Essential TIPS For Preparing Your Raised Garden Beds for Planting Vegetables?

In this video, I give you a ton of tips to show you how I prepare three raised garden beds for planting, sowing, and growing vegetables.
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[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Everyone, this video is a bit longer than usual because I wanted to show the preparation and assessment of all three beds in the one upload with extra context. In the age of ever-shortening content, I hope you felt entertained enough to watch it all the way through without getting too bored lol... Thanks for your support! Cheers, Mark

[@prolifepinay]

I've been binge watching your videos, Mark, these past few weeks. Thanks for sharing all your info with us. Love from the Philippines. What a beautiful garden! 😍🥰

[@danielpowell9460]

Loved it as usual .. great Aussie character .

[@SimonHaestoe]

Ever seen a Joe rogan interview..? Standard is at least 2 and often 4 hours...

[@sophiabultena6781]

I love longer form videos!

[@OrdinaryCatbug]

Thank you for this video! Really informative, it's awesome to see more in depth information on how you prepare your beds because all your crops look amazing! And I absolutely love the longer videos, you never fail to entertain me! Cheers!

[@naomiblessmyfarm6587]

I absolutely love your videos. Instead of watching mindless videos, I tune into your channel.

[@DFR_Entertainment]

I love this channel so much, I couldn’t help but laugh at the potting mix in the pot, so many hidden dad jokes. Because of Mark I have started my own self sufficient me life style.

[@mandy7684]

That's awesome. I use every failure and mistakes as a learning experience, not a set back. Best wishes on your adventures.

[@hairyhairyme]

I love this channel and the dad jokes as well

[@eliciaaaa]

@@mandy7684 that’s EXACTLY what I say to my husband every time we have a failure! That it’s just a learning experience. We started with one homemade bed during quarantine and now have 4 beds and lots of pots and a new hobby!

[@calmblueocean7243]

Christopher, yes he's very inspirational! 💚🌱

[@smith5312]

Me too, my crop yields have gone up since watching Mark.

[@dernwentheshy8446]

Your videos are like gardening ASMR. Always wholesome and soothing for the soul.

[@carriekimble2994]

I always love your videos. I laughed loud enough that my daughter heard me in her room! See I am a respiratory therapist and when you were spreading the mulch and was pretending to hold your breath I was acting as your cheerleader telling you to breathe through your nose. Then you said that and I felt proud of you! You would be surprised how many people don't know that their nose is a filter! (to a reasonable point anyway lol) I always enjoy your little puns and bits of comedy. I watch a lot of different gardening videos of all kinds and I must say you are in my top ten! It is refreshing to watch someone that can deliver good content that is interesting and funny without going too far and sounding dumb. (sorry for the crude honesty there) Keep em coming and thank you for all the knowledge! Hope your family stays well and happy!

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Carrie and thanks for backing me up on the "nose filter" thing lol... Yes, all good - same to you and yours! Cheers :)

[@dianthaweilepp5294]

I love this guy! His climate is different from mine,but his enthusiasm, breadth, and work is empowering!

[@Bobko98BG]

My day is complete when I see that Mark has uploaded a 18-minute-long video. Cheers!

[@mrp2030]

For this novice, I love the simplicity of seeding outside. The instructions are easy to understand, and the gentleman in this video is a fun instructor!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️

[@frankbarnwell____]

Snakes, reverse sharks, floods, violent brides, fish? Action packed episode . But seriously looking at 20 small 4-5 gallon planters that really aught to be a raised bed. Great info.

[@franpie2264]

watch out for the back handers 😀😀

[@hlynnkeith9334]

RE: Snakes In Texas, we have 5 types of large snakes: Bull snakes, copperheads, coral snakes, water mocasins, and rattlesnakes. The last four are venomous. The first is a varmint that eats eggs and chicks. In Texas, the rule is kill it and identify the carcass.

[@deborah820]

In my life, it’s the same rule...kill it then DuckDuckGo search😫

[@lisam5744]

Your squishing around the garden sounds like me in the summer in Florida. It's the main reason we use raised beds.

