I FINALLY Have A Raised Bed Garden!

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  • @waterbitten
    @waterbitten ปีที่แล้ว +128

    You had me at, "I made a spreadsheet"!.. a man after my understanding.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +18

      😂😂 I need that visual layout or I'm lost!

    • @redbeard7094
      @redbeard7094 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was doing this the other day. I think my wife thinks I'm crazy at times. Comparing different sized beds, layouts, and overall prices. Want to make sure to get the most out of my yard size and the best option for the wallet. 👍

    • @miseentrope
      @miseentrope ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks for including screens how-to visuals as you worked...tremendously helpful tutorial. 🌱

    • @mparant5965
      @mparant5965 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Both high beds will do great, as all will, I'm sure. I prefer a half filled hugelkultur type raised bed as the walls protect my plants from the wind and keep the heat in, somewhat (eastern Ontario). I've never added anything other than water, and only if needed, and it just thrives every year! Good luck. Can't wait to see your results!

    • @cheryllovestoread
      @cheryllovestoread ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any garden designed in a spreadsheet will be awesome!🌱 📊🌱

  • @carolyncarlon9870
    @carolyncarlon9870 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Snow shovel aka manure shovel. I’m a San Diego/Chula Vista/Ramona native and now in Vermont.
    So much to learn & experience!!!!!
    I’ve become a lover of Birdies raised beds, cardboard, woodchips and pallets. I just sweep snow off pallet paths. So much easier that regular snow shoveling! I’m 77 and in great shape as a retired Montessori teacher and now owning my own pet sitting/dog walking business in Vermont. It’s awesome!!!!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      That sounds fantastic, Vermont looks like a fun state to live in, once you get used to the cold!

  • @the_ling_council
    @the_ling_council ปีที่แล้ว +9

    For the hugelkultur bed, why not add nitrogen compostables like kitchen scraps or grass clippings? That’s when that method really shines for me. Adding some red wigglers really helps too. You’re essentially composting in the bottom 2/3 of the bed, and planting on the top. That way the second year the bed is in theory more fertile than on the first year.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The worms will for sure colonize the bed quickly from my surrounding garden but for some reason I didn't think to add anything else buy logs, I guess to keep it simple.

  • @olivejuicemomma
    @olivejuicemomma ปีที่แล้ว +28

    It’s scary how excited I got when I heard the intro. This step by step set up was so helpful; I’m planning an expansion as well. Love the Google sheets method for planning; super helpful. Thanks for all the details and what a great addition to your garden. Enjoy!

  • @knitswithdirt
    @knitswithdirt ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am team logs bed. I have been using this method-along with all my fall leaves- every year- and it works great.

  • @rinarose9544
    @rinarose9544 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I think the hugelkultur bed will do worse at first bc of the soil settling (I think Kevin mentioned a while back that one of his HK beds settled like 6 inches in one year?) but over the years I think it will do better than straight soil since it's already inoculated with the fungal network in the logs :D

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed, the initial planting will do worse but overtime I suspect it will do better!

  • @arnoldreiter435
    @arnoldreiter435 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks for going thru the whole process of planing, placing, filling and amending a raised bed so that it can be planted. I have watched many videos from many channels and yours is the first to go thru each step and not skip thru any part of the process. Letting the beds settle and telling us why is also good info.

  • @a.l.a.7847
    @a.l.a.7847 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a great mini masterclass you've given us. Thank you!

  • @kewiishow3923
    @kewiishow3923 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My biggest grow bed is a hugelculture setup. I started mine around this time last year from the ground up. The winter did me good to make it settle and the cover crops (peas oats & hairy vetch) i planted in the fall percfectly came in the spring. Now its septmeber; im waiting on my corn for harvest, more pumkins and possible melons, acompanied by giant sunflowers for pollination.
    Coming from zone 5 im rooting for the hugel bed.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In reality I know the hugelkukture will do better long term! I will have to see how much settling I get.

