Learn the Benefits of Gardening in Raised Beds

Raised beds offer a simple and effective way to create a healthy and productive garden by manipulating the growing environment for the better. And the best part is, no matter how bad the ground you’re starting with, ideal planting conditions can be created for soil structure and drainage; essential keys to success.
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[@nereidapr1]

Raised beds are great for people with disability. I have one in cement 35 ft long by 4 ft wide. It's perfect for me to plant in my wheelchair. It was made in a way that I can plant and grow anything I want. I grow pigeon peas which it's a tree to peppers. Awesome video. Loved and Subbed.

[@HarryHov]

nery colon 1 that's so cool!!!

[@CALYPS0_16]

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[@bobsilver3983]

I just built 4 raised beds, can't wait till the plants start growing

[@boypazaway5833]

I like the way it looks. Simple and Crafty. I will do the same thing in my backyard to plant vegetables. but In a much cheaper and in organic way.

[@jimleach2119]

Wow, that gives me a picture of what I can try to do on a smaller scale. I saw this last week and today I added two more raised beds, now I have 3 that are just 4 X 8. I used treated pine that is 5 inches x 5 inches and stacked them two high. I want to add a 4 X 12 next for potatoes.

[@rebeccagleason2678]

Wonderful Garden - clean , organized. Your vegetable garden looks healthy and Happy :)

[@theGreaterAwareness]

I don't know why people are complaining. It's a showpiece garden for a company and so of course they will make it look good so people associate a good image with the company. The narrator even explains you can just mound up soil to make the garden bed - and that costs nothing other than time. The key points of advertisement is the image, the relaxed and friendly music and just as he says "@ 3:55 To get your plants off to a great start..." the logo for his company appears. That is called association and conditioning. There are some generic gardening tips which are useful but yeah, it's an infomercial as they explain information while promoting their fertilizer.

[@infringinator]

Now I've been taught at the college level by people that worked at BBDO firm, I've taken advertising strategy and tactics, media planning and buying...but nowhere did they tell me mentioning a product is conditioning and association. I think you meant it's a logo for the brand. That's all it is. Hey look at this pile of crap. Brought to us by the good people of crapsville.

[@dreamergirlbaby]

Also one thing I like about raised garden beds is that everything looks so neat. If you have a lot of veggies growing they’re all in their own bed

[@stellawanga8519]

Im watching from kenya and l have just started farming. Thank you for sharing l know l will reach there One day

[@jamestomlin5525]

How is the farming going?

[@paolomaggi8188]

Wow, what a vegetable garden!!!! very very good

[@bte_permaculture]

Brilliant video ♥️ instead of the compost we fill our raised beds using Hugelkultur style. Saves money and makes the plants much closer to a normal biological process. Thank you 🌸🌻🏵️

[@vinceberardini9709]

Being a "steadfast" believer in container growing as seen on my KZbin channel "Gardening With Vincenzo", I am always pleased to see what other enthusiasts are doing and enjoyed your video! Thanks for sharing !

[@kansasgardener5844]

Great Idea if your a Millionaire. Gardening can be cheap and rewarding.

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Anything to retain the soil works, from scrap concrete to lumber to railroad ties, etc. Even composite wood, made of recycled plastic and wood fiber are becoming more popular. Joe prefers non-treated, rot resistant lumber such as cedar. Pressure treated wood is less expensive and readily available but there is some debate around the safety of its use, especially if using these beds for edibles. Another more cost effective garden bed option is straw bales. www.milorganite.com/blog/garden-landscape/straw-bale-garden

[@kansasgardener5844]

Milorganite Fertilizer Actually pressure treated wood is safe for vegetable gardens. Its what I built my raised beds out of.

[@minnesotamichele9925]

This is my dream garden if you add a greenhouse, and a taller 8 ft high fence to keep out deer! Yes, cedar is expensive, tamarack is a bit cheaper, but still costly. I hope to build a couple raised beds from PT 2x8's (2 high), with 4x4 corner blocks and a wide cap board to sit on (for my bad back). I'm also putting welded hardwire mesh in the bottom to keep out ground varmints. I will also line the sides with professional landscape fabric to protect the wood and reduce copper leaching. They won't be cheap, but should last 10+ years. Thank you for the nice video!

