you should make a video about complimentary plants like corn, tomatoes, and beans. its very economical. you can plant 3 different crops all within the same space. the corn will give the beans something to grab onto and the roots of the tomatoes and corn will actually trade and share nutrients, allowing for the beans to syphon nutrients from that as well as the soil. plants that are beneficial for eahother are so cool.
This is called the three sisters method, and if the beans have access to the right bacteria then they can make nitrogen available for theo there two, too! :)
Succession planting!! I just spent 4 hours last weekend planning my beds to make sure that we have a consistent crop all year long! I didn’t know this was a thing until I started planning what I was going to plant, saying to myself “I definitely don’t need that many radishes all at once...” thank you for answering my one question about replanting a square once I’ve harvested it!! I’m very excited...
I'm realizing its important now after ending up with that many radishes all at once 🤣. In our defense, we managed to eat quite a bit of it and gave away some more, but some still did go to waste (into our sorta compost pile)
@@julienorban7781 I see you sent that question a year ago with no response. The answer is no. The acidity will be lost in the decomposition. Nothing to worry about.
"I plant a lettuce, 60 days later i have a lettuce" get out of my brain man lol. You make killer content my man, I've learned more from you then I have from college courses ! I finally have a prospering garden lol.(edit for my poor grammer haha)
About tip 7: Plant crops together, that need about the same water intake. If not one looses out, if it can't take too much/ too little water. I did this with tomatoes and lettuce. While I want to water the tomatoes only a little bit every few days, the lettuce needs water more often, like daily or every two days.
I found using really large wood chips to fill the bottom of my large raised bed really helped and then I had mulch that was used from almond trees and then I put a high grade soil on top my strawberries and carrots are beautiful
I did a similar approach to my21 raised beds. The only two complains I have is that the water blows through the bed and that I have to keep adding soil at least 3 times a year even though I chose tough degrading wood: juniper.
Those Aussie Birdie raised beds are great! I've had some of mine for 6 or 7 years and had to remove the soil from one due to tree root invasion and I found the inside of the bed in as close to pristine condition as I could possibly hope. Based on that I'd give it another ten years of life span without a problem.
I really want to thank you for having this channel. New gardener here and these video's are really, really helpful! If nobody else today tells you, you are APPRECIATED! Also, you seem like a really nice person. Please have a wonderful day!
I just preordered 2 birdies raised beds from you a few nights ago and I’m suuuuuuper excited! I’m replacing my warped wood beds and expanding the garden! You and Mark are so inspiring.
I was chuckling over the discussion of zones and frost dates. I live in central OR at 4200 feet vertical. We are zone 3-4. We can freeze any night of the year. And lots of people garden. It's a matter of understanding what, when and how.
On succession planting - even if you aren’t especially organized you can do a couple of things: on the day I plant out my starts I always plant the same seeds - first succession done! Also when I was a grower we planted every Friday - I’m retired now but I’m still in the habit of putting in a few seeds every Friday. It means I don’t have to do a lot of planning but it still gets the job done. Except for zucchini and tomatoes 😮
I like hugelmounds in my raised beds because the materials eventually compost then my beds are full of natural microbes. All I do is add soil on top of the bed when it settles. I also shred my monthy bills then use the paper shreds in my beds and chicken coop and beds. The chickens seem to enjoy scratching through the shreds too.
I burn the shredded bills, then add to compost. You never know what's in the ink dye. Apparently, the only newspaper with non toxic ink in the UK is The Guardian.
I’ve had short beds, about a timber high, and double one high, I preferred the taller one, and that’s why we’ve ordered a bunch of taller beds this time around. As someone who has on and off lower back pain, I wanted to ensure I got the beds that will grow with us. The smaller ones are better for the kids, but as long as they have a step, then they can still help.
I remember I was so excited because all my tomato seedlings sprouted and planted them all so I'm now left with tons of mother plants with huge amounts of tomatoes. Succession planting would be a good thing
This is some really good info. I'm right at the beginning of my gardening life, so I can appreciate not only the Square Foot Gardening book, but these very helpful videos. Thanks brother!
I've got soaker hoses, they're cheap and works fine. I can really recommend a water computer, I've got a Gardena select which waters automatically when I'm away.