  • @BirdsongCrochet
    @BirdsongCrochet ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Looking good! I used excel as well to map out my whole lot, but also superimposed a screenshot of the Google satelite image of my lot so I could put in existing structures to scale, changing the transparency of the image to be able to mark the cells underneath. I also used various shapes for trees & plants, filled in with different colors of each plant. I did the same thing as you with coloring in the square cells for where my greenhouse & raised planter bed frames will go. It's a great tool that many people have but don't think about using for garden planning.. Thanks for walking us through your process!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very smart, I contemplated getting that serious and decided I would lose everyone watching haha. The simple sheets layout keeps it as accessible as possible. I used Google Earth to calculate all my irrigation pipe needs by measuring across the lot!

  • @italiana626sc
    @italiana626sc ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Really appreciate your thorough explanation of mapping the layout, filling the beds, why you chose the soil amendments that you did, and why it's good to wait a few days to plant. Excellent content!

  • @michellecolledge2355
    @michellecolledge2355 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I ate food from my garden for the very first time tonight. Thank you, Jacques.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is amazing to hear, nothing beats the feeling!

  • @neirishsmiles8005
    @neirishsmiles8005 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I really enjoy the videos
    You cover things from beginning to end and toss in good data to understand the why (but in a short timeframe). Thank you !

  • @karinarey6488
    @karinarey6488 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Nice, Jacques! Seeing the beds mapped on Google makes my organizing/teacher heart happy. Lol I also was thinking how to configure the beds I want to order. Maybe doing these videos ahead of the sale would be good, so we can prepare a bit as well. I’m excited to see how the two experiment beds do as well and thanks for the tip with bulk soil!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was hustling to get this all placed! Was hoping to get it up sooner!

  • @chloeokura6329
    @chloeokura6329 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Perfect timing on this video - I’m about to start a container garden with the Birdies patio bed. Thanks for the tip on the bulk soil!

  • @bethheerten1132
    @bethheerten1132 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Perfect timing. I am going out to our new garden area today (formerly the now grown grandkids play area) to measure and plot out our growing new garden. This will include a few current beds as well as the 4 new Birdies beds we have ordered.
    I had planned to use graph paper, but may try the spreadsheet method.

  • @HawkXe
    @HawkXe ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Looks great! I personally ended up going with HD garden soil that was on sale (4x0.75 cu ft bags for $10) rather than buying from my local nursery. It was at least $100 cheaper even after everything that I added to the HD garden soil to improve it. You also have to be careful with hugelkultur. I made the mistake of using wet wood and ended up having a ton of branches sprouting from my beds. Its a pain in the butt to get them all out of my beds.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That sounds like a great deal, I've had these trunks sitting out on concrete for about a year so hoping they are actually toast

  • @helenmcclellan452
    @helenmcclellan452 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that you are going raised beds and a graph.

  • @Johanna_of_Ritterwald
    @Johanna_of_Ritterwald ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you SO SO much for all you do! Thanks to your videos, I've FINALLY ventured into true gardening, and just got my first set of seeds started! Thank you for giving us newbies the confidence and knowledge to get started

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is amazing to hear and I am very happy to hear this!

  • @christophergetchell6490
    @christophergetchell6490 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I literally just came into my air conditioned garden house/office/studio to cool off while I'm doing a bed reset to watch this! I might spring for some of those raised beds for a border of a growing field next year! You just reminded me to test my soil and amend it before I put my brassicas in!

  • @cbdcdiva6872
    @cbdcdiva6872 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My little garden nerd heart is so happy!!

  • @carissalizotte8977
    @carissalizotte8977 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful new space! Think I may have to order some of those beds with such a great sale!!

  • @jonathanzybert
    @jonathanzybert ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome new area, can't wait to see the plants in them!

  • @mar6311
    @mar6311 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the longer content! Honestly wouldn’t mind if it was like a full episode each time you upload (30+ Min) about gardening!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to try more long complete project videos for sure! I just uploaded a 30 minute tomato cooking video with 3 recipes!

  • @kellymartin2820
    @kellymartin2820 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Jaques! And Paul. I can't wait until the past frost is over!

  • @TheGardenFamily
    @TheGardenFamily ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looking good Jacques! Interested to see your hugelkultur experiment results...

  • @truthandlove0
    @truthandlove0 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my goodness!!! A spreadsheet is brilliant! I downloaded countless apps trying to find one that actually worked for a basic, simple garden 😭
    I settled on the free version of Planner 5D but a simple spreadsheet is so....simple! Ty for the idea.
    Also at 7:39, I contacted a local nursery and they pointed me to a supplier 6min from my house! Dude this video was gold for me!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love to see this, glad you were able to find a supplier!

