Building a Raised Bed Kitchen Herb Garden Out the Back Door

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Everyone, this video is a little longer video than usual... If you don't mind these longer types of videos be sure to smash avo that like button! Cheers :)

[@jessieb7290]

Which herbs and spices do you have in Australia? Love those types of videos where you teach what we might not have where we are. Especially love the older videos where you cut and eat your own fruit. 👍🏼

[@jenjoy4353]

I prefer the longer video to the short ones.

[@angelzhomestead]

I love the longer video's. I'm still learning gardening and appreciate all the information i can get.

[@TransdermalCelebrate]

Very exciting and educational mate, I’m not an arachnophobe, but great use of the trowel 😄👍

[@jw4879]

Thanks for the longer format! Can't wait for a follow up on this bed's progress!

[@rhysdehaan]

Some of my favourite extra features to your channel, is you treating the camera as a person, making us feel even more like we're really there. And also when you make fun of politicians haha

[@debrawade6656]

🤣😂I was drinking my tea this morning when you used the swear words and just about spewed my tea🤣🤣 Excellent line!!! I have been planning on a kitchen herb garden when we remove a large tree next to house, it will allow sunshine for the herbs. Thank you for sharing and I will be calling Kevin again for another couple of Birdies so I’ll be ready….yep love my Birdies.

[@elshe13elieves]

You were much nicer to that Huntsman than I would have been Mark!! God I hate the things 😂😂😂😂

[@joshlovegood9392]

Hey mate! Little tip on the Vietnamese mint.. I always struggled with it too, until I found out that they're a marsh/wetland plant.. I grow them in buckets now with soil, making sure it's always moist, and almost boggy. It grows incredibly well, just needs constant moisture. Love the new beds.

[@thesecondguyontheinternet]

Great tip there mate, for drier climates, like here in Perth (sandy soils), I grow Vietnamese Mint with my lemon grass in planters with just a few small holes for drainage, helps to keep the moisture in without becoming too boggy, and stops the lemon grass from spreading out to the neighbourhood.

[@BBCTopgearfan]

Don't forget to mulch heavily on top and bottom for marsh loving plants. The excess organic matter on the bottom will retain moisture, think of it like a mini hugel....culture raised bed in a pot.

[@LisaVesander.Creative]

Knowing me, Mark, my poor Hubby will shake his head and sweat at the idea of the herb beds that I want to make up. LOL ! I intend on culinary and medicinal herb beds as well as food, naturally. I will most likely mix them with some veggies into another bed if necessary. Love the shirt mate, that would be great for us.

[@dartagnantaft5918]

Those raised beds really compliment the house as well as being practical. Great video.

[@jencordero4782]

Yeah how did he build it ?

[@lisas5913]

I grow a couple for the bees 🐝Cute huntsman 😁

[@mompuff]

Thank you so much!! I have learned so much from you!! I’m going to start my raise beds garden this year bc I’m getting older & can’t keep up with weeds!! I’m so impressed in how you use gardening to help you with your PTSD!! I suffer from depression so I’m hoping building my new garden it will help me to get outside!! Much admiration from America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day! I'm confident you will find gardening helpful. It really surprised me how good garden therapy was, as it wasn't the reason why I started, but I'm happy for the unexpected "side-effect." Take care and all the best :)

[@stodgysine4424]

same!! I am starting a veg garden to help with my anxiety and shutin tendencies good luck w your garden

[@mompuff]

@@stodgysine4424 Much luck and blessings on your new garden this year!! I’m excited!! 🙌🏻🦋❤️

[@st1ffp0le]

Well done mate

[@st1ffp0le]

How's ur bees going? Any future upgrade to the cat run? Any future videos for smaller places thanks for all your great videos sending positive vibes from Sydney Australia

[@lizhaydon2250]

Now your herbs won't hurt your back. Great video when I'm looking out at snow.

[@teenagardner3623]

Great idea, and love your arrangement of the herbs. I'm a 52 year young female in Coastal SC, USA. I love the loud long-sleeved shirt, I'd totally wear it 😍

[@haileymcpherson9305]

L[l

[@richardfoshee3244]

That new fishing shirt is TOPS! Very nice looking!