[@geminikho8904]

Wow I love gardening from philippines

[@judgeadvocate9275]

At Lowe's, a 6"x6"x8' Cedar lumber is $115, right now. Douglas Fir lumber is $49.27 each, same size.

[@bornyhitch1975]

These raised beds are the most beautiful ones i've ever seen. Nice wood!! :O

[@NorthlanderMN]

They take a lot of water. Unless you have poor soil or have back issues it’s expensive and wasteful. Just get 2x6, or 2x8, to what ever length. Look up lasagna gardening. It’s cheap, and it works great. Add fall leaves as a weed blocker and it prevents splash from the ground on tomato leaves. Maple or ash leaves are best IMO. Just have fun. Be patient and never over fertilize ever.

[@jephthahjunor2815]

Wonderful good advice I always liked raised beds thanks for your guidance.

[@OldCanton]

Vie de village, style campagnard, une telle vidéo est très intéressante! J'aime vraiment, je pense que nous aimons tous, s'il vous plaît ne vous arrêtez pas, louange pour vous!👋👋👏👏👏👍

[@mmangla5575]

Good information

[@scottdj1982]

Great video! This guy is a legend... gonna make some of these raised beds for my kids.. flower bed for my little girl and my step son wants one to grow carrots, haha. Think it's healthy to get kids outdoors and away from bloody Xboxes and tablets for a while. ☺

[@kevinbalmer427]

Cedar 6X6's? I counted about a dozen beds, each taking ~9 6X6's each costing about 100 bucks, (Lowes estimate). That's $10,000.00 in lumber BEFORE we start working on soil, fertilizer, tools... I love the concept but who can afford this? #Millionairegardening

[@Justaguyyoutubin]

Look at the property. This is a hobby farm on a wealthy property that isnt designed to create income... This is a hobby farm where aesthetics meet pass-time. The same concept can be achieved by using reclaimed wood, wood from scrap pallets or by cutting down trees and splitting logs. Just like mentioned in the video, you can create a raised bed by mounding your dirt. The cost is what you make it.

[@chloe7seven22]

or tyres...

[@roccoconte2960]

no way 12foot 6x6 s cost 100.00 each only about 30.00 each.

[@roccoconte2960]

use the p.t. its fine and will out last the cedar

[@derekmulready1523]

Try used scaffolding boards 2 euros each held together with 6" wire nails

[@pepperjunor983]

Good job continue the good work I hope one day I will reach you, I personally love what you do keep up the good work. Raise beds is here to stay.

[@sparkymahoney4343]

For those of us who aren't millionaires there are a couple of options. Most real lumberyards will carry 4x4 untreated rough pine that runs about $12 for a 8ft 4x4 - as of 2019. They are rough but nothing a few hours of sanding won't fix. You can seal them with a polymerized linseed oil or pine tar - they're food safe. If you're going the PT route one neat trick I've seen is that you can line the walls with a HDPE plastic floor underlay - the stuff they use for radiant heating. It's a bit pricey but again, food safe. So if you go that way, you can varathane the wood, it'll stay looking nice and you don't have to worry about chemicals leaching into your soil.

[@minipoopuu12340]

You've got an awesome looking garden thanks for sharing!

[@bluejfarm9098]

did i see pictures of this garden on Houz? i believe i did... well done!

[@kosycat1]

2x8 pine untreated is best bank for buck.They will last at lest 7 years.Had mine for 4 and they don't look like they are going anywhere,I mean I would go with some cedar if i could. I have a few oak beds. I mulch with cedar

[@deanthornby2026]

I had a great idea ....IL make my beds three feet hi and as long as the garden while I'm young so I can benefit when I'm old and grey it was a great idea three years ago when I started ..... ....the problem is it's been that much work I'm feeling old and grey now ........

[@wowpets9457]

What a good bed plus really good tips...I love your red barn.... 😃

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Thank you!! 😊

[@dianac2596]

Excellent video! Great advice! Thanks so much.

[@INFORAGAMPERTANIAN]

nice garden

[@RAFTHELSAVLOGS]

What a beautiful garden

[@mihkupaul6765]

This is a lovely garden, but the cost of building such beds is quite high. It would be outside the ability of many people to afford this. I use raised beds, Fir planks 2 inches wide and 10-12 feet long. They hold up pretty well unless they are in a wet area. Cedar is cost prohibitive.

