This is a perfect place where comfort (and in fact health) can be bought. But it does not need to be all bought with money, though.

Glad to help!

I agree

Pamela Harrison, so do I. 🙂

I agree. It was easy to come up with 40 benefits and only 10 problems.

Glad I could help!

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks! Glad to help!

Thanks! Yes, the garden is coming along.

Thank you!

Cattle panel circles lined with finer wire then a 6” perimeter of woodchip. Then add your garden soil and plant in it

Thanks for sharing, Sid. Yours sounds like an ideal open ground process.

While I don't normally advocate thick weed barrier under beds, which a root problem that can help.

Glad you're trying them. I've seen Birdies used in many gardens in Australia. I don't have them in my plan yet, but may choose to try them in the future.

Sounds intriguing. I have a similar issue. How do you raise them?

While I prefer open bottoms and don't like weed barrier, roots are a reason to put a barrier at the bottom of the bed. You can live with the increased work on a regular basis or consider adding metal, wood, or plastic sheets to keep the roots out.

Thanks. I have another video focused on just Hugelkultur that discusses that.

Sure. I use shavings mixed with leaves and grass clippings.

this year i started seeds in january, hugelkulture in all 3 raised beds, ordered dirt, paid same guy to pick it up and stack on the patio. ive been mixing dirt, planting, now got so many plants ive been giving them away. this is fun, but hot july is coming!!!

Yes, that is horseradish. They are livestock tanks from a farm and ranch store.

I found a piece of cardboard to kill just about anything underneath by the time it decomposes.

A deep layer of wood chips around the bed should help.

Thank u so much. I was thinking I’ll be late to rebuilt all beds and start planting. You save me. 🤗🤗 God Bess u.

Ditto. Ohio here with about six inches of clay before straight fragipan. The water just sits on it and then is sucked back up by the sun. I have planted about a 1000 trees, so far, so as to get their roots to break it up for my kids in the future. It's that or rent/buy a D11 dozer with a industrial ripper. I am not an almond orchard nor winery so, that's not happening.

With my back too, that's the main reason I prefer raised beds even with the potential negative issues.

Thanks. I have another video that shows that exact process when filling a bed.

That's a good approach. Thanks.

I just released a video last week about my cinder block bed that addresses that.

It depends on your weather. Check your soil moisture and try to keep it evenly moist. When it starts to dry out go ahead and water.

@@GardenerScott will do. Thank You!

I haven't done that. If you try it let me know how it works out.

@@GardenerScott I have them up on my facebook "Billy The-Kid".

Not if you use hugelkultur.. In building the soil..

@@obadiahscave Yep. That's what I did. I don't know anyone who can afford to fill a bunch of raised beds with bought soil. I filled mine three quarters full of an old maple I had to cut up after it fell. It just about filled two 4'x8'x30inch high boxes.

Sounds like you need a hugelkulture bed. The logs and wood chips and branches at the bottom, would soak up excess moisture and release it in drier Weather. It would be more difficult to water-log your plants then. Try it!

I haven't. That's an interesting idea. Thanks.

It should be fine unless you've been using herbicides on your grass.

Check out some of his other raised bed videos. He has a bad back too, and he also talks about wheelchair access and raised beds for elderly folks.

Dave, I have a series of videos that show how to build different types and talk about the many benefits.

​@@peter9477 Thanks but, I looked through and did a search and come up empty, maybe you could point me in the right direction. I've looked at Wilker Do's (April Wilkerson) channel where she builds "elevated" raised beds with metal roofing material as the base and was interested but wanted some professional feedback.

@@davetruman8116 He mentions accessibility as the first benefit in this one kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKt5aZx_upyteKM.html . It may have been later in the same one where he mentions his back and, possibly, seniors.

Yes, I believe you are correct. Brick will absorb and hold heat. As with brick houses, you can expect them to last a long time.

It depends on how you want to garden. I have mine 30 inches apart so I can get a wheelbarrow in for compost and mulch. The short ends are only 24 inches apart which is plenty of space for me to walk. In the center of my whole garden where I have an archway the path is 48 inches wide so visitors have plenty of space to walk.

Waiting does help the soil and soil organisms stabilize so nutrients are available to plants. I do have other videos showing plants in raised beds.

@@GardenerScott Great thanks! Followed your tutorial on making a raised bed and looking forward to getting started!

I think they may be effective for deep-rooted plants. I haven't grown that way yet but plan a few test beds in the future to give it a go.

Yes, lining the inside of beds help keep moisture. I make most of my beds north to south for more morning sun and afternoon sun on the long sides.

@@GardenerScott Thank you very much!

Where I live some farmers use grain bags for storing there grain. They are roughly 8 feet in diameter and very long. When they empty them they have to split the bags open lengthways to get the grain out. They are 30 some feet wide and in the hundreds of feet long. The plastic is quite heavy and infrared resistant with white on one side and black on the other side. The farmers are quite happy to get rid of them and will usually part with them and lots of times will load them for you as they are all rolled up and very heavy. The plastic is very tough and will actually stretch before tearing. I cut them into strips wider than the boards I'm using and then put it on one side of the boards I'm using and wrap it around the edges of the board and staple it on the edge and then pull it tight on the other edge and staple it. I then just trim it with a knife and they look quite nice. I do all 4 boards and then screw them together to make the bed. I always put the black side of the plastic on the outside so it will help absorb the heat of any part that is exposed. I made my first bed this way 9 years ago and it still looks as good as it did when I made it. The board has faded a bit but other whys it looks very good. The plastic holds the moisture in and keeps the board from rotting as the outside of the board is always exposed to the air. There is one part on top that has never been covered and plastic still looks the same. I made the beds out of 2 x 10's as they are very economical. I put a 1 x 4 board across the middle on the bottom to hold the boards from spreading apart when putting dirt in so even if it rots eventually the boards will not move then and it will just feed the plants. I made mine 8 to 14 feet long and they probably average 12 feet. I then put 1 x 4's on top of the edges to help when you are sitting on them and looks nice and protects the plastic. You do not plant right on the edge anyway so you do not lose any planting space. It is a very good time to do your hugo culture before putting in your dirt. I put mine on existing soil so I was able to take some dirt out for the wood leaves grass clippings etc and that gave me soil and then dug out soil between the beds and replaced with wood chips so nothing growing and nice after a rain or watering. We have been very happy with the beds and they are not showing any signs of deterioration and were not expensive to build and the plastic was free. I now put compost on top and stand in the beds with a good fork and use that to work the beds. It is not hard to do and loosens the soil you were standing on and then we never walk on them again. I'm sorry if this is long winded but wanted to give all the details to make it understandable and maybe help someone else. They were a lot of work this way but the rewards have been very good. I am building one more shortly and hopefully that will be it for building. Dale in Canada

I recently moved here and am building this garden from scratch.

I'm outside Colorado Springs.

It may be. I've had it a long time and forget the exact source.

He said in a previous video that he uses soil from his own property and compost he made himself to fill them to save money, once you remove the filling costs lumber and screws/nails don't cost that much. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7xkd81zv9e4iIU.html

Donald P I’m guessing it’s all relative to your region. No way could I get that great Of a deal in Alaska!

I buy soil in bulk and use the cheapest wood. I realize costs are higher elsewhere.

Good observation. Thanks.

The French have been using raised beds for centuries...

Germans have been using raised beds ie hugelkulture beds, for centuries.