The Internet Lost It's Mind When I Placed Raised Beds Directly on Grass

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7 жыл бұрын

You would have thought the world stopped spinning when I installed our raised beds directly on green living grass. The internet lost its mind.
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@Ashencrowe 5 жыл бұрын

I did my raised beds just like you when I lived in Michigan. Just tossed the frames down, and leveled things out a bit. 15 years of weed and grass-free beds. No problems. Then, the job took me to West Tennessee, and I discovered Bermuda grass. It's the normal "lawn grass" here. Hearty and hard to kill off, even with tarps or chem warfare. Its runners and rhizomes drill through layers of the thickest landscape blanket, and its seeds get everywhere. So, I understand both sides. Not even ripping out the sod, digging down, and deep-setting the frames, and mulching deeply with 12" beds keeps out noxious Bermuda. Grass type matters, folks. Luke is right for a gardener who has never dealt with Bermuda. Luke's audience is Michigan gardeners in particular. If you're not a Michigan gardener, then your mileage may vary, and you'll need to adjust your approach.

@arianafuentes5224 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying this... I need the bermuda experienced gardeners lol

@anymor7609 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Bermuda grass infests everything. Pulling it actually propagates it!! I can’t believe the jungle that forms in TN monsoons of April- bare earth becomes a jungle in a month with vines reaching the tops of power lines. It’s amazing but dock Johnson grass vetch and bamboo and other weeds are ridiculously tough to kill. Don’t even think about kudzu! I don’t miss northern winters but I after 25 years in the south I still can’t get over how lush the weeds get in a few weeks with poison ivy leaves as big as serving platters and volunteer redbuds and sumac trees growing in the driveway already requires loppers and it’s only Memorial Day.

@brittanytorres2797 Жыл бұрын

Yes! In Oklahoma and currently having to rip out and rebuild my beds because of bermuda. Hopefully I can get a good enough barrier this time.

@mirandanichols458 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining this! I’m trying to figure out how to set up garden boxes for the first time and we have Bermuda grass EVERYWHERE in our yard (south Alabama, Wiregrass region) and all around us is wiregrass (hence the name). So I’m really trying to find a solution specific to my area. Which hasn’t been easy for all the reasons stated above and in the video lol

@carolstettheimer9906 27 күн бұрын

Yep, I put my raised beds right down on the grass, and there’s Bermuda up in the bed, and I’m here on YT looking for help!

@JohnDoe_88 7 жыл бұрын

it was pretty clear to me you had more than enough soil on top to suppress any grass. Now worms will eat the dying grass and turn it into a layer of worm castings.

@KimJimenez 7 жыл бұрын

Lol. Of course, the internet goes crazy over any little thing. Loved your sarcasm! 😂😂

@wurthitall9162 6 жыл бұрын

Kimberly Ann Jimenez he's over here crying 😢

@sandrabeck8788 3 жыл бұрын

Kimberly Ann Jimenez yeah, so many experts out there too lazy to make their own videos!

@edgeofthebayou 7 жыл бұрын

😂😂 Love your sarcasm when showing your first bed. I did my beds exactly like this with NO cardboard etc.. and I DO NOT have weeds either! Love your videos and expertise, your my KZfaq go to for all my gardening questions/needs! Keep it up! Your doing an amazing job!

@AMarlow2007 7 жыл бұрын

Sandy Edgington same here, our raised bed has been going for two months now, and not a single blade of weed or grass.

@Narimene8 5 жыл бұрын

I put my raised beds on the grass, 3 years now, no problems. You are young a very knowledgeable. Thank you!!!

@fumasterchu 7 жыл бұрын

I wish this were true for Bermuda grass. It's the bane of my existence! I am so envious of folks with just plain ol' grass.

@YSLRD 4 жыл бұрын

I stopped using weed barrier because it grew through ( as in poked holes in it) and made a monster mat. I use newspaper now. At least the bermuda doesn't bond with the cover.

@bencarey8988 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah you're right the only thing that stops Bermuda is concrete

@Nikijo22 3 жыл бұрын

@@bencarey8988 It grows under concrete and comes out through the other side or grows through the cracks.

