I did this at a 100 year-old farm when I cracked the crust on the compost pile. and found warm, moist soil. I created an arch with PVC pipe and covered it with plastic after planting all my greens. We had 2.5 ft. of snow which created a partially melted snow crust over the plastic. We harvested the crispest, work free salads all winter.
@Throefly2 ай бұрын
I live in the Arctic, so although raised beds are the *only* way to grow anything outside here, you really only get about four months in Summer to do it. The only upside is that two of those months have 24 hours of sunlight. I'm not really sure a hotbed would make much difference, but i may give it a try.
@juanitaglenn90422 ай бұрын
I've debated trying to set up a hotbed, but I'm not sure where in my yard, and it seems finicky. I, too, have a short growing season.
@samlee2562Ай бұрын
I'm in Lapland so there's the added issue of reindeer smashing everything up ! 😅
@lwedel3361Ай бұрын
@@samlee2562 so cool to see people commenting from your side of the fence lol
@meredithr9824Ай бұрын
I hear they are able to grow giant cabbages in Alaska because of the long daylight hours. They just keep growing. Really interesting situation. Have fun!
@johncheetham460715 күн бұрын
Well you don't want to buy heat lamps or you will probably have the local police banging on your door thinking your growing weed.
@ralsharp60135 ай бұрын
Brilliant.. and the heat of the waste breaking down creates a cosy atmosphere for the root system😊
@ferniek50006 ай бұрын
My hot bed is currently under the chickens who use it as their winter run! It's their winter vacation.
@GardeningwithDave10 күн бұрын
I started a garden using hot compost when everyone said I couldn’t grow anything 😂. Two years later, I am still growing an abundance of fruits and vegetables using the same hot compost. Thank you for sharing. Love from California.
@athia375 ай бұрын
Fabulous idea for cold winter areas.I live in Florida, so this isn't useful for our tropical area,but have many family members in super cold states that could benefit from this fantastic idea..
@xaviercruz47634 ай бұрын
What is the methods you use for 🥵 gardening?
@PreferredMethods3 ай бұрын
@@xaviercruz4763 I’m learning we need to be using shade cloth.
@FloridaGardeningdiva2 ай бұрын
Works well I. December-feb in our cooler months I do this yearly in Orlando FL and have peppers, tomatoes, and other veggies before all my other gardening friends..
@rickthelian22156 ай бұрын
I’ve saw last year that Charles Downing did that in the GreenHouse, with compost & manures to keep the seedlings warm and the greenhouse at the same time
@lwedel3361Ай бұрын
I thought he started seeds on top of his hot bed, or not?
@AndresJaramilo-lo8fv5 ай бұрын
I always dreamed of having my own farm 1day wen i do ill put this method in2 work🙏 tnx great channel👍
@dublinbydrone21 күн бұрын
Cool, my grandfather was growing food exactly this way. Until now I had no idea that it was ancient method 😮
@jacksonnc8877Ай бұрын
Not very often i find something truly unique. Well done great idea i will definitely be owning that hack for sure mucho gracias
@_pronounced_3 ай бұрын
Succession is my biggest problem …. I usually have loads at once… or nothing , plus not everything is sprouting for me 😢
@moniquemannaert34682 ай бұрын
Ave you tried sowing the seeds with two to three week intervals? You'll get the same crop or flowers over a longer period of time, enabling you to eat or process your harvest. Also prevents losing all at once due to frost, hail or storm for example. All the best! 🌿👒🐦
@woodworks21236 ай бұрын
Thinking of trying this but because fresh muck is hard to come by here or transport without getting divorced I'm thinking of putting 2 or 3 rows of underfloor heating pipes through my 16ft X 30 in raised beds, a number of ways I could do it like a layer of sand with the pipes in it creating a even heat then compost on top in a deep layer, possibly need a separation layer of fabric, or I could maybe put some slabs on top of the sand which would act as a heat distributer, a separation layer and a heat store. Hopefully heating the water with a woodburner of some sort.
@rotcaka3 ай бұрын
I saw a video of some Japanese people doing something like what you speak of. Also, if you've never seen the video (citrus in Nebraska) it's worth watching. Only uses a small fan to heat an entire greenhouse using geothermal.
@MyFocusVaries2 ай бұрын
Even a regular hot compost pile can be used this way, using only vegetable waste.
@rubygray77492 ай бұрын
If you read Jack First's book, he describes other materials you can use to create a hot bed if you have no access to manure. Creating this deep compost layer on top of the soil is important in his system, because it produces the growing medium that you cover your next hot bed with, the following season.