[@maryong4126]

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[@southernsignatures1295]

Love your program, every episode is enlightening! While I've had some gardening experience, I've never grown my garden in raised beds. I'm now considering it for several reasons. The primary reason is that my new garden will be grown in a space where an old orange grove existed, you can only imagine what remains in the ground from the care taking of the fruit trees. The sentimental part of this story is that this property is the very place where I learned to garden as a child with my grandmother! I was blessed to have two sets of grandparents who showed me the benefits of having a garden! My question, is it more economical to have raised beds, or is it better to amend the soil? Which is more sustainable? Would I need to amend the soil every year due to seepage? The grove has been gone now for 10 years, is contamination something I even need to worry about? I would love to grow as organically as possible, oh and I live in Central Florida. Thank you!

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Hi, Raised beds are versatile in shape and structure, providing the ideal starting point for gardening success and bountiful crops. Learn more about the benefits of gardening in raised beds and for more info on raised bed gardening: www.milorganite.com/blog/garden-landscape/top-5-reasons-garden-raised-bed To Learn How to Create the Best Soil for Raised Bed Gardens check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5OnlYyBos-cbrc

[@TWOCOWS1]

i used used red bricks. they look beautiful, last forever, and are almost free. also they look so decorative. these lumbers look so industrial a

[@lachozidanesvalchanneltanaman]

Amazing☘️☘️👍👍

[@masmonochannel7767]

Nice n good example for the gardener 🤗 tq sir

[@jejak_suharti]

Thank..verry good your garden.I like success always

[@JanahLife]

Nice garden n love all those greens on it. I already missing my garden

[@astroboyskygazer2248]

I love my garden flat, disorganized but fenced. I would love my plants interact with one another just like one big family. I want them to feel free and happy together with the bees and the butterflies.

[@volwalker]

I like raised beds. I just worry about that Milorganite fertilizer made from sludge at a sewage treatment plant. I wouldn’t use it on my fruits or vegetables. I wonder if Joe Lampl uses it on his.

[@smallfootprint2961]

Really beautiful beds but expensive. Not sure I can do that much, but thinking of covering the ground of my small plot with gravel or other substance and using wine barrels or other containers to plant in. I don't know how much yield I would get but might be more doable.

[@syalutsa]

Four feet is actually too wide for a raised bed, because even though you can reach across, you strain your back reaching to the centre. We have an extensive raised bed garden, operate a small seed company and lead garden workshops. We find that anything over 40 inches becomes hard to work, so we limit out beds to that width. The rest is all good advice, we think.

[@MeanOldLady]

I have 4' beds & I plant marigolds, borage, foxgloves, etc. in the middle that I don't have to tend to much throughout the year. I also put my ollas in the middle too that only need to be filled during the hottest summer spells.

[@sshelton1433]

Ground contact wood is treated with copper - it's perfectly safe for gardens.

[@bingram5645]

Never.

[@likeshareandsubscribe2866]

were those 6x6 cedar timbers to make his beds? gotta be like 800 bucks per bed

[@zeinnaja]

Yea I was thinking about cedar until I looked up the price. Yikes! I will go with pressure treated.

[@lordmark9546]

i was thinking it looks like a designer garden :D

[@TinaLinaRay]

beautiful... :))

[@thomas5678]

Wwgko

[@chalice3571]

At Lowes, it is at least $24 for just one board... they run 56 to $111... each... good luck

[@rumyanakoprinkova3295]

Put the paper cartons and leaves+stows before compost to avoid weeds and put waste compost worms tubes or buckets in your corners growing beds. They will improve the soil and the taste and nutritions of your vegetables and fruits.

[@ImAChristianFirst]

Or you can just dump a 6" layer of compost on the ground in rows like I am doing. I like the look of these beds, but the cost is prohibitive for people like me. Compost is free from my city. 75% finished compost has a structure that allows for steep sides, so the soil doesn't flatten out.

[@syalutsa]

We build seven by three foot beds from untreated lumber, which we buy at a local store, and each bed only costs about $25 to build. Actually, not expensive, unless you use massive timbers like in the video.

[@_esmeralda_5112]

So instead of using a raised bed you just dig deeper into your already existing ground ?

[@shakengrain1942]

Wow, free compost, lucky you!

[@TacklingTheGiants]

Who would I call to see if there's free compost in our city? I know you don't know my city lol but what department or type of company do you get it free from? That'll give me a starting point to look. Thanks!