  • @kathleenbirdwell8550
    @kathleenbirdwell8550 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don’t plant a fall garden here in the Midwest but these are great suggestions and ideas for next spring 👍🏻. Love your channel.

  • @ym10up
    @ym10up ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the planning, especially the spreadsheet, Jacques!

  • @tpen891
    @tpen891 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is great. I still need 7 more Birdies bed. Maybe next year.

  • @theresaanndiaz3179
    @theresaanndiaz3179 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You explain things so well. I was worried about you during the hurricane, I am happy to see you are doing well.
    I like to use a large sheet of graph paper, and cut outs of the beds to move around because I like to do things manually.

    • @bethheerten1132
      @bethheerten1132 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was my plan as well, but I am sure my husband, a retired engineer, will want to play with the Google system.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's how we did it first actually but then I kept changing my mind and went to the old spreadsheet

  • @GoAgainstTheOdds
    @GoAgainstTheOdds ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing make over ❤ 👏 looking amazing! We also cant wait to see how much food will be grown there! Love those tall beds😊

  • @yqqoq
    @yqqoq ปีที่แล้ว +1

    oh I'm glad I watched this before ordering mine. I had no idea og 6 in 1 was half the size of 8 in 1. A lot smaller than I thought it would be

  • @ObsessiveAboutCats
    @ObsessiveAboutCats ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks good. I hope you show the irrigation setup.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I for sure plan to, I may try out a few different options to see what works best

  • @dinacasey7034
    @dinacasey7034 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow Jacques!! What great information! I've grown in raised beds for years, but mine are only 12' tall. The depth of the soil, however, is at least 2 feet. I'm quite sure you will love them I'm voting for the bed using Hugo culture method will be more productive over the long term, just because of the soil life that will be encouraged by the rotting wood. Love all your videos. From Missouri, zone 6b.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I am very excited to have this deep soil to a) reduce crouching all day and b) have fluffy soil to easily transplant out of or into!

  • @projecttreecollard
    @projecttreecollard 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Happy to see that you have some Purple Tree Collards in your garden!

  • @bethb8276
    @bethb8276 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always enjoy your videos! Very educational, and inspiring. Looking forward to seeing them planted, and the results. Thanks!

  • @juliehorney995
    @juliehorney995 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful! I like concocting my own amendments too. Will look into pumice!

  • @sinkintostillness
    @sinkintostillness ปีที่แล้ว

    I've spent this year remodelling my growing spaces. I'm so excited for next years growing season.

  • @pedromunoz4468
    @pedromunoz4468 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved this video, thank you, it reminded me when I started My Birdies raised beds in April of this year, I would have taken a lot of valuable info from this Video from you. I also tried logs and Unfinished compost at the bottom 😊

  • @derwynmdockenjr
    @derwynmdockenjr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Late is the season stores sell off their ripped bags of soil and mulch at discounts. I got 5 dozen bags at 90% off! Talk to the manager and get a deal!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I actually managed to get the bottom layer of a pallet of fox farms soil from my local dixieline 50% off due to this!

  • @lawrenberghanson4401
    @lawrenberghanson4401 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The new area looks good! I am excited to see what will grow in those beds. I thoroughly enjoyed the planning phase of the new area. For the experiment beds, what are the parameters of the experiment? Are you planning to plant the exact same plants in each to examine the influence on growth or is it more about the soil condition in terms of life within the soil or is it a combination of things?

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I will at least try to plan similar crops, it's hard to gauge for sure on the quality outcomes but It will be easy to track the settling and soil additions needed part of the experiment.

  • @ponwajeechrans7372
    @ponwajeechrans7372 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great information ❤ your garden. Can't wait to see the veggies in them bed.

  • @BNJBarber
    @BNJBarber ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, thanks. I especially loved your process for amending the soil.

  • @cynthiak2955
    @cynthiak2955 ปีที่แล้ว

    Appreciate you walking us through ever step!

  • @blackpetalgardening
    @blackpetalgardening ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent video! I augmented all of my beds with some logs and branches to varying degrees. Will be interesting to see how much settling occurs over the years. This was year one for our new garden area.

