CHEAP and EASY raised garden bed! No tools needed! For under $5!

[@tonifitzhugh7081]

I have been using a child's swimming pool with holes in the bottom for the last 10 years. Works like a charm

[@ourfreedomsong]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 That's amazing!

[@graciouslygrowing9786]

"Little to no money" is my type of jam when it comes to gardening!! 😂 🤩

[@ourfreedomsong]

YASSSSS

[@georgetteroenfeldt8144]

@@ourfreedomsong yah i grew potatoes on a cardboard box last year.

[@jacquelinelykins4485]

For your watermelon add some sand to your soil. That has been our key to raising good melons.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thats so good to know!!!! Thank you!

[@leeannafitzgerel8740]

My husband's hometown was known for melon production many years ago. The soil is very sandy in the whole area.

[@ourfreedomsong]

I definitely need to get some sand! Thanks for chiming in!

[@karamiaropiha8349]

Hi is it river sand?

[@3rscrafting]

Thanks for the tip. I started melons inside, and am going to.plant over the weekend. I'm planting along our fence to hang the fruit in plastic grocery bags on the fence. I saw it in a video here on yt.

[@craftypam9992]

My neighbour made a similar bed, which he planted with strawberries. To ensure that he got to eat some of them, he used an old umbrella, from which he had removed all but the outside 2" of fabric, as a form to support netting over them. A piece of piping buried in the middle of the bed, with the umbrella handle dropped in to it, netting stretched over & pegged to the bed frame with clothes pegs for easy access. The bees could get in, but the birds were barred.

[@deeladybug2618]

That's so cool and clever. Last year my first time to plant strawberries birds 🐦 got a lot of them. 🍓

[@ourfreedomsong]

Very very cool!!!!!

[@lacookmaster24]

It so good to garden❤

[@bonniej525]

I'd love to see how it has weathered!

[@bonitahobbs2374]

There are some natural things that squirrels and EVEN Birds hate. I have read n I have an old newspaper article about what plants to PLANT NEXT' TO EACHOTHER TO HELP KEEP slugs n stuff away from your perhaps greater food/ vegetable. Y'all might have to ask GIIGLE about such n SELF- rushing corn meal gets rid of some things. My great Aunt used to put in her FANTASTIC VEGGIES!!? SHE WAS LIKE A QUEEN GARDENER !!! A GIFT TO US!!!

[@Hisgal04]

Girl, your joy is infectious ❤

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 .... This blessed my heart

[@dortemadsen2166]

Most times when people say "I build this for super cheap" they mean "I had all these super specific and really awesome things lying around that I could use". What good is that to me? Some fencing, now THAT is helpful. Your enthusiasm is so inspiring, new subscriber here.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hi!!! WELCOME! Im so glad you are here and most of all that this was helpful! ❤️

[@burnettaallen2492]

Am I the only one who was expecting her to surround the outside with vertical bamboo stalks? Looks awesome 👌👏

[@ourfreedomsong]

oOoOO!!! I like where your brain was going with this! That would be gorgeous! 😍

[@justjoanish]

​@@ourfreedomsong Cool idea or maybe some of that bamboo screening stuff that comes on a roll. I love what you did here.

[@ourfreedomsong]

YESSSSS! That would be gorgeous as well!

[@ourfreedomsong]

@@justjoanish Thank you ❤️

[@meeeghan]

Great idea!

[@ajohnson6890]

Yaaaas.! Frugal......Cheap.....Free. They all seem to grow so much better. Not to mention how it feels when you chomp down on it. Lol!!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hahahaha yes!!

[@ciaohoney54]

Oh, and use CARDBOARD boxes instead of expensive plastic, to suppress weeds- then lay the blackest weed barrier, put some wood chips on top- You can find boxes anywhere pretty much- no stickers, no ink or not a lot of it- It works and water can go thru it- and the benefit is for the worms and the earth :) xox

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you ❤️ 🌱

[@tulipbulbs5714]

Great job it’s looking amazing all your hard work is really paying off so you can sit back with a cold drink, chill out & admire your creation 👍🌱🌷🌱🇨🇦

[@evabetlyon2693]

Awesome use for repurposing the file cabinets..love that!!..also enjoyed seeing everyone pitch in..so much better than stuck indoors on their phones 😊

[@ourfreedomsong]

Yes!! I love that they can be outside with me! I just love that we get to have these moments together ❤️!

