Urban Gardening: How to Build a Raised bed and Hoop House

[mbaftab]

Great videos! all of them.

[seocom]

Well done thx

[allenrs]

a super fine lady with a green thumb AND she is Good at building things.

[Derrtaydoitbigg252]

Thank you!

[4evervescence]

Very helpful and informative video! I'm new to building things, and am really excited to plan and build my first raised garden bed! Thank you!

[rotuloyou]

Patti, todo lo que haces, además de mucho esfuerzo, tiene mucha belleza ! <3

[linmira]

It would take a WOMAN to make things look interesting and quite informative! thanks!

[GNYBerlin]

Urban gardens are awesome. Thank you for this helpful information.

[brietta42]

why,do you need livestock? and do you put 3 holes on both edges of every piece of wood, or just on edge of holes on each piece of wood?

[blankthree]

wouldn't redwood be better for rott then douglas ifr?

[TheCarolynMusic]

This looks great! And looks like a lot of fun. The wires on the bottom sound like a good idea, for animals. But would the wires disrupt any of the root vegetables, such as carrots? Or maybe they wouldn't go down that far, since you have a double layer of a box. :D

[kirstenandshyann]

i love your idea for making corresponding raised beds to fit the livestock houses. did you build the livestock houses yourself? if so, what are the measurements?

[HisMountainRose]

PVC is a highly toxic contaminant for its entire life cycle. Manufacture through use on to removal. What other options are available for the hoops? (If you question the veracity of my claim about PVC, check out the documentary "Blue Vinyl.")

[hiragabaka]

are the chickens in the cages all day or do you have a run for them as well?

[opcn18]

HAND TOO CLOSE TO SAW BLADE!

[mahaffeyitidotcom]

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[wondervamp]

Umm...you are using 2" bolts, not 1 1/2".

[melonbarmonster]

where do you get the soil to put into the raised beds? Just buying bagged soil would be pretty expensive if not prohibitively so.

[ladynikon]

Thank you for the post! We were actually just talking about how to redo our garden. Keep up the good work :).

[pcharles67]

Any thoughts on whether it is "better" to have the hoops attached to the inside of the beds panels, or the outside?

[iscavengersam]

is it possible to create a raised bed on a patio? Will there be proper drainage on a patio?

[hiragabaka]

@iscavengersam you can create proper drainage, create a gutter system under the gravel and have it run to pot plants.

[hcmatley31]

Nothing like a hot girl who can handle power tools and get her hands dirty. Awesome job.

[saltycreefer]

is there a point to the hoops?

[Ender1zero1]

Yes they extend your growing season they help protect against pests like cabbage worms birds etc. they can reduce how much water you use HTH

[JimboJitsu]

Very impressive, nicely done!

I am adding chickens to our small farm and will be looking for any related video's you have on it...

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with the world, I am going to Fav&Share! You ROCK!

[samljer]

You are awesome ;)

[ROFLpwnedvideos]

I love the combo of the animals and raised bed. Awesome ideas.

[dawnrboucher]

Another excellent video. Placing your live stock cages on top of the beds is a great idea. Do you build those yourself as well?

[steelhorses2004]

You didn't mention if the wood is pressure treaated. If not how long will it last before rotting away?

[2oonland]

I like the hoop idea. Could adapt to my present beds. I would save the gravel for a parking lot, though.

[Gerafix]

This is why SI units are better than crazy imperial units.

[usra060]

@Gerafix The size of the lumber is measured before planing

[saphiablue]

Thanks for the awesome video Pattie I haven't constructed a raised bed and watching how it can be done will be another step for improvements that I plan to do during our Winter season next fall 2010.

[wgseagal]

i made my bed year ago from her video thanks patti

[invista360]

I also started last year from inspiration from Patti and David Wolf.

4 Large vegetable boxes.

Long box with Raspberries. 4 Varieties. (blacks/reds)

2 long boxes with strawberries. (10 varieties)

1 long box with blueberries. (5 varieties)

I used Organic cedar grove compost, mushroom compost, dirt, chicken manure and sand. Beds sit on 3" gravel base with 2 layers of weed block beneath.

Berries taste awesome as do the veggies. Totally different than grocery store.

Good luck next season!

[jihadacadien]

Ahahah I use sunglases too as eye protection lol...I just love the way your garden is organized.

[Ragrog105]

Excellent video Patti. One thing I would change is the screws you are using. There's a type of galvanized deck screws that are not Phillips head screws.

It used a square driver that comes in 4 sizes, the most common being the "S2". Just match the driver to the screw, you'll see that info on the box. You don't get the frustrating slippage and strippage like with the Phillips variety.

But a word of caution. Go slow to avoid breaking the head off. The bits can be found anywhere hardware is sold.

[fossilman2]

@Ragrog105 When driving any type of screw into wood it pays to lube those screws with bar soap or spray them with WD-40. Even the longest screws go in easily. I learned this the hard way. :))

[jcat5150]

@fossilman2

Next project, look for a Power Pro screws. They'll self drill and self countersink in almost anything, including composite materials such as MDF and OSB. They are available in numerous sizes and with zinc exterior coatings. They are a Torx drive which IMO is the best marriage of no cam-out like a with a phillips screw and not having your bit try to lock into them like with a square drive screw. A bit pricey but they're a quality product. A google search should net results.

[JackANDJude]

That's a lot of gravel. Is that really sustainable?

[Gerafix]

If you want just do what I did and go break some rocks somewhere with your bare hands. Sustainable and good exercise, so get off your ass Americana.

[KingmanOldDude]

A lot of really exspensive lumber, too....Not to mention screening and hardware...sustainable chic...Good ideas that can be adapted by material scroungers like me though!

[5starrater1]

really enjoyed that one.

[PapaKenny777]

But if you use grass and leaves grown from city soil how can you be sure that it is not contaminated? doesnt that defeat the purpose of not using the citys soil in the first place?

[duckman4you]

that was great! is there a video that talks about the rotatable livestock cages? we are learning about permaculture in school and the cages sound like a great idea.

[MadBadVoodo]

Great video and Five Stars!!

[PsyogiBottoms]

Great advice - however, why didn't you just use the 'X' PVC pieces, you could just have glued the entire frame together for your hoop house.

Thanks again, great idea with the chickens. I'm going to try that.