Building Organic Raised Bed Gardens (using a plasma cutter!)

[@aprilz6540]

That is a crazy clever idea - you could even turn it into a hugelculture bed by filling it with brush and branches first, then topping it off with soil. Also, that weed that you had your daughter pull at the end is lambs quarter. It's edible and really delicious - you just use it as you would spinach.

[@bobbyk6585]

More entertaining content from Kevin. Always pleased to see a new posting from my industrious buddy to the North.

[@FriendofAtlas]

I love your set up. So thoughtful, creative, and resourceful. What an adventure for your daughter.

[@staceymarkum3873]

Another great video. Love the humor, love the ducks, and your daughter is just the cutest little garden sprite!

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks for watched Stacey!

[@slyflea]

Another great example of up-cycling discarded items. Thanks for the video.

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks for watching!

[@bmaccrypto]

I see you've gotten 5,000+ more subscribers than 2 days ago, that's the way!

[@arm279145]

Anybody else love that his Canadian accent in particular sounds like a very young red green? And he does diy!

[@cmosphoto1]

Glad you are enjoying it!

[@arm279145]

Kevin the Wood Chucker gorgeous country you’ve got your properties in. (I’m assuming it’s two properties because of the foliage difference, lol) I’m from Colorado, and that’s exactly the kind of property I want to build my farm on when I finally get my own property! I’m definitely gonna look to your channel for ideas when I do!

[@bencowles2105]

Learning how to garden is a good survival skill to learn. Everypne should learn how to grow food at least a little.

[@ChiChi_Shaw]

Adding personality to skill is amazing to watch. You're very likeable and you make your videos so interesting. You would make a great teacher because students wouldn't be bored. Thank you for making my day. God bless.

[@jenniferbassett3001]

What a cool, smart hack Kevin!!

[@wyatt_nobles1]

Using a Plasma cutter so much fun

[@KerriGilpin]

I love the bathtub! Looked like Queen Anne’s Lace growing in it... or water hemlock? The ducks are so awesome... your poodles are great, Lena is adorable- loving the channel!

[@MiscMitz]

Nice! Great idea. I used to see those all the time. Don't blink, she'll grow up so fast and start making gross throat sounds... I miss my little girl being little.

[@shellyfoster1995]

Love your ideas. Your daughter is beautiful!!!!!

[@grahamwillox]

My favourite new channel by far. Quality content and a pleasure to watch every time. Best of wishes for the future of the channel Kevin. 👍👍

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks Graham

[@asustainablejunglewayoflife]

Great ideas. Kewl to see the sustainability

[@kalyn319]

We live in our downtown and have a very small yard, we gave up some space to put in a 4ft x 12ft raised bed and crammed it full of bell peppers, tomatillos, tomatoes, cucumber and zucchini. I envy all your space, lol. If tomatillos can grow in your area, I would try them next year, they are a fun no to low maintenance plant and the kids loved them since the start as flowers and grow in husks like golden berries (they come in green or purple or even a smaller mini version called a pineapple tomatillo). 3 plants will give you a ton of fruit, I just roasted off 2 commercial cookie sheets of them for chile verde. Anyway, I love the series. Jadyn & I watch every upload. Keep up the great work!

[@cmosphoto1]

That sound like a great idea...thanks for watching!

[@robertbaker894]

Your little helper is so cute. Merry Christmas.

[@anthonypiligno7618]

That's really cool..... and you're teaching your little girl how to garden......JJ....

[@cmosphoto1]

She is very hands on. Induatrius little one.

[@markbergquist4439]

We love to see your daughter on the show. She's going to steal some hearts some day..

[@lindapetersen1800]

Oh Oh the bathtub brings back MEMORIES we had 3 of those but we took one and put it into the ground then the next year we had a little girl who would play in that sand in the bathtub it was the thing I remember of up north in Eau Claire WI. with 3 yrs later we had a little boy they both had fun in it !!!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I have a proper rigged up clawfoot tub outside for my daughter she loves it.

[@lindapetersen1800]

@@ModernSelfReliance they love it a lot

[@marcasking5786]

This guy needs more subs

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Gotta start somewhere.

[@hunterc9442]

Yay more videos I love how you make your videos have a good day

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks for watching!

[@ArielleViking]

Nice raised beds, those tomatoes, squash and other vegetables are looking great. 👍

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks Arielle!