[@sonnyamoran7383]

I don't mind the longer videos at all. Beautiful herb garden. You've given me some ideas for mine. Thanks 😊

[@lindab424]

Oh geez, I screamed when I saw that bloody spider. I hate them and it is the one thing that scares me about setting up my own veggie garden. I enjoy this longer type videos as you are as entertaining as you are informative. 👍

[@SharonRepici]

I like the longer format! I was happy to see that you followed your own advice and suggestions from others to create a method to hold the bed posts to keep them from sagging and pulling the beds inward. I was surprised you didn't mention them even though you did a great close-up. Would love to see a follow-up next year to see how well they hold up. Having your beds so close to the house should also encourage yourself to freeze dry more of your herbs as the season begins to wane. I would really like to hear more about your freeze-drying adventures.

[@Berkeloid0]

The last video covered the bed posts in-depth so probably no reason to go over it again

[@jonmabe254]

Sitting here in the U.S. in freezing cold weather ready for spring to come along!

[@donnamullins2089]

I love your new shirt. So cool. My garlic chives spread faster than mint. All you need now is a little Bistro table and two chairs to sit with your tea and watch the Herbs grow. Thanks Mark love your new kitchen herb beds.

[@jameskelly9508]

Bring on the hats 😎

[@skmarrama]

Your video was not too long. You are going to enjoy your herb garden! I am sharing this with my sister. Thank you!

[@beowulfcollectables]

Looks fantastic Mark, looking forward to a new hat 🤠

[@tawnnope7196]

From a little farm in Washington State 5 acres. I absolutely love this channel. Thank you for all the great ideas.

[@Leelongostyle]

The older I get, the better these raised beds look. I bet you are loving the location of these herbs now.

[@paulandstephanie1]

You have such a beautiful property Mark, you've created an incredible transformation over the years! Have you ever considered putting in a tea or medicinal herb garden? I would love to see that, if you ever decide to! God bless!

[@MandyOnderwater]

I don't believe he has one specifically for that purpose, as he's growing bits of what he needs everywherw. Me and another follower are writing down a list of medicinal plants you can grow in the garden on Mark's forum called Self Sufficient Culture. www.selfsufficientculture.com/ams/the-medicinal-garden.25/

[@paulandstephanie1]

@@MandyOnderwater awesome, thanks!

[@weibie]

I was thinking about a tea garden myself, but I'm not so great at herbs. A tea garden is a fantastic idea.

[@miss_mish]

​@@MandyOnderwater good start lots to go. My first thought was you've missed feverfew, Yarrow, elderberry, Heal All, Marshmallow, evening primrose, Clary sage, moringa & Ashwaganda. Other than the obvious they were the first ones I put in my garden in particular Elderberry, yarrow & feverfew.

[@MandyOnderwater]

@@miss_mish agreed! I'm hoping to add those in the near future. Cheers!

[@n7meg]

Spidie just wants to enjoy your garden with you 😂

[@douglaspearce1187]

Great video, Mark. Missus has been after me making something like this and maybe this is the inspiration I need to get cracking. Can't believe you "hate" spiders! Big strong bloke like you! 😉 That's a huntsman. Perfectly harmless. We have them over here in Johannesburg. We call them Rain Spiders. Good for the garden. All the best for '23

[@bmiles4131]

I have the shriek and throw response to a spider half that big, but I’m not Australian. The throw part can be problematic, depending on what i was holding. Also not safe for those around me as a spider in a clay pot to the head is not healthy.

[@janinejackson9477]

Hello when you lent over your plants your neck was open to the sun. If you are working in your garden bent over your neck is going to get burnt. Can I suggest adding a flap of cotton fabric onto the hat on the edge where your head starts. That would be a perfect gardening hat. Maybe some air holes for coolness at the base of the cap section of the hat.😊😊😊👍just a couple of suggestions.

[@Andy7050]

It's great just to listen to you talk about gardening while you garden. Great video!