[@ImAChristianFirst]

@@TacklingTheGiants Ours is the sanitation and waste department. It would be the same people who collect leaves in the fall. If your area doesn't have a lot of leaves this may not be an option. In TN we have tons of deciduous trees with tons of leaves in the fall.

[@mariodizon3338]

Nice garden good idea

[@shakengrain1942]

Nice to have raised beds that tall. Suggestions for women who can't build for themselves or pay someone to do it?

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Hi Shaken, Try calling your local garden store and landscape companies for a quote on building raised bed(s) for you. For more info on gardening in raised beds: www.milorganite.com/blog/garden-landscape/top-5-reasons-garden-raised-bed

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You can also get all wood pre cut at most home depots. Also, you can buy pre made metal corner brackets that simply attach each 90 degree corner. You don't need a degree in woodworking to attach them and nothing more than an electric screwdriver to complete the project!

[@tattooedbyderek]

Wow, this is awesome... Your garden is quite excellent! Thanx for the knowledge and ideas.. 👍

[@debbrowning319]

Nice layout for a backyard garden~

[@อันดามันยิ้มยิ้ม]

Beautiful gardens

[@angellino1966]

Fantastic video. learned so much. Thank you.

[@alexluz4426]

Wow, bealtful, good job old man 👏

[@vermontjeff2535]

Great and awesome video, thanks

[@bobbrawley2612]

I was hoping to hear about milorganic use in raised beds. Why wouldn't I click on the milorganic ad? Because I would be bombarded with lengthy video ads of milorganic geared towards lawn care.

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Hi Bob - To learn more about using Milorganite fertilizer in your garden: www.milorganite.com/gardening/using-milorganite-in-gardens

[@billastell3753]

There are advantages to raised bed but also disadvantages. If you don't have an endless supply of water in a dry year the plants will die. It is almost impossible to use a rototiller in them. Nice heavy lumber like this cedar will hold together pretty good but most folks don't have the kind of cash this type of bed cost so they use 2 inch wide lumber which quickly falls apart leaving an unsightly mess. For most family sized food production gardens in ground garden are the most practical.

[@syalutsa]

Yes wood does rot out, but if you are so dry that watering is an issue, two inch boards will last up to ten years. We are in a wet, rainy, icy climate, and ours last seven, then we replace them. You don't want to rototill, as any type of digging disrupts the natural soil ecology. No till is better. We are all learning as we go.

[@jen1040]

Just making my garden beds soon going to be 18"high 4ftwide 30 meters long.what is a good distance between each bed .Your garden looks great thanks for posting.

[@GreatChildFoundation]

Wow this is amazing

[@zahidiqbal1453]

nice and amazing

[@jovylynpaule8303]

I wish i have a garden like that..🙂🙂

[@SawitDunia]

WowW nice garden I like it ...

[@atanasstoilov421]

Great video!

[@GUMBEE048]

I built my beds out of 4 x 4 pressure treated wood. They have been in the garden for 10 years and I am still alive .

[@NorthlanderMN]

The treated wood is safe to use the experts say. I do to.

[@NorthlanderMN]

Milorganite, 10-10-10, and gypsum. This is perfect for tomatoes. Just get a 20-30 lb bag of 10-10-10, a 40-50 pound bag of Milorganite, 20 lbs of gypsum. Mix them together good. Get some 5 gallon storage buckets with a tight lid. This will last for many years. It’s cheap, and the plants will grow great. If your gonna buy tomato fertilizer and on the back ingredients label if it doesn’t have calcium listed don’t buy it. Tomatoes need calcium. Calcium is in gypsum. If you got potted plants and they need calcium fast use lime. If you use gypsum yearly you won’t have to worry at all about calcium.

[@meredithhaynes]

very informative!

[@tanyahanna6523]

Raised garden prescription..the brothers Grimm..🧙...

[@CasinoMoney2000]

Cedar is great but it super pricey

[@sparkymahoney4343]

@ORGANIC SUSTAINABILITY WITH SHALAYAM AND YEHUDAH In what universe is Redwood cheaper than Cedar?