  • @JWDicus
    @JWDicus ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am going on the record to predict that your two test beds will perform basically the same. The reason I think this is because most garden vegetables won't really send their roots down deep enough to reach the hugelkultur portion of the mix. The top 15 inches or so is plenty of soil depth for most garden veg, the top 15 is the same soil and same amendment in both beds, so I suspect they will perform the same, as long as they are getting the same plants, light and water, and all other things are equal.

    • @italiana626sc
      @italiana626sc ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree, that overall at that height of soil it won't add much. If I cover crop with deep rooted plants and chop and drop maybe!

    • @JWDicus
      @JWDicus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Funny you mention that, as I am currently growing diakon radish and sunflowers as the first cover crop in 2 of my newly-filled tall 8-in-1 Birdies Hugelkultur beds to start them out with deep-rooted chop and drop plants going into the fall/winter. I am trying to see if I can provide all the nutrition my plants in the new beds need using only my own compost, cover crops, Jadam liquid fertilizers that I make, and compost teas in these new beds using just what I have on my property for ingredients. Just trying to get away from organic meals like blood and bone to be more self-sufficient and save some coin if I can. Experimenting is half the fun!@@jacquesinthegarden

  • @onemoredoll5791
    @onemoredoll5791 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had you on speaker and my husband said...you did a spreadsheet and calculated everything too for the raised beds. I filled my beds with 1/2 to 3/4 mushroom compost blend and the rest with Mels mix which is expensive but my plants thrive. I also use azomite. I let two beds settle before planting for months but they teally dropped using branches etc.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's awesome, I haven't messed with mushroom compost much yet but it seems great. I would guess that it is very airy and probably settles quite a bit.

  • @juliepoolie5494
    @juliepoolie5494 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just ordered a Birdies bed and plan on the 2ft by 5ish foot configuration. I don’t have any dead logs but I will have a ton of mulched dry leaves this fall. Can I mix the leaves, used coffee grounds and some soil together and let that decompose over the winter? My last raised bed I used a majority of city compost (I sifted out the wood chips and put them in the bottom of the bed) and I don’t think my tomatoes cared for it . I think there was a lot of weed / grass killer in the city compost as the tomato leaves were continuously wildly curled until recently. I do have some homemade compost from last falls leaves, but darn that stuff diminishes in volume as it composts! I’ll be upping my compost game this year.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You for sure can just dump in whatever you have on hand with soil and let it slowly decompose over winter! If you still have a month or two before it all freezes plant a quick growing cover crop like buckwheat and it will winter kill and build the soil even better.

    • @juliepoolie5494
      @juliepoolie5494 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacquesinthegarden Thank you! My bed was delivered today! I’ll look for some buckwheat!

  • @steve.the.farmer
    @steve.the.farmer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jacque, what are the vertical metal supports screwed to the sides of some of your beds? Is that a new feature on the birdies beds y'all sell, and are they on every model? Or is that something custom you added? (For example, look at the bed at exactly 14:10 in the video...the vertical metal support right next to your PVC.) I ask because some of my "old style" birdies beds are sagging a bit, even though I used the "old style" bracing kits that run horizontally across the entire bed (and are not the easiest thing on the planet to install, frankly). Thanks. PS your garden looks great.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is a new test I am running actually, not fully proven yet but hoping it will make things better overall! Agreed on the ease of install not being that easy with the threaded rod.

    • @steve.the.farmer
      @steve.the.farmer ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome. Good luck and thank you for the always-helpful videos.@@jacquesinthegarden

  • @ovr.lighting
    @ovr.lighting ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is incredibly helpful and I really appreciate your thorough but succinct explanation

  • @kimpaynter
    @kimpaynter ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All the different amendments to the soil ! Wow . Could some of them be applied to a house plant potting mix

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most houseplants wouldn't need much of these amendments, I can see the rock dust being valuable but otherwise house plants are troopers!

  • @lynnlee6156
    @lynnlee6156 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did not know about the bulk soil problem. Explains why my veggies were miserable this year. I put in 4 birdies beds last year and just bought another 6.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It can be hard to find out the right information sometimes, glad to point you the right direction

    • @lvthunder
      @lvthunder ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It really depends on where you get your soil. The people that sell it here in Las Vegas has about 30% compost as part of the mix.