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi.... Mark nice to see you love watching your videos nice growing vegetables, thank you for showing your video 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🌱🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@johnknowles6520]

Hi Mark I have watched your You Tube videos for 3 years now I thoroughly enjoy them. I live alone since my wife passed away 4 years ago. Thank you for helping me pass the time. As you mentioned you would like to use the large tank to water your new raised herb beds. Here is an idea since water seeks it's own level if you already have or can install a tap in the bottom of the tank then run a water line from the right hand side of the tank when looking at the tank you can run the line at ground level to the first tank and then run a line up the side of the raised bed fixing this line to the top of the raised bed then install a shut off valve here and then run drip tape down the length of the bed to where you want the drip tape to water the plants. Now where the water line stops at the bottom of the first tank if you install a tee fitting here you can run another line to the second bed and repeat the same setup for the second bed. The big tank is higher than the raised beds so the water pressure should be adequate to take care of your watering needs for both beds. On the video the big tank looks high enough to do the job. P.S. The small crack where the sidewalk meets the cement for the porch chisel out a small piece of the concrete and the line could be recessed line with the sidewalk.

[@twalton]

I didn't think it was possible that this channel could attain even more wholesome dad energy until I saw the long sleeve shirt. Chef's kiss. I love it.

[@pamelaholmcrawford2306]

Nasturtiums and other edible flowers (marigolds?) would be very pretty with your lovely new beds. I’m sure the frog, cat and fish would love peeking out from them.😊

[@joanxox4191]

Pansies are another edible that would look great. 😋

[@edmartin875]

@@joanxox4191 Dandilions.are.also.edible...The.root.can.make.a.coffee.substitute,.young.leaves.are.good.in.a.salad,.old.leaves.are.often.bitter,.flowers.are.a.popular.food.with.many.folks,.raw.or.cooked...

[@dianecuthbertson2686]

My daughter had a huntsman in her bedroom last night, tried to catch it but it dissipated into her wardrobe 😮 we pulled stuff out but couldn’t find it so pretended we caught it and flushed it 😂 today while she was at work we sprayed around and in the wardrobe, she found it on the wall outside her room, so we got it this time! Said it was a different one 😂

[@sd1660]

Edible flowers such as chamomile, marigold, lavender, etc. might add some color as well as flavor😊

[@erroneous6947]

I planted chamomile and valerian first year. Both colonized the whole yard. Can be invasive.

[@saltycat662]

@@erroneous6947 Not surprising since they tend to grow in fields. I heard many have the same problem with Mint.

[@adedow1333]

@@saltycat662 mint is pretty rude that way. I have a small garden patch outside my front door. The mint comes and takes over the flowers so I have to plant tall varieties if I want them to have a chance at surviving.

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

We planted mint a bunch of years ago. It took over parts of the lawn. Mowing was never that bad after that.

[@gattamom]

Nasturtiums!

[@SirDydimus86]

Not sure if this will be seen by anyone that matters, much less Mark (sorry if I misspelled your name), but my friend over at 90 Second Mycology (mushrooms), is having his channel demonetized because YT says his content violates their guidelines, is "harmful and promotes drug use." The man teaches a technique that is great for people just getting into the hobby, whether it be for medicinal or gourmet mushrooms. As we all know, when starting a new hobby, getting wins under our belt further drive our intrigue and passion for that activity. Growing mushrooms can be a tricky project as it is often costly to get started, but with this gentleman's technique one is able to get started for a fraction of the price with great success. We are here to learn to be more self sufficient and mushrooms can be used for a variety of things, least of all, food. Please do what you can to help appeal this decision! Again: 90 Second Mycology. Thank you!

[@sueyoung2115]

Most of our antibiotics originated from fungi. Pennicillin, is the best known one, also, the slightly villified Ivermectin. We would have no sauerkraut, parmigano reggiano or porcini .we could make no wine , beer or yogurt. Our gardens and trees would not grow without fungi. Only a robot could justify a decision like that. A.I. has lots of data but zero common sense.

[@sueyoung2115]

The idea if self sufficiency is against the agenda of the new world order and UTube supports that agenda.

[@rachalnocchi5600]

Oh those beds look so much cleaner and more defined! I look forward to watching your herbs growing, and I think even edible flowers would be very pretty in that location!

