Nice gardening area! I realize that not everyone has chickens... BUT, if you do, or have a friend who does... you can put a chicken tractor over or near your garden plot and allow the chickens to scratch up the soil, they remove all greenery and fertilize the soil. When they have everything worked over, you can then move them to another location and begin your final garden prep and planting. Chicken tractors are even being used in cities like Boston! Check out Garden Girl TV for an example.
Lots of talk about the treated wood... but what about your plan to use run off water from the roof? If you have asphalt shingles I would think the run off would contain chemicals from that. Maybe better to get a couple of old bathtubs and put them down by the garden to collect rainwater.
yeah, i have the issue with the dogs too..pee everywhere...ugh, so hard to garden other than in raised beds...and then with the raised beds, i have the cat issue...
I think you put too many tomatoe plants in this garden bed. Cause , I think they do need space to grow bigger. Make sure you leave approximatley 12 feet of space for each tomatoe rows.
Check with your local Extension office/Master Gardener Program and they will confirm that AC2 is safe for all veggies - none allow the chemicals to be absorbed - but many feel the plastic is an 'extra' precaution. Like the deer/rabbit fence.
I wouldn't be too worried about the pressure treated wood, especially if it is lined with plastic. Scientific studies have shown they're safe, and is considered as such by the EPA.
I trust scientists and their studies more than a bunch of hippies and their opinions.
hope the best of luck with the beds treated pine beds you should have use non treated board for vetagable gardens you really think plastic will save you? Is saving a few dollars on wood is worth risking your health. Most people are tring to get away from the chemicals.
yall relax, the chemicals in treated lumber cannot soak out in soil, do some research and you will see. but dont use railroad cross ties with crisco stuff on them, they will soak up in soil,
@weldermatt07 Spot on M8. Here in Aussie we have treated wood CCA Copper Chrome Arsenic. Tests by CSRIO have resulted in an inconclusive finding. But I am still lining with plastic to appease the pc gongbangers in my family.
Pretty hefty bolting on that raised bed! As a trick for saving a few dollars, just palin ole decking screws would give you the same quality product. The fencing though, that's a great idea. Soft dirt is a dog magnet!
Great looking garden! Are you going to build more raised beds? Everyone grow some of their own, it would take so much pressure off imported agricultural goods. ...hey get into canning too! Reusing glass canning jars takes pressure off other resources like metal and plastics, you save so much money on groceries, and you control what is added to your home canned foods!
Modern pretreat is much safer today than it was before, and it wasn't really unsafe in the past either. The concern before was the leeching of arsenic into the soil and the uptake of it in vegetables, but even those amounts were safe by USDA standards. Lower levels of expose to arsenic, however is most desirable, and therefore is not an additive anymore in pretreated lumber in the US. I read somewhere on the internet that pretreat these days commonly uses borite, (found in Borax). So its cool.
your wife is pregnant and you're using plastic and treated lumber??? You didn't think it worth your newborn's health to spend a few bucks on untreated lumber?? sounds like penny wise, pound foolish. the infant will be much more sensitive to the stuff, too.
I couldn't tell for sure but it appears that you are still thinking in terms of row gardening. Unless you are using a tractor you should forget about rows. If you use the techniques of Square Foot Gardening you can grow more crops in the same space. There is a Square Foot Gardening book as well as a website. (The website name is obvious.)
you should have googled organic gardening. You would have learn the dos and don'ts on organic gardening. By having treated wooden deck can leach toxins into your garden too. Save the rabbits and kill you wife and children.
If money is tight go to the dump or recycling area and they normally give away wood for free.
You should not use pressure treated wood since with time the chemicals can bleed into the soil which will hurt your "organic" raised bed garden. Go with cedar and what I do is rub some bees wax or some natural water replant on the outside to keep from rotting and line the inside walls (not bottom) with some plastic to keep the moisture from the wood. I even made a bed with douglas fir, cheap, and just rubbed the wax on the outside and plastic on the inside and is doing fine
good garden man. I was thinking of using treated wood and wrap the wood with heavy plastic. what do you do with the soil after you done planting for the season?
Nice gardening area! I realize that not everyone has chickens... BUT, if you do, or have a friend who does... you can put a chicken tractor over or near your garden plot and allow the chickens to scratch up the soil, they remove all greenery and fertilize the soil. When they have everything worked over, you can then move them to another location and begin your final garden prep and planting. Chicken tractors are even being used in cities like Boston! Check out Garden Girl TV for an example.
HTCSWEOD 5 days ago
Thanks!
VerifyHistory 1 month ago
Thanks for the video... very helpful! :)
Victoria89146 1 month ago
Great job. Lots of good info that I can use. I plan to start my raised box garden in the Spring. Again, thanks for the excellent video.
sundog1767 1 month ago
The garden looks great... I can see that it's an older video, but still ;)
daddykirbs 2 months ago
Great job.
BackyardDiscoveryCo 2 months ago
Lots of talk about the treated wood... but what about your plan to use run off water from the roof? If you have asphalt shingles I would think the run off would contain chemicals from that. Maybe better to get a couple of old bathtubs and put them down by the garden to collect rainwater.