[@StareBlankly]

I love all your thrifty ideas but one of my favorite parts about this video was your daughter out there rocking it in the garden in a fancy little skirt and tall rubber boots! It made my day & I want to garden like that EVERYDAY!🥰 Keep the ideas & good vibes coming!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Awwwww 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@marcfoote1803]

I saw this while I was drinking on my couch.... being lazy.... I realized that I had a bunch of wire in the back of my house.... I got my lazy ass up and went out and plotted out where I am going to place mine!!!! Thank you so much for the idea!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Yassss!!!!! So happy to inspire you to GET UP 😆 and go outside and see what you have to make a space that you will be in love with ❤️

[@andreamortimer2610]

Your enthusiasm is contagious! 🥰 Where there is a problem, let there be a creative solution! You DID IT! If you get tired of the black landscape fabric look, cover with burlap or collect branches and attach as palisade fence. You could also cut holes into the fabric and plant flowers or strawberries hanging on the outside. I can honestly say you are today's garden muse!

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰😍 I love all of your suggestions! Because at some point I could definitely want to change it up! I love all of those ideas! Planting strawberry is genius! How cool would that be! I will keep that in my pocket for next year! Thank you thank you!

[@andreamortimer2610]

@@ourfreedomsong Thank YOU and you are most welcome 💞💞 Wished you were my neighbor; we would have a lot of fun together! P.S.: If you want "free" strawberry plants, scrape the seeds off your strawberries, put a sheet of toilet paper into a clear container with lid, soak the toilet paper, put seeds on, and put the container in a warm, sunny place making sure toilet paper is not drying out. Once the seeds are germinating and have a couple of leaves on, pot them up using tweezers. I've done this several times with store bought strawberries that I thought were absolutely delicious, so I would get different varieties than the ones found in my garden section.

[@gritsNgravy-fn5ic]

I AGREE !!! She about had me ready to go start on one at 0230 !!!

[@kimoda9451]

i am barely a minute in and i barely care about the rest of the content because you have MADE MY DAY!!! your smile and excitement is contagious, and i LOVE it! ok....now, because i love frugal too, i am on to the rest of the video!

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥹🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 and now you've made mine ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@janbartlett3592]

Miss L, I am completely swept away by your great ideas, enthusiasm, your precious loving heart, and your kindness to share with the rest of us. Thanks so much! I am a fan forever! Stay blessed!

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 So many sweet words! Thank you ❤️ I'm so glad you are here!

[@skipjack6974]

Great ideas!!! If you really want a good way to suppress grass/weeds and save some money…use cardboard!! Lay it out even over grass and put whatever dirt o mulching you want, cut holes in the cardboard for where you want plantings to go. Before you plant water the cardboard good…LOL Yeah water your cardboard and then start whatever you want. A garden bed, a pathway, anywhere you don’t want grass or weeds. It allows moisture to to flow through, it will keep the soil warm on those unexpected chilly nights, it will break down into the soil naturally providing nutrients to your friendly helpers, WORMS!!! I have had to replace my cardboard and redo s bed maybe every 3-4 years, but it depends on your weather and sun. I live in Upstate NY. I use cardboard everywhere 😂

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you so much for chiming in! This is how we began last year! I really appreciate cardboard!

[@jenniferakes8224]

Just a tip from a DYI gardener. There is a fabric you can purchase called Vevor driveway fabric. It allows for drainage but does not allow for weed growth. I am using this fabric to put in my driveway and garden paths and works like a charm without having to deal with weeds or standing water. I learned about it from a contractor who uses this stuff along for putting in weed free paths and driveways. It is also used commercially for putting in parking areas when a company does not want to deal with grading an area for water drainage. I have spoken with several other gardeners and they have told me this stuff is more durable than standard weed blocking fabric.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thanks so much for sharing! I've never heard of it! It sounds wonderful!!!

[@itslowtide4690]

Are all them kids your kids? Let me tell you, I just have to smile if they are ❤. The memories are flooding back to me from my childhood and there was five of us kids, an instant workforce for my dad and mom, as they made us work in the yard and garden, etc., etc.. we all complained along the way, but I tell you what… It gave us a love for gardening and the outdoors ❤

[@ourfreedomsong]

YASSS! They are all my babies! 😍 And I absolutely love that! I truly believe that this experience is cultivating something within their hearts that they are unaware of right now. Thank you for sharing this story with all of us ❤️

[@itslowtide4690]

@@ourfreedomsong you are doing EXACTLY that, molding them! Many are content to let the video games and tv raise their kids, without making them get outside! I am thankful my parents taught me to touch the earth, grow things, etc etc!!!