@bencarey8988 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip 🤪

@Rwtw1 5 ай бұрын

I’m envious too. I’m up to my ears in Bermuda. It’s just grows over the mulch.

@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY 7 жыл бұрын

NO PROBLEMS HERE lol we placed them right on the grass .... not 1 blade made it up ...... wait till I show how we did back to eden with no cardboard =)

@redinnalong6528 7 жыл бұрын

We did the BTE as well, with cardboard or news paper in raised beds.

@DanelleW 7 жыл бұрын

I put cardboard and newspaper in my compost pile, but never directly into the garden....hmmmmm I may have to look into this. PLEASE post a video on your gardening methods, Doug and Stacy. I'm very interested!!

@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY 7 жыл бұрын

Danelle W k

@mobiusprolix8454 6 жыл бұрын

lol

@janetschexnayder2813 6 жыл бұрын

Of course, it all depends where you live. In south Louisiana, we have bionic weeds and a very long weed season! I would put something under the bed and STILL expect to see grass growing in the beds. Our grass will puncture a swimming pool -- in the center under the pressure of water and with no direct sunlight!

@NoName-rg3np 7 жыл бұрын

Not only are there hardly any weeds, but my goodness there's some healthy delicious looking veggies in there!

@MIgardener 7 жыл бұрын

You got that right! :D

@sad4real 2 жыл бұрын

Hurray!!! I was second guessing myself having just put in 2 raised beds on top of grass. I'm new to gardening and these are my firsts. I almost took them apart thinking I messed up. Saved me alot of unnecessary work. Thank you!

@KM-zn3lx 5 жыл бұрын

I'd listen to you in a heartbeat and I'm 57!

@Francinestube 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I've watched all the recent videos and am now going back in time to see the ones I've missed. I saw the one previous and thought, 'well look at that, he's planting straight on grass, wow, how does he do it?' and this video followed, lol

@kerspaprogbalceram3669 7 жыл бұрын

I put my raised bed right on top of an oleander bush that i cut down, and not even that seems to be able to grow through, people are way too paranoid about weeds.

@squintspalledorous3376 7 жыл бұрын

Kerspaprog Balceram correct, in permaculture we embrace the weeds. most are even edible.

@bobpeterson1123 4 жыл бұрын

I totally remember about three years ago when the whole Internet lost its mind over this. I even remember what I was doing when it happened, I was washing my car on a sunny June day, and then, BAM! It was a crazy time, kids. You should have seen the pandemonium. It was totally nuts!

@delphinekirkland1757 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! This is great and just what I needed to know. Even though I grew up in the country and gardened my entire life I still learn a lot from your videos! I take notes! It's exciting. Had been gardening in the same beds for 30 years but now I'm starting over again in a new place and 600 miles southwest of where I was. I only have 600 sq.ft of beds but I'm used to growing thousands. We have an open lawn area that would be perfect for massive expansion. We wondered about just putting the raised beds right on top of the grass. Now we know for sure. When we thought about it, made sense that the soil would smother the grass out. Thanks!!!

@dymondwillow2 7 жыл бұрын

We have quack grass here in northern Alberta and the runners can travel through cement (it seems). My raised beds lay fallow for two years. This year I could not even get a pitch fork through the soil to tear up the roots. It all had to be hand ripped out. Yes I did lay a few layers of cardboard under the wooden frames. So, Luke, you are very lucky to be able to do that and save a bunch of time!

@jmseipp 6 жыл бұрын

I put weed fabric on the bottoms of all of our beds and the Torpedo grass still came up through some of them and that's with nearly 12 inches of soil on top of the grass! Michigan grass is totally wimpy in comparison.

@gwenwilliams5940 7 жыл бұрын

😂 Love it! Unfortunately, I love in Texas and deal with both crabgrass and bermuda grass which did not get smothered. Even cardboard was no match for the bermuda. Bermuda just grew under the cardboard until it found a way up. Most of the normal grasses, especially further north will not pose a problem.

@iIO_OIi 7 жыл бұрын

Hehe, no weeds true, but now you'll have a zombie invasion for sure! It's conventional wisdom that when you build a garden bed direct on grass, but don't get weeds that you'll get absolute hordes of zombies, but hey, a few spit peas and you'll be fine.

