WHY Raised Bed Gardening Works – Building raised Vegetable gardening beds for beginners 101 Great EZ understanding reasons Building 101.. WE GROW SOIL not Build it !
Mycorrhizal link: http://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2013/08/mycorrhizal-fungi-the-worlds-biggest-drinking-straws-and-largest-unseen-communication-system.html
was that not a bottle opener?
Hi Iamorganicgardening, I have question about the back to eden (BE) method on a production scale. I am trying not to till for organics and not lay down plastic mulching fabric, but I want the weed suppression of BE and the water runoff of raised bed and don't want the irrigation lines used in plastic mulch. If I laid down paper cardboard roles on to the raised beds and add well rotted manure on top and wood chips on top of that over winter, would that work? I am trying to find the most economical way to do BE on a commercial scale and than transplant into it via transplanter. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate! I really want to grow health soil for Organic produce, but using modern tools (transplanter, discers, etc.) so, less labor costs.
Thank you for the informative video, Mark. I would like your advice on a newbie problem… I have a small 42 ft. x 22 ft. gardening plot. It has been neglected for several years and is full of small weeds (prickly dewberry is the worst). I was going to smother them with cardboard and mulch… then at the end of summer or early fall, use cover crop (as in your other videos) to prep the soil for spring planting. BUT after watching this video, it would be nice to have raised beds (as we get a lot of rain fall). My question is: Do I make the raised beds BEFORE smothering the weeds, after smothering the weeds – yet before cover cropping, or after cover cropping? I guess I should've asked if this is even a good plan. Any feedback from anyone is appreciated.
Hi I am starting brand new vege garden, and have three 2400x1500x300 raised beds and a 3000×2000 poly-tunnel.. I am bringing in 50/50 screened topsoil and spent mushroom/bark mix compost to start and have placed cardboard on the grass. On one "experimental' bed I have placed rotted tree branches from the bush as a base with autumn leaves and coffee grounds. Not really hugelculture but I figure it can't harm. I have constant weekly free supply of shop coffee grounds. Can I blend this with the soil without composting first? I also have 2 CuM of wood chip which is weathered and will spread this on top of cardboard around the beds. Ultimately the back yard will become like a 'bush floor' instead of grassed as it is now. Do you also use the wood chip as a mulch on the beds? Can you let me know if these ratios are OK to start my new vege beds please.
your barn item will deter deer and other animals. now maybe your mistake was since you had your plant out of the ground the air would get to the roots and dry them out thus no soil growth.
The mistake is that brassicas don’t use fungi. (At least that is our understanding now)
Wow I’m going to plant everything everywhere
Do not forget to add earthworms to your garden be it raised beds or not. Worms will loosen the soil, the worm casings (fertilizer) will add nutrients, additionally they help purify the soil buy eating it and any nasty microbes in it.
They’re brassicas
Raised beds are more productive.melons grow in clay only if It is hilled. I Hill up the soil. I grow sweet potatoes in hills.
As always lots of good info. without the fluff. You had said in a previous video I believe it was the video of your peach trees overtaken by weeds. " never pull a weed " instead just cut it. .Is that because the soil/food web/fungi are disrupted? More importantly, how do you get rid of old, difficult weeds? Like Blackberry briars, and poison ivy. BTW Is that tractor new?! otherwise, what do you clean it with! lol
For horse reins tie up
Very educational thank you
Because they are brassicas?
Question if my yard is only sandy soil (8b coastal zone) what is the best approach? Adding leaves, wood chips, or something else. Currently, I am planting in raised bed containers otherwise no plant will have moisture. thanks
How would this pertain to swales? Is the anaerobic only in the "pond" bottom?
You pulled up the plant with roots
Please Help! I did 100% composted cow manure aged 2 years in my raised beds. And added a couple inches of 6 yr old woodchips on top. If this is wrong how should i fix it?! I know your not suppose to add woodchips into soil… so dont know the proper way to amend if it needs amending! Or can i plant into this?! I want to plant today as we are in zone 5. Thanks!
I believe it's for removing a tire off the old rims . Some of the first rubber tires. The new ones have rollers rather than the ears.
No prize for id-ing the door knocker?
Very good video. Touched on some serious problems I have been having while adding manure on flat ground. My soil was going anaerobic and was always mucky. Once I started using raised beds, I can pile as much manure on as I want and my soil remains aerated!
Thank you.
Door knocker?
how high one should raise the bed should depend on how deep before hitting the hardpan and what kind of plants you are growing (shallow vs deep taproot)
Very clear explanation, nice video thank you Sir
The plant shown has roots, roots are awesome soil makers with the microriza fungi, making soil, not building it. So the roots are like little highways for air and or water. So cut the plant, leave the root, give the living queen (soil) a nice cover crop of any legume, green manure, just keep it covered, roots in the soil, just say no to fertilisers, worm castings equals nature's miracle cure for anything. Thanks Mark, I hope I'm grasping it the right way. This is so exciting!!
I’ve got the same tractor and the same kind of soil and I was just about to make the very mistake you’ve pointed out re drainage etc. so I’ve subscribed and can hopefully learn more.
Mark, thanks for all of your help. I’m in zone 8, Appling , Ga. and I’ve been working heavy clay for years. I got about 2000 tons of chips last year and now know how to use them. A client loaned me his Skidsteer for a week and I was able to build 400 feet of raised beds. Brown top millet got sowed yesterday and the rain followed. We start the process of growing soil!