7 Raised Bed Mistakes You MUST Avoid

Raised Beds have gained a lot of popularity, however you must know not to make these type of mistakes in your raised bed garden. You must use the correct building material such as redwood or treat your wood with raw linseed oil. You must provide proper watering to your raised beds to maintain moisture and be sure not to overcrowd your plants or plant the same type of plants in the same area year after year.
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[@DaisyCreekFarms]

What is your favorite material to build raised beds?

[@Clayjones80]

We have both metal raised beds and a large bed made from 4x6 redwood. I used silicone at the joints to prevent water intrusion at the overlaps and joints after torching the surfaces. It's held up very well! I'm curious, where would you recommend getting compost if you can't make your own (lack of space). I looked at the compost available from waste management and recology, but found plastics, glass, and metal shards in it.

[@jons5898]

If you have moles in your area always put 1/4 or 1/2 inch hardware cloth on the bottom before adding soil. They love the loose soil and earthworms in those raised beds !

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

True, yes, very good point!

[@jocelynsmyth6604]

Ou very good point!

[@Kim-n-Brian]

Great information ...never thought of burning the wood. What a beautiful and happy pup😊

[@apoeticsong]

I live on a hill that is clay base soil, so I am setting up raised bed planters on my land and happy to of found this video.

[@StrangeLittleGarden]

Never thought about covering them, good idea

[@thelostone6981]

Love the dog!!

[@TheCuratorofThrift]

I liked this one! For the 3 raised beds we put into our small backyard, my wife came up with this idea. We had a pile of used 2x4s sitting on our patio from the concrete forms. So rather than cutting it up and burning it, or just throwing them all out, we used them for the raied beds. We didnt have enough, so we had to buy a few more to finish the project. Once we got them in, we put 1/4 mesh at the bottom, with about 2 inches up the sides to secore it, so that we could keep out the gophers. 8 ywars later, and still doing good on that. We have had issues though with tgings not growing well. We started off with square ft gardening. It was a minor failure. Some things grew, and others didn't. Then i learned about, and started to do cover crops last year. So far it has helped, but things aren't as good as id hoped. Not sure if it was the soil or not. We've amended the original soil that I had to spent a year digging up by hand to level the small backyard that has no room to get any equipment into. I did what i could to not throw out what soil that we already had. We mixed in composted soil that we were able to get for cheap. The dump in Tracy was only selling it by the yard for 9 bucks. We mised it in. Now, it is still a work in progress. We just cant seem to figure out what grows best, other than the cover crops. Now to catch up on more of your videos.

[@joanies6778]

Sometimes, it's the compost. If you're buying cheap compost, there are likely some chemicals in there burning your plants. Unless it is certified organic, I won't touch it. Brian from Next Level Homestead got a dump truck load of bad compost over a year ago... I think it was high in salts or something. Nothing grew. I have bought bags of garden bed soil that were tainted from a company that usually puts out quality material. It burned my plants and potatoes were stunted. A popular homesteading channel bought pallets of the same exact product and nothing grew and burned their transplants. Testing the soil is the only way to know for sure. Making your own compost is the best way to control what goes in. But I buy organic mushroom compost because I stink at making my own. Mulches like straw could have been treated with chemicals in the field, so unless the seller can vouch it's never been sprayed, I won't touch it, either.

[@BrendaNolen]

Thank you for another wonderful video. I never thought of burning the wood. That’s going to save us a ton of money!

[@joanies6778]

Wish I had known about burning the wood and lindseed oil app before making the beds. I used 2x10 Douglas Fir boards that were left in the garage when I bought my house. They are screwed together... maybe I can unscrew them and treat them one at a time to extend their life. Great tip!

[@Annie3AAA]

My mistake was building the raised beds when there’s big trees around .. fine roots get into my raised beds and my pots. Now I grow all in tubs/containers. I can’t think of a different way to grow directly into the ground or raised beds yet. Great content as always. ❤

[@joanies6778]

I built my raised beds within 10 feet of a mulberry which sends its roots up into the beds. I am thinking of reconfiguring mine into taller metal raised beds, too.

[@kcsunshine6416]

Great advice as always!

[@lisasunray6449]

Always put down hardware cloth or heavy duty weed cloth befo adding dirt (old trampoline works great! I've learned the hard way with my first raised bed.

[@AlternativeHomesteading]

Thank you.

[@davidfrye1921]

Please illustrate and discuss the watering system for raised beds.