[@Wings91]

Mate, when we watch your channels videos, a thumbs upis a given !👍🏼

[@alysoffoxdale]

Looks great - a nice improvement - and more to the point, looks admirably functional! I wouldn't have had the heart to "shovel-prune" those volunteers, either. I never have understood people who place kitchen herbs farther than 10 feet from the door. I guess it makes more sense for people who are all about gardening but hate cooking, though, like my mother-in-law, who prioritizes appearance over function in just about every aspect of her life. That just drives me absolutely batshit crazy...

[@fakasi]

😂 I like the dig at the new KZbin rules about no swearing in the first 15 seconds of the vid.

[@ChrisFredriksson]

If I had seen that spider, I would have burned the whole house down and the whole property and then moved somewhere else 😂😋 Love the video, great tips and ideas! Fun to see how you do it, we will start for the very first time this spring 😃

[@HastingsCorner]

THE HEAVY BREATHING VARIETY ☠️☠️. I love you Mark 😭😭🫶🏻🫶🏻😍😍😍

[@donnapearman7295]

I strongly recommend that you remove the lemon grass from the herb bed, because I can assure you from personal experience, that it WILL take over the entire bed! It also gets really thick and sharp. The Pineapple Sage also gets pretty bushy and leggy but it is one of my favourite plants and I love to suck the sweet nectar from the red flowers. The leaves are also sweetly aromatic and lovely to brush against.

[@JohnNy-ni9np]

If I was you I would place the raised garden bed outside my bedroom window. Imagine waking up in the morning to smell the aroma of fresh herb right in your bed.

[@Aaron-kj8dv]

I love this idea, I was actually trying to think of a way to maybe grow them inside but in a clean way where I'm not spilling dirt everywhere. I used to have 2 huge cement pots that I would grow Rosemary and Basil in and it was so nice to grab the scissors, go on the porch and have them ready in like 10 seconds. Also, nice legs dude! you look like the incredible hulk lol

[@timadams8687]

Good day mate . glad to see you wearing your hat. looking forward to getting one if your merchandise shirt specially the new one. love your idea having the garden right next to the house.

[@wildchook745]

I love the new addition to the garden, it's gorgeous. I love spiders and hate snakes LOL. Too funny about the Kent pumpkin, it followed you to the herb garden LOL Maybe half or quarter the garlic chives. Nina's one-eye fish is now a hat holder ...Haha! Cute garden ornaments. Again, I love your herb garden.

[@TransdermalCelebrate]

It’s always nice when you rearrange your garden and a random plant pops up ❤

[@GCaF]

Next is a table on that terrace... To enjoy the herbs' smell and make fresh salads with the herbs in arms reach. I've also planted herbs next to my terrace/summer kitchen. Love the new look and the accessibility. Can't wait to see the beds flourish!!!

[@LadyVoldemort]

*The **_"Heavy Breathing"_** variety* 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 Awesome project!!!

[@jiggli-Jane]

The sounds coming from all the insects & birds around you is awesome! Those little critturs must know it's the best place to be 😎 Much love from silent England 🤗

[@slomo1716]

my mantra is WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER. What a WONDERFUL Kitchen garden! LOVE IT!

[@MyAussieGardenKitchen]

G'day Mark. I laughed so much at the "heavy breathing variety". 😂 I've had some of them in the garden and kitchen too. 😂 Absolutely love what you've done and it's so practical. I've moved the bbq and outdoor chairs from our alfresco and turned it into a big growing area, as herbs and things like strawberries are so quick to access. How about hose tomatoes coming up! You've done so well with them and I'm keen to see how you rig up the tank. Enjoy those new beds and all the best. Daz.

[@stickyfacade3388]

I love how much you love gardening. You're a big inspiration. I also love how you call out politicians on their bull crap 👍

[@peppaismyrat]

I love watching your videos, there’s always something in there that makes me giggle. Your information is always super helpful too 😊

[@rebeccab165]

Thanks for sharing your herb garden, Mark. However, those hideous ornaments need to go in the new herb gardens! 🤣🤣

[@eviejacques5810]

Hi from Tassie love your channel 🙂 definitely want that shirt will be great for gardening here in the cool weather.. thanks for being a great garden dad because of yours and Kevin's channel my garden journey has blossomed keep up the great work so I can keep up the gardening dream 😁

[@rickthelian2215]

Looks great Mark, it looks like part of the house😊 Colourful Shirt Mark👍

[@rhysdehaan]

A bit off topic from this video, but I've started growing our own pinapples from tops, which are hard to get down here in Perth, only ever in certain farm markets and in summer. Got 10 right now, and a bunch of raised beds because of watching you!

