Raised garden beds have many benefits for gardeners, but common mistakes can make raised beds less effective. Gardener Scott discusses 10 common raised garden bed mistakes to avoid when choosing to enjoy the benefits of raised bed gardening. (Video #144)
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41 Comments
Thanks for putting meter measurements on screen for us from the old world 👍
Great information…thank you
Those metal beds look heavy duty! What kind are they?
how many potatoes(kg) are made from one gardener bed?
You’re very easy to listen to, sir. Thank you. I’m hoping to build a small bed when I move into our new town house. Do you have any tips, or videos with tips, on how to take measurements for the wood before assembling? I’ve never built anything with wood before.
A friend of mine is using old tyres to grow his potatoes, he uses three tyres and adds new compost.
Flexible hoses are so much easier and lighter to move around than the old style hose.
Does anyone else get an allergic reaction when they are around certain types of mulches?
Thanks for good advice.
I live in Canada in a cold winter north, would you recommend insulating along the inside of the boxes that are 24" high
How high is this bed
OK, this one got my third thumbs up for 2022. Great production, no BS, no irritating background "music", and very informative. Thanks for all of it.
Thanks found your jelly video awhile back now I’ve got three 4×4 gardens n my neighbors are beginning…now to can cuks tomatoes and beans ….oh my…I did dehydrate sweet potato leaves & it’s really increased nutrition in hidden ways 🙂
Which direction is best for the 4×8 beds in full sun? I have asparagus to transplant in one bed and okra to plant in another. Would 4 foot sides on E – W make too much shade for the long rows?
Extend the life of wood beds by "staining" with food grade linseed oil. It protects the wood from sun and humidity. It can be reapplied yearly at least on the outside if you don't want to empty the bed. But should be able to reapply to at least the top foot or so as well as exterior as soil settles.
Thank you so much 🙌
Why are raised beds necessary? When I was a kid on our farm, we never tried to make a 100 hectare field into a raised bed? Hahaha.
I learned a great deal about raised bed gardening from watching your videos. I built a 4’ X 8’ as my first and made it with two layers of 10” stock so it is the perfect height for me. I like it so much I decided to add two more and fence the area in. I laid out a design of three feet apart at the sides and added three more smaller beds 4’ X 4’ at the ends of each of the larger ones 2’ away. I realized as I built my second large one that the ground i put it on is slightly uneven and overall it slopes about an inch or two in one direction. Will this make a difference at all? I put the beds on what was a lawn area and the drainage is good on the whole area.
Thank you
Joe Adrignola
Just build a bridge over the raised bed if it's really long
So good Scott. Really helpful. Thank you – I am a true fan of yours and live in Southern Spain, Almería. I live in the only desert in Spain, but you been a boon to me (even if I have to make the rare adjustment because of the heat and dryness here). ¡Muchas gracias!🤗😘
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What about the treated wood , what type of treated wood to avoid, your wood looks shiny, how to make look beds shiny without treated or harmful chemical use? Thanks Scott
Hello Gardener Scott maybe you could do a video on using kiddie pools as raised beds with big holes drilled in the bottom? I have done this for years but feel like a Master Gardener would be best to tackle this topic.
I like this set up. I have plenty of land, but the issue is deer. They eat up everything around here. I could try electric fences I guess
The steel beds have a possibility of changing ph levels of your soil, not a big amount i think but the wood is more organic.
Fairly new to the gardening world. Doing raised beds this coming early Spring. The best option for these bed are in a landscaping rock section of my yard. Should I clear out the rock so it sits on dirt? Or can it go directly on the rock? I was thinking to lay landscaping fabric on top of the rocks first. live in Colorado, and our soil is pretty much all clay.
In my first work I always used Woodglut plans.
Do we have to worry about chemical run off from other yards if we live in the city?
For spacing between the beds, think about how wide your lawn mower is!! Unless you just want to do a lot of weed-eating.
Would it be beneficial to install a liner to reduce the amount of watering?
Great video. Sub’d
Tnx a lot. Happy I watched this first.
I plan to do raised beds with cattle trellises and I'm trying to decide which direction east or west or north and south I should have the trellises going? We plan on having multiple beds in multiple jealouses as my wife likes to grow vertical. The area that we have is wide open to the south The privacy fence is on the north and there's no trees in this area. So which direction would you have your trellises going? Thank you for your opinion
cedar mulch good to use? how thick of a layer of mulch?
Also….I built your box. 8×4. How should I space my plants…..or plan the crops? Are 1ft by 1ft squares too small? I know certain plants will need more space.
I am growing my first garden with my 8 year old great nephew. So watching your videos will be so helpful. Thank you!
I don’t understand why it’s important to weed in between the beds. Why is not weeding that a mistake? If you aren’t trying to grow anything between the raised beds, why does it matter?
I'm glad I watched this before trying to build a raised bed
Thanks!
Great ideas. Thanks.
If I had to transfer 5 year old soil from an old raised bed to a new one… will the soil be ok? Will that harsh movement kill the microbes?
What causes this purpling? I had it wipe out a whole winter crop this winter, now I cleaned my whole area with bleach and sure nuff 5 weeks into seedling prep, it's has turned up again in my indoor garden I'm prepping for the outdoors