Raised Bed Gardening: Top Questions Answered!

[@brightlightconnections1823]

I've been looking into planting a garden. I've watched tons of videos on You Tube. I just found your channel and I found that your videos are 2nd to none. The way you explain gardening is just what I needed. I just watched your video on ginger and you explained and showed every/hing from start to finish. Great Job! Thank you!

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

So nice of you, thank you. Best of luck to you as you begin your gardening journey.

[@MissBetsyLu]

Congratulations on wanting a garden. Blessings all

[@jeanjones7486]

The little table and chairs are great! But love them all!

[@X-er_818]

Thank you, this is a very good episode. Living in Zone 9b southern California your channel is #1 and also the concept layout of my garden as well. Thanks again

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Thanks!

[@NonieK2267]

Have been digging out Bermuda Grass every week , but I am ready now to plant in those bedd

[@Amoralatierra5]

Thank you Angela for the great information 🙌🏻

[@mariap.894]

That garden is as beautiful as you are!!❤❤❤ Thank you for all you share Angela😊🙏

[@BosseInTheGarden]

Great tips! My expertise is Florida gardening. Beautiful garden you have.

[@chloedrake421]

Angela, you have been gifted with teaching. It’s wonderful to have found you.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

You are kind, thank you!

[@jenny8105]

I did an experiment to see which weed barrier worked best under my beds as a defense against Bermuda grass ....guess what?!?! It grew through BOTH types of barriers, through the cardboard, through the hugelkulture layers, through the soil AND mulch!!!! I use birdies beds, and I've seen it in the 15" beds, luckily not in the 30" beds (yet). 😵‍💫🫣 In response to the metal beds heating up, I agree it's not an issue. Even here in San Antonio, TX where our summers get up to 112° (actual degrees, not index). I love your channel! Thank you for sharing awesome information!

[@jonahhernandez3100]

That Bermuda grass is no joke! I had to redo 3 of my new raised beds cause the grass grew so much. I thought pulling it out would work but when you dig into the soil the roots are everywhere. Lots of additional labor I didn’t want to do! I did have a question about mulch. I just planted seeds in my beds, should I mulch over them or let them sprout up a little bit then mulch around? I wasn’t sure if I should wait. Thanks for all your help!!!

[@ivettecorrea1496]

Thanks Angela! This was an Amazing video...probably one of your best!👌👍💪💜💚💙🙏

[@melindaroth5796]

THANK YOU SISTER ANGELA. AWESOME INFORMATION 😊❤

[@bethb8276]

You saved me from making a mistake. I was going to plant my Barbados cherry tree near my garden thinking they prefer to be bushlike so thought it wouldn't interfere with the bed, not thinking at all about the roots. Now I've reconsidered. Thank you!

[@scottolson6201]

Very informative video. Thank you! I would also suggest for those who have problems with gophers to add a layer of hardware cloth under your raised beds. I learned the hard way how much destruction those critters can do to a mature raised bed garden.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Excellent advice, thank you!

[@lynettemokgano9009]

I just love you and your show Ms Angela. Thank you for all your gardening inspiration

[@JJ28137]

Terrific video! Love the content and quality.

[@patriciaduran9803]

Hola Angela gracias por tus videos

[@jeaninecelayeta3370]

I live in zone 9B. However, I live on the coast in Northern California and the redwoods. It seems like an entirely different climate than Arizona. I get confused about the zones when they are so different than where you are living. We do not get the extreme heat because we get the coastal fog keeping us cool. We have more of an issue of warming things up in the spring so we wouldn’t bury our raised beds. I also have clay soil, so it would be better not to bury the beds in the clay either.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Right - each area is do different. Zones are best for describing frost dates / frost conditions, however other parts of the climate can be vastly different. Your area sounds beautiful.

[@BestGranny10]

Thank you so much info❤

[@StephsHealthMatters]

Thank you for this informative video. What kind of mulch is right?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Here's a video that may be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpDQgqZoZsdsa9k

[@andreac7223]

love the video as always such great content, very helpful tips. I was wondering the ideas about are wood beds hotter in temp than raised metal beds myself.