[@starvestal5539]

That is such an awesome idea

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Thanks for watching!

[@newdogatplay]

30 thousand subs this fast is pretty awsome

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks for watching! I'm pleased with the growth so far.

[@Roadkillstew]

awesome show kevin. thanks

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks for watching!

[@surfersurfer8824]

hi Kevin, hope all is well, AWESOME video!!! great idea, also thanks for all the laughs, you still crack me up, your channel is really taking off my friend!! lol@ all the lil comments, to funny, be safe, thank you, your friend in kentucky, bill

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks Bill!

[@candyslife160]

Good morning Kevin & Lena. Good job with the garden. It looks amazing.

[@cmosphoto1]

Good morning!

[@bencowles2105]

Take that make shift shield and cover back side with 1/2 inch rino liner and it is bullet proof. Give it a try. It is a cool experiment to try.

[@sinfonianbarelytone9191]

That's awesome man. Hehe I would have cut it sideways to make a bath tub and poke holes in it for drainage. Oh and twigs in the yard are tinder for every fire I make not to be used all at once. But whatever floats your boat. Fun stuff.

[@cmosphoto1]

I have at least three lifetimes of twigs...

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

Brilliant. We use old truck guards screwed together. lol.

[@cmosphoto1]

Truck guards? I'm curious what those are ..

[@iflanzy]

I like how you mention how you don't have to worry about weeds in it and then you proceed to dump 3 loads of weed filled dirt in it...

[@cmosphoto1]

They are so easy to pick out it's a none issue... You can never see what's in the bucket when you are loading materials....

[@d3adt3dgam3s9]

he said you don't have to bend over to pick the weeds, didn't say there wouldn't be weeds

[@vonHannersdorf]

Omg this little ginger angel Is sooo cute :-)

[@jingocat6920]

Hey, brilliant! Last year I was pressed for space on a rocky hillside, and use an old army of galvanized trash cans with bottom drainage holes and organic soil. Things went marginally well, but perhaps removal of the bottoms is the way to go. Also, the pumpkin vines burned agains the rims of the cans. I have to come up with something.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

You can use pipe insulation to soften the edges so the vines don't break. we had pumpkins and they did amazing.

[@jingocat6920]

Bingo. Thank you ! I was thinking that even cheap, light-colored “pool noodles” would fly if I slice them vertically and wrap the can rims.

[@johnjude2685]

Me too repurpose number one and thank you, love the tank trick.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

It's great to Repurpose free things!

[@gabeshedd]

"Diesel fuel is flammable... not explosive. At least I think. I hope." ... this is like watching me work on a project. This is easily my new favorite channel. I'm torn between wanting more content and worrying you'll burn yourself out. heh

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks for watching Gabe!

[@benben9794]

Those saw blades are actually really good knife material

[@cmosphoto1]

They sharpen up real nice... I guess it's the type of steel they are made from.

[@benben9794]

Kevin the Wood Chucker and if you know how to grind them just right you can make your own saw blades from used ones

[@cmosphoto1]

@@benben9794 I know a leather worker that makes his blades from hacksaw blades... Stay crazy sharp.

[@angler2058]

You are a real crafty fellow🤣🤣 Good job Kevin.

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks for watching!

[@outdoorsforachange]

Good morning, Kevin!

[@cmosphoto1]

Good Morning!

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

My daughter in law has house ducks. The have avian diapers. They live rides in the car and go out with her like little dogs in a purse. They know they have it good. They love frozen peas in the summer and have a water Wonderland whenever they need.

[@Mr.Chunggg]

I wanted to get this off my chest. I've watched all the videos on this channel and want to do something like what you are doing in the future. Can I ask if you did go to college, if so what did you study, if not how did you learn all the stuff you needed to build a cabin and all these other things (essentially building a really nice log cabin in the middle of the woods). The reason I'm asking is that I'm about to be in college soon and really love the outdoors like the Wooded Beardsmen. Then when I saw the first video of the log cabin being built, I knew that would be fun to watch but also build. I would like to do something along the lines of what you are doing on Modern Self Reliance but also do what The Wooded Beardsmen is doing as well. Thanks for these videos you have been making and keep up the hard work.

[@cmosphoto1]

I'm high school educated. I worked alongside a general contractor for many years before becoming the Foreman for that company. My recommendation if you want to go to school is get a ticket in a specific trade but become a general contractor. Or own a company be your own boss!