@JJ-jm7ik6 ай бұрын
Thank you for that information
@kevintodd81955 ай бұрын
Wow this is great, I knew about it but didn't know it benefited plant health, thought manure was placed under the bed to give off heat, I would love to do this for my fall and spring crops
@TheRahsoft3 ай бұрын
if you dont have manure- then can you do this with used coffee grounds mixed with shredded cardboard, and maybe hay( dried grass) if i have any..?? I use the same material in a worm bin to provide extra heat over winter. Im thinking of doing this to encourage growth for my tai sei ( like pak choy) over winter in a small plastic greenhouse
@tinnerste25075 ай бұрын
How do you know when to plant it? I'm in Germany and we don't have much sunlight in winter and you would have even less in Wales. Do your seedling stretch out and grow weak? Or do you plant only leafy greens that tolerate lower light?
@koltoncrane30995 ай бұрын
I suppose you just have to experiment. I remember cross country skiing years ago. It was cloudy and very little light out cause of clouds and I got like sunburned almost cause the light reflects off the sun and still comes through clouds.
@rotcaka3 ай бұрын
It's just season extension. You're not growing in the dead of winter (depending on your latitude). Probably just be able to start things ~6 weeks before you normally would. With carrots and lettuce and things like that you may be able to grow year round ... My two cents Check out Charles Dowding if you haven't before
@tinnerste25073 ай бұрын
@@rotcaka hes further north than me and would have less light .my first hard frosts are mid December and I would often plant hardy veg out mid April season extension for me is in the dead of winter. he's starting in January which is dead of winter lightwise . I was just wondering which crops he grew that could handle the low light levels. Maybe they grow slowly enough that they don't get leggy?
@rubygray77493 ай бұрын
Jack First made a wonderful video showing how productive his hot beds were in the far north of England. He had long rows of them there, with very low light in winter, but began sowing in January and was selling produce in March. Search his name on YT for the video. His book describes his method in detail and is well worth purchasing. You can also purchase a video course made by Huw and Jack.
@tinnerste25073 ай бұрын
@@rubygray7749 im just watching that now thank you. It's a great skill for me in the mountains as we get about two months with occasional very light frosts and I'd like to get some plants going like beans and tomatoes. Do you grow in hotbeds yourself ? Have you had luck with tomatoes and aburgenes?
@veralynguillory85796 ай бұрын
I will try this, thank you
@Augustinne26 күн бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you
@phirst556 ай бұрын
A brilliant idea but it begs the question of where can anyone get the raw manure unless you live in a rural area with farms or friendly farmers close by to aquire the manure?
@Howwerelivingfishing6 ай бұрын
Box stores that sell gardening stuff often sell composted manure, it doesn’t necessarily need to be manure though according to the video. You don’t need manure at all for this I don’t think.
@Howwerelivingfishing6 ай бұрын
A back yard compost would probably be better to use then buying composted manure I’d think.
@Howwerelivingfishing6 ай бұрын
If you did want to try to get some manure from a farmer, you can always meet them at farmers markets and introduce yourself. Farmers can be good people to know.
@squidvis6 ай бұрын
Call up some local dirt/gravel guys. They usually have cow manure for sale and can get it to you by the dumptruck or load a pile in the back of a pickup.
@tinnerste25075 ай бұрын
Woodchips heat up a lot if you pee on them or use tree xutters waste
@FloridaGardeningdiva2 ай бұрын
I do the same every December in FL and have healthier larger plants before everyone else
@GaveMeGrace15 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@PuneCityFarmer6 ай бұрын
@HuwRichards do you expose your soil towards sunlight to keep pathogenic bacteria under control? During entire year do you have sometime where nothing is planted in garden?
@cherylb.97666 ай бұрын
How did you create the hot beds? Do i understand correctly that your making new ones each year and then spreading the contents on other gardens at the end of the season?
@lukeboulter87356 ай бұрын
at a guess its filled with garden waste and possibly manure then topped with some soil just prior to planting. At the end of the season the garden waste has composted down and is no longer giving of any heat and is used as any other compost
@rubygray77496 ай бұрын
Huw has made several full videos on this, and there is a great course you can buy from his channel, by Jack First
@cynthiacollins26686 ай бұрын
I built my 1st hotbed a few weeks ago. I'm hoping to get it planted soon. Next year, I will be sure to start it sooner! All these years, I'd heard of a hotbed, but didn't realize that it was any different than a simple cold frame. Why don't more gardeners have hotbeds? Ignorance is not bliss!
@moniquehurley590713 күн бұрын
We call these easy bake ovens in Florida.
@sudoym34845 ай бұрын
Dirt patch heaven’s channel has covered this topic immensely.😊
@rikki-tikki-tavi24565 ай бұрын
Where did the Romans get the plastic?
@LaLadybug20114 ай бұрын
Probably used waxed linen but that's just a guess thinking about what was available to them.
@isthatsonotsofast96043 күн бұрын
The native Americans had something similar. No plastic of course. Theirs was some kind of pit facing the sun.
