. I don't think deer would bother with compost? We don't have bears here but I've heard that if you leave something that smells strongly of ammonia near your compost pile it will repel bears (and other animals). A wet rag in a bucket for example. It probably makes them think that it's a place where other animals defecate.
@@Lovelygreens , thank you Tanya! Excellent tip!
@@naomilay9086
Hi Naomi....bears can be an issue, they have a very highly developed sense of smell. Nothing really repels them too effectively. If you have a lot in your area you may be better off just digging holes in the garden and burying your veggie scraps - trench composting.
Good luck!
Mike 🇨🇦🍁👍
@@michaellippmann4474 , thank you so much for this tip! I'd never heard of trench composting. Thank you!
Maybe experiment with a goat or two for weed control, to eat the over growth?
You are lucky I had to cut mine by hand
1:14 every other woman would have left me if i gave her a shredder to her birthday...
Happy birthday
great🙂
Can i ask what make of compost you use ? I would like to order some. Love this channel by the way ❤
This is aged/composted horse manure. Beautiful compost!
@@Lovelygreens thankyou so much ! I have horses but im new to growing - thanks hun x
Horse poo has loads of weed seeds in it, but compost it using a hot method and you'll get this lovely stuff with no viable seeds in it :)
@@Lovelygreens hi Tanya, do you need think a mix of weed free top soil is also required in this bed. I found just using compost (I.e various types of well rotted/decomposed organic matter) didn’t work well for all veg. However, adding in a mix of approx 50:50 top soil and compost worked much better. I know some veg will grow into the soil below the cardboard, however, as you know yourself a lot of veg grow out rather than down.
Nice 😃🤔🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🌴🌱🍀🌿🌲
Do you plan to start a worm compost bin
I've got one! :)
The cat 🤣
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Josh is a lucky man. Happy birthday, however belated.
About the pallets; since they're made of untreated lumber, I wouldn't expect anything made from them to last more than a year or two (at least in my climate).
They last a good 3-4 years here -- climate and soil type makes a big difference I think. Regardless, they all break down fairly quickly. They're free and easy to come by here so I don't mind :)
Well I'm not gonna lie either.. I'll have to watch it again also. I was watching the cat also lol.....
P.s. the cat stole the show....