[@Mr.Chunggg]

hmmmmm, never thought about it that way, becoming my own boss. Let's see where things take me and thanks for the comment!!!

[@greensnapper1602]

Raised beds and No - Till That's All We Do !! WoW & Look at that Red Head lol

[@ModernSelfReliance]

You have it figured out!

[@PascalVos]

I love how straight you cut that with the plasma cutter ;)

[@cmosphoto1]

Lol I'm much better when I'm not holding a camera.

[@dennisschickling5759]

Great Video. There nothing like picking a fresh picked Fruit and/or Vegetable. Last Sunday I cleaned up my Garden for the year. And made Green Tomatoes Casserole. #STAYSAFE

[@cmosphoto1]

We buttoned up the gardens today.

[@dennisschickling5759]

@@cmosphoto1 hope that you are using the Green Tomatoes. #STAYSAFE

[@cmosphoto1]

@@dennisschickling5759 when I was a kid I didn't know tomatoes turned red on the vine.. they always ripened on the window sill in the house. .

[@3vs547]

Clever man.

[@bencowles2105]

Love the video. I do very similar things with old refrigerators and freezers and other things that i recycle, reuse, or repurpose. Keeps them out of the landfil and grows tons of veggies.

[@eruditeidiot]

Your little girl is so beautiful! She looks like a woodland sprite. What a sweetheart.

[@mashrien]

A child actually WILLFULLY ate a vegetable?! 2020 really is 'the end time'

[@cmosphoto1]

She loves tomatoes!

[@HollywoodTacticool]

you should plant the "3 sisters" (crowds out weeds and fixes nitrogen): squash, beans, which grow up cornstalks

[@jessenunez2306]

Sometimes you give me Extreme Cheapskate vibez but I'm here for it.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Thank you!

[@TheAhmadnt9]

Whatever Kevin says it pops up in next commercial

[@goldenboy366]

I love your daughters name. Lena was my great grandmother's name. I haven't head that name in many years.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Lena is my Grandmothers name.

[@goldenboy366]

@@ModernSelfReliance That's pretty awesome. Not a very common name. I'm pretty sure she was from New Hampshire. Then moved to Maine. Where she helped raise me.

[@SteveK6470]

LOVE your channel and binge watching from your first video to catch up! I do not know but is the Rust on the raised bed drums BAD for the plants or is Iron (rust) produced a good mineral for plants?

[@mikeperreault8939]

I've been Binge watching your videos. Would like to know where you are ? Thanks for making the videos. Great job

[@PavlovsBob]

Awesome.

[@thecarlislehomestead]

You can eat that pig weed you pulled 😉 Love the raised beds. I want all raised beds too. Damn moles, voles and ground squirrels are bad here. 😖

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Really.. hmmm.

[@navdurrani3259]

Game changer!

[@newdogatplay]

Wrap the foam in the wrap u used on the cube to stop them from eating it

[@marlysjcollins8775]

Love it!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Thanks!!

[@nelidacamporodriguez5660]

Fantástico trabajo,ahumque no se inglés, siempre te veo,porque me encanta lo que haces,un saludo a tu niña.

[@jonathankemppainen4714]

use an angle grinder to get the cut started for the sawzall..

[@ModernSelfReliance]

That would have required one less drill bit.. lol

[@lilghostdotebk]

Kevin u should build a treehouse next to ur cabin

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Keep watching you may be in for a surprise.

[@lilghostdotebk]

@@ModernSelfReliance wow thx for replying i thought u wouldn't

[@aaronperry5948]

Your inspirational

[@dennisschickling5759]

The ash is good for the Soil for some Plants. Check it out. #STAYSAFE

[@cmosphoto1]

I have so much ash!

[@filmslasherbryanoconnell6484]

Ducks in the garden beds or pretty cool

[@metalmyke1]

This is a good burn the evidence.

[@kevintulak9987]

Give the weeds to the ducks they love them.

[@cmosphoto1]

Absolutely!

[@clydegibbs1366]

File the edges,use as a sled

[@kkrollingskkrollings3173]

My only concern when using the old oil drum for raised beds is the rust that will form, i dont know if it is safe to use or not could be bad for the microbes soil bacteria as well as the vegetables and whom ever eats them in the end. I dont know this for a fact maybe someone else can shed some light on it but I would for sure look into it before I attempted this.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

There is iron naturally occurring in all soils...