@Silly-Little-Mama 5 жыл бұрын

Clewl Tetsui How did you not get more likes than this!?

@michelleccutler2690 7 жыл бұрын

We have been doing raised beds for years. We live in the country and have never had grass grow in them.

@corries.5430 5 жыл бұрын

I had wondered about that. I really appreciated the explanation! Your method really eliminates unnecessary extra work!

@gardeningstuffandthangs3564 5 жыл бұрын

Luke I've been watching you since I started gardening (you were so young) I am easily twice your age and my husband and I wouldn't have had the success we have without your videos! Keep up the great job!!

@ryleemichelle9118 7 жыл бұрын

lol I love your reaction!! This is excellent!! Thank you so much for making these videos as it is helping me tremendously!

@trialerror8728 6 жыл бұрын

I loved this! I'm glad you're standing up for yourself! Love your channel!

@karli3031 29 күн бұрын

I really enjoy watching your videos. I’ve been doing this for a few years now and I’ve learned so much from you so I definitely appreciate all that you’ve educated me on. Thank you. I just watched this video, I couldn’t stop laughing because of the great humor you have with the sarcastic comments about the grass. Especially the part where you were talking about having to let that one bed go fallow. 😅 Pretty funny bro!! Keep them coming.

@heyleebaby 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this video! I am in the process of moving a raised bed left here by the last renters to a new spot in the yard and I was prepared to put down cardboard and other recommendations. I'm glad I don't have to waste the time doing so!

@WinsomeWinslet 4 жыл бұрын

I'm late to the party here but in the south homeowners actually plant Bermuda grass on purpose! It is a nightmare and even with weed cloth, mulch, soil, it will still overtake your raised beds! How amazing that you don't have that problem. We're probably going to have to do completely above ground in tower gardens and waist high raised beds to get away from weeding. LOL

@kerry4987 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I was just in the yard removing chunks of turf for my new bed and my husband said you don’t need to do that. I didn’t believe him. So he said.. go watch your guy see what he says.. and you say NO! I am so happy!! 😃

@johnhubbard6262 Жыл бұрын

We have St Augustine, which is one of the toughest grasses to overcome. Even if you cut it out, remove soil, and treat the soil, it will reseed itself and take over whatever you try to plant instead. But we do have success as you do with beds, we just have to do one more step. I cut down 3" on mine and flip the grass soil side up, then plant over it. The results is just sporadic shoots of grass coming up, which could just be re-seeding from the rest of the lawn. Love your Videos - Stay young as you can

@wokest118 6 жыл бұрын

I thought 12" deep bed was enough to smother all weeds, nope! Some crazy mutant grass that grows here came through it.

@myathehappy_1 4 жыл бұрын

happening to me too

@Danny66G1 6 жыл бұрын

Luke, I'm glad you made this video. I had questions too, but now you gave answered them. I am planning a backyard like the one you have next year. My wife and I enjoy all the informative videos you and Cindy put on video. Thanks!!

@phylvalen9991 3 жыл бұрын

You're so right in what you say and I love you saying age is just a number. I'm 64 and have been gardening for many years but am starting up a large bed after a long hiatus. I recently moved to a farm which is on solid bedrock hence the need for a raised bed. you only have to be concerned when dealing with invasive grass like kikuyu. Don't worry about the naysayers at all...you're doing a great job! After the long period away from veg gardening I feel like a greenie so have devoured all your tutorials and have learned so much from you. Thanks for your passion and commitment and for sharing your knowledge. Happy gardening !!

@JenniferHerbsRealtor 6 жыл бұрын

Rock on Luke! Everyone who “scolds” you is a self proclaimed authority figure. You need not be 65 years old to have value, knowledge and qualifications to share your videos! Love em and thank you! ✌🏻👍🏻🙌🏻 (ps loved the part where you zoomed in on all your invasive “grass”. Lololol)

@bigrich6750 Жыл бұрын

I did exactly that. Mine have done great. To get started last year, I filled my beds half way up with free wood chips then topped them off with store bought soil. This fall I had some nice compost from grass clippings and topped them off with that after harvesting all my summer crops. I rarely see a weed in my beds. My soil is black and crumbly. My beds are filled with fall crops that are doing great. The only problem I have is squirrels digging in the beds. I could put some wire over the beds but it isn’t bad enough to worry about it.