[@leonitasmaximus4004]

in 2015 this would have been financially viable. In 2020 a pine 2x10x8 = $16. A 6x6x12 Cedar post = $160 each f (10 times the price). 8 of those to make 1 bed would be $1280. Then you are going to need to fill the bed with a soil mix for between 1-3 cubic yards. That is going to run you another $300+/-. So if you want to spend $1500/bed vs. many other affordable approaches like even concrete or 2x lumber would be better and more cost effective and would dramatically reduce the start up costs of a raised bed garden. There is no question that this would outlast 2x lumber but if it is pressure treated you can get 10-15 years out of that wood (more if taken care of). 5-10 years out of untreated wood and 20+ years with a concrete alternative. Cedar is naturally resistant to fungus/decay/rot. However it depends greatly on the cedar used. We call Red Cedar a Cedar but it is not really. It is the most commonly used cedars but it has the least amount of active compounds to protect it. So still a long lasting approach it will eventually deteriorate also (20-30 years). So if also depends on how long you plan on staying in 1 location. Don't overspend on raised beds if you plan on moving within 10 years.

[@NotExactView]

Raise bed are nice, the downside is the wood is expensive.

[@rangersasc]

use pallets

[@austin2842]

Just use rough cut 2x10s. Cheap, sturdy, and looks good.

[@laurensiemens1436]

Some people have all the money in the world to do this must be nice

[@johnnyh.6851]

WOW! A million dollars garden.

[@tenshikannon5734]

Do you have to put plastic to cover the perimeter of the raised beds before putting the fertilized soil?

[@germancreatives88]

Millionaire gardening

[@roggie77777]

ian cale jealousy is never a good look for anyone, striving and doing your best is the use of one's talents and gifts.

[@sly9263]

damn roggie just took a dump on your face ian, you gonna just sit there in your ragged clothes, begging on a street corner and take that?

[@HarryHov]

Damm Bobby getting him hahahahahahah

[@ryanduckering]

I made fair more raised beds than he's got with nothing but a chainsaw and rocks to prop the logs from rolling outwards. doesn't look as pretty but the plants sure love it.

[@HomesteadAtLast]

roggie77777 there’s nothing wrong with pointing out the fact that it’s very expensive to start your own gardening and to have a nice beneficial garden. I think the USDA should be begging individuals to take the initiative but they are greedy and retarded

[@SameeraChughtaisBackyardGarden]

Nice video .

[@english_housemks]

Thank you for sharing. I have a question. Can we use the same soil for more than once planting?? Or should we replace the soil with other new soil in the next planting??

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Great question! No need to change out soil. It doesn’t go bad unless it gets contaminated somehow. But otherwise, you just need to refresh it with some extra compost or soil amendments once or twice a year, and remember to include some slow-release fertilizer as well. Soil in containers that have made it through an entire growing season have likely used up all the nutrients as well.

[@tranthiduyen615]

Cảnh vườn nhà anh đẹp quá

[@Smaczne-Przepisy]

Great!. What is the size cross-section of beam wood?

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Joe Lamp'l shares more details on his raised beds in this episode: www.growingagreenerworld.com/raised-bed-garden/

[@familyrootsgardening2062]

Everyone should grow their own. Huge believer of home grown fruits and vegetables. Please watch our videos. My son and I are just getting started.

[@PeacefulCountryLife]

So let's talk the ratio between the total area and the raised beds total area. I know they look cool and they have some benefits but I, for one, feel that there is a lot of wasted space with this approach. just my 2 cents..

[@nancynahnigoh3550]

Lazy gardener like me too easy cos I can sit on the edge of the raised bench while growing the greens

[@jenniferwhite6089]

having ageing great-great-grandparents I have spent time for them to still get out to do their garden the soil is great to grow with here just the downfall is the weeds did remove the soil and put down the gravel and industrial landscaping fabric them wash rock more fabric with the rock on top them put the raised beds on top of this did find out how to control the weeds throw the winter I did by the spring had most of the beds were ready to use have power to each bed and water as well too if we need to plug something in we can without having to use a cord same as the watering holes so far not weeds in them and if we have a lot of rain the drainage with the rock is great no wey ground for them to walk in have 2 rows that were the first built to close to each other we could not get the tracker down the rows the exit ones we did just easier to clean the beds when the can use the tracker we build a greenhouse that way too all we did differently was when we water the plants the water wast drainage into a pit and can be reused storage we have a root cellar for storage and have a building as we to take care for shipping the vegetable to the market it's our 2nd year with the greenhouse we are gowning all year round now have 12 people employed now and hoping to build 2 or 3 more greenhouses have more outside raised beds this year too

[@robertparker2711]

If I live in an area that has real sand ground..should I use a barrier to keep moisture in the raised bed??..like some sort of plastic? Maybee with a few holes for a little drainage???