Hi I’m 85 years old and developing a hobby growing vegetables (thanks to you and the pandemic)! I bought cattle troughs for metal planters. No drainage. Will drill holes. Bed is 18” tall and 8’ long. Doing what you said about thrifty filling the bed. Planting easy fall vegetables. Can you advise? If not I understand.Please know that I am really enjoying all of this process and all of the things that I’m learning. Thank you very much
this method of dividing video clips by subject is genius! less boring... and i love it! i am one who needs to review clips more than once to really make sure i did not miss anything :) i love those bibb lettuces and i really want to try growing those! can you tell me where i can get those exact kind? pretty please ..... God bless... stay safe and be well... keep those gardening tips coming!!
Would you consider doing an "over wintering" video? I'm a new gardener in zone 6A and I'm feeling really attached to all of my vegetable plants, herbs, and even bulbs that are not for my zone. Any tips on what does really well inside over the winter (and if they need grow lights) vs. what doesn't do well inside over the winter that I need to let go of? Thanks, I love your channel!!! :)
I have some shallow beds set on native soil. Growth is excellent in them, but the challenge this year has been the puppy getting into them and digging up the soil. Had to add barriers after sowing until plants were big enough that he wouldn't be tempted by bare soil.
I've been gardening since 1966, and I can still learn new things. I'm trying to switch to raised beds and RGGS because of my body not liking things like bending and weeding. Thank you for your videos.
I have done this from many years ago I only have one type of lettuce from my friend, it is the best lettuce ever, and I usually pick the leaves one by one like you’re doing in the video. And the lettuce plants will grow and gives me the seeds in the end…! This type of lettuce likes cool weather I will plant it soon this year. Thank you for the tips I learned from you. God bless you and your family.🙏❤️
Great video! I have been gardening for almost 5 years now but continually learning. I always wondered how long I could cut and come again on most lettuces and never realized it was around 5 times. :)
You have now saved me so much on dirt I'm never going to buy so much again genius idea I'm so sad I haven't thought of anything like this yet! Thank you sir. I feel so stupid, the feet upon feet upon too much dirt I have spent money on. My little pots I have started using rocks and water for to save on dirt and now I have a way to save on my bins buckets and trash cans full of plants! Ur the best!
Just planted my first raised garden. Wish I saw this before I did, lol. I finally understand succession planting. That was very helpful. I will use it in the future. I also now understand cut & come again, that will be helpful with all the greens I have planted. I can't wait until I can use this method. Thanks again for all the tips & tricks.
Excellent! You're such a great teacher! Thank you for compiling the responses to all of these questions. Love the no dog method explanation about leaving in the roots
Awesome video!! Extremely informative and inspiring. I am starting my first ever gardening project right now and your videos have been beyond helpful! Thanks for all the great work!!!
I am really enjoying binge watching your videos! I've learned so much. I really appreciate the production quality and your pleasant voice and diction. Thank you for all the hard work and high quality production and information. Thanks for helping me grow my 🟩👍🏼. 🙂
Great tips today! Have you considered doing a video for people that live in zones 8 to 13 as to what we should consider planting for our fall garden? 😊
You have been such a ray light for my go to videos for anything that I have tried to grow for the past 2 years. All of your videos are WONDERFUL! I found you at the beginning of our covid lockdown in 2020. I live in San Diego and I have a restricted garden format because I rent my cabana, so growing what I eat has to be done in either garden pots or a raised bed. Thank you so much for all of your incredible education!
Great video, I’m currently preparing for my birdies raised bed that I pre ordered through your site. Can’t wait! Thanks for all the tips and tricks. I’m gonna go and order that seeding square now, that thing is pretty neat.
when you brought up succession planting i almost clicked off, i dont like crop rotation, but this will save me SO MUCH HARVEST and will really help me go self sustainable. amazing video, thank you
I love your videos! I wasn't into gardening I've started this year did some mistakes but learn a lot from you! Your videos are as zen as gardening. You're doing a great job with the editing and I love that new feature from youtube that cuts the lenght bar time into parts. Keep it up you're EPIC! :D
I'm in Zone 2b, the last freeze is around mid-june and first freeze just happened this morning (mid-sept).. Raisedbed are good for leafy greens and underground crops, but a greenhouse is a must overhere if you want red tomatoes!