[@MariaInSoFla]

Angela: First and foremost a heartfelt thank you for continuing to be an inspiration to me. I’m confused about the “modified Mel’s mix” you described. You mention that it’s a combo of compost/coir/perlite, then mention worm castings from AZ worm farm-which I assume is part of the compost they make. Do you have some sort of formula to recommend for those of us that do not have access to them?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Thanks for your kind words. Here's the recipe: growinginthegarden.com/best-soil-for-raised-bed-vegetable-gardening/

[@mollymilano5331]

Love this video ! One question , do you still mulch during winter or only summertime ? 😊

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Yes, thinner layer - more like 1-2 inches rather than 3-4

[@slporter722]

I have an 18” deep garden and it’s 9ft long. Can I fill up the bottom to take up space ? I just don’t have that much soil. Any ideas i can fill it with?

[@slporter722]

I saw you answered my question in the video. thank you

[@rosemarymurray8256]

Hi Angela last year I was waiting for the bus in 27th ave and union hills , I notice a large vacant lot and I got to thinking it would be great to make it into a community garden ! But how do we get that started any idea?😊

[@MissBetsyLu]

Find owner and ask. Ask town/ city if you can start garden. Or just plant it - called gorilla Gardening. And nobody seems to care . MAKE SURE ground is not contaminated with lead paint or anything that can harm you. Blessings everyone everywhere and always.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I'd start by checking who owns the land. Good luck! I hope it works out for you.

[@sue3702]

Hi Angela, Used a layer of cardboard when I built my raised beds. In less than a year, the cardboard totally disintegrated (zone 10). Now I have grub worms taking over. In the beds that have 3 layers of cardboard, there's no grub worms.Just applied neem oil and dish detergent but since there is no more bottom to my raised beds do I dig out all the soil and start over with fabric weed barrier?

[@sue3702]

There's a lot of sand and rocks under the beds.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Many larger leaved varieties grow best in shadier spots. Other types like lemon and thai can handle full sun.

[@MissBetsyLu]

New sub. Blessings everyone everywhere and always

[@JulieLuchsinger]

I found a couple of grub worms on my raised bed, I have weed barrier at the bottom because of Bermuda grass bought raised bed soil. Also my climbing rose I bought last year isn’t doing well, decided it needed fertilizer dug up several grubs. How do you control these pests? Thank you in advance, I really appreciate your information. Julie

[@bethb8276]

You could try beneficial nematodes for killing grubs. Grubs are the larvae of beetles.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

These nematodes amzn.to/3St9N3s can be helpful. I wouldn't dig out the soil. You can handpick as many as you can find and that helps prevent further numbers in the future.

[@linhb4462]

Hello mam may I asked where can I buy that hose to water my garden thank you so much for your sharing the recipe to plant the garden love your KZbin

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I use the garden grids from Garden in Minutes in all of my raised beds. Use code Angela10 to save $10 off $100 or GITG5 to save 5 percent on any size order shrsl.com/3yanv

[@Awf.lately]

As a very beginner gardener I absolutely love your videos and am learning so much! Question: I’m in zone 9/10 - around the IE in Southern California. Am I able to plant any tomatoes, or peppers at this time?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I'd wait until next spring

[@courtney5576]

What is your favorite type of mulch?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I use the wood chip mulch from Arizona Worm Farm

[@miriammcgee]

My new property is such that the vast majority of available space for a garden is westward and gets full sun in afternoon, no shade. What do we do in this scenario. Do we build a structure like a shop or plant trees for shade? Do you know of anyone in the valley that does permaculture design to layout an empty property correctly from the start for optimal food production? Would you be interested in designing our property?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Here's a shade video that may be helpful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKunXomme6xqjbs I'm not doing property designs at this point.

[@holly1391]

Hi Angela, where did you get the wire baskets for the food scraps for in the middle of your beds? Thanks! Holly

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

You can get them at Dollar Tree - If you can't find them there they are on Amazon (higher price) amzn.to/3QjrNKW

[@holly1391]

@@GrowingInTheGarden thank you!🥰

[@snorinsonoran]

The Queen of AZ Gardening. Comment for the algo.