[@GreenSideUp]

You have the closest seed shop I have ever seen !!...Steve...😁

[@thedan13111]

Mark been watching for years now and even though we are in different climates, im uk. And we grow different veggies. Your videos are the best and you've taught me so much. Thank you

[@ZYX84]

I sure DIG your teachings, So important that you don’t waste either. thank you for recycling the snake, I’m sure he is most appreciative! Stay strong stay free stay informed. I love your videos, they’re always appreciate and never ever overlooked!

[@Selfsufficientme]

"DIG" lol... Love it :)

[@zambrocca]

I like the way you breath! it clearly gives me the idea of the passion you put in what you do. I left my heart in Australia in 2004, I hope to be there again sooner or later. greetings from Italy.

[@mmsmilenow]

Hello from California! Love your channel! I don’t have a garden right now but I love gardening and that’s why I love your channel! Also love the waist high garden beds so that there is minimal gardening on your knees. Genius! I just discovered your channel but I’ve learned so much already! Thank you! 🌹🌷🌸🌺🌞🌴

[@Faye_vr]

"I love how this is so biblical." That cracked me up big time🤣🤣 i love this channel!

[@techman7897]

Great video Mark! My wife and I love the Moses references, always think of it when I'm preparing my beds, makes me smile 🙂🙏🔥♥️

[@AshtynJadeProduction]

“Reverse Sharking” I can’t even handle it! I mean, these videos are typically pretty entertaining {as well as informative, obviously} but you hit it out of the park this time, Bud!

[@NeckbeardPr1me]

I love watching this man spread his seed!

[@uschiaala]

Big fan of the "throw the weeds out onto the lawn and mow them later" technique for dealing with weeds and cuttings. Only just got a mower after years of not having one, and it feels like such a luxury to be able to throw garden waste on the ground and just mow over it for composting.

[@vanessahancock1436]

With so many videos on KZbin, I seem to always come back to watch you work. Your enthusiasm is motivating me, even tho I'm in the mountains at over 5,500 feet and can't grow like you, I'm definitely trying to get the growing bug , or whatever you all it

[@philantrophe183]

"Just think of someone you don't like" 🤣🤣 love it

[@MentalGunzRP]

For a moment I thought I could hear my own thoughts out loud, when you were mulching the middle bed and said "I should be wearing a mask, but I can't be bothered. I'll just hold my breath." Never heard anything more relatable in my life. Love your work Mark!

[@AKarcticmallard]

Sir, you are an inspiration to us all. I'm stoked for this spring and I'm gearing up for the spring and summer growing (I'm in central Florida). I got myself a meyer lemon shrub and a peach tree I plan on planting in my back yard (I already have two mature orange trees), and I'm building a raised bed for some hugelkultur action and have started my very first composting pile after trimming back our two enormous monsteras. Outside of food crops, we planted a whole bed of milkweed to help support the monarch population (we raise caterpillars/butterflies) and I have a couple of rose bushes on the way that I cannot wait to plant! I have to admit, I'm having trouble focusing on work because I just want to get out and keep working on the gardens! Anyways, I recently discovered your channel, and I absolutely love it. Keep these awesome, informative, and motivating videos coming; you've already helped me learn so much!!!

[@Selfsufficientme]

It sounds like you are really "getting into it" and that's awesome to hear! The garden is such a great escape and I'm glad you're so excited about "working" on yours. I hope you have a top spring and summer! Cheers :)

[@patriciatinkey2677]

@@Selfsufficientme Ditto fpr me, Mark! I'm in South Florida, with a climate very similar to yours, though opposite on the calendar! Thanks so much for all your great advice. 🙂🌿☮🍀

[@lolitachildress-shay2168]

Mark, you crack me up. I have never been so entertained by a gardener. Very glad your waters are receding.