WOW!!! This is SO informative!!! I just bought a property & have been thinking about doing some gardening but am a bit overwhelmed as it's a large property, Best way to go is start with some raised beds until I get the hang of this new zone & how much I can honestly really handle on my own. Thank you so much for all your information. I WILL stay tuned!
Kevin, I love your work and have learned so much from you. My enthusiasm for gardening has increased by orders of magnitude through the wealth of information you have given me. Thank you. I'm planning on buying Birdies for next year and wanted to know what all I should add into the raised bed organic soil that I'll use. Do you recommend buying earth worms to add in? What else?
Excellent information Thank you. I have wooden raised beds (about 4 feet high due to rabbits on Pictou Island ,Nova Scotia. Wood is rotting in places. Shore up or find new containers. All things have to be ferry transported so anything lighter helps, ie liquid fertilizers, soils, etc.
4:25 that's what I do with hand watering with garden hose. 2 minutes = 4 gallons. so I water each bed for two minutes. that gives 1/4 of an inch of water.
Thank you for this video. I like your approach to grow wherever you can, because we don't always have the choices we want, but we still have choices. These tips have super payback potential. I do get lazy, or absent minded about mulching and it really takes a toll mid season. I also like the tip is planning based on sunlight path.
First off, thank you Kevin for all of your insightful gardening and homesteading tips. They've taught me a lot over the years. I have a question about raised bed gardening, using the layering methods you have talked about. I filled my 12" tall beds with about 5" of organic material, wood, for branhes, weeds and leaves, some pine straw and old potting mix, then about 5" of raised bed mix with some room for mulch on top, however after watching some of your videos on the topic, I realized that I may have screamed myself because I planted onions, carrots and leeks and worry that they won't do well because they are root crops and the organic materials at the bottom are so coarse. Any suggestions or insight that you can share would be helpful. Thank you for your time.
Fantastic video Kevin! I live near by in San Marcos and deal a lot with heat and sun during June/July. I just got some sun shade and I'm hoping it'll help. Keep up the great work man.
I have that same sprinkler can... but you’re using the sprinkler side upside down. Give it a twist, there’s at click on both the pour and sprinkler side so that it’s more like a light shower good for delicate seedlings. 😃 And thx for ALL your awesome tips! New to your channel and just love it!, 😁🐓🐶🌱
Fantastic content. I started my first raised beds a month ago. I built them and filled them with soil based on your videos. Thank you for all the help 🙏
Do the raised beds EVER go on sale? My 86 year old dad and I have been doing raised bed, square foot gardening for many years, but our wooden 4x4 beds (all 6 of them) are about shot and need to be replaced. Both of us are retired and on fixed incomes, so buying about 4 of your amazing beds is cost prohibitive. I'm trying to do something; we both love gardening and Dad says it's his therapy...especially since losing Mom in March, 2022...his bride of over 64 years. Thank you for such a wealth of knowledge! I grew up watching Mel, bought his book and use his methods. You have carried it to the next level, teaching millions how to grow through both your successes and mistakes! May God continue to bless you!
Say what?! A SEEDING SQUARE 😵🤩😍 My Holiday list is going to be Epic Gardening themed for sure 😆 If you sold it as an affiliate, I would surely buy via your link to support (just an idea 😇). Thanks Kevin for yet another gardening ”aha”! 👌🏾😎
Epic Gardening: Very true; I was hoping it was hardened silicone or repurposed plastic. Agree about wood as a better alternative; hopefully someone out there will create it (or already did!).
1:10 I'll just make a box and put it on top of something (a few bricks, table or just attach "legs" to it), so I don't have to worry about that and I can use the space under it :)
Hey in a big bed like that the untreated lumber is an option and that rots down to make crazy fertile soil....being on a shoestring budget I am using materials I got super cheap or free....natural stone or concrete block. My biggest bed is a square one 4 feet wide by 10 feet long...that one is 20 inches tall...2 layers of 8 by 8 by 16 with a 4 inch solid cap block....bingo instant garden seat if you get tired. No problem getting the soil cause I've raised rabbits for over 30 years and have had a pony for 7 years My soil mix is one third sand one third compost and one third rabbit manure that is like 12 years old and turned to black crumbly dirt. I throw in a bit of peat moss and a cup of wood ash and mix that all up in a garden size bathtub a senior citizen the it to me to haul it away....im 5 foot 10 myself so I want to use economy of motion and keep bending to a minimum.....im in zone 7 and I already have potatoes up and will have to cover them again as soon as the rain stops....