[@MandyOnderwater]

I've actually sucessfully grown a pineapple from just a top! I've shared my harvest on Mark's forum Self Sufficient Culture Thread 'Harvesting Pineapple 🍍' www.selfsufficientculture.com/threads/harvesting-pineapple-%F0%9F%8D%8D.3470/

[@rhysdehaan]

@@gardenwitheden cool 🙂

[@dylanzrim3635]

Its taken 2 years for mine to grow an inch. Good luck

[@rhysdehaan]

@@dylanzrim3635 yeah they mainly grow in the tropics. Are you in a cold area?

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

What a great husband and father you are! You even put the garden trinkets back! More men should take on the stay at home role, they bring different skills to the job.

[@BastIsis88]

Mark we're looking forward to your new merch coming out! We absolutely love our back door herb garden too. Very handy to dash out during cooking to grab what we need. From us in Northern NSW

[@jamm8775]

Should leave any quenicals out, just cover it with a layer of wood chips and let the spider do her work 🤭, over all I give you 2 thumbs up. Way to go!

[@nicolemagaric706]

I love the longer videos Mark...pls do more

[@yummofishinglakemacmitty1147]

love your work my Mother in-law loved watching you RIP Beverley Williams till we meet again take care all happy gardening

[@silviadias7791]

Love the new shirt! Thanks for the new vid, I love seeing all the green growing plants and learning from a master!

[@m.d.t.8389]

Oh my goodness that spider was bigger than anything I’ve ever seen. I would leave the spider and totally move out! 😮😂 You were a lot kinder to the spider than I would have been.

[@SBoots29]

Brilliant use of space and easy to access. I learn a lot from you. Keep producing great content. Cheers

[@JacobsonFamilyAllotment]

Going heaviy in growing in my back garden this year trying to beat inflation. Like the longer video too

[@cbdcdiva6872]

Last year I attached pots to my Deck railing with all the herbs! Just steps out the kitchen door to the herb garden and so easy to access for cooking! Enjoy your new mini garden!

[@82Julian]

Thanks Master 💪👍 awesome project! the only one!! Pineapple sage is outstanding with roasted chicken!!

[@cindyw235]

What a great growing space. Congratulations.

[@MaesRuth]

The two swear words line truly made me giggle. Wonderful way to start out my day 😊

[@gardeningfishingjimw9364]

Great set up Mark for the Essential Herbs which as you said you won't get wet. I did similar at the bottom of my steps but planted Lavender at the front and ran spuds 1st off and now I will be moving all of my herbs into that bed (Birdies of course!!). The lavender will move to the back and the rosemary to where the lav was so I will still get the bees coming in; lemon tree is right next to that bed. Tomatoes have gone total nuts and I am still getting good sized carrots and a few beans. Oh yeh, try this recipe for chicken....a full chicken breast per person marinated with honey, soy and garlic with julienne carrots fresh beans bacon and small tommies cut in 1/2. Cook for 3 to 4 hours in a slow cooker and serve with some good mashed spuds. Add your chilli if you like it like that. Enjoy.

[@nickyang1143]

Omg I love that you hate spiders. It's the one thing that kept me from properly getting zen in the garden for years. Funny though, seeing you deal with that giant thing after holding it in your hands 😂😂

[@gene_takavic57]

The raised beds are a ripper! You have a fantastic property to grow your fruits and veggies. Enjoy your cool summer, for now!

[@leon9350]

That‘s Hunts man spider, A very good spider.

[@WynterDragon]

The garden ornaments are great, you should leave them for the herbs. Lovage is an excellent perennial celery replacement, it gets really large though. Mine was about 12ft tall and 3 ft across at one point last year. I planted pineapple sage last year and its my new favorite herb, I just can't help rubbing it and taking a sniff whenever I walk by it.