@honey23545 ай бұрын
Oh I like! 😮
@gardafunes82439 күн бұрын
i ama 63year old retired teacher. i am trying hard to start growing veggies and fruit. i am interested in ythe book because I hae some space and I need to grow healthier food, free of commercia pesticides. i am in Honduras.
@renegadewolfhound87864 ай бұрын
How did the ancient Romans make clear plastic sheets?
@beccagee59053 ай бұрын
Might have used glass.
@Feisty69692 ай бұрын
Mini lod skool greenhouse ❤
@RidaYash5 ай бұрын
Would this work in Canada below zone 6?
@HuwRichards5 ай бұрын
Yes it's more beneficial for colder climates!
@trockodile6 ай бұрын
So looking forward to building my first. I'm off work for a week and so many exciting winter jobs to get going on. Bring it on! 👍😁 P.S. Really enjoyed your online course with Jack on hotbeds, his book is excellent too. Thank you for sharing this wonderful technique!
@JBulsa3 ай бұрын
Snip the edge of the seed for 1 to 2 days to seedlings 🌱
@seajelly24212 ай бұрын
How do you keep rats out of it?
@elenabeza44323 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@funUrth4all3 ай бұрын
😊
@Marra77776 ай бұрын
My wife would worry about a warm zone for rats!😅
@b_reel6 ай бұрын
Cats!
@TheAbstractedLife5 ай бұрын
*laughs in Canadian*
@Mom2MrBabyHaikin2 ай бұрын
I have above ground garden, but why is hot bed a compost making thing? How are they different? Just a cover atop?
@sirsanti84082 ай бұрын
It uses the heat generated by what basically is a compost pile to warm the bed
@machinemaker22483 ай бұрын
I'm in FL. I need less heat, not more.
@megank72356 ай бұрын
Huw is it still "worth it" to make this year if it's now going into Feb?
@Rosethatwantstomove6 ай бұрын
most likely. it might be a late start but you could at least the compost.
@HuwRichards6 ай бұрын
Not late at all! I'm doing all mine mid feb
@megank72356 ай бұрын
@@HuwRichards I'll investigate, thanks!
@megank72356 ай бұрын
@@Rosethatwantstomove that's a good point actually
@tnijoo51095 ай бұрын
Has anyone on zone 5 done this? Please report. Thank you.
@user-gw4gh7yp5x4 ай бұрын
Wow.henny,lndonesia
@BubbleBunnyy3 ай бұрын
This is super cool but would never work where I live 😅
@whatisgoingonineedtoknow.2 ай бұрын
Wood and I see slugs in their favourite habitat.
@zacharydelgado227926 күн бұрын
I would never do this. I’m in Florida. Too hot
@monicamoon3693 ай бұрын
...and slugs just looove it also.😭
@TariqKhan-us9sw4 ай бұрын
Agriculture job
@corylcreates2 ай бұрын
Cries in Canada
@arainpashassu57383 ай бұрын
create lakri jala kar sardyo ma cora sa bhi bchta ha log apni fasal ko..
@johnstarter7773 ай бұрын
England land and weather is a curse! In a "Top 3 murderer countries"... Which place do you think England is situated on ???
@moniquemannaert34682 ай бұрын
😹🤭
@DLRudder3 ай бұрын
say hot beds one more time
@whitehousejayne6 ай бұрын
Wow so obvious when you think of it 😅
@andujarpain26295 ай бұрын
The romans stole from the Greeks and the Greeks stole from the Egyptians.
@kaboomsihal11642 ай бұрын
Why am I watching this I have no garden
@DerpyEinsteinАй бұрын
I don’t need to make one of these i sleep in one
@tomitek19Ай бұрын
i wouldnt put it in my garden my neighbours are evil i have a hydro setup inside instead
@jajajaja26062 ай бұрын
Nice, but imo it's too much effort to destroy the low carbon footprint of your crops.
@m.a.52163 ай бұрын
In a food forest, you have to simply do nothing
@HuwRichards3 ай бұрын
Not true if you want any kind of useful quantities of food
@CWorgen57326 ай бұрын
Unrelated, but Huw, has anyone told you that you resemble a young Tom Selleck?
@HuwRichards6 ай бұрын
No they haven't but thank you I guess!;)
@gailf.50186 ай бұрын
No, he doesn’t. He has his own good looking charm.
@LaLadybug20114 ай бұрын
@@HuwRichardsYou guess? Look up "Tom Selleck on Magnum PI..... Meow! Yes, he's older than that today because that was decades and decades ago. And he's still a very handsome man. It's definitely a compliment to you. ❤️ this was my first video of yours and I hit the subscribe button.
@Adam20503 ай бұрын
Try buying the book you can't.
@myname-mz3loАй бұрын
there are people creating new permaculture techniques using modern science .... you dont have to use ancient techniques . modern permaculture is a hundred times better than ancient tech