I used straw as mulch but got the wrong kind. It grew straw n I was picking little grass out all summer. Be sure to get the right kind of straw. Tip from a Michigan gardner.
Love this channel and ur wisdom and gardening and i am starting out 1st time this year myself and i trust doing ur tips n tricks and experience will help me way way more and. I am gonna start my gardening channel soon and give my advise and experience and my journey along the way
I just use a knife and whack off the lettuce plant about 3/4 inch above the ground. It has always worked for me. Maybe cutting the individual leaves and leaving a few smaller ones in the center would be better, though. It would leave more leaves to power the plant, and they would last longer. I never thought about that before so thanks for the tip!
We bought 4 cubic yard of potting soil + 1 cubic yard of compost from a local supplier, and it was relatively cheap Vs buying bags of potting mix/compost from Home Depot. We were able to fill six 6 ft x 3ft x 24” planters
My grandmother always told me you didn't want air pockets . It would cause the roots to rot I remember this because she probably told me a thousand times every time we planted something pack the dirt to keep air pockets out and support the plant
Greetings from Albania 🇦🇱 Your video have been very helpful for me and I want to thank you very much. Since I have learn a lot from you can you make a video of you top books about growing methodology and strategy. And at the same time I notice that you have kind of tool a box for putting the seeds in a calculated manner. Can you show us more about some of the tools for beginners. Hope your garden grows faster in your new home. Can't wait to see a lot of new videos. Hugs 🤗
I live in central Texas... we have 3 seasons; Spring, Summer and Summerer
Jay Simmons SO TRUE !!!!
I love this comment! Although i live in Oklahoma but im from south padre lol
I live in northern Utah. We have 4 seasons: winter, almost winter, windy, and road construction
I live in south Texas near the coast kind of and it’s.... Summer, Summerer, Oh hey a hurricane, and a warm winter
I live in Florida and we have summer, wet summer, and colder summer
You should commit a WHOLE video on succession planting with various plants and what to expect. This was the best part of the vid.
Thank you for talking about a disabled gardener. Raised beds are also great as you get older and your knees aren’t happy.
I don’t know how you divided up the time bar and labeled the sections, but it’s really nice!
New feature ;)
I always like it when people do this with their videos.
you should make a video about complimentary plants like corn, tomatoes, and beans. its very economical. you can plant 3 different crops all within the same space. the corn will give the beans something to grab onto and the roots of the tomatoes and corn will actually trade and share nutrients, allowing for the beans to syphon nutrients from that as well as the soil. plants that are beneficial for eahother are so cool.
Holy cow, that's so awesome 🥰 Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely look for more resources and info on this 😁
This is called the three sisters method, and if the beans have access to the right bacteria then they can make nitrogen available for theo there two, too! :)
They have videos about the three sisters
Succession planting!! I just spent 4 hours last weekend planning my beds to make sure that we have a consistent crop all year long! I didn’t know this was a thing until I started planning what I was going to plant, saying to myself “I definitely don’t need that many radishes all at once...” thank you for answering my one question about replanting a square once I’ve harvested it!! I’m very excited...
I'm realizing its important now after ending up with that many radishes all at once 🤣. In our defense, we managed to eat quite a bit of it and gave away some more, but some still did go to waste (into our sorta compost pile)
You bet!
In the bottom part, is it OK to insert pine tree logs and branches? Would this affect acidity of the soil long term?
@@julienorban7781 I see you sent that question a year ago with no response. The answer is no. The acidity will be lost in the decomposition. Nothing to worry about.
"I plant a lettuce, 60 days later i have a lettuce" get out of my brain man lol. You make killer content my man, I've learned more from you then I have from college courses ! I finally have a prospering garden lol.(edit for my poor grammer haha)
About tip 7: Plant crops together, that need about the same water intake. If not one looses out, if it can't take too much/ too little water.
I did this with tomatoes and lettuce. While I want to water the tomatoes only a little bit every few days, the lettuce needs water more often, like daily or every two days.