    • @lynnlee6156
      @lynnlee6156 ปีที่แล้ว

      The place I use makes their soil mixes and the soil I used to get was a 40% mix of mushroom compost, never had any issues with that. But the mushroom farm they sourced from closed down and now the soil only has a little mushroom. The last batch of soil I got was full mustard seed and I had it coming up everywhere. The veggie beds really suffered this year. @@lvthunder

  • @jasonwilson7998
    @jasonwilson7998 ปีที่แล้ว

    So excited for this series! Please keep us update

  • @joannthompson765
    @joannthompson765 ปีที่แล้ว

    look forward to the new beds production out put

  • @classictoexotic
    @classictoexotic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you could look into free CADD software for architecture/engineer to do the garden layout. I have done it that way for my 65 ft by 50 ft garden area and even planned it around a 18x24 greenhouse.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would definitely make things more exact and organized, I wanted to do something basic and quick for others

  • @TheNickmista
    @TheNickmista ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In my experience the hugelkultur bed may do worse in the first year or so due to settling and nitrogen lock up depending on how decayed the wood was. After that though I think it will do much better (better microbiome, insect habitat, fungal network, water retention etc) so don't be surprised if there's a big turn around after a season or two once it's established.

    • @Nikki-mx5my
      @Nikki-mx5my ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This makes a lot of sense, it will be interesting to see the growth over time.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is basically what I am expecting long term!

    • @pilsplease7561
      @pilsplease7561 ปีที่แล้ว

      Since my onions or garlic love nitrogen, I always put them in beds that had beans in them that fixed a ton of nitrogen into the soil and always get big fat garlic from the soil, easy way to get some nitrogen into the soil. Though I do add granular fertilizer every time I plant as well as I tend to plant a lot of crops that deplete the soil quite heavily in my gardens. Such as Garlic, Tomatoes, and etc.

  • @marktoldgardengnome4110
    @marktoldgardengnome4110 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're going to love those new beds. We only have 3, 4W x 8L x 1D raised beds, (the
    rest is inground and 10gal buckets) but using sqft planting it's amazing the amount
    of veg you can produce.
    Unrelated topic. I've got 4 beautiful Pusa Jwala hot pepper plants growing and loaded with peppers. But, they are turning black instead of red. Any ideas? TY

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel like some peppers turn blackish before turning to their final color. Is it rotten and squishy, if so it could be blossom end rot stress due to inconsistent watering.

    • @marktoldgardengnome4110
      @marktoldgardengnome4110 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacquesinthegarden They are not soft,
      and on closer inspection it appears to be
      a very dark purple to black strip down the
      length of the peppers on the side facing
      the sun. We've plucked all the new blossoms from the plants and topped all
      plant stems above existing peppers. Time
      will tell if that helps. We also intend to try
      and winter over a couple of these plants.

  • @mikimasumoto7392
    @mikimasumoto7392 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Start to finish. Excellent tutorial

  • @canna_nymph
    @canna_nymph ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks so good! 😍 You should drop a before and after photo. Do you compost? I’ve been wanting to but I’m unsure about it with such a small yard to work with. Mostly nervous about lil critters

    • @Robot_Cajun
      @Robot_Cajun ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can try in-place composting. As long as your food scraps, etc are covered with soil, you shouldn’t have to worry about smells and attracting vermin. Place about 3”-6” of potting soil on top of everything and plant your seeds/seedlings in that. Your compost will feed the plants as they and your compost develop.
      There are plenty of examples at this channel, “Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy,” but this is probably her most focused video about it:
      th-cam.com/video/ieHavm7GHzw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JRQsPWWSkXNbJ3jx

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do compost! If you are really on top of building it perfect and turning it then critters are not a major issue. If you do it sort of randomly and let it sit for long periods you might attract rodents! When it works though it is fantastic, I have about half a cubic yards worth to spread throughout the rest of the season.

    • @canna_nymph
      @canna_nymph ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacquesinthegarden great advice! Thank you 🥰

  • @jo-annjewett198
    @jo-annjewett198 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope you position beds so you can walk around them. I made a huge mistake putting a huge resided bed into a corner. I cannot even reach the center so now we need to move this bed out so we can walk around. In the spring we put in about 15 raised beds. We use the method filling the bottom with logs, brush and cuttings.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I gave myself a good 2 feet around either side, a little less against the wall at 20" I am hoping this will work out well enough for me!