[@VeonySyndrome]

I have st augustine grass do i still need to put a barrier? I dug up all the grass where i placed my bed. Love your videos! When i went to Arizona worm farm last week for the first time, one of the employees was talking to me about you hahaha

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Good question. I'm not sure how invasive it is compared to Bermuda. I wish I had a better answer for.

[@judsonl8990]

I'm in Phoenix and I've got flood irrigation for my lawn. Would it be a good idea to use that to water my garden as well?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Yes! I have a video and blogpost all about how to do that coming out soon!

[@slb1505]

I have a question about your soil. I noticed in this video that you said you used perlite in the mixture. However, in a previous interview that you did with Arizona Worm Farm, he said that he used course vermiculite in his mix. I thought that you purchased your mix from them. Is there a reason for the change? I am getting ready to fill up several metal raised beds & I am trying to decide which one I should include. I have heard that perlite is mainly for aeration & it will break down over time & float to the top. I have had issues with it floating to the top in my smart pots. I was leaning towards course vermiculite because it does not break down, it holds nutrients and it holds moisture, only releasing as the soil around dries out. So I am wondering if there is a reason that you use perlite instead of vermiculite and if the Arizona Worm Farm changed his mix to perlite from vermiculite? And if so can you explain why? I am trying to make the best choice when I fill my raised beds. Thank you

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

If you can get vermiculite that is my preference. During the shortages after Covid vermiculite became difficult if not impossible to source. The Worm Farm is actively looking to switch back to vermiculite now that things are beginning to settle down.

[@slb1505]

@@GrowingInTheGardenThank you so much for answering my question! So many channels never answer questions. That helps me decide what to use for my raised beds.

[@ms.lizzypoulos9276]

Where did you purchase your white metal raised beds please?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I use the metal raised beds from garden in minutes shrsl.com/3yano

[@ms.lizzypoulos9276]

@@GrowingInTheGarden Thank you!

[@jcrane45585]

I used untreated pine. 3 years strong

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Nice. My pine lasted 8-10 so it definitely can be a good option for quite a while.

[@saraleyva85sl]

Thank you. I keep getting lots of unwelcome white/black mushrooms and they are uprooting my carrot seedlings. It’s awful 😭😭😭

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Frustrating. Letting it dry out a little bit may help.

[@saraleyva85sl]

@@GrowingInTheGarden Thank you so much! I’ll give it a try! So many more this morning.

[@terhuneb]

What about concrete block construction (not cinder block)?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Not sure if I know the difference between the two. I have some areas with cinder block and it works well, but does heat up more. If you can make them larger that's good.

[@slporter722]

Do you or have you had a grub problem specifically with your roses? Im suspecting that is what is killing my roses. If so how does one control grubs?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I haven't had them be a problem. I usually dig down and handpick them if I see them in larger numbers.

[@jcrane45585]

Ok. Placement questions. I have very very limited sun in a roughly 50 x 80 backyard. Neighbors trees shade the garden til 11. My house shades the garden from 3 on. Times vary throughout the year of course. But what can I grow here? So far only okra and peppers have done well. Zone 8b south Alabama

[@MissBetsyLu]

What have you tried to grow that failed and how did it fail? Many grand blessings everyone everywhere and always.

[@jcrane45585]

@@MissBetsyLu tomatoes, cucumbers, egg plants, lavender, thyme, rosemary, bell pepper, cantaloupe, strawberry

[@MissBetsyLu]

Snap beans , lettuce, beets??? I think they're 7 or 10 Vegs that grow in lower light areas Blessings everyone everywhere and always

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Here are some ideas: growinginthegarden.com/vegetables-herbs-flowers-that-grow-in-shade-5-tips-for-shade-gardening/

[@leanndraarechederra-romero4160]

How far apart are your gardens bed from each other?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Mine are 3 feet apart. I meant to include this information, thanks for asking.

[@MissBetsyLu]

Those grids are horribly expensive. Blessings everyone everywhere and always

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

They can be pricey. There are DIY options. Several of the ones I have I've had for 5 years, so they do last for quite a while.

[@MissBetsyLu]

@@GrowingInTheGarden I'm thinking I'm going to try making them. Blessings everyone everywhere and always