Yeah great call there
I like that you don’t ramble. Informative and easy to watch. Thank you!
I found using really large wood chips to fill the bottom of my large raised bed really helped and then I had mulch that was used from almond trees and then I put a high grade soil on top my strawberries and carrots are beautiful
I did a similar approach to my21 raised beds. The only two complains I have is that the water blows through the bed and that I have to keep adding soil at least 3 times a year even though I chose tough degrading wood: juniper.
I am a teacher and the topics that you cover are amazing. I can't wait to get back in the classroom and utilize what I've learned from you!
Those Aussie Birdie raised beds are great! I've had some of mine for 6 or 7 years and had to remove the soil from one due to tree root invasion and I found the inside of the bed in as close to pristine condition as I could possibly hope. Based on that I'd give it another ten years of life span without a problem.
I am 60 and love to learn new things. You have given me so much to digest. Thank you for your time and all of the work you do.
I really want to thank you for having this channel. New gardener here and these video's are really, really helpful! If nobody else today tells you, you are APPRECIATED! Also, you seem like a really nice person. Please have a wonderful day!
I just preordered 2 birdies raised beds from you a few nights ago and I’m suuuuuuper excited! I’m replacing my warped wood beds and expanding the garden! You and Mark are so inspiring.
Thank you so much for the order! I'm excited to getthem in your garden :)
Hello! These look great, do you ship outside the U.S.?
Colombia to be more specific?
So many gems 💎 in this video. This is the jump start guide for gardeners.
I was chuckling over the discussion of zones and frost dates. I live in central OR at 4200 feet vertical. We are zone 3-4. We can freeze any night of the year. And lots of people garden. It's a matter of understanding what, when and how.
On succession planting - even if you aren’t especially organized you can do a couple of things: on the day I plant out my starts I always plant the same seeds - first succession done! Also when I was a grower we planted every Friday - I’m retired now but I’m still in the habit of putting in a few seeds every Friday. It means I don’t have to do a lot of planning but it still gets the job done. Except for zucchini and tomatoes 😮
I like hugelmounds in my raised beds because the materials eventually compost then my beds are full of natural microbes. All I do is add soil on top of the bed when it settles. I also shred my monthy bills then use the paper shreds in my beds and chicken coop and beds. The chickens seem to enjoy scratching through the shreds too.
Yeah I shred my bills too! After paying them ;)
I burn the shredded bills, then add to compost. You never know what's in the ink dye. Apparently, the only newspaper with non toxic ink in the UK is The Guardian.
3:23 why they park so close?
I’ve had short beds, about a timber high, and double one high, I preferred the taller one, and that’s why we’ve ordered a bunch of taller beds this time around. As someone who has on and off lower back pain, I wanted to ensure I got the beds that will grow with us. The smaller ones are better for the kids, but as long as they have a step, then they can still help.
I remember I was so excited because all my tomato seedlings sprouted and planted them all so I'm now left with tons of mother plants with huge amounts of tomatoes. Succession planting would be a good thing
This is some really good info. I'm right at the beginning of my gardening life, so I can appreciate not only the Square Foot Gardening book, but these very helpful videos. Thanks brother!
I've got soaker hoses, they're cheap and works fine. I can really recommend a water computer, I've got a Gardena select which waters automatically when I'm away.
I loved raised beds especially for replanting.
Hi I’m 85 years old and developing a hobby growing vegetables (thanks to you and the pandemic)! I bought cattle troughs for metal planters. No drainage. Will drill holes. Bed is 18” tall and 8’ long. Doing what you said about thrifty filling the bed. Planting easy fall vegetables. Can you advise? If not I understand.Please know that I am really enjoying all of this process and all of the things that I’m learning. Thank you very much
What’s your question?
Wow, Kevin! One of the best videos you've done, can't thank you enough!!!!!!!
Glad you liked it!
this method of dividing video clips by subject is genius! less boring... and i love it! i am one who needs to review clips more than once to really make sure i did not miss anything :) i love those bibb lettuces and i really want to try growing those! can you tell me where i can get those exact kind? pretty please ..... God bless... stay safe and be well... keep those gardening tips coming!!
