Ep 3 🌱 DIY Raised Vegetable Bed: Sawing, Screwing, and Planting Made Easy!

Week two down on the allotment and I’m building my first raised vegetable bed.
🌼This video was filmed on the 23rd of June.
🌺The plot is around 14 x 8 meters
🌻I've been gardening for about 4 years from my small garden and looking forward to this much larger challenge

[@helenstewart2085]

Brought a fork, 37 years later still have it, it has never been in the shed, my favourite tape measure and rake is my booted foot.

[@growwithwill7841]

That must be a well built fork. I think a foot is more trustworthy that a tape measure 😂🌱

[@kayechorley8373]

Yes , l live in Australia too, wish we had allotments here, any vacant land here gets tiny boxes called houses built on them !!

[@growwithwill7841]

That’s a shame allotments are so good for people’s welfare they should be prioritised. 🌱

[@janiceh3995]

Your raised bed looks great!

[@martyleu1942]

When I struggle with hard soil I drop a hosepipe on the area - moving mud is so much easier.

[@growwithwill7841]

Thank you, I’m going to give this a try 🙂🌱

[@sandrasparkes4501]

The raised bed looks good. Maybe use a garden fork to turn the soil over. Please wear a hat I always wear a hat in the garden being in Sydney Australia

[@growwithwill7841]

Thank you, agree I need a fork to turn the soil. We don’t get much sun in the uk but I will be sure to wear a hat when it comes out 🙂🧢🌱

[@Lynne-plot35b-36b]

Hey Will. Welcome to allotmenteering. I think you could borrow a strimmer and get some of that weed growth down so seeds don’t set and produce more weeds n future x also I would invest I a pair of sturdy boots and Garden fork as digging is easier with a fork and in boots.

[@growwithwill7841]

Thank you for the advice, agree I need to get the weeds down before they take over if it’s not too late 🙂 and a fork to break up the soil. 🌱

[@Toni-rp3hs]

Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 Good work so far. A pick would be useful & a hat.😊

[@growwithwill7841]

I wasn’t expecting to reach Australia. Thanks for the encouragement 😊

[@sharonbuckley4591]

I think it could be a calla lily, or an Cana lily. and definitely put cardboard down.

[@Kate-ie8ew]

To me, it looks like it might be a canna.

[@growwithwill7841]

It could be, I need to do some more research and see if it flowers. Thank you for the suggestion.

[@HonkyTonkSinger]

⁠@@growwithwill7841 canna lily does flower and different varieties can get as tall as you. Threy self propagate and once established tend to take over so thin them regularly by digging up.

[@essiev6397]

Nice to see the progress. Greetings from the netherlands. From Esther, a first year allotmentholder.

[@growwithwill7841]

Thank you, slow and steady progress. Congratulations on a year of allotment ownership 🌱🙂

[@laurieweideman9607]

The only reason we use weed barrier under our beds is because of the voles and moles we have. But it limits the depth of the plant roots and root crops.

[@joejames8797]

Definitely cover with cardboard. Will save you a lot of work later in keeping down weeds.

[@growwithwill7841]

Thank you, I will be sure to add the cardboard next time.

[@Pellynut]

Could be banana plants.

[@growwithwill7841]

Thank you, just looked up banana plants and they do look very similar 🙂🌱

[@glassbackdiy3949]

good luck witgh the new plot Will, my best guess for the mystery large leaf plant is some type of Hosta, if it is, all parts are edible, eaten a lot in Asia, expecially the new shoots

[@growwithwill7841]

Hosta looks like a good match, thank you for the advice I will give it a try or move them to a better position 🙂

[@Kate-ie8ew]

The raised bed looks good.

[@growwithwill7841]

Thank you the realised beds are helping add some order 🙂🌱

[@helenstewart2085]

Use builders pegs to hold your beds together.

[@growwithwill7841]

Thank you, I need to lookout for them.

[@chrisanten2396]

Good progress

[@growwithwill7841]

Thank you, slowly but surely