@jennyg3894 2 жыл бұрын

This was really informative and is going to save me some time. I know it's been 5 years, but hey, I appreciate you!

@christhomas4623 5 жыл бұрын

Built my first ever raised bed (4'x8' using 2x10's) last year on a Bermuda grass lawn. Used no native soil to prevent grass or weed seeds. No problems last year, but this year the Bermuda started making its way up the inside of the bed walls somehow. I pull it out by the roots as best I can when I discover it running, but it's a super aggressive grass so I hope it doesn't spread in the bed too much to keep under control!

@jmthomas29 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching me this. I'm planning on doing raised beds with my garden.

@mikelane1713 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I really appreciate your videos. You are informative and helpful; always in a positive way. Thanks!

@SarahSarah-nu8ce 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos! I just found your channel and I cannot get enough! I am currently on my fourth year of gardening and it has been a life saver. I already have thoughts for next year because of your vids! P.S. I put in raised beds in year 1 and put them right on top of the grass. No grass in them either. 😉

@cookingwithog5756 3 жыл бұрын

i love his sarcasm so much lmfao

@sharonsmith1203 5 жыл бұрын

Age is just a number? Tell that to my aching joints! Lol. Great video! Keep em coming. I love learning about gardening and you save us from having to pay for a class.

@cherylhelm4282 7 жыл бұрын

I have been gardening this way for years. People think I am weird. Just be patient and keep up the great work!

@tarantulady8565 7 жыл бұрын

I, for one, loved this video...seeing VERY valuable info I'd not heard before. I saw the vid where you put the beds on grass & thought, " Won't he get weeds?"🤔🙄 That said, perhaps some viewers consider explaining your methods every now and again -- in order to answer q's & to dispel prevalent gardening myths -- to be feeding the trolls. I consider you to be a good teacher to repeat yourself for new viewers who don't know your competent methods. Thanks for explaining, yet again. 😁👍 I'm putting in new beds right now & will remove all the cardboard I already have inside the beds before I fill them. I'll use it just on the paths between the beds. 👌

@brianlee6849 Жыл бұрын

Excellent info 👍. I'm about to build 6 4'x16'x 11" beds and my research is exactly what you said so I'm not worried about the grass. I will cut the area as short as possible and spread it through out the beds along with sawdust and manure . The fill dirt is coming from a local place that mix's compost and topsoil. My wife pays he is just a tour with great success. We will also be composting and adding that to the beds later. Thank you 👍

@jumpoffa5011 7 жыл бұрын

I have 4 10x4 raised beds. It is good to know why I really don't have any weeds in them. I do get the top of the surface weed that is common in the State of California. Just a pinch and its gone. Anyway, I do appreciate your response to this question. I always say that there is no stupid questions, even when there are those that feed on it as being stupid. Sometimes you have to repeat yourself for those that just came on board, like me, or those that had forgotten what you had said. Keep up the good work.

@rachf18 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you posted this! I've just built and filled my first raised beds, then suddenly questioned whether I should have cleared the grass first.... was starting to worry I'd need to remove all the soil and start again, but I'm relieved to see such clear evidence that I shouldn't waste my time! Hoping to start planting in the next week or two :D

@glinnisbaines 2 жыл бұрын

where do you live? I'm starting mine and I was told that I couldn't start them on my grass. After watching his video I feel a little relieved but I'm still worried. I do remember a kiddie pool being left in my yard for a few months and the grass died where the pull was. So, im thinking the same will happen with a raised bed??

@TheWicklunds25 7 жыл бұрын

I appreciated the video. Your smug comeback to your raised bed construction is humorous. This is one reason I decided to start growing in planter box type containers instead of larger, raised beds. I need to use more vertical space because I don't have a big yard. I have raised beds also, but the soil in them is more native to this area and not solely container soil and it isn't very nutritionally advanced. I have added sphagnum and rock dusts and other items but it gets expensive. I have added worm castings and worm casings to get more nutrition. It will take more time. The thing is, when I started the raised beds, I put down landscape fabric and wetted cardboard, I also made one with neither of those and it is doing better than them... I still will get weeds. So... I thought your raised bed idea was fine. Really lucked out on the pro mix bed. WOW! @ you!!