Would you consider doing an "over wintering" video? I'm a new gardener in zone 6A and I'm feeling really attached to all of my vegetable plants, herbs, and even bulbs that are not for my zone. Any tips on what does really well inside over the winter (and if they need grow lights) vs. what doesn't do well inside over the winter that I need to let go of? Thanks, I love your channel!!! :)
Totally will as we get closer!
Epic Gardening 😃 thank you so much!
This was the best video ever! I’m a new grower and need all of this. I will save and watch several times I’m certain. Thanks!
I have some shallow beds set on native soil. Growth is excellent in them, but the challenge this year has been the puppy getting into them and digging up the soil. Had to add barriers after sowing until plants were big enough that he wouldn't be tempted by bare soil.
I've been gardening since 1966, and I can still learn new things. I'm trying to switch to raised beds and RGGS because of my body not liking things like bending and weeding. Thank you for your videos.
Perfect timing I just got my beds delivered to me this week. Thanks for putting all this information together it helps tons
Glad it was helpful! Enjoy the beds!
Wow this is a fantastic video! Can’t believe we get this content for free. Keep up the good work!
I have done this from many years ago I only have one type of lettuce from my friend, it is the best lettuce ever, and I usually pick the leaves one by one like you’re doing in the video. And the lettuce plants will grow and gives me the seeds in the end…! This type of lettuce likes cool weather I will plant it soon this year. Thank you for the tips I learned from you. God bless you and your family.🙏❤️
Great video! I have been gardening for almost 5 years now but continually learning. I always wondered how long I could cut and come again on most lettuces and never realized it was around 5 times. :)
You have now saved me so much on dirt I'm never going to buy so much again genius idea I'm so sad I haven't thought of anything like this yet! Thank you sir. I feel so stupid, the feet upon feet upon too much dirt I have spent money on. My little pots I have started using rocks and water for to save on dirt and now I have a way to save on my bins buckets and trash cans full of plants! Ur the best!
We did this to our entire backyard. It's just something obvious that a lot of people don't think about!!🤯
Just planted my first raised garden. Wish I saw this before I did, lol. I finally understand succession planting. That was very helpful. I will use it in the future. I also now understand cut & come again, that will be helpful with all the greens I have planted. I can't wait until I can use this method. Thanks again for all the tips & tricks.
What are your thoughts on companion planting? Does it really work? (ie Marigolds and other flowers/plants with the vegetables)
You are a great teacher! I don’t want to give up.
Thanks!
I love how organized this is. So cool and I really needed this info 🙃
I like the way you explained succession planting. It can be very overwhelming but what you said makes sense.
Excellent! You're such a great teacher! Thank you for compiling the responses to all of these questions. Love the no dog method explanation about leaving in the roots
Awesome video!! Extremely informative and inspiring. I am starting my first ever gardening project right now and your videos have been beyond helpful! Thanks for all the great work!!!
I am really enjoying binge watching your videos! I've learned so much. I really appreciate the production quality and your pleasant voice and diction. Thank you for all the hard work and high quality production and information. Thanks for helping me grow my 🟩👍🏼. 🙂
So much helpful information I could have watched even longer! Thanks for everything you’ve been an amazing teacher 😁
Really helpful video and amazing techniques. I can’t wait to use them in the upcoming season. Excellent work as always!!!
Great tips today! Have you considered doing a video for people that live in zones 8 to 13 as to what we should consider planting for our fall garden? 😊
Great idea!
I’m loving my waist-high, 8” flower bed. So spine problems don’t stop me from growing. I also have ground-level, 10” raised gardens for veggies.
You have been such a ray light for my go to videos for anything that I have tried to grow for the past 2 years.
All of your videos are WONDERFUL! I found you at the beginning of our covid lockdown in 2020.
I live in San Diego and I have a restricted garden format because I rent my cabana, so growing what I eat has to be done in either garden pots or a raised bed.
Thank you so much for all of your incredible education!
Hello, Kevin! I just want to say thank you for your content! I love your channel! You explain things every well and I'm learning so much from you!
As a first year gardner THANK YOU
Great video, I’m currently preparing for my birdies raised bed that I pre ordered through your site. Can’t wait! Thanks for all the tips and tricks. I’m gonna go and order that seeding square now, that thing is pretty neat.