  • @leeannemacarthur46
    @leeannemacarthur46 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much. This was awesome 💕😁👍

  • @andreat9847
    @andreat9847 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've filled all my raised beds hugelkultur style. After the first year, the deep-rooted plants take way less water once they're well established, even during drought. There's definitely a lot of settling every year though. I'll be curious to see what you think at the end of the experiment.

  • @AnyKeyLady
    @AnyKeyLady ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Random question but did you flip the video in editing as the drawing looks the complete opposite to the actual space?
    Are you going to re use the fabric bed elsewhere for plants? You could also reuse it for a sand play area for the chickens or a place for the chicken veg that turns into a chicken manure or as a pre holding area for chicken manure?

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I flipped the garden plan as I wanted to work from the corner of the spreadsheet and I was using it strictly for planning purposes. This allowed me to know how many beds I could actually fit and gave me an idea of how much soil to order. I actually decided to give the fabric grow bag to my friend who was helping me film this video, but those are great ideas as well!

    • @AnyKeyLady
      @AnyKeyLady ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacquesinthegarden Glad to hear the fabric bed was put to good use!

  • @typorter-pp6lh
    @typorter-pp6lh ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You can save some money by filling the raised beds halfway with dead logs. I did this with my metal beds that grow wildflowers and it has been a great success. CAUTION: Make sure the logs are dead! I made the mistake of filling a couple beds with freshly cut olive limbs and a few months later I had a mini olive forest growing!

    • @brightantwerp
      @brightantwerp ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha, I had the same issue with filling my raised bed with fresh raspberry cuttings. Lots of raspberries in my bed.

    • @HawkXe
      @HawkXe ปีที่แล้ว +3

      OMG! I had the same thing happen to mine! It's been a nightmare getting them all out over the past season.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh yeah! I did some jacaranda branches before and they definitely sprouted up!

  • @gardenwiseadventures
    @gardenwiseadventures ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It looks great!

  • @ashleykersey143
    @ashleykersey143 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved watching the setup! Will you be making a video about how you finish the irrigation? I'm newly setting up my garden and would like to add irrigation :)

  • @nancylafferty8362
    @nancylafferty8362 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! Well needed video for me!

  • @scottiegrav
    @scottiegrav ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would guess that the woodand wood chip bed will do better , the mycelium and water retention from the logs will boost your productivity buuuut that's only after about 6months to a year to get to that point ether way love your videos can't wait for the update

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Totally a long game, and I am looking forward to it

  • @teenadamron7654
    @teenadamron7654 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will you do one on how you set it up from your water supply to the pipes

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      For sure, I will do a raised bed irrigation options video.

  • @geirkselim2697
    @geirkselim2697 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is not a show shovel. It's a transfer shovel or a coal shovel. It is not great for snow but would work ok. Snow shovels are more flat or curled and wider for pushing not digging/scooping.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Goes to show I truly have no idea how snow shovels look 😂

  • @MsArtistwannabe
    @MsArtistwannabe ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks beautiful.

  • @noora7773
    @noora7773 ปีที่แล้ว

    The hugelkultur bed will do better in the long run because it has benefits for the soil life and keeps the moisture better in the soil. First it looks worse but will definitely win!

  • @justinkasica721
    @justinkasica721 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pumice is king switched 8 years ago to using it haven't bought perlite since. The bed with the wood in it might not be as good year 1 but come year 2 - 3 it will dominate.

  • @rayannemarlow3341
    @rayannemarlow3341 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was wondering why you decided to buy all that soil instead of filling them 1/2 way with the compost from the local San Diego Greenery. Seems to me that it would work very similar to the wood fill method, and just put the bought soil into the top 18". I'm just curious as I'm also getting ready to build a number of raised beds. Thank you so much for this detailed video, so much great information!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The problem with using too much compost is that it doesn't let the water drain trough. The logs will still allow air in and since they are large pieces water can still move through them. If you put a layer of pure compost it would be like placing a bunch of towels at the bottom, the water would never drain fully. This will lead to lack of oxygen and the soggy layer will likely degrade the beds faster by sitting extremely wet against the surface. If you added in 1/3 perlite, pumice, or even coarse woody material it would be better but I like having the drainage .