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

Does lovage taste like celery? We love celery but I have never been able to grow it. Maybe I will give lovage a try?

[@WynterDragon]

@@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 it does! You use the leaves mostly, but it's great in soups, roasts or such.

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

@@WynterDragon Okay cool. I am in the Mojave desert (southern NV, USA) and can't have a huge garden, so no celery, but if I can do lovage (tall) instead of celery (short) I can still try that because we like celery. Especially in chicken salad sandwiches and Thanksgiving stuffing. *adds lovage to seed list for spring* Thanks

[@j.l.emerson592]

Try cutting celery too. It's a seasoning type celery. It doesn't grow the typical celery stalks, just very slender stalks & leaves. There are several varieties, some of which have slender hollow tube-like stalks that are sometimes used as straws in alcoholic drinks like Bloody Marys. Cutting celery is supposedly much easier to grow than traditional celery. Lovage is a good celery substitute... But! It has a much stronger flavor that some people don't like. And... Lovage grows HUGE & depending on the climate, it spreads aggressively. Good luck!

[@OliviaLovesPugs]

Who doesn’t love a good, convenient herb garden? I do! I grow and dry a bunch of herbs every year. My mother loves to cook with fresh herbs too, so I fill a plant stand with potted herbs right outside her back door and dry a bunch of herbs for her to use in the winter every year.

[@catlvr1478]

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing how the herbs do.

[@mildredkrisik8888]

I'm with your wife - love those garden ornaments!

[@robinhaupt9119]

The new beds are fantastic Mark! What a wonderful improvement for you and your family. Thank you for sharing.

[@jacqibelle]

Love your Army saying. I was in the U.S. Army. I say it "Work smarter, not harder".

[@AngelaRichter65]

This is a wonderful idea! It's something I'm going to do out our back door as it gets tons of morning sun, I may even put it out front. I'll have to plan this.

[@suegibson8914]

Great job Mark 👍🏻

[@seannaesseannaes]

Love your videos! Thanks for keeping us updated! I love the idea of just stepping outside grabbing a few sprigs of something then taking two steps and throwing them in the pot!

[@janesavage4733]

Love the longer videos. The last time I tried to grow herbs my chickens had feast of them.😂

[@shocker1215]

Be careful with oregano, it’s almost as bad as mint and will take over the bed. Great video, alway good to relax and watch what going to be going on in my garden in a couple months.

[@katherinekoenemann4351]

Yes 'politicians' is the most obscene word in the English language! I love your videos!

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

I grow most of my herbs on my deck - which gets plenty of sun and is very close to my kitchen - for all the same reasons you've outlined. So - great job - and I hope you find as much culinary joy in yours as I have with mine.

[@QuiltedPigPhoebe]

Glad to see you! The algorithm hasn't shown me anything from you in a while.

[@FellsApprentice]

I'm in the slow process of building my own gardening setup and this is quite helpful. I also vastly prefer snakes to spiders, and my (north American) spiders aren't anything close to as worrying as yours.

[@erroneous6947]

I have coral snakes and black widows. The coral snakes concern me more. Honestly the fire ants here in Florida are horrible. Haven’t found an organic way to control them yet.

[@saltycat662]

I like snakes and spiders unless they're venomous. I leave spiders in my garden alone so they can kill pests.

[@FellsApprentice]

@@erroneous6947 coral snakes are far more likely to bury you if they should bite, however, they are shy, docile animals that are generally very slow to bite. Generally speaking the only way you're going to get bit by a coral snake is if you purposely mess with it for a while.

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

I life in the Mojave, rattlesnakes, scorpions and black widowe oh my.. I'll take those over all the rabbits though. 🤣

[@GeckoHiker]

I'm in Missouri, and the brown recluse spiders here say, "Hold my beer!" I have been hospitalized twice for brown recluse spider bites and once for a tick bite. Then there are the copperheads and poison ivy. Oy vey! I grew up in Florida and never got more than a few mosquito bites while growing up in a swamp and swimming in the ocean. In Pennsylvania, Lyme disease was a concern, and I escaped that. Missouri is out to get us! Avoid! 😉

[@HelloTiffy4]

Love the video and I nearly fell out of my chair after seeing that spider!! If I would have had such a close encounter with that beast I would’ve fainted! 😂

[@billhatcher2984]

It looks way better can't wait to see how it looks after it fills in

[@novampires223]

That would be perfect for asparagus.. Greetings from Oregon Mark, always enjoy your videos, short or long.