[@deborahhasty8515]

Sweetheart, your excitement is contagious! Makes me want to hurry up and get outside! Thank you for sharing.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Ahhhh! Yassss!!! That makes me so happy to read! ❤️

[@ketokhuleesi4451]

Your children are Rockstar helpers! You are blessed! 😊😊😊

[@ourfreedomsong]

I am ❤️ Thank you so much!

[@bigneecee3126]

Taquisha strikes again!!!!!!! Your smile at the beginning of your video is contagious, I couldn’t wait to see what you had to share. Awesome/amazing raised bed (love it). Wow, I didn’t see it coming. You knocked it out the box. You are so creative. I love watching your videos. I think that removing the plastic was an excellent idea to rid your porch area of those pesky mosquitoes. Looking forward to your next video.😊😊😊😊

[@norxgirl1]

Agree!!!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hi!!!! You are the sweetest!!! I'm so happy you enjoyed this!!!! Makes my heart so happy!!! 💝

[@Holly-ys1me]

Since you are building raised garden beds, then you can turn them into cold frames by making a roof with old windows or plexiglass as it will protect garden plants from snow and frost if you do it right. With a removable roof then you can practice crop rotation and have cold weather crops in winter.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

[@mossfree]

I get dead logs from the forest. 6 ten foot and 6 four foot. Two stakes side by side to hold the logs on each end, and a pair in the middle of the short side to hold the 4 footers. Line with cardboard, fill and plant. Free raised beds 🎉

[@ourfreedomsong]

Niiice! Thank you for the idea!

[@debrafuller5693]

No Shame in Budget friendly living! Thrifty😊♥ 'S Rock! Your garden Paradise is Amazing! You are Amazing! GOD BLESSES ALL OF US! Thrilled to see family participate in work😊

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 You are so kind ❤️ Thank you!

[@givemewings2travel380]

These are some great ideas, and I love your enthusiasm! I am a single mom, struggling to make ends meet, but I have a huge yard. I found you by looking for inexpensive raised beds. You did NOT disappoint!! Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@ourfreedomsong]

This makes my heart so happy to read!!!!! I LOVE that you were able to search and ACTUALLY find something that is helpful!!! I JUST posted a $5 bed update a few moments ago!!! I explain what went well and what I would change! Let me know if you have any specific questions! I'm happy to help!

[@crystalhedrington3660]

Kiss your brain. This is an excellent and economic way to do raised bed. I definitely will be doing this. Thanks for sharing!! Peace and love 😍

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hi!!!!!! Im so happy this helps you out!!! Our bed is holding up great!!!

[@johndallara3257]

I just saw that smile and clicked the video ....great work

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you so much! So sweet 💞

[@Hapenparadise]

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow! ❤️👏🏻✌🏻🌻🌼

[@ourfreedomsong]

Yessss

[@peterpaliwoda1527]

Involving your children to help is magic , creating life skills and memories that will last a lifetime…best of luck from🇬🇧 Peter P

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@catherinemagee9593]

Brenda Gantt said she has big pots of still water with cheap goldfish to get rid of mosquitos. The bugs are attracted to the water and lay eggs which the goldfish promptly eat. She sits on her open porch ( close by and never gets bitten.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Wow! What a great idea!!!!

[@DIVINGWITHPURPOSE413]

YESSSS Love it, Gurl Smart Idea! You can plant so much in that. I am glad you removed the plastic and just put fabric down. TFS

[@ourfreedomsong]

That plastic was giving those mosquitoes and quiet upper hand! It didn't even dawn on me! And Thank you!!!!! ❤️

[@amandasjoyfuljourney]

I absolutely adore your attitude. Someone that your happiness just shines through and makes others smile.

