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I grow alot of food here in 8 beds that are 8 by 4 Love your videos and tips. Love and hugs from Pennsylvania Sincerly Melody
Hi Huw, quick question, when sowing buckwheat do you sow in drills or scatter them?
My lesson: Needed 4.5 m3 of compost to start my 30 m2 of no-dig raised beds (layer of 6 inches or 15 cm). Nowadays I need 0.75 m3 of compost to maintain fertility and loss of level as the compost goes on with decomposing (layer of 2,5 cm or 1 inch).
You’re an inspiration Huw, thank you. Your book has been a great help too. This summer has been my first try at growing food and I love it when I can say “this meal cost us nothing but time water and patience.” I hope to improve each year.
Can you show us in detail how the chicken/compost system works?
I added two 4 foot wide raised beds to my garden this year, using reclaimed wood. Because I’m vertically challenged (5 foot 1 inch), I’ve found that 4 feet is just a bit too wide for me to work with comfortably. I plan to make my next beds just a wee bit narrower. And that’s another great lesson: raised beds are easy to customize to various needs like reach. Thanks for another great video, Huw! BTW, the drone shots at the beginning were fantastic!!
Raised beds are amazing. When I first started out, I built a meter wide raised bed against a fence. Big mistake because it is very difficult to reach the area closest to the fence. Thanks for giving me the idea to put pollinators back there.
So green and lush! I remember when California gardens looked that way. Such a struggle when on a well now.
Great video Huw! I've really been enjoying my raised beds. It's a bit easier on the back, and I agree, it feels very tidy and organized. And I love that they don't change size too. I use wood chips between my beds and keep the grass out of the raised bed area. I find it's a lot less work than trying to mow all those little spaces. And I've been making a one last raised bed to finish off my veg garden area.
What a gorgeous view from above ❤. Life gardening goals that I hope to accomplish by next summer. Happy gardening friends.
I'd love to grow in raised beds,have just put in a couple of small ones…. My problem is the money they cost compared to grow bags and pots.
I'd rather have raised bed ATM as have 4 Labrador retriever puppies with me instead of 1,plus mum. And bless em they love climbing on the pots and bags. But means my last 4 weeks of growing anything has gone out the window.
Had I got raised beds and could of put netting over the lot would of protected them. But I hadn't and didn't know I'd be fostering these guys for Up to 8 months…. Long time,be spring lol
I love the way you utilize “the golden hour” in your videos. Every video has this beautiful, almost enchanting lighting that makes one feel like they’re in a fairytale garden.
i wouldn't mind your opinion and views of large container pots like fabric pots and air pots..
i use them and find them brilliant especially for plants and veg that can benefit from a bigger root system
Interesting that you talk about sloped raised beds. My beds are raised because our land is sloped. We leveled the beds, one side is dug in, and the other exposed. That helps me get flat garden beds and not a slope that makes the soil go down the hill when rain comes.
I love the tip on dry vs wetter parts of the bed
I've been calling this 'tactical planting' and have been experimenting with using it to offset some of the succession planning….
Alot of us aren't very good with the planning side of things..
So for example, it's just turned spring here…. I'll direct seed some lettuce in the prime, warmest growing position in the garden and also direct sow some lettuce in the average spots and another lot in the shady cold part…. I've downsized three separate planting tasks and created a sequential 'alarm clock'of lettuce that gives me time to plan for the 'fourth sequential plantings'
Have you experimented with this Hugh?
I’m I’m the process of filling six raised beds 4×5 foot by 2&1/2 foot high. At age 74 I’m eliminating all that back bending. There is a company called Birdies in England and Australia who manufacture a 9 in 1 modular galvanised design. This means you have nine choices to choose your dimensions in the one flat pack. Hope this is helpful. Cheers.
Wales is gorgeous! Who now has it added to their travel list?
Dear Huw thanks very much for sharing all your knowledge. How do you manage the grass inbetween the beds. I experiment with cardboard and woodchip, black plastic and stones and grass also. I see Charles Dowding tends to grow without raised beds and no paths as such. I personally like the raised beds. Best wishes from West Cork Ireland
I love Huw's videos and I'm reading Veg in One Bed. I don't think I can transport ten-foot long pieces of decking lumber in my little car, and it's $80 to have it delivered. If I have them cut the 10-foot pieces in half, what would be the best way to connect them together again when building the raised bed? (To get a 4x10ft bed)
Those of us who are shorter prefer beds only 3 ft wide. I would also like mine higher because I am older and have arthritis. Every gardener has to tinker a bit to customize their plot, but the principles you advocate are spot on.
Really enjoyed the garden tour, your veggies all look healthy and vibrant. Over the past two years Ive incorporated a lot of your information into growing food in three raised beds I’ve built, 16ft x 4ft. This year the growth and Harvest has been bountiful and I’m enjoying it so much. Many thanks from Northern Canada zone 3
I can't get over all of the green in those aerial shots! Everything is so lush and beautiful! We don't see green like that in the inland valley of Southern California. Thanks for another wonderful video.
I think after reading your raised bed comparison blog, I will attempt to use bamboo for my raised garden. I understand the challenges involved. Have you ever considered it and if so what would be your advice? Thanks.
Hey Huw! I have a raised bed made of stone and slate and is about 1 metre high. I planted oregano just above a large boulder that forms the corner of this particular bed and everyone raves and asks what plant is that because it happily cascades down the rock like a herbal waterfall. Cheers!