@donhill8929 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great info in all your videos. Keep up the great work.

@sandy-rr1by 4 жыл бұрын

sooo glad to see this vid!!! ive stacked 3 blocks high topped with a 4" solid block to hold the layer of regular grass cloth intended to keep the dirt in the beds. daughter is agast that i built on top of grass with just the cloth. been tossing in cardboards, paper shreds, leaves now that gardening is over. planning to spread a tarp on top to kill off what seeds might be in the materials over the winter. thank you for sharing your experience.

@danielfisher9344 5 жыл бұрын

I've put aised beds in for a long time,made out of 2X8's, 10's, and 12's, and I have to weed every couple weeks. The cover suppresses the grass growing where you put the bed, But in my neck of the woods we got plenty wind borne, avian borne grass seeds that sprout. Still, it's the best way to grow.

@danadane4u 4 жыл бұрын

Good for you Luke. Tell 'em!

@ai-man212 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Great information.

@DanielMerk23 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video

@sunshine1379 7 жыл бұрын

I hear ya! I put in raised beds this season and the my whole family lost their minds too. ¿ keep up the great videos, They are great! ♡

@dazie1245 7 жыл бұрын

how funny and a wonderful example of positive addressing a pet peeve. Grate job. Yes i know your right cuss i do the least amount of weeding in my neighbor hood they ask how, i tell them and the reply is always "no i don't think so". lol next door and across the street watch ask and see. lol every year its the same conversations with the same people. lol this was perfect for me to see thank you

@dazie1245 7 жыл бұрын

8 years guess its traditional in this neighbor hood

@susanemadai8087 7 жыл бұрын

Do not worry about those comments. You are great! Please keep uploading your videos, I love them. I am turning 45 this year and just started learning how to garden from KZfaq. Age doesn't count, experience does. Cheers

@gwaz4204 Жыл бұрын

your turning 50 this year!! happy early birthday!!

@kimberlyhendrick8803 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you channel showed up on my feed. Awesome news! Will certainly watch other videos. Thanks a buschel!

@KT4meMrsTee Жыл бұрын

You are correct, I built my raised beds just like you on top of grass. I think I laid down newspaper first but it probably wasn't necessary. Good job. Love your enthusiasm!

@faithfamilyhomestead 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you

@whathappenedwas7083 4 жыл бұрын

I always go to you for learning gardening

@casualpreparedness2347 4 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing and it works. Excellent Video As Always. 💯👍👍😎☀️

@tonyantonuccio4748 5 жыл бұрын

I also put my raised bed directly on grass: hardware cloth (anti gopher); 2" of stone (drainage); 12" of soil. Worked great.

@clashingtom2582 7 жыл бұрын

I started a raised bed 2 years ago but never bought dirt to fill it. All I've done is add the little bit of compost we've made and there is around 3-4 inches deep... No grass here either. Thanks for the video.

@kellyc2425 5 жыл бұрын

Luke, you are AWESOME! And you proved to my wife what I've been telling her. She wanted to buy a ton of rolls of plastic, and collect cardboard. 🙄🙄

@nzzenith 6 жыл бұрын

I just finished a garden bed from scratch today. layer of hay and weed free top quality compost soil on top of Kikuyu, which is a creeping grass. It's nothing like city grass and will grow through and that three inches of dirt around your tree in less than two weeks. Let's see if my garden bed survives. If not, I will have to start all over.

@lorifitzgibbon3085 Жыл бұрын

I did all of mine following you, no weeds! I mulch when I plant, and during late fall after everything has been harvested. No weeds. It's great in spring to come into the garden with no weeds. Thank you.

@davidalthoen3597 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!! You saved me a ton of work :) :) :)

@blythewalker4650 7 жыл бұрын

I, for one, am so glad you made this video! It was very informative and I am super excited to redo my raised beds for next year with the wealth of information you gave me. Thank you!!

