Vegetable Garden: How to Prepare a Raised Bed Garden for Planting

[CountryBoyfromKY]

Hey Patti, You don't cover crop with winter wheat or vetch?????

[SuburbanoidMisfit111]

I want to see a real life normal person explain this. Not some rich chick that is putting on a performance of being a "green" yuppie jack of all trades. Back on the hunt for real information for REAL (read: poor) people like me.

[lofresera]

muchas gracias!



[ZennLa13]

Wow, look at that hair!

[ClankyRochet]

How do you keep your tools so shiny.

[SuburbanoidMisfit111]

@ClankyRochet

They were purchased for the episode of course.

[SJB666]

That so called garden bed looked like a fake.The garden fork produced no clumps what so ever.Compact my ass.Fake!The crap on top would of been put there before the video was made and was very easily removed,fake.Seeds?Yer right as she walks back from the nursery with a bunch of ready to plant seedlings,Fail.Rabbit crap?Your kidding arn't you?Who would spend god knows how many hours rummaging around collecting rabbit shit?Fake.Don't bother posting fake videos man they get toasted on here.Noobish

[darwinsocampo]

loved all your videos. keep up the great work!

[OrganicTexas]

How are those radius garden tools? Hope they're a good set, cause I just ordered it. Nice vid! -OT

[xxnoangelxx]

Cleavage? The Stud?  We don't need all that. Pat you have been phenomenal in getting your message across. Maybe somebody needs sex but it's not your loyal fans we just want to grow stuff and for that I thank you for; your leadership and expertise.

[victorsgomez]

Formidable!

[iscavengersam]

So how often do your seeds produce plants. If my tomato plant is harvested do I need to replant a whole different plant r will it produce tomatoes consistently?

[QuickGardens]

It's that time of year. Happy planting everyone

[jakemobley]

@lheartlondon

your fucking stupid.

[drtooty5]

I am definitely gonna try this...great video~

[joale107]

nice video

[pinetar100]

nice video i envy your weather still have 2ft of snow

[Bluemoon1554]

cool thank

[cjellwood]

Janet ?

[amsterdamob]

This is an awesome video!!!

I think everyone should grow/hunt their own food! Be self-sufficient!

[combatvetlawstudent]

great vid!

[avalonandon]

using plastic in the garden is obviously not sustainable, but if you have tons of weeds in an area if you get all the weeds and their roots out before you put the soil back in it will help a lot!

[HydroponicsFriend]

We have a clay soil. Raised beds are the way to go if your soil is not very good. Thanks for posting this video.

[Greengate777]

When I set up my planters, I lined them on the inside with pond liner. It goes all around the planter and it also covers about half of the bottom. Then, I filled it up with soil. I did this for two reasons. First, because the pond liner is impermeable, it will keep the water in the soil. Nothing will seep out trough the sides of the planter. Second: the liner will keep moisture away from the wood the planter is made from... the planter should last longer that way.

[amsterdamob]

Did you have any problems with drainage? It seems like that would keep too much water in the beds, depending on how often/how much you water. I use hardware cloth, but it's mostly to keep the rodents out.

[wgseagal]

is this this year isnt it cold up there because its been cold down here and you all are not wearing jackets must of been a warm day we got a couple of weeks ago

[wgseagal]

too cold get this cold weather back up there its hanging around too long

[rubyspirit2]

Awesome, I'm ready to start planting!

[visually]

I put three raised beds in my garden last year and am adding 4 more this year. Thanks for the info. It will be helpful in getting the current three ready for planting.

[nibfu]

Hey Patti, enjoy your videos. If memory serves me correct, last year you planted corn seedlings. When did you start them indoors, is there a trick to it? Everybody tells me not to start them indoors, roots are too sensitive However, I refuse to listen to them. :)

[GardenGirltv]

The heirlooms I plant seem to do just fine, but don't mess with the roots at all.

[cycomerlin14]

I think I just saw you throw the tags in the bin. :/

[crewlla]

mmmmmmmmmmm is the guy helping you is he your husband. he is a very nice looking man.

[GardenGirltv]

Friend and colleague

[shiggadee]

I love your videos about gardening. Very useful for my area. Very informative too.. but I have the biggest crush on you...LOL keep up the great work..#GOOD JOB!!

[skeletonmom]

Patti, your energy and exhuberance gets me so excited to get outside and work. But, I am in rural Pennsylvania, and we are still under snow right now! :(

I am starting a garden planning graph, so I will be ready when the good weather hits.

Please keep the great videos coming!!!

[Praxxus55712]

I love the idea of using rabbit manure without having to compost it. I compost my chicken manure, but there's a ton of it and it works amazing too! Plus I get eggs outa the deal! :)

[ForbiddenStallion]

How long do you have to compost it for?

BTW, Praxxus, your videos are awesome, too.

[Praxxus55712]

ForbiddenStallion, Compost time depends on how often the pile is turned. My time is around one month. I turn the pile once or twice a week. If rabbits layed eggs (no easter jokes) I'd raise rabbits. LOL

btw thanks for the compliment. I'm a bit A.D.D but I get things done. :)

[ForbiddenStallion]

Haha, egg-laying rabbits. When I was 5, I thought rabbits did lay eggs. This was because I went on a field trip with the YMCA, and they put eggs under a rabbit. Isn't that messed up?

Composting the manure for a month isn't too bad. I've read that one should wait a year. I thought that sounded pretty extreme.

[astrialkil]

that is truly screwed up! nice urbanites for U.

[ccm800]

a veggie gardener with rabbits! That IS nervy! LOL

[dbztiki]

is it ok to compost roots?

[Nuru305]

You guys made that looks so easy. I hope my beds look as good as years. Thanks for the video.

[CreoleWun]

love your vids Patty, but you never showed how to plant the seed!! lol Thats the tittle!! lol Bless

[GardenGirltv]

Got a little ahead of myself there. LOL you are right, it is fixed now.

[ForbiddenStallion]

Haha, I was thinking the same thing.

I look forward to the updated one. :-)

[MadBadVoodo]

★★★★★

[ForbiddenStallion]

The soil looks great. However, I have one comment. Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia's Garden, says not to remove the roots of dead plants. They will decompose and leave their organic matter and minerals, along with the tunnels they used to occupy. This allows more oxygen to get deeper into the soil.

[CakadaOokamiko]

Since they used the roots in compost, I guess it does the same thing.

[ForbiddenStallion]

From what I've read, it's much better to leave them in place. Moving them to a compost bin will change the microbial populations, and you won't get the benefit of dissolved roots providing air passages later in the season. 

But, I'm not knocking Patti. It's just a suggestion.

[jihadacadien]

Man your raised beds look good!