This is a movie about my attempt to build a square foot garden. I've never built one before, but armed with the book "All New Square Foot Gardening", I gave it a try. The video is in two parts, a total of about 12
man those beds look sweet!!! good luck! i wanted to do the mels mix but couldnt find vermiculite in large bulk. an 8qt bag at lowes was like $6. i have 3- 4x6 beds. so no way!!
After doing some raised beds years ago, I found out if you don't dig out the grass or use a sod cutter, then put plastic edgers around your beds, the grass gets in like a virus and just takes over.
Don't use card board, I did, big mistake. I used landscape fabric on a couple of boxes and it worked great. I'll be digging up my older beds to put down fabric this weekend. Your garden looks nice btw.
Yes, it came through around the edges. I'm not sure that this is entirely preventable. Even on a few more beds where I used newspaper, the grass seems to be able to grow up inside against the boards.
Great video & great looking beds. Question: are you concerned about the wood rotting on the inside?
jaymond80 2 days ago
@MrPaintballer209 they're only 4' x 4' they don't need corner posts
curry76 2 days ago
He clearly not "handy. he neglected to have a corner post and just drilled 4 boards together
MrPaintballer209 5 days ago
Wow that's alot of square foot gardening
MarshmallowVogt 4 months ago
man those beds look sweet!!! good luck! i wanted to do the mels mix but couldnt find vermiculite in large bulk. an 8qt bag at lowes was like $6. i have 3- 4x6 beds. so no way!!
jbo561 5 months ago
After doing some raised beds years ago, I found out if you don't dig out the grass or use a sod cutter, then put plastic edgers around your beds, the grass gets in like a virus and just takes over.
speedbmp 9 months ago
Looks great, nice work and good boxes !!
And you spent a few hundread dollars on that (too much...), but anyway you will save by having some fresh home made food !!!
And you WIll know where it comes from !!! 4 stars for you !!
Pesadelo80 9 months ago
I rated five stars but you should have layed newspaper down before putting in the compost/dirt it is biodegradeabel and keeps out weeds
Mrminecraftnerd99 11 months ago
Don't use card board, I did, big mistake. I used landscape fabric on a couple of boxes and it worked great. I'll be digging up my older beds to put down fabric this weekend. Your garden looks nice btw.
Garrisonpea 1 year ago
@TnWormsCastings
Yes, it came through around the edges. I'm not sure that this is entirely preventable. Even on a few more beds where I used newspaper, the grass seems to be able to grow up inside against the boards.
SquirreledAway 1 year ago