[@beverlyrobertson6796]

YES VERY NICELY DONE. I LIKE THE WAY YOU DID THE GARDEN. THANK YOU FOR YOU DID FOR ME.

[@stimpyueediot]

Mark please excuse my stupid suggestion. but can you do a video on when when vegetables, fruit etc is ripe to be picked. i want to start a garden but i dont want to pull or pick stuff early.

[@staceymoniz]

I think that's a very lovely enhancement to your home and adds other value by having fresh herbs right out your door like you said. Genius!!

[@Doc1855]

Great video Mark ! Here in north central WA state USA we bought 1/4 of a Mtn. We finished building our dream home in 19. During the pandemic our government gave everyone a stimulus check. We chose to buy bricks for retaining walls and bottomless “watering troughs” to put on top of our retaining walls that we built into the side of our Mtn so that we can have flat areas for our garden. Our now flat garden areas are enough to sustain not only us, but also my wife’s parents who live in Montana, USA. Their growing season isn’t long enough for them to have vegetables unless they’re a root (like carrots, beets, etc). Their 10K acre ranch is a 12 hour drive from us. They raise beef, pork, sheep, so we barter with them. We freeze and can all the fruits and veggies and trade for a pig and 1/2 of a beef every year. Actually we buy a young steer in the spring and it grazes on their ranch. In late fall they slaughter, butcher, cut and wrap in their personal butcher shop on their property. They keep the other 1/2 beef or sell it. We have a small flat area which we planted 3 Rainer cherry trees, 3 Honey Crisp apple trees, a “donut peach” tree. All of our trees are dwarfs bc the flat area is small. In late fall we drive to MT and drop off the fruit and veggies while picking up our meat. In the summer time they come to us so that they can help us pick and can peaches and cherries during harvest. It works out well for all of us as we can see them 2Xs a year. My best friend asked me how much would it cost he and his family for a pig for next year. I called my in-law’s and they’ll sell them a pig, cut and wrapped for only $350. So this fall when we make our trip to MT, they’ll pay for 1/2 our fuel. It’s a win win. He did enquirer about the other 1/2 of beef, but I’ll have to let him know as the time gets closer. I LOVE your videos and look forward to watching them whenever you release them ! Enjoy your day Mark !

[@benschram]

woah, I didn't realise garlic chives can get so big! I thought they were tiny little grassy things as they don't seem to grow very big for me. Maybe i'll try replanting them into much larger pots and give them heaps of organic cow manure. I agree with your views on spiders vs snakes too. ugh! I freak out when I see them around my house.

[@RoyHolder]

Only greenstick Rosemary will root, woody Rosemary will fail. Thanks Mark, Cheers! 😉 PS, Huntsman spiders are harmless!!!

[@Gardeningchristine]

Excellent video. I’ve just started alliums, lettuces, celery & micro greens(in the middle of winter) 😂🌱☃️ the herbs haven’t sprouted yet.

[@robertwoodward5392]

Re Vietnamese Mint. I am in tropics in rural Darwin. Every year I had lost plants, until I read up on where they grow in Vietnam. In water. So I now stand my pots in water. Success. Had a bumper crop this year and continuing. Also helps prevent ants who suck them dry when in the ground. Noticed small white things this year, nit aphids but might be spider mites. It’s a continuing process, but it is a treasure, especially chopped small with some Soy sauce on scallops on the BBQ.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks for those tips Robert! I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience on Vietnamese mint - that's really helpful 👍🙂

[@davidarvingumazon5024]

@@Selfsufficientme Hi, I've watched your *What Happens When You Use Ash in the Garden?* Video, my question: Can you use Ash from dried leaves, branches and etc as alternative? Also, what certain Ashes aren't allowed?