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 Thank you so much for those sweet words

[@flatsville9343]

I use this method too. It works well. Where possible, I dig out 12" of dirt from the bottom & set aside on a tarp. I fill the dug out hole with semi rotten wood, old limbs & fat sticks to create a modified hugel bed bottom to retain moisture. I go higher with the wood to take up more space if possible. Then lay in leaves, pine needles & smaller sticks. I mix well rotted compost with the set aside dirt for the top. I find I get less settling that way & it cuts down on buying bagged products. Since raised beds tend to dry out quicker, it helps to have the hugel bottom & native soil in the bed. I've stopped using landscape fabric for lining & use a double cardboard liner. I grow peas or beans around the exterior for camouflage.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Niiice!

[@kris99596]

What a crazy good idea for a raised bed! And yes, anything to keep mosquitoes away. I actually have some fencing in the shed which will get put to good use, and I've got a filing cabinet outside not being useful at all, so it's going to be a planter very soon!

[@ourfreedomsong]

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤩

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

Well I am so impressed with your infectious enthusiasm and joy .I feel a wonderful positive energy coming from you I just bet you are a super nice and thoughtful person .I wish you so much enjoyment and abundance in all you do .your soul is glowing oh and thank you for this great idea .I'm disabled and cannot dig so this would help me out hugely

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 You are so kind ❤️ Thank you for taking the time to speak so lovingly! ❤️

[@lesleykissamericafarm9349]

I am SO glad to see your children helping out! We have our kiddos help as well and they learn so much more by getting involved. Such a great impact! Love your woven wire raised bed idea!!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you!! And YES! Its such a wonderful for experience for them! We are all learning so much together! ❤️

[@dianaschroeder6774]

Last spring we visited a nursery and they had mosquito plants, so I bought two, they grew like a small to medium bush size and I did not see one mosquito the entire summer!! The mosquito plant is a winner!!!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Whaaaa !! I've never heard of a mosquito plant! I would plant them everywhere hahha

[@MartiBaker-zs3xf]

First time viewer. Loved your channel and your warm personality.

[@Earthangel171]

Love your energy and your beautiful family. Thank you for such a detail tutorial

[@barbaydian261]

I love that the kids are involved with all this.

[@ourfreedomsong]

❤️❤️❤️ We teach them that many hands make for light work.... We work together and we enjoy the fruit of our labor together... Its been such a healthy addition to our family life! Im so so grateful for them! We are a homeschooling family which makes being in the garden daily together a natural thing ❤️ Thanks for stopping by ❤️

[@barbaydian261]

@@ourfreedomsong that is so awesome. I’m a plant momma myself but I’m shifting gears into growing food to eat. It will be different doing it from A townhome but being knowledgeable in hydroponics will be very helpful. I keep laughing and saying to myself that I’m going to be like the momma in Baby Boy sitting in her garden and drinking wine.

[@ourfreedomsong]

@@barbaydian261 😂😂😂! Hydroponics is such a good idea to me! I love how there are so many different gardening options to fit our needs!!!

[@christyinthecarolinas]

So glad to find your channel! Your smile and disposition is contagious! I caught myself smiling back at you. Thanks for the awesome tips!!

[@ourfreedomsong]

"Smiling back at me" 🥰🥰🥰 I love that I could bring a smile to your face ❤️!! Im so happy you've found us!

[@kizziesplace]

Yep! You knocked that one out of the park!!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Heyyyy!!! 😍 Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jackiebender6700]

Love the file cabinet planter never would’ve thought of them being used that way. Love how you made your round planter.

[@ravengameslife9071]

I used a child swimming pool did holes in the bottom and it has been in use for over 3 years

[@ourfreedomsong]

Very cool!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@RajaKing-rf3wk]

I have also used a child's swimming pool. It lasted two years then it fell apart.

[@timshot1216]

​@@RajaKing-rf3wk I was planning to use those until I saw the laundry basket hack.

[@sheila2274]

Perfect timing! I need 2 more raised garden beds and I’m doing this!!! One for watermelon and one for pumpkins! Thank you for this!!! ✨✌️💗🙏🏻🧿🌱✨

[@ourfreedomsong]

Oh that sounds perfect! Im so happy to inspire you! ❤️ 🌱

[@ketteliesyvestre7442]

You are so beautiful I love your smile and the idea that makes a rease bed for nothing. That was a good idea. Good luck to you looking forward to seeing more

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 Thank you so much for those sweet words ❤️!!!!