[@Tuinierenopstrobalen]

Happy to see the heavy rain has passed! Hope all you Ozzies are back up to normal soon🍀

[@dennistaft7868]

Mark, this is feeding my desire. Here in NY. it is about 60 degrees today. It is finally melting the snow and giving me the fever. I can't wait for the ground to thaw and can plant again.

[@243WW]

Raised gardening is the king! Love it. Been doing it for over 15yrs now and I will never go back to ground planting for my veg! Great demo and fantastic application of the use of the beds and tools.

[@kathykidd2756]

How do you rejuvenate the soil? It’s January and thinking I need to do something to get mine ready for spring.

[@pistachio57]

So glad to see that you’re okay. I’ve been worried about you after seeing videos of the flooding, and farm animals stuck out in the waters.

[@mostuniquemary]

Hey Mark! I've learned how to bury things into my garden from you (after the kangaroo/banana tree video). My dog likes to hunt my backyard in the spring. First time I buried a bunny, my tomatoes grew SOOOO quickly!! Reactions are mixed when I disclose that bit of information. LOL! Ps. Who needs a gym when we can have a garden instead! :)

[@Selfsufficientme]

Lol... G'day Mary! I heard that bunnies are best buried around Easter 😁👍

[@LaNoir.]

I can see why they are mixed.....accidentally hitting a kangaroo or killing for fun are two seaparate things, such a waste of life

[@mostuniquemary]

@@Selfsufficientme lol! Last Easter it was a bird. Oi. Darn "kids". No lives wasted here.

[@claireskrine4837]

I've just buried my hamster in a planter with an ivy growing out of it. Our dead pet snake is in the planter next to it (tiny urban garden), just deciding what to plant on top of him....

[@mostuniquemary]

@@claireskrine4837 What do you like to eat that normally takes a bit longer to grow? The fresh "compost" will usually make things grow a LOT faster in my experience.

[@TheBodynsoul1]

"Reverse sharking" omg burst out laughing- love ur humor n info! Ty - u can feel your positive energy and love for what u do so uplifting to observe!

[@elviradammasch4843]

You have the talent to turn a city-slicker into a successful enthusiastic gardener.

[@williamclarke6997]

Every vegetable here, is grown with love. No commercial cultivation here!

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

LOL! Not a whole minute in and Mark has already blown my mind with the snake fertilizah!

[@nikolasberthelsen1606]

Just love your videos. Just randomly finding a new video to watch. 1, 3 or even 7 years old.. still golden. :D

[@simplifygardening]

The perfect way to manage raised beds. Great video Mark

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Tony! Cheers mate :)

[@raelenebarney3079]

Your not only the most educational gardener, your sense of humor is superior !! Thank you for teaching everything both ✌️

[@smith5312]

When you did the bedding down of the corn it looked like some “side sharking”. Love the vids mate I get a lot of info and tips that have made my garden much more productive. 👏👏

[@redtexas2092]

As far as the video you made on its cheaper to buy vegetables and fruit from the store. It doesn't matter working in the garden give you a feeling of work also keeps you moving around and keep you more psychologically healthy and physically healthy than just sitting around and going to the store to get your fruits and vegetables. Thanks a lot for your videos Man.

[@Impromptuinterviews]

Everytime Google asks me for feedback about your channel. I listed as calming entertaining and informative and give it the highest rating I can. Your videos are always appreciated and everyone could learn something from them. Thank you very much for continuing the Endeavor of being a KZbin creator

[@Shortcake39553]

Gday Mark and thanks for the great tips/tutorial.

[@ianvaldez3886]

I'll just hold my breath... my nose is a bit of a filter. Love that. Your property is super beautiful man. Glad I found this channel.

[@benitaedge201]

Love your Bible references ❤ Praying for y'all and your area!

[@mompuff]

You crack me up 😂😂😂 thank you I needed a good laugh!! I have learned so much from you!! Much love from Kentucky 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@micheleyates3625]

Mark, your videos are always informative, entertaining and fun! Thanks so much. Hope the excessive rains abate soon. Cheers from NC USA. God bless.