  • @LhousGreenLife
    @LhousGreenLife ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow i love the idea on how you minimize your garden... and it's Tranquil scenery...😍

  • @commonlaw5400
    @commonlaw5400 ปีที่แล้ว

    When placing a 32 inch high raised bed it MUST be PERFECTLY level. I have three I have had to empty twice due to weight shifting causing the bottoms to buckle. I will be reinforcing the sides with conduit driven into the dirt.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting, I guess since they are placed on soil it shouldn't matter as much but this does make sense.

  • @nildaotero2933
    @nildaotero2933 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thanks for all the info. I learned a lot.

  • @Bandaid17
    @Bandaid17 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bought these 3 years ago and filled a large amount with bales of hay (compacted). Then added logs. Got several yards of composted mushroom, cow, sheep manure delivered. My squash etc are doing great. Did add some Espo. fertilizer too. Question. We painted our blah shed and wanted to know if these would be able to be painted as well and what formulation paint should I use?

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      We have seen them be spray painted before and that seemed to hold on just fine, I believe they spray paint primed and then painted over them. Unfortunately I am not well versed on the material options but I know people have done it before! If I recall a clear coat UV spray paint helps as a final layer as well!

  • @yvonneellefson
    @yvonneellefson ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know what they use for the bulk raised bed soil? I always use the bulk 50/50 mix (soil/organic compost) which our landscape supply businesses sell. We have a full size pickup so except when I need a really large volume I just haul it myself since I rarely need more than 2 yards. The downside with bulk soil is when it has top soil (which can be scraped from anywhere) mixed in or depending on the compost source, you can get nonorganic bits of "trash" like glass or plastic that popup for the next couple years. Also bulk compost can run a little hot (especially when they are having supply shortages) so I always prefer to setup beds in the fall or early spring.

    • @misstweetypie1
      @misstweetypie1 ปีที่แล้ว

      He mentioned that his bedding mix was made primarily of cow manure :)

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They use a blend of sandy loam, coco coir, pumice, and the organic compost. It is heavily manure based, cow manure, and so currently even a week later the soil is sitting at just over 100 degrees and it arrived at 130!

  • @cathycrowder2226
    @cathycrowder2226 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My prediction is the raised bed will do great but overtime the Hugel bed will out perform the raised bed. Nice experiment. Great beds!!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think that's basically the outcome we will see

  • @pedromunoz4468
    @pedromunoz4468 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jaque How many months you had those beds for? And you finally set them up😅 thank you for your videos they have helped me soo much with battling Ansiety and Depression 😢

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So so many months 😂, Kevin kept hassling me asking when I would actually do something with them! I'm glad to hear you enjoy my videos and that they help bring you some calm and joy!

    • @pedromunoz4468
      @pedromunoz4468 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jacquesinthegarden you have no Idea how much you have helped me, you and Kevin, Actually I have a Gift for you, Hopefully I can drive to you and give it to you, I'm near Anaheim

  • @user-mj8ml2vs5d
    @user-mj8ml2vs5d ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it!

  • @teenadamron7654
    @teenadamron7654 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your graphics

  • @teenadamron7654
    @teenadamron7654 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Your knowledge is showing😁😁

  • @foodnwords
    @foodnwords ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very curious about this test!

  • @udoheinz7845
    @udoheinz7845 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Video! I really enjoy watching the content
    This year we started our first vegetable garden
    we do parmaculture, no dig and lazy gardening
    but we put quite a lot of work in to making the beds
    for the soil we tried to make terra preta and mixed charcoal, rock flour and horn shavings into each wheelbarrel of soil
    (charcoal -> big surface area for microbes to attach, rock flour -> minerals, horn shavings -> long time ferilizer)
    works way better till now than we expected
    We live in germany and i found a a company in austria that makes terra preta. in their youtube channel they go very deep into the science and data. They say once you set up your soil the right way, keep it covered all the time you don t even need any extra fertilizer
    In nature we don t have anyone fertilizing by hand the microbes and fungi should be able to do the work
    lets see how well its works in the coming seasons

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      The terra preta idea is very interesting, all the amendments you mentioned make total sense as well!