[@miko007]

even diesel is only flammable when its temperature is over 40 degrees centigrade

[@porter_richard]

That lid could be a sledge with the handle

[@cmosphoto1]

That would be violent...

[@MudGoblin]

Those ducks are so cute, i can't wait to see your brother eat themm

[@cmosphoto1]

Lol

[@Deadcntr]

Way to use an old oil drum. But why wouldn't you lay it flat and cut the top out? It would give more surface area.

[@cmosphoto1]

Not high enough... Want it comfort height...

[@Plymouthmusicschool]

Cool plasma cutter dude! Why didn’t you use it to make the initial cut when cutting in half?

[@cmosphoto1]

To illustrate there are many different ways to skin a cat.

[@jackmehoff2961]

no egg sammiches were harmed in the making of this video. Bummer ! Great looking garden though !

[@cmosphoto1]

Tomatoes for the egg sandwich!

[@jackmehoff2961]

@@cmosphoto1 AH, I see ! lol

[@mobilmag864]

Wow. I don't even want to watch this one 😂 Used oil drum = organic raised bed garden. Yeah.

[@TsuniNightMMO]

I think when you are talking about organic you mean to say you're recycling! lol Re-using the oil drum is a form of recycling/repurposing right?

[@ledialopez1297]

See I see that gorgeous little girl on your video when you're playing with the ducks make her a playhouse I swing set a picnic table a playhouse that has a little kitchen in it for her and then put a pick and white fence around it so that way she won't go anywhere she's in a safe area. Do that for her that would be cool for her to be amazing for her she's a beautiful little girl

[@enby9824]

What happened to the third..??

[@cmosphoto1]

The other half?

[@Bluxdemon]

you haven't grown a forth arm yet?? so you have grown a third arm??

[@mohammedtroy4296]

you are an angel compared to your brother what happened to him did a woman broke his heart many years ago

[@jonabriggs8829]

I would have cut it the other way, would have had more surface area to plant in :)

[@cmosphoto1]

Makes it shorter/less stable.

[@jonabriggs8829]

@@cmosphoto1 That's why you're the pro , and I am not , LOL Good lookin Tomato's tho !!

[@cmosphoto1]

@@jonabriggs8829 I like the rounder tanks that I sometimes get... The house oil tanks aren't my favorite.

[@jonjohnson102]

Deeeebbbuuuurrrrrrrr

[@MrPixof]

Your daughter has incredible hair colour, I hope she won’t have to suffer bullying at school for that

[@cmosphoto1]

I don't think she'll tolerate that.

[@johnjude2685]

I think she is the real life Pebbles, So cute she must have a beautiful Mom.

[@cmosphoto1]

@@johnjude2685 she does!

[@imbrudedsoul]

So much for that bit 🤣

[@cmosphoto1]

Par for that course...

[@michaelyarmie4858]

Dollar store pool noodles for the edges

[@cmosphoto1]

That would work too!

[@bander33]

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@danieloliver20]

You could sell those for bookoo bucks 🤑in SoCal... now shipping from Canada, 😱

[@cmosphoto1]

Shipping would probably cost prohibitive.. lol

[@waderue]

see i would a big bbq out of it lol

[@ModernSelfReliance]

could always get another and make one.

[@MDestron2282]

When you say the tip of the blade you mean the base yes? The opposite.

[@cmosphoto1]

Yes.

[@villijs33321]

Always make me laugh when people say Ohh oil/fuel spill on the ground is BAD... helooo it's get pumped out from ground before you can spill it ....

[@cmosphoto1]

I'm just parroting them... Them want it in the ground in only certain places.

[@SandraCrockett]

To funny!!!

[@thecarlislehomestead]

Do you eat duck egg sandwiches too?

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Haven't had any duck eggs yet.

[@sukay2249]

Is Lina your little girl? I'm confused as the kids are always there but no wife

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Lena is my Daughter.

[@Martinsanchezjr]

Bet u thought I forgot to comment . Na lmao

[@cmosphoto1]

Thanks for commenting!

[@robertgoudy3223]

🛷 Sled

[@redpillproductionscanada5563]

Shield build? 🤣

[@duderobi]

a drill bit is NOT a milling bit

[@ModernSelfReliance]

LOL!

[@eileenmcloughlin4778]

Yeah, I don't think I'd want to grow anything in a nasty old oil drum that is toxic to you.