[@marwar819]

nasturtiums would be good to plant around the edge of the round planter because the could hang over the sides - and they are edible.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Ooooo that's such a great idea! I will stick that in my pocket! Thank you for chiming in!!! ❤️

[@containingmygarden]

Love it. A ring of lights around the base would be cute in the darkness. Be Blessed

[@ourfreedomsong]

oOoOO! Yassss!

[@verenamaharajah6082]

The best bit about this video is seeing all your children working hard together in the garden with you! That’s how it should be but this is rarely seen. Well done kids!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you so much! Its such a blessing for us to experience this together! ❤️

[@dayoffnow]

Just watched another video that said dragonflies eat mosquitoes. Maybe if you cultivate a good habitat for dragonflies, you'll have fewer mosquitoes. Your garden looks terrific, by the way!

[@ourfreedomsong]

I need to look into what dragonflies love! They are so cool! I'd love to see them flying around!

[@mrssaunders2]

The universe knows what I need and I needed this! I decided to do raised beds this year and was put off by the costs. I have all things to make them already around the house. You've made me so excited 😊 Thanks!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Ahhh! Im so happy for you! Im happy you are inspired! ❤️

[@rosalangevin9982]

Great set up! Since you used landscape fabric if you chose you could actually cut a small slit in it and plant seedlings into the sides. You garden bed could be a garden tower for small plants such as herbs and lettuces. Which would actually make a beautiful living wall. Also consider mulching the top of the bed to keep moisture in and weeds down. Pinestraw would work or other plants that you chop and drop on top from your garden. Another addition would be an inbed worm tower. All you have to do is get a good sized food grade platic bin with a lid such as a large coffee container or mayo jar drill holes and add some kitchen scrapes and dead leaves and bury it in the bed. The worms will come.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Very very cool!!!! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

[@HillCountryGardenGirl]

Your enthusiasm is contagious and inspiring!

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 Such kinds words!!! That makes my heart so happy!!

[@anissazichella5292]

Very clever! Thank you for the great time and money saving idea.

[@ourfreedomsong]

So happy to share!!!!! Thank you!

[@deedeesmith3073]

So self sufficient! I love seeing a man in background working on car😊I was just talking to my husband about that on the way to church, how we never see many people doing that anymore. Kids helping how sweet.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Heyyyy!!! ❤️ It's such a blessing for sure!

[@shelbymays5741]

Unintentional entertainment 😊👍!!! The man in the background working on the tire of the truck! You all had a productive busy day!!! Good to see☺️👍

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hahaa!!! YESSSS! He is always somewhere in the background being super productive!

[@flyty2134]

Great idea I love it love your energy I wish you were my neighbor so positive you are an inspiration God bless you and yours. PS love your video and your family.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Having a gardening friend who is also a neighbor would be AMAZING! Thank you for your kind words and your support ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Dr.JulieJames]

File Cabinet Planters now that I'd love to see...and i did..Thank you for the idea for my soon to be empty file cabinet..Beautiful

[@ourfreedomsong]

Yes!!!! You are so welcome!

[@TRUknowldegeISpower]

I had to watch this video cuz the hype as of ur face n vibes in the first part of the video. I ain’t think no one else got hype bout gardening n saving money.😁😁😁go head get that garden onnn

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hahahahahaah! YASSSSS!!!! Thank you ❤️

[@lilianplummer7617]

This is my 2nd yr to set up containers and kiddie pools, buckets w wicking, etc. Love it, getting healthier and saving money on a very tight budget. Plus I know what is in my food!! Thank you, I loved your video and family working together. Precious🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️

[@ourfreedomsong]

This is awesome! Im so happy for you ❤️ Thank you ❤️

[@carolelamont-moore8233]

I know exactly 💯 what you are saying. My entire life is about solutions for the poor woman who almost thought who couldn't afford to do so. So to keep in mind, reuse what you can with what you have. Creativity. And of course one person trash is another's treasures. I'm excited for you!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you!!!! I do believe that creativity is birth from a need or want!

[@dorindafulton]

That was a great idea 💡. I made a video the other day and I used old tires as raised beds that I got for free from auto shops. I have a few rolls of the same wire you used and I'm using it for the cukes and squash and beans. Great video 😊 have a great day and happy gardening 🌿🌱😊🤗

[@ourfreedomsong]

Very creative! I love it!!! So happy this is helpful!