[@dn744]

I never plant nasturtiums now. So many from seed drop that just do wonders.

[@bonesjones821]

The grip of NE winter is finally loosening and I'm so excited for warmer weather and getting outside to garden. Thanks for inspiring!

[@rjgesq.8967]

Hope all is well with you and your family Mark! Keep up the great work!

[@mcnorcan]

Thanks so much Mark. Even though I’m on the other side of the world, I’ve learned so much from you. You inspired me to start a new garden.

[@abbycooper7681]

I was just thinking about doing something like this, and immediately you post this!! Perfect!!

[@j_lambert]

From Canada! Mark how is it that I never knew of this channel? What garden wizardy! Dead Snake, Cobia Guts!!! Love it. I am on Vancouver Island and often use my fish guts and kelp/ seaweed or whatever else rolls up on the beach!.... I am so looking forward to watching all of your videos. Keep it up brother!

[@spideymcgee4718]

I’m so stoked to get my beds going. I have 3 indoor tents with over 100 solid seedlings going well. I’m so grateful to find your channel. You’ve helped me immensely. Cheers 🍻

[@clarkl4177]

Awww! You're helping and encouraging so many, thank you! AND I enjoyed seeing the kookaburra! Loved seeing them when I spent time in Perth 👍👍👍

[@reddnz]

Kia Ora neighbour! I've been watching your channel as a source of knowledge and especially love seeing you experimenting instead of sticking to the "rules".I just received my first Birdies bed from Birdies NZ so looking forward to preparing my first raised bed using the hugelkultur method. Im 47 with a not-so green thumb, but just goes to show its never too late to start gardening. I've been inspired by your videos, so thanks for the laughs and positivity.

[@Selfsufficientme]

All the best Mandy with your new Birdies beds! 47... You're a spring chicken! Cheers :)

[@ocevicheband502]

Driving my mind. 60 soon. Have land and raised beds in Ngunguru, N.Z. my ancestral lands. Working my guts out in Brisbane. All good so far.

[@dedlee434]

You make learning gardening fun genuine entertaining channel even if you don’t garden

[@420Bill]

3:45 I feel the same way when mixing perlite lol Hold my breath and add slow

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Hi Mark, great video again. I need a taste of some gardening since we're still covered in snow here in Ontario, Canada. I'm planning for big gardening things on my channel this year. Last year I fear I disappointed some with my failures from all the grasses and weeds, but this year I'm going to use cardboard, tarps and raised beds with all fresh composted manure soils and mixes. It'll be fun though and hopefully my viewers will find it fun to follow along. I also plan to sow a small pumpkin patch, small corn field and a small sunflower field. I couldn't find Birdie's here in our area, but bought some galvanized raised beds similar and made in Canada. I also recently got some rabbits so it'll be good to be able to regularly add fresh manure to the gardens and keep them super fertile. Love your channel Mark and will be looking for tips from your videos on the regular. PS I don't mind the longer videos, it really covers the entire topic fully...a lot of my videos are longer too. Cheers to another great growing season. Chad.

[@missbiggs9437]

Interesting ... will check out your channel. I'd love to know where/who you got your galvanized raised beds from, if you don't mind sharing. Tkx!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Chad! Nina and I love eating rabbit but we're not allowed to keep them here as it's illegal in our state to farm or keep rabbits as pets. I'll have to hop over to your channel and check them out :)

[@sandrahertel6282]

Enjoyed this video a great deal.I like that you mention you don’t always have 100% success with each crop. It’s something I used to bear myself up about all the time.

[@badajoma]

Thanks Mark you've motivated me again...time to get out after all our rains & amend beds..never easy in the humidity & sloppy ground

[@btolson66]

This is a very helpful video 👍 getting beds ready now here in the states. 77 degrees yesterday and 58 tomorrow...😐 Haha 😂😂 you always make me laugh and enjoy your humor in the garden. 🙏 Thx

[@stuartclough915]

Love your work Mark! I just bought some acres up your way at Mount Mellum. It's got a nice garden already but definitely ramping it up with some serious self sufficient food crops using all your genius teaching.