@Peachygreencrafts 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@matthewrick 4 жыл бұрын

Not all grasses are the same. Crabgrass would turn those beds into raised lawns. I put raised beds in my back yard lawn as well, but I completely excavated the top 8 inches of grass roots and soil, put down 2 layers of cardboard and 4 layers of landscaping fabric then back-filled the beds with weed free soil and compost. Crabgrass had completely infiltrated the beds within a year. My beds require a full dig out reset twice a year to keep them functional. I’m currently planning a full yard remodel - scrap the beds, kill the lawn, use a sod cutter to remove the turf, lay down a heavy plastic barrier, top with pea gravel and then reinstall the beds. I’m sure this guy is annoyed with trolls but a little research on his part would reveal that this isn’t a useable technique for many (most?) would-be lawn gardeners.

@dcaswual 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Luke, I don't know why people thought weeds would grow up through 6-8" of garden soil you but into your raised beds. It never occurred to me that you would have weeds. Thank you for the raised bed on grass idea. I am going to try one bed and see how that works this year. Thank you for your inspiring stories and practical how-to's and gardening tips you and Mrs. MIGardner provide!

@kateland5870 7 жыл бұрын

I think it is so funny that people comment that you don't know what you are doing!! Look at your garden, it is amazing!!! I have been following you for a while and implement your techniques and I am so grateful for your knowledge! I am a little older than you are and you know so much more then me and I have never questioned it lol! Don't listen to the haters, they are probably jealous of your amazing gardening skills! Keep up the good work!

@xinlie5254 2 жыл бұрын

Smart young guy, you answered my question 👍

@shirleycastle5170 6 жыл бұрын

You are correct with the raised beds and no weeds. I have 14 raised beds exactly like yours and no weeds. Best thing ever is raised beds. High 5 to you.

@michele695 6 жыл бұрын

This is good news for me. This has been driving me crazy. I am trying not to use cardboard,news print and weed fabric so as to keep my garden as organic as possible. I wish I had found your video long ago. Thank you soooooooooooo much. I will make sure to check out all your other videos.

@Afterburner Жыл бұрын

LOL - I had watched many people put raised beds on grass before and never figured people would be so freaked out at seeing it on a video. I always wonder about people who preach but don't practice what they sell.. I plan on doing this in my back yard garden and was glad to see this video which confirmed what I had seen ;>)

@DirectorDavoPaul 7 жыл бұрын

You are growing, literally. more views. More trolling opinion. Think of it, you've come to a point where there are so many random people chiming in, that you feel you need to explain yourself. It will encourage more scrutiny the more your channel grows. Ignore it, address it quickly in an episode. But I strongly suggest you not film your frustration. It feeds the troll. Without a reaction, they cannot survive. Like a weed without sun. Don't feed the scrutinizers. They love it. Great channel...:)

@AdvancedHarmonics 7 жыл бұрын

Well said!!!

@electricianone3090 7 жыл бұрын

Music Media Group / Directed by Davo well said! 100% true. Some people(sadly many) get off on seeing or hoping people fail one way or another.

@shanteporter4676 7 жыл бұрын

Music Media Group / Directed by Davo I totally agree with you... Trolls feed on people's frustration...

@PinkChucky15 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I definitely agree :-)

@Whatsthis1do 7 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the internet. Good info on suppression. I have 1 weed thats a vine/invasive/something poking through but my backyard isn't close to as clean as yours. Don't feed the trolls

@gorathsghost6475 3 ай бұрын

Lol my wife is going to so mad she bought that weed blocker stuff for nothing haha. Gonna show her this vid as soon as she gets up.. ty for making my day lol.

@dillionflent2705 5 жыл бұрын

Host helpful gardening videos I’ve seen thus far for beginners or experts!! Thank you

@nursesheris8777 6 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you made this episode as I was worried about trying raised beds over my existing garden because there were so many weeds already there but I am now not concerned about it and I want my raised beds to be even higher than yours because I have bad knees and a bad back and if I do get a weed it will be easier to pick out lol

@folklohrfamily7310 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for clarifying that. Although I did not comment about that before, I am grateful and thankful to understand it better now.

@meriemo4482 4 жыл бұрын

You are a life saver I have lot of grass and I hate to remove it before preparing a bed

@fraherfarms 6 жыл бұрын

We have Bermuda grass here in Oklahoma and if you don’t stay on top of it, it will come up and take over the bed. Lots of cardboard down first. Love your videos; very informative.