So glad you got one! Thank you for the order
when you brought up succession planting i almost clicked off, i dont like crop rotation, but this will save me SO MUCH HARVEST and will really help me go self sustainable. amazing video, thank you
Thank you. Always find the information beneficial.
I use small stock tanks on cinder blocks for ‘raised’ beds. I like your drip irrigation system.
I love your videos! I wasn't into gardening I've started this year did some mistakes but learn a lot from you! Your videos are as zen as gardening. You're doing a great job with the editing and I love that new feature from youtube that cuts the lenght bar time into parts. Keep it up you're EPIC! :D
Thank you so much!
Holy smokes. This video is HEAVY with insane content! Great job, Kevin. And thank you!
Succession planting info was great!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome garden indoors. When you and belthan cottage plant I do.
I'm in Zone 2b, the last freeze is around mid-june and first freeze just happened this morning (mid-sept)..
Raisedbed are good for leafy greens and underground crops, but a greenhouse is a must overhere if you want red tomatoes!
WOW!!! This is SO informative!!! I just bought a property & have been thinking about doing some gardening but am a bit overwhelmed as it's a large property, Best way to go is start with some raised beds until I get the hang of this new zone & how much I can honestly really handle on my own. Thank you so much for all your information. I WILL stay tuned!
I'm liking the timestamps
Thank you for your tips! A tall bed will also have you buying more soil to fill it as well.
Kevin, I love your work and have learned so much from you. My enthusiasm for gardening has increased by orders of magnitude through the wealth of information you have given me. Thank you. I'm planning on buying Birdies for next year and wanted to know what all I should add into the raised bed organic soil that I'll use. Do you recommend buying earth worms to add in? What else?
Excellent information Thank you.
I have wooden raised beds (about 4 feet high due to rabbits on Pictou Island ,Nova Scotia.
Wood is rotting in places. Shore up or find new containers. All things have to be ferry transported so anything lighter helps, ie liquid fertilizers, soils, etc.
I love how you explained succession planting. So clear and makes perfect sense. Thanks! 👍❤️
Great tips. Bless your epic Mama ❤️ she must be so proud.
4:25 that's what I do with hand watering with garden hose. 2 minutes = 4 gallons. so I water each bed for two minutes. that gives 1/4 of an inch of water.
Thank you for this video. I like your approach to grow wherever you can, because we don't always have the choices we want, but we still have choices. These tips have super payback potential. I do get lazy, or absent minded about mulching and it really takes a toll mid season. I also like the tip is planning based on sunlight path.
First off, thank you Kevin for all of your insightful gardening and homesteading tips. They've taught me a lot over the years. I have a question about raised bed gardening, using the layering methods you have talked about. I filled my 12" tall beds with about 5" of organic material, wood, for branhes, weeds and leaves, some pine straw and old potting mix, then about 5" of raised bed mix with some room for mulch on top, however after watching some of your videos on the topic, I realized that I may have screamed myself because I planted onions, carrots and leeks and worry that they won't do well because they are root crops and the organic materials at the bottom are so coarse. Any suggestions or insight that you can share would be helpful. Thank you for your time.
Fantastic video Kevin! I live near by in San Marcos and deal a lot with heat and sun during June/July. I just got some sun shade and I'm hoping it'll help. Keep up the great work man.
I have that same sprinkler can... but you’re using the sprinkler side upside down. Give it a twist, there’s at click on both the pour and sprinkler side so that it’s more like a light shower good for delicate seedlings. 😃 And thx for ALL your awesome tips! New to your channel and just love it!, 😁🐓🐶🌱
Thanks a million for these videos. Just yesterday, I harvested my very first salad from my brand new garden.
Thanks a lot about English subtitle , easy to follow and understand .
I just found you and you are fantastic and as a new Gardener I pretty much have done things right you have validated that for me thank you
Those are some really beautiful lettuces you have there. Your video is enlightening, thank you.
I love your channel, you and mark have really taught me everything I know about gardening. Keep up the good work!
Best Vid Ever! Thank you for all the solid info.
Fantastic content. I started my first raised beds a month ago. I built them and filled them with soil based on your videos. Thank you for all the help 🙏
Do the raised beds EVER go on sale? My 86 year old dad and I have been doing raised bed, square foot gardening for many years, but our wooden 4x4 beds (all 6 of them) are about shot and need to be replaced. Both of us are retired and on fixed incomes, so buying about 4 of your amazing beds is cost prohibitive. I'm trying to do something; we both love gardening and Dad says it's his therapy...especially since losing Mom in March, 2022...his bride of over 64 years.