[@kathyw3466]

Gotta say you have a very impressive smile. With your raised bed you might want to find some old stakes and place against the wall so it doesn't sag with the weight later .Not sure if you can get a citronella plant in US but over here in Australia we get so many mozzies in the summer. Some are so big I swear you could put a saddle on them. I have a couple of citronella plants near the front and back door . If you shake them around a bit every time you pass them the smell will deter the dreaded mozzies. Marigolds deter the snails and slugs more. Happy gardening.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you 🥰🥰🥰🥰 And WHOOOO that's incredibly big! I don't think i would survive! They would come straight for me and drink every bit of my blood hahaha

[@lindatalty6500]

When having a outside party take 2 lemons 🍋 and cut in half each one, poke into the top of the lemon juice whole cloves and set around for decoration! This will get rid of mosquitoes and other insects! Enjoy your summer ❣

[@ourfreedomsong]

Never heard of this!!! Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@violaspencer5628]

I’m gunna do that! Great idea - thanks! I’ll be using burlap instead of the landscape fabric. Burlap comes in huge rolls cheap and natural / non toxic - plus! I already have it

[@ourfreedomsong]

Love the idea of using burlap! Gives me options for the future if/when I need to recover! Thank you ❤️

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

I love burlap but the stuff at the box stores is more like a cat's cradle than cloth these days- the stuff online looks better, but it's going to cost; the quality has gone drastically down.

[@JohnWilliams-md3cg]

Very inspirational! Yes and I like frugal too .. Really is a nice visual as well. Think you've done much for many of us ..

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you ❤️

[@jeanniejones1225]

Super frugal and beautiful idea ! Thank You ‼️ God Bless You 🙏

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank youuuuuu ❤️

[@knitswithdirt]

First...the music is just fine. Not distracting at all to me. Such a cute idea! Now...I'm off to google "white blackberries".....

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hi!!!! Thank you! Im so glad it's not distracting! It's easy enough to put on captions and mute the sound hahaha... Thank you so much! They are pretty cool!

[@sheilagilleland4312]

I love seeing kids help, your kids are killing it🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@ourfreedomsong]

They are homeschooled so we get to spend so much time together.... Im so grateful we get to habe this experience together! We are all learning so much! Thank you ❤️

[@veganschmegan]

To save yourself the cost of plastic and the hassle of standing water or inadequate drainage … try using cardboard in all the places you would’ve used plastic! Works great, allows flow, decomposes nicely and is free. Your planters are all so clever! Love them! In fact, I’ve been trying to find the cheapest easiest way to make my compost areas (with cardboard instead of plastic) and this is perfect. Thanks! Just what I was looking for.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Im so happy to inspire you!!! Im definitely loving the cardboard better! We are in the process of building our backyard orchard and was able to get an abundance of boxes from dollar general! Thank you for chiming in! ❤️ 🌱

[@dawnebanks8312]

You can also line the chicken wire with carboard for more support.

[@MeTreesndirt]

It,w hog wire. Chkn is octagon and twisted.

[@paulauncapher8957]

Good ideas, I like finding cheaper options too.I used an old boxed spring mattress for a garden bed just turned it upside down and filled it with topsoil it worked well.

[@ourfreedomsong]

😍😍😍 How cool is that?!?!

[@cynthiabreatheseasy]

I love that you share the things you learned along the way. You're frigging brilliant!!! Thank you.

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 Im just so happy its helping others as well!

[@michmyers9485]

So enjoying your gardening video.🌷 Thank you!

[@ourfreedomsong]

I'm so happy to hear it! Thank you ❤️

[@aliciaokiegal]

What a great idea! I want to spend my money on more seed, not overpriced raised beds. I cant wait to do this!

[@ourfreedomsong]

More seeds! Yassss!!!

[@singlegirlqpons]

This is my first video with you and its so valuable thank you!

[@ourfreedomsong]

That makes my ❤️ so happy!!! Welcome! Im so glad you stopped by!

[@pickles8551]

Great idea! Kids ask the most interesting questions. I also like the break work on truck in background. 😁

[@ourfreedomsong]

You saw that hard working man in the background 🫶🏾🥰 And yes they do ask the best questions haha

[@junegoguen6961]

Thank you so much ! Not just for your ideas, but for your enthusiasm. Cheap ideas are good. Beautiful job.