  • @Mihhgvhiih
    @Mihhgvhiih ปีที่แล้ว

    Solid video thanks Jacques

  • @shelbysieber590
    @shelbysieber590 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What do you think you’ll plant in the experiment beds? I’m excited to see the results!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I will likely fill both with a mix of cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, and some fall flowers like calendula or pansy

  • @scottscriticalmass
    @scottscriticalmass ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice addition to the garden Jacques... Looks great and I'm sure you'll get bountiful produce out of the raised beds. I'm going to guess the all-soil bed will do better year 1, but hugelkultur wins out in years 2 forward. BTW... What did you use for the mulch / ground cover around the beds? Thank you!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The mulch here is "walk on mulch" it is a mix of Douglas fir woodchips and bark.

    • @scottscriticalmass
      @scottscriticalmass ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacquesinthegarden - Thanks Jacques!!!

  • @EarthsNourishingBounty
    @EarthsNourishingBounty ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm thinking straight soil will do better. It will be interesting to see the results.

  • @BbGrwn
    @BbGrwn ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello always loved your videos! Any change I could get the old soil bed, you wont use anymore? Thanks, also special thanks from you and everyone from Epic gardening, what you are teaching us and helping to becoma better gardeners! Big Like

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I actually gave it to my neighbor who wanted to start building up their garden! I appreciate the kind words, glad to help teach others

  • @shrapdaddy
    @shrapdaddy ปีที่แล้ว

    When you have beds that deep, would you recommend adding a layer of cardboard at the bottom to stop weeds? Or would the depth alone be sufficient to smother most of them?

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you know for a fact you have weeds like Bermuda grass you for sure want to seal off the bottom. In this area I allowed it sprout multiple times over the year and kept weeding anything that emerged so I feel confident that the remaining weeds cannot reach that height.

    • @shrapdaddy
      @shrapdaddy ปีที่แล้ว

      That makes sense. I appreciate the response. We deal with bushkiller vines in Louisiana. They are vicious and fast growing, so they'd likely come through any amount of soil. @@jacquesinthegarden

  • @Fujisfarmstead
    @Fujisfarmstead ปีที่แล้ว

    Your beds look great!! I just purchased soil from San Pascual a few weeks ago and I ordered the “nitro blend” do you think I could skip some of the amendments you added? Can you overdo it on amendments? Thanks for the of the information!

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nitro blend is a great compost, you can very likely skip most amendments and maybe just do a simple slow release general organic fertilizer. You certainly can overdo the amending and end up cussing more problems

    • @Fujisfarmstead
      @Fujisfarmstead ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacquesinthegarden thank you so much! You are always so helpful and we love your videos! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 keep them coming

  • @cherylmartin9994
    @cherylmartin9994 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved this! Lots of great info. Thank you

  • @barbarageorge7971
    @barbarageorge7971 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have a link for the drill attachment. That looks like real back saver.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yeah here it is: Power Planter 12": bit.ly/3R7h9ci

  • @Ron_Hadley
    @Ron_Hadley ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you able to ship the Birdies Beds to Canada yet? Been waiting patiently for what seems like forever! :)

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We tried before but it gets tricky as customs forms and taxes are required upon receiving. It is in the works but an easy/effective method has yet to be found.

    • @Ron_Hadley
      @Ron_Hadley ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacquesinthegarden Thank you for the reply. I'll continue to wait and watch for updates!

  • @bryanang5935
    @bryanang5935 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why add mulch around the beds? I’m in the process of setting up my first garden and appreciate your videos!!

  • @nikolainthegarden
    @nikolainthegarden ปีที่แล้ว

    Just bought a bed 🙏😊

  • @earthladyadventures5018
    @earthladyadventures5018 ปีที่แล้ว

    you might want to have some kind of shut off system throughout your watering system. 😊 i think that would help in the future, but I'm new to this growing things. but I'm loving the wonderful information and experience along with the incurragement to try it our selves to see what works for each of us individual. 😊thank you.❤

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      These pvc pipes are connected back to a controller that allows me to turn the water on or off remotely! So the pipes are never pressurized with water when not in use.