GulfCoastGirl5 3 months ago
yeah, i have the issue with the dogs too..pee everywhere...ugh, so hard to garden other than in raised beds...and then with the raised beds, i have the cat issue...
canrsiegrl 5 months ago
omg if i had your yard i would have garden boxes EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
carmindystevens 5 months ago
@carmindystevens IKR!!!
5Language 2 months ago
hey .. how big is your lot?
plutoniangirl 6 months ago
I wish my garden was as big as yours, it's about the size of your porch :).
pxldnky 6 months ago
I think you put too many tomatoe plants in this garden bed. Cause , I think they do need space to grow bigger. Make sure you leave approximatley 12 feet of space for each tomatoe rows.
AngelikavonDeutschla 9 months ago
So, where did you end up planting all those vegetables?
Art4booze 9 months ago
Check with your local Extension office/Master Gardener Program and they will confirm that AC2 is safe for all veggies - none allow the chemicals to be absorbed - but many feel the plastic is an 'extra' precaution. Like the deer/rabbit fence.
juswatchinintosa 9 months ago
I wouldn't be too worried about the pressure treated wood, especially if it is lined with plastic. Scientific studies have shown they're safe, and is considered as such by the EPA.
I trust scientists and their studies more than a bunch of hippies and their opinions.
MrKanataMan 11 months ago
@MrKanataMan OK ,that's good.Now ,don't forget that when you go to church and the priest feeds you all kind of science-fiction stories.
tirpitz19 4 months ago
hope the best of luck with the beds treated pine beds you should have use non treated board for vetagable gardens you really think plastic will save you? Is saving a few dollars on wood is worth risking your health. Most people are tring to get away from the chemicals.
n4jacques 11 months ago
yall relax, the chemicals in treated lumber cannot soak out in soil, do some research and you will see. but dont use railroad cross ties with crisco stuff on them, they will soak up in soil,
weldermatt07 1 year ago
@weldermatt07 Spot on M8. Here in Aussie we have treated wood CCA Copper Chrome Arsenic. Tests by CSRIO have resulted in an inconclusive finding. But I am still lining with plastic to appease the pc gongbangers in my family.
stylus880 7 months ago in playlist gardening
I love your backyard! It's huge!
c140075 1 year ago
Pretty hefty bolting on that raised bed! As a trick for saving a few dollars, just palin ole decking screws would give you the same quality product. The fencing though, that's a great idea. Soft dirt is a dog magnet!
PaulUmbarger 1 year ago
Great looking garden! Are you going to build more raised beds? Everyone grow some of their own, it would take so much pressure off imported agricultural goods. ...hey get into canning too! Reusing glass canning jars takes pressure off other resources like metal and plastics, you save so much money on groceries, and you control what is added to your home canned foods!
melkel2010 1 year ago
Modern pretreat is much safer today than it was before, and it wasn't really unsafe in the past either. The concern before was the leeching of arsenic into the soil and the uptake of it in vegetables, but even those amounts were safe by USDA standards. Lower levels of expose to arsenic, however is most desirable, and therefore is not an additive anymore in pretreated lumber in the US. I read somewhere on the internet that pretreat these days commonly uses borite, (found in Borax). So its cool.
melkel2010 1 year ago
your wife is pregnant and you're using plastic and treated lumber??? You didn't think it worth your newborn's health to spend a few bucks on untreated lumber?? sounds like penny wise, pound foolish. the infant will be much more sensitive to the stuff, too.
1too3fore 1 year ago
nice beds
wgseagal 1 year ago
the plastic liner itself will leech chemicals.
llcyll 1 year ago
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I couldn't tell for sure but it appears that you are still thinking in terms of row gardening. Unless you are using a tractor you should forget about rows. If you use the techniques of Square Foot Gardening you can grow more crops in the same space. There is a Square Foot Gardening book as well as a website. (The website name is obvious.)
tedodson 1 year ago
you should have googled organic gardening. You would have learn the dos and don'ts on organic gardening. By having treated wooden deck can leach toxins into your garden too. Save the rabbits and kill you wife and children.
If money is tight go to the dump or recycling area and they normally give away wood for free.
jlhappytoes 1 year ago
Very nice, thanx for sharing.
TheBrassHole 1 year ago
Looks like you used red mulch on the top of one of the raised beds...did you know that red mulch contains a large amount of dye?
Nice beds, though...
darkgardyner 2 years ago
You Definitely don't want the pressure treated wood in contact with your veggies, but what about the plastic leaching toxins into the soil?
we know about the BPA leached from nalgene and baby bottles, but what about plastic sheeting like this???
TheMstefani 2 years ago
You should not use pressure treated wood since with time the chemicals can bleed into the soil which will hurt your "organic" raised bed garden. Go with cedar and what I do is rub some bees wax or some natural water replant on the outside to keep from rotting and line the inside walls (not bottom) with some plastic to keep the moisture from the wood. I even made a bed with douglas fir, cheap, and just rubbed the wax on the outside and plastic on the inside and is doing fine
llcyll 2 years ago
Another method is to buy cheap untreated wood and brush linseed oil on it.
theroilsoil 2 years ago
Awesome. I have 4 of those beds...
cwaj 2 years ago
good garden man. I was thinking of using treated wood and wrap the wood with heavy plastic. what do you do with the soil after you done planting for the season?
mack70214 2 years ago
correction, I said 2x6 in video, i meant 2x12
jlawmag 2 years ago