Raised Bed Vegetable Garden Install from Start to Finish

[nealio75]

How much did you spend for all the soil/compost/rock dust mixture?

[Becoming0ne]

Just stumbled upon this vid John. I've been subscribed and watching your vids for a.while now. I loved this one, maybe my favourite. Great for beginners. So how are those plastic edgings holding up? I'm curious to see and know what it ultimately looks like once the whole yard is done.

[paulgem123]

Hi John. at about 28:00 you took the weed whacked trimmings and said to compost them. I have done the same thing and they take forever to break down. I noticed they were quite weedy (looked like fox tails) is that o.k. because mine looked the same and I worried they they may sprout a bunch of weeds in the spring. Thank you.

[growingyourgreens]

What I am doing is adding a handful of the weed whacked trimmings each time I add compost (food scraps and tree/leaf scraps). This way, I dont "overload" my compost with too much of the weed wacked stuff. If the compost pile is at proper operating temperature, it should denature the seeds so they will not sprout after composting.

[drchen054]

@growingyourgreens my worms love the compost heat in the winter time.. except when it STILL gets too hot, they they run out and I become a worm wrangler.

[Gamabyu]

I would use Rice Hulls as a substitute for Vermiculite or Perlite. 

[JiggityJig90]

Hey John, whats a good filter you suggest for the water hose ?

[TheCatfishClayton]

Hey John, have you seen the greening the desert video with Geoff Lawton. It's here on youtube, I thought you may find it interesting.

[makeupklutz]

John, you absolutely ROCK! Thank You!!!

[chova23]

Where do you buy the metal stakes? I can only find the plastic hose stakes at Home Depot and Lowe's. Thanks.

[growingyourgreens]

Metal Stakes? In this video I am using Bamboo Stakes. In some instances, I do cut down pieces of rebar to use as metal stakes.

[chova23]

@growingyourgreens So the curved hose stakes laying in the bed and the one you're holding at 1:07:45 are bamboo?

[growingyourgreens]

ahhh.. those are drip tube stakes. They were purchased from Lowes. They are available in the drip irrigation section. Not all stores sell them, so check at others.

[loui0008]

Fantastic, great info, John!

[tkdartistmom]

wouldn't it be easier and less expensive to call a soil/landscaping place? That's what we did and paid 60 bucks for 3 cubic yards of good composted gardening soil.

[photactor]

John,

You never cease to amaze me! Thanks for being so giving of yourself, and being so dedicated to "doing the right thing" and helping others do it as well. You are just the kind of person I want to spend my time watching. All the best to you.

[3xslady]

Great vid John this was very helpful. I'm trying to install my drip irrigation to my raised beds. I have a question about figuring out the south facing sun. I have been trying to figure this out for a couple of years now. how do you know what's north, south east and west sun? I'm sure it's easy but i just don't know how to do it. Do you face your house etc.? Maybe you can answer my question while dismonstrating in a vid.. I have searched online and still don't understand. Thanks in advance!

[newgtguy]

I must tell you John, your videos are just so good. Thank you so much for sharing this valuable knowledge with us.

[SalmonSlayer1991]

is this video 1 hr 11 min?!!!! my computer woulld take ALL night to load that!!! this is by far your longest vid!

[loygreen]

warm water makes the coir expand quicker

[melissam0ss]

Loved this informative video! (had to laugh when you first started to wrestle with that $10.00 raised bed kit...what a way to start the morning! lol)

[bray0671]

Question John did you get all those products in las Vegas? I live in las Vegas and can not find rock dust or coconut substitute

[growingyourgreens]

Most of the products were sourced in vegas. The rock dust was sourced in California, as was the coconut coir. Hydroponic shops should have the coconut coir. On the rock dust. Might have to get it from utah. Azomite*com

[LawnsAreDumb]

Thanks so much for the drip irrigation info! The whole video was fabulous!!! Thanks for all you put into it!

[IWantSoundKnowledge]

Thanks!

[jmoniezgirl]

I love watching you out there working. I like the passion you have and inspiration you give. Please keep the videos coming! xoxo

[wantabuy]

I also live in Ontario....where did you find the rock dust??

[aunthill167]

@wantabuy Ontario Hydroponics in Owen Sound, he had to order it in from Gaia Green.

[jgfergus]

@wantabuy

If you are in the GTA you can buy rock dust from Global Repair in Toronto. I have ordered bags of their Rich Valley which is rock dust. I pick it up in the Beaches. They have a website, or you can call them at 1-866-271-0719.

[68greenbelt]

@jgfergus

I bought two such bags this past August. I have used it when planting new perennials and have been broadcasting it by hand in my perennial gardens this fall.

[tribulus82]

Hi John. Just curious if I ever visited the USA from my home in Australia would you be interested in giving my wife and I a tour of your world famous garden.