@kellyc2425 5 жыл бұрын

We put our raised beds, made from 2"x12" and oldcastle blocks right on top of Bermuda grass, and it's 100% suppressed.

@clwest3538 5 жыл бұрын

Not only does the Bermuda grow up but so does that darn vine!

@craftyyoungmama 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Very helpful info. I love your channel, it's been great learning for me.

@cheriboone 3 жыл бұрын

Tnx for that. I just bought raised and really didn't want to til! So taking your advice!!

@seaserpent40 3 жыл бұрын

yes, you are qualified!!! I enjoy your videos very much, not a new gardener but I am new to growing in Michigan.

@cheesekake1841 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Love it! It answers my question if I should put cardboard down before putting down my raised bed...

@thedude1971 7 жыл бұрын

fantastic video

@colat1265 4 жыл бұрын

im glad you put this out because there IS a common misconception that you have to smother the grass with SO much before you add dirt and plant. Im all about working smarter and not harder. if its unnecessary to add layers upon layers of mulch, wood chips and compost , etc...i'm not going to do it. Its GOOD that you MADE this vid because by people ALLOWING these myths to spread just discourages people from starting a garden or they end up doing extra work thats NOT needed. I've been searching online for a quite a while and this is the ONLY video confirming what i suspected. YOUve proven you actually know what you're talking about

@warzshadow9701 5 жыл бұрын

I was wanting to put a raised garden bed over my grass too! I live in Orlando FL, and saw all the videos about using landscaper paper and cardboard, all sorts of stuff. I figured good golly that's alot to do! I am going to give this a try. Thank you! I was wanting raised beds due to our rain storms that in the past flooded my in ground garden and killed everything. Hurricanes and tropical storms are brutal.

@daynaandsteve 6 жыл бұрын

You always seem so sweet and even tempered in your videos, so when I see one like this that your sarcasm and frustration shows through I LOVE IT, you are a human! hahahahaha Great video.

@alham1818 7 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video I'll be showing this to my mother as I been doing the same thing.

@kansasgardener5844 6 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. Some thing I would like to share is that weed cloth can actually cause problems with drainage. I found this out the hard way! Water pooled in the bottom of my 2 beds I used it in. After a hard rain you can dig in the soil just to find you have soup in the bottom of the bed! I tilled the soil under the rest of my beds before I built them. I did Not remove any grass or weeds. Just tilled the soil about 12" deep and built the beds on top. No weeds or grass came to the surface. This fall I will remove all the soil from my 2 weed cloth beds and remove it! Wish I had seen this video before I used weed cloth.

@redinnalong6528 7 жыл бұрын

We have raised beds and we don't have any grass in them either, so I know for a fact it can be done. I need to mulch around the blue berry bushes this year. By the way I love the light wood mulch you have between the beds. It makes it look so much cleaner and neater. I will be doing this.

@nicholaslewis3277 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Really helpful. I'm doing this in a couple of weeks and was going to include weed barriers. Really appreciate the tips. Cheers

@TheRealLady 5 жыл бұрын

Aww, I know this video is old but it made me sad that you had to address the issue. It totally changed your energy. I'm glad I found you tho. Keep up the good work!

@andreachambliss3383 4 жыл бұрын

My first raised beds, I used cardboard. They were about 6” deep. My BF told me my neighbor’s weed bins would make it to my veggie beds. It did after about 3 years. The new beds I used weed cloth but are 11” deep. I wish I had seen this video first. I will follow your advice with the new raised beds. 57 years old. 🙋🏽

@eriksmith9484 6 жыл бұрын

Very impressive garden! I tip my hat to you sir

@thisplaceisazoo 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you have morning glory in Michigan, but it has been the bane of my property for twenty years.(WA state) I just built two foot tall raised beds last spring, with a cardboard layer underneath, and I STILL had a couple of morning glory shoots come up the inside edge of the bed. The only thing I can do is continue to spray them with round up. I hate to do that but if I didn't they would take over my whole two acres. They are especially hard to get out of the raspberry bushes because their roots are intertwined with the raspberry roots.