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Stuart, yes you're not far away from us at all! It should be very good for growing up there. Cheers :)

[@GutenGardening]

"Reverse Sharking" 😂👍 Thanks for sharing your secret technique!

[@vginnmusa3128]

Glad to see you didn't drown. Lol! Always a pleasure to watch your adventures.

[@primrozie]

Really nice raised beds! I've just starting cool season seeds in the house and will put them under cover in my beds soon.

[@amandaeverett6006]

I love your videos! I live in western Kansas, USA. We have terrible cold winters, hot and dry summers, and lots of wind year round. I really enjoy seeing gardening in your part of the world. It sure is pretty there. Thanks for sharing your garden and a bit of your life with us.

[@karenshelmidine8432]

I'm in a totally different climate, but love your channel and it is still relevant.

[@samsunguser3148]

Nice, was preparing a container for ginger lol.

[@thebardisashieldmaiden1754]

I'm so glad you said that!!! I need to also

[@BlacksTropicalHomestead]

Good morning SoilBrotha! Thanks for sharing your raised bed methods with us. We also tried somewhat of the same method for our raised beds to see what work best for us. Many blessings to you 🙏🏾

[@wyodutch7992]

Here in North West Wyoming we have 1/2 inch of Snow that we received last night. Enjoy your heat.

[@TiffanyJonesLotusLEDW]

I must've watched 30 or so of your videos over the last 14 hours. Good stuff, informative, funny, just great! Thanks for the content.

[@milkweeddreams8828]

I live in N. Florida, I know about slushing sounds...love your channel, so fun...I moved and my former half acre food forest is now cut back to just a regular city space...no longer in the bush, I'm in a city of a million crazy people, Jacksonville...but my quest to make myself disappear has begun...I think we have similar weather patterns and my fruit trees are getting planted as we speak and I'm experimenting with raised beds in totes, since I have a gazillion from the move...cheers man, keep making me laugh out loud...!

[@staceymarie9122]

“Reverse shocking” 🤣🤣 I love your personality and educational videos 💜💜

[@katie-mareescott9578]

The bird song!! It's gorgeous! I love it! You're doing great. Love your channel

[@Mccaid]

Glad to see you didnt have to build an ark. Hope there wasnt any damage to your property.

[@rubytrotter3766]

I lived on a farm in middle North Carolina that had 3 varieties of poisonous snakes on it. Everyone of them that I killed, I put in my flower and vegetable beds. They make amazing fertilizer

[@thehappysheep2023]

I bet all the animals that live around you love you very much.

[@galedutton184]

This video was fantastic. As usual. I enjoy your videos very much. And enjoy listening to the wildlife in the background. 👍

[@beatieswanepoel3004]

I do not have a huge backyard, but I bought some 40lt bins and big buckets and am very happy with the result. All produce get used or bottled for later. I've learned so much, thank you.

[@beatieswanepoel3004]

And what I love about this channel is, it is in the southern hemispere, same as South Africa. No need to scratch my head changing everything around. :-)

[@Babysumobee]

😆 thank you for being so entertaining, I thought I would get bored listening as I work but you're subtly funny and that's best because you're not trying hard like others try to.

[@saraadcock4144]

I purchased a Birdies bed from Epic recently and finished filling it up. Quite a chore, second time I've used a chainsaw so still learning. Learned all of this from you and can't wait to plant. Thanks from Texas

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Sara, yeah those Birdies beds are certainly a task to fill but once done it's so much easier gardening in them with less bending etc. All the best! :)

[@BrapMan]

I absolutely love how efficient you are.. giving me tips all the time

[@melmil9836]

Punched in the face by the bride,🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Thanks for the laughs in this serious world!!

