How to Prepare a Garden Bed

Learn how to turn raw land in your backyard or community garden into fertile and productive garden beds. Dash Kuhr is joined by guest educator Aaron Bradley, HIP Agriculture’s Farm Manager, to take you through the process step by step in Episode 3 of our 16-episode educational series 'Āina Lessons: Farm to Fork in Hawai'i. A new episode will be released every Tuesday through 3/16/21!
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Featured in this video:
Dash Kuhr, co-founder of HIP Agriculture (hipagriculture.org/)
Aaron Bradley, Farm Manager at HIP Agriculture
A heartfelt mahalo to our grantors and sponsors, without whom this project wouldn't be possible:
Hawaii State Department of Agriculture, County of Hawaii, Center for Food Safety, Ulupono Initiative, HAPA, Natural Investments, Hawaii Electric Light, Shaka Tea, and Kona Brewing Company
And a huge shoutout to Paul Izak (www.paulizakmusic.com/) for the epic opening music & Drew Daniels (www.drewdanielsmusic.com/) for the in-episode and closing credits music.
Directed & Produced by Maya Parish (www.mayaparish.com/)
Produced by Dash & Erika Kuhr (hipagriculture.org/)
Shot & Edited by Jordan Christopher (loftyhawaii.com/)
Shot by: Easten Tanimoto ( / tanimotofoto )

[@dzolv4008]

Pro tip... After shaping and before planting wet the soil and cover the bed with plastic sheeting for 3 weeks. The weed seeds will germinate and then die due to lack of light. Then plant and mulch heavy.

[@greenegardening7183]

Gotta love bcs and fiskars products

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

It's a lot different building soil in puna! You guys are lucky to have all the earth!

[@HIPAgriculture808]

Thanks for watching! For sure we feel blessed to farm in North Kohala where the soil is deeper. What's your process in Puna?

[@HomesteadinHawaii]

@@HIPAgriculture808 cardboard, mulch, cinder soil, manure, compost and amendments. Repeat

[@BrownGirlAdventuring]

jump to 2:28 to get to the beginning of the info portion....