Thank you for such a wealth of knowledge! I grew up watching Mel, bought his book and use his methods. You have carried it to the next level, teaching millions how to grow through both your successes and mistakes! May God continue to bless you!
You're awesome and I love your videos. I've learned so much from you. Hope I can improve my gardening skills and start growing better crops soon.
So nice of you
thank you for the cut and come again method!
The cost of soil in my 1st raised bed kept me from doing another, thanks for that tip on filling the bottom with other waste.
Use logs
Say what?! A SEEDING SQUARE 😵🤩😍 My Holiday list is going to be Epic Gardening themed for sure 😆 If you sold it as an affiliate, I would surely buy via your link to support (just an idea 😇). Thanks Kevin for yet another gardening ”aha”! 👌🏾😎
I like it, but I'm wary of the plastic these days...there must be a way to make one from wood!
Epic Gardening: Very true; I was hoping it was hardened silicone or repurposed plastic. Agree about wood as a better alternative; hopefully someone out there will create it (or already did!).
That seeding square is the silliest, most n00by gardening tool I've ever seen. It's actually adorable.
1:10 I'll just make a box and put it on top of something (a few bricks, table or just attach "legs" to it), so I don't have to worry about that and I can use the space under it :)
Hey in a big bed like that the untreated lumber is an option and that rots down to make crazy fertile soil....being on a shoestring budget I am using materials I got super cheap or free....natural stone or concrete block. My biggest bed is a square one 4 feet wide by 10 feet long...that one is 20 inches tall...2 layers of 8 by 8 by 16 with a 4 inch solid cap block....bingo instant garden seat if you get tired. No problem getting the soil cause I've raised rabbits for over 30 years and have had a pony for 7 years
My soil mix is one third sand one third compost and one third rabbit manure that is like 12 years old and turned to black crumbly dirt. I throw in a bit of peat moss and a cup of wood ash and mix that all up in a garden size bathtub a senior citizen the it to me to haul it away....im 5 foot 10 myself so I want to use economy of motion and keep bending to a minimum.....im in zone 7 and I already have potatoes up and will have to cover them again as soon as the rain stops....
My mom & I have the same bird feeder as well as the same Loquat tree!
Can you do a video on the connection of your watering system? I love your videos!
I used straw as mulch but got the wrong kind. It grew straw n I was picking little grass out all summer. Be sure to get the right kind of straw. Tip from a Michigan gardner.
Super good info. Watching from Michigan and laughed/cried at March/April last frost.
Love this channel and ur wisdom and gardening and i am starting out 1st time this year myself and i trust doing ur tips n tricks and experience will help me way way more and. I am gonna start my gardening channel soon and give my advise and experience and my journey along the way
I just use a knife and whack off the lettuce plant about 3/4 inch above the ground. It has always worked for me. Maybe cutting the individual leaves and leaving a few smaller ones in the center would be better, though. It would leave more leaves to power the plant, and they would last longer. I never thought about that before so thanks for the tip!
We bought 4 cubic yard of potting soil + 1 cubic yard of compost from a local supplier, and it was relatively cheap Vs buying bags of potting mix/compost from Home Depot. We were able to fill six 6 ft x 3ft x 24” planters
Dude you just took away a lot of my fears of gardening!!!
My grandmother always told me you didn't want air pockets . It would cause the roots to rot I remember this because she probably told me a thousand times every time we planted something pack the dirt to keep air pockets out and support the plant
You make the BEST videos! I’m definitely keeping this one, so much goodies in it! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽😊😊😊👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Greetings from Albania 🇦🇱 Your video have been very helpful for me and I want to thank you very much. Since I have learn a lot from you can you make a video of you top books about growing methodology and strategy. And at the same time I notice that you have kind of tool a box for putting the seeds in a calculated manner. Can you show us more about some of the tools for beginners. Hope your garden grows faster in your new home. Can't wait to see a lot of new videos. Hugs 🤗
Will do for sure!
Excellent, my first attempt and I thanks for tips.