[@dawnsstar5918]

So pleasant. You've been an inspiration with me and my garden. Oh, yes....I am enjoying my Birdie raised bed. Going to get another one later this year, and probably another the next. I am doing the same with my garden . Planted peppers two weeks ago, then chives, and this week will be tomatoes and beans. Not up to planting corn.....yet. Raining here in FL as I type, but it was much needed, and a big break from watering. Have a g'day!!

[@truthmatters82]

Love your videos! I have learned so much , also love the garden humor too! Thank you and God Bless you and your family.🙏🕊️❤️☺️

[@TheSoapThatCan]

I've been bindge watching your videos all day today after I found your video, also today. Love the style, the information is great and you show a lot in the videos with lots of camera angles and clips of what you're talking about. Makes it easy for a newbie like me to take all of it in! I thank you so much for all this hard work!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you! And I appreciate you taking the time to let me know you found some of my vids helpful especially for someone new to food gardening. Cheers :)

[@GutenGardening]

Spring is just around the corner, and let's get into it!

[@toquietea9187]

Awe man, i love you. Love from Canada.

[@roberteliottforest3190]

Mark, I especially liked your scientific method of determining how much fertilizer to use. One can certainly not argue with your successes. I have a question about your soil. You keep adding to your soil quantities of compost and mulch. Do you ever remove some of the soil to start additional raised beds? Soil here in the states is prohibitively expensive. I can only imagine how fertile your soil is. Bob

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

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

[@kurtisnimmert7555]

I am still under a foot of snow where I am and watching you gets me excited for my new garden this year

[@huggy-Bear]

Perfect timing, literally about to plant into my new Birdies raised garden bed tomorrow!

[@nancyreier1070]

Glad to see that ur not under feet of water I feel sorry for all those that are. All the best to u guys down under and saying prayer that it will get better.

[@PotatoCouch666]

Dude, your content makes me really want to start a garden! I discovered you yesterday and quickly subbed! I just finished planting some cherry tomatoes and trying to sprout some paprika seeds I stored some time ago. Fingers crossed they will all grow into beautiful plants. ^^ Thank you for your videos!

[@Selfsufficientme]

All the best with your new crops! And thank you, cheers :)

[@dn744]

Good luck 👍 hope they do well.

[@paultaylor7691]

As an Englishman in New York, I envy your abilities to have created a perfect gardening environment, with those raised beds at the right height to be able now (I'm sure there were many hours of back-breaking prep) to enjoy the planting, reaping or weeding, without much effort. Here, the soil has poor fecundity and has taken much money to improve but the Deer population have ultimately thwarted my efforts at gardening enjoyment and I wondered if you had any similar 'pest' creatures which takes a toll on your hard work?

[@christophermee5214]

Hardly perfect mate

[@paultaylor7691]

@@christophermee5214 then in your opinion, in which ways could they be perfected?

[@statementleaver8095]

Fruit Fly seems to be an issue for Mark by the looks of it. As the Garden is of the Edible style and not Flower style for show. Over-production and Over-ripening patches distract the Pests through Colour and Odour. Whilst the main Crop is Mesh/Plastic wrapped.

[@christophermee5214]

@@paultaylor7691 IDFK

[@paultaylor7691]

Then why make the initial comment?

[@stellamarina4123]

Always enjoy your videos thank you. Just want to say that those weeds you chopped in on the second bed are a wild amaranth and the leaves are great in stir fries or soup. Here in Hawaii we call it Chinese Spinach.

[@cathysunshine4445]

I love watching your videos. I have learnt so much and cannot thank you enough for sharing your wisdom and gardening experience. Sending you a huge thank you and more power to you.

[@laurent356]

I really love your channel and the way you explain things; thank you, you have a lot of views and you deserve it !

[@patriciasimmon6854]

Thanks Mark! Cute wedding/confetti comparison That’s a great chopping and digging tool you were using. Hope you have good germination with seeds. And the snake burying is using what Mother Nature handed you! 💕from Ky, US.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Patricia! The seeds have germinated but I did have some problems with scrub turkeys digging in the beds. I will show an update in my next video soon. Cheers :)