We grow mostly in containers for space reasons. I just started my first chillies and sweet peppers. Starting some lemon drops when they arrive 😁

Five kids is wonderful! Congratulations and enjoy them.

I need clarification please. You said you have a south facing garden….. what does that mean? Which part is facing south? Which way is the inside of your arch walkway facing? I have purchased all the supplies to start my first duo, but I’m confused as to which part of the bed is south facing and which part of the trellis goes where… PLEASE HELP! Thank you!

Great video and lots of good tips! I just ordered 2 Vego garden beds to try out and am finding your videos super helpful. About spacing, think about what implements like garden carts and wheel barrows that you might use, or mowers or tractors, 😊and whether they will fit down your aisles. I use a Rubbermaid two wheel "poopcart" to clean my barn and haul garden stuff around, and it is 36" wide at the axles. My garden cart is even wider, and it won't fit thru a 36" doorway. I know everybody's stuff can be different, but look at what you already have, how you use it, and adjust bed spacing to accomodate ❤

I am just getting ready to order my Vego beds and plan my garden, I am so glad I watch this video especially the spacing advice, I would have messed up for sure!😵

Great info and video . Started working on a decent 30x40 spot in ground with 10 protine tubs and a few 15 gallon pots but got put on hold due to motorcycle wreck . Love your garden . Definitely a follow

We’ve used pressure treated wood for the frame of our raised beds. However, we have tin lining the inside of the beds so the chemicals in the wood doesn’t touch the dirt in our beds. Glad I watched you today because we have a bed in the wrong place and I think we’re going to have to move it.

Thanks Brandon... I'm just getting started with my raised bed journey and I'm really enjoying your videos. I too am using the Lego raised beds, but might try Birdies for my next few. TBD... Once I can make the trip to my nearest Tractor Supply, which is ~35 miles away, I'll be buying a few cattle panels to build the foldable tomato cages you shared a few weeks back and the arches I've seen in this and other videos. I'm sure I'll be incorporating more of your ideas into my garden as well. Cheers!

Thanks for saying how wide your paths with the cattle panel trellises are! I just got some delivered and have been wondering what a good spacing is for them.

I have bought two raised beds this year replacing some totes. This year I spaced the layout much better than before but I still have one aisle that is tight. 😬 Especially with it being full of tomatoes in a tomato jungle. I have one more tiny raised bed that I'm going to buy. After that, it'll be trying to figure out what to do with the very back of my garden which I have to cut down branches from the empty house next to me. Empty for now. But I drop the branches and let them die off or use the sticks. And there's just fencing pieces and rakes etc and it messes up my photo's because it's unsightly. So that's my next focus.

Do you recommend mixing broken terracotta or ceramic beads?

Would a few inches of pine straw work as a soil covering?

It appears you have some garden cloth/membrane that covers the ground of your entire garden. And each Vego bed is on top of that membrane. What did you use?

So much more room for activities ! You could do aerobics..... lol

Where did you get your wood chips?