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰 So kind of you! Thank you! ❤️

[@edithcordero5816]

You do look excited and you are very beautiful. You have the strong and chisled features of a SUPER HERO

[@ourfreedomsong]

You're toooo kind 🥰

[@NYC11213]

It was your smile that made me watch what you are doing. Glad it worked out. Blessings.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Awwwww! So sweet ❤️ Thank you ❤️

[@josephpalma9218]

P.S. I'm writing from Melbourne Australia, this means you're an international celebrity!

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 That's so cool! Australia is one place that my husband REALLY wants to visit some day!

[@paulhare662]

If you have not heard of it, look for a copy of Crockett's Victory Garden, the companion book from an old PBS gardening show. It has been my gardening go to reference for decades.

[@Rukey1982]

So much gardening content online I need to watch but it takes someone who holds my attention. And you did it! I like your creative ideas, your enthusiasm, and enjoyed seeing the children engaged in the project.

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 This made my heart so happy to read!!!

[@montane_west]

You are amazing, it's very nice to meet you 🙋🏿‍♂️

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰 Thank you for being here ❤️

[@montane_west]

@@ourfreedomsong 🙏🏿

[@dcs1414]

You are beautiful in your excitement for what you've accomplished. That's why I just subscribed before I even finished watching your video. Mind you I'm a 60 year old Grammy so I'm saying that in a very honest way. I can't wait to watch more.😊

[@ourfreedomsong]

Awwww. This made my heart so happy ❤️.... Its such a privilege to have you in the garden with me ❤️ Thank you for being here

[@garyscott9261]

I love your smile.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Aww! Thank you!!🥰🥰🥰

[@mickeymcdoogle119]

That looks very Beautiful !!! Great job!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you ❤️

[@barbaradoye1989]

Looks great! I love your energy and vibe! So I subscribed! Take care!😀

[@ourfreedomsong]

WELCOME! I'm so happy you are here ❤️

[@markflick1641]

Your smile and personality could be addictive .Best of luck.Oh great to see everyone helping 😁

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰 Thank you ❤️

[@isaiahshippentower6193]

I can’t stop smiling while watching you. You’re aura is amazing keep it up. Yee

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Thank you so much!

[@jimkingsland1645]

I love frugal too! You are definitely my kind of resourceful! Love your contagious enthusiasm. I share your love of making useful custom stuff out of scraps and “discards” Very creative! I’m inspired to try something like this. I’m thinking! Thanks for your joy of gardening!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Great minds 😍 team innovation!!! YASSSS

[@carmentrevino4704]

Congratulations on your garden. Hope you have awesome harvest.❤️🧓😘

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@jeweljulietjudsondavismalo6045]

Your excitement is contagious after watching I now understand what a brilliant idea you had praise God this is the answer I needed 😊

[@ourfreedomsong]

I LOVE knowing that this helpful for you! Yes! Praise God 🙌🏾... He knows EXACTLY what we have need of!!! ❤️

[@patgordon5757]

What a fantastic idea. Thank you so much for sharing. I rarely see an idea I get exciting about but you did it. ❤❤❤❤

[@ourfreedomsong]

YASSSSS! That makes me happy! ❤️

[@ConradCardinal]

The Marigolds are really easy to get seeds from in the fall so you can have as many as you could possibly need next year from the ones you bought this year

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hey!! That k you for chiming in!!! You are so right! I've been BLOWN AWAY with the discovery of how many seeds come from one head of the flower!

[@eminemilly]

I never looked close but makes sense why they came baxk everywhere the next year lol

[@garyjoannaday6553]

Love the joy in your heart ❤️ it flows out in your enthusiasm for growing things 😊 Joanna

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hey Joanna! ❤️ Thank you so much for those sweet words 🥰🥰🥰

[@argaliondialect]

Awesome, beautiful family and garden!!!

[@ourfreedomsong]

🥰 Thank you ❤️

[@aurea-920]

The file cabinet idea to plant so Ingenious wow again!!!!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Thank youuu

[@ladyray9]

I love this! You could even grow strawberries out the sides!!!

[@ourfreedomsong]

Yes!!! That is such a great idea!!!! How cool would that look?!

[@josephpalma9218]

It's nice to see your enthusiasm and your kids getting involved. I've just discovered how much fun gardening is so look forward to following you.

[@ourfreedomsong]

Hi!!!! Im so happy you have joined us ❤️ and that you have started your gardening journey as well!!!!