[@upliftlife11]

Another awesome video! 😁👌

[@janus878]

Ich habe letztes Jahr auf einer lehmigen Streuobstwiese auf verschiedene Art und Weise no dig Gemüsebeete angelegt; das Beste Ergebnis habe ich dieses Jahr schon mit dem Heubeet, unter das ich Pappe von der Rolle gelegt habe. Zum Pflanzen gab ich noch etwas Pflanzerde und habe Kletterbohnen gesteckt, zwei-drei Kürbisse und Zucchini. Dieses Frühjahr ist alles Heu verschwunden, der Boden ist wunderbar dunkel und locker. Den Holzrahmen aussenherum sparte ich mir, er ist teuer und die Schnecken verstecken sich gerne. Dieses Jahr wird es das Kartoffelbeet, das gemulcht wird, sobald ich mehr Heu von der Wiese habe🌻

[@dogsareawomansbestfriend]

I love dog's!! At least your dog isn't camera shy!!

[@jlseagull2.060]

I had no choice but to take down my raised beds. After two years fighting with neighbor’s trees’ air roots that killed all my plants, I have switched to totes on garden chairs or chair garden.

[@user-ei2qn9kv1m]

Is coconut good for retaining water? Oh~ that's good The trees are tall Everyone calls it a bed, I don't have space to put it I feel like a triangle or semicircle would be fine in the mountains. Bok choy and komatsuna are a little fun😏 I don't know about soil regeneration yet.🙄

[@1stbadger700]

Check out square foot garden method.

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

Know about it, not for all vegetables since some required a lot more space, but good method for smaller footprint plants.

[@tj21bem]

What do you call that fire thing you used to scorch the wood?

[@Pamela.B]

Weird question: how do you keep your male dog from MARKING your raised beds ☹️?

[@heatherjolly8389]

I don't mind my animals (and boys ;)) marking around my beds because it keeps the bears and coyotes at bay 😂 but I'm sure I'm in the minority here

[@JuniorFarquar]

I, myself, will mark the periphery. Same concept and it's what men are supposed to do.

[@TSis76]

T y😊

[@kablevins]

Very helpful! Your dog is beautiful. What breed is she?

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

She is an English Shepard

[@jenmv3483]

How much is the lumber to make 1 of those raised beds?

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

In California, about $7, if you get discarded lumber from the lumber yard with minor defects, then $3, prices varies across the country and the world.

[@cinaannie7338]

Sir? I would definitely MARRY YOU! I have a husband that doesn't like mechanics OR gardening! I'm sure a "find" like YOU has already been taken and I AM IN LOVE with my husband. I just wish he would be into gardening so I would have a friend to have fun with.😓 Namaste🙏😊😁

[@elizabethbaker5436]

What’s the purpose for burning the boards?

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

The charring process makes the wood resistant to fire, insects, fungus, and rot.

[@eb1684]

How about boiled linseed oil?

[@JuniorFarquar]

Best

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

Boiled linseed oil contains heavy metals and chemicals that help the oil to dry faster, it is best to use Raw linseed oil

[@user-yq4bz2jm8v]

❤❤❤🎉

[@kokipudla4899]

Why always organic fertilizer? For me its better for spice plant grow with good mineral (non organic) fertilizer 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@michaelgusovsky]

organic fertilizer feeds the microorganisms in the soil (fungi, bacteria) and builds a healthy eco-system which will give you a productive garden for years to come. chemical fertilizer feeds the plants, but kills off microorganisms, and puts locks you in a cycle of having to add more and more chemicals every year to keep growing, while it degrades the soil life. also chemical fertilizer can burn your plants roots if applied too heavily, whereas organic cannot.

[@DebRoo11]

Synthetic fertilizers are going to degrade the microbiome in your garden over a short period of time. The health of your soil, plants and produce is what you're goal should be. Organic fertilizer works in harmony with that. If it's one type of plant you think needs a synthetic addition then try growing it separately in a pot

[@Chris-op7yt]

raised garden beds are way over-rated and over promoted, especially in the organic circles. there are very specific circumstances where using raised beds can help but the final costs and problems introduced by using raised beds. i ditched using raised beds a few years ago and couldnt be happier. only the boggiest conditions or being on solid rock call for raised beds, else these aesthetic things are difficult to keep moist and generally always get in the way and less flexible than simple rows, which can be mounded some as needed during colder/wetter months.

[@SH-jy6lc]

Its not aesthetic for me. I have stray cats pooping and peeing in my garden beds and all around my property. Had to build it with the cover to prevent them from entering.

[@Mcv2023]

Pete marsh will break down your clay soil

[@Mcv2023]

Pete moss

[@michaelgusovsky]

@@Mcv2023 peat moss