Kind regards

David and Michelle

[growingyourgreens]

In general, I do not offer tours to viewers, as I would have a second full time job. That being said, I do take "special requests" so email me privately if you ever have the dates you are coming to America.

[aunthill167]

One question: I finally found rock dust in my area (Ontario Canada)!! But unfortunately I have already planted a lot of my beds for the year, can I add it in late? Maybe under each plant and just rake it in?

[growingyourgreens]

Yes, you can top dress.  Add it about 1 pound per 1 square foot, and then water it in.

[srqhiker]

John, thanks for the awesome work you do putting out these videos!!!

[apensiil]

isn't some kind of multch reasonable to use there? this wind can dry the soil very quickly but mulch can keep the soil moist.

[googlesbitch]

Remind viewers on videos that an economic depression is brewing and is getting worst. Time to encourage them to grow victory gardens to fight off inflation, a strong incentive for them to get off their duff. Necessity is a strong motivator to get people to grown their own food.

[tribulus82]

Thanks

[StatenIslandSlim]

Great video John I really enjoyed it ! Keep up the great work.

[FreidasGarden]

Oh My Gosh John! I learn so much watching this video today! Thank you! I really need to fix up my raised beds with a drip system and now I know how! So how did you set up the Timer settings? How many times a day do you water and for how long?

[stymye]

@FreidasGarden that depends on your flow(gpm), conditions, plants grown, size of bed, condition of soil , size of emmiters, weather.. your brand of watering system.... only you can answer that

[FreidasGarden]

@stymye Ok Thanks! I'll go ask myself! lol

[intovideos101]

Great video I love it. Very cool how you go from the very start all the way through the entire project. I can't wait to see the follow up and really hope to see the whole yard converted over. Hey you willing to come to my house and do the same thing? I would love the help.

One other thing. I noticed you did not wear a mask when mixing the compost, vermiculite etc. It would be good to wear a mask as there is lot of fine dust especially in the vermiculite.

[AMRADIO777]

cost if all raised beds in the original garden plan diagram would be completed = ?

love how you throw the packaging down with abandon

[praterclp]

Thanks John, esp the section on the drip irrigation sysem. I am in the process finally doing this on my own. The information you share is pratcial and so useful.

[iiNuNuii]

They don't have grass on their lawns?

[01001110101100001011]

@iiNuNuii grass require copious amounts of water.

[foreseengust]

It's a lot of helpful info, but since I'm a devoted viewer I have to ask...who was this for? That was a lot it's work, it must've been family.

[meikhuu]

Thanks ,John for all the details of mixing soil for raised beds of vegetables planting. You're so patient. Thanks very much for your time. Mei

[souless1985]

Great F****ng Video John! From beginning to end! Lots of great info! Home Depot here i come!

[m081779]

Also, when you guys finish off the rest of the beds, would it make sense to rent a small cement mixer to mix the soil in? Would make it way easier, and give a more uniform mix. Just a thought.

[m081779]

Where did you get these round raised beds fromfor $10? I just looked on Amazon, and they are selling them for $17. I am really interested in whether these are a viable option, as circular beds would be ideal for my layout. Thanks John!

[marksprinkle]

40:28 Look out!

[ambergoreham]

Wow! That was really LONG! But I enjoyed it. Great info on the drip irrigation. Thanks. This really helps me and I know that it will help many more.

[RookieGardner]

I love beginning to end videos, no matter how long...thanks for this one John, I enjoyed it

[madeofyucca]

John, looks great. But, you are missing the mulch! Mulch is one of the most important things when gardening in the desert, it will help retain water, keep the soil cooler in the day and warmer at night.

Thanks for all your awesome vids!

[GettingThereGreen]

I have a tip to make it easier to manipulate those round raised bed walls - lay them out in the hot sun for a few hours. They should be soft and pliable. That's what us Canadians do with our garden edging. funny that you did this video today as we did a video on mixing Mel's Mix today too. Your video is more informative of course. Great video. I watched it beginning to end. ~Amanda

[Hanson4084]

another great video john keep up the good work thank for all your help eddie northern ireland

[ASFx2600]

Nice to see you visited Plant World. That's my favorite nursery by far.

[michaelstanger]

Nice

[PSROle]

Good job John. Thanks for all the work and information.

[TheVbird420]

Jon they had bags of mushroom compost at home depot by me, they keep it in the middle aisle though just away from back wall. Really had to look for it..

[Ramsoondar]

Yeah coconuts shells are never ending.lol the raised beds look good.

[norxcontacts]

Woah, I thought this was an 11 minute video :)

[ReviveUK]

Lovely, have got my popcorn ready to watch this! what a treat, thanks for all you do, am just planning and clearing an allotment in the UK now and intend to use raised beds :0)

[99lunalupis]

Great vid, as per usual! Love it when you go out to garden centers and other places! Keep it up!