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Hi, Robert - Water should be able to flow out of the bottom of your raised bed. Some people layer cardboard beneath the bed structure to help with water retention, but that cardboard will break down so quickly it’s really not a worthwhile step. Creating healthy soil in your raised bed will help retain moisture and nutrients for your plants. Check out this soil “recipe” to get raised beds off to a rich and robust start. www.milorganite.com/blog/garden-landscape/top-5-reasons-garden-raised-bed

[@jtc1947]

YESSSS! Raised beds for People growing MOST produce are the best. Not sure about corn??

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Corn can be grown in a raised bed, but requires dense planting with enough plants to ensure even pollination. A large raised bed that's at least six feet long and four feet wide provides enough room to grow one block of corn. Another option is to grow a dwarf corn variety since it doesn't grow as tall and shade out other plants in a small garden space.

[@krzysztofrudnicki5841]

You can also growing vegetables in cubes of straw.

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Checkout our video on Straw Bale Gardening: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKfahoaPhNlqh5Y

[@bidhyashahi5637]

What about stone brick blocks for raised bed?

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

For more information on which materials are safe for containing your beds:www.milorganite.com/blog/garden-landscape/selecting-materials-your-raised-garden-bed

[@jeffozimek2178]

I built around 10 raised beds from reclaimed cedar decking. Planning to grow roses, cutting flowers, and veggies. what's a good soil mix and how much compost should I use? I'm thinking 50% high quality fish compost, 30% garden mix, and 10% peat. Thoughts?

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Hi Freebird - Checkout Joe Lamp'l's recommendation on prepping your garden bed. www.growingagreenerworld.com/soil-prep-for-the-vegetable-garden/

[@joegardenerTV]

According to the US Compost Council, strive for 30% compost / organic material by volume, which translates to about 5% by weight. But I like the volume guide. Easier to eyeball.

[@sashilemla6229]

These days it seems like gardening has become a hot fav with the wealthy

[@flaviusnita6008]

Millionaire garden! Ten beams are too much to me!

[@ThaBaddestOneEver]

Hi what would you suggest using organically to keep bugs and pest away while growing your vegetables and or fruit?

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Check out this video on how to control pests in the garden without chemicals kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5m5n2uHe7SpfKs

[@tranthiduyen615]

Thật là tuyệt vời quá anh ơi

[@lalilaliko2250]

I would like to do but my husband is insisting that existing soil in our yard is good

[@upward_onward]

Can we use rammed earth for the garden beds ?

[@mmsd]

Hello, In this article and podcast, Joe Gardener, provides pros and cons to using differnt materials for your raised beds. joegardener.com/podcast/raised-bed-gardening-pt-1/

[@diyrocelazoulay7165]

Nice 👍🏻

[@mohammadfaizahmed5339]

Can I use the same method over my terrace and are there any tips for terrace gardening

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Depending on the size of your terrace you may be able to build a raised bed or containers are another great option. www.milorganite.com/gardening/container-gardening Building and improving your soil is a key factor in any type of garden. www.milorganite.com/gardening/improve-your-soil

[@rg1809]

or store bought soil. Do you guys have any idea how much wasted time I spent buying such products as Kelloggs Garden Soil for Vegetables and Flowers, only to find it is really mulch. What soil are you buying for a raised bed? I want to buy a bag of soil, come home, put it in the bed, and plant seeds.

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

In this blog post, Joe Lamp'l shares his ideal soil “recipe” to get raised beds off to a rich and robust start. Start with 50% high quality topsoil, 30% high quality homemade or certified compost, and 20% organic ingredients. Please visit the blog post here for more info (go to step 5): www.milorganite.com/blog/garden-landscape/top-5-reasons-garden-raised-bed

[@TheLAHOT]

What is the optimum distance between all of the beds?

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Hi Roger - The distance between your raised garden beds is your own preference on how much space you feel works best to access the beds for all sides to water, weed, and harvest. Joe Lamp'l shares more tips on starting your raised beds here: joegardener.com/podcast/raised-bed-gardening-pt-1/

[@danialholt4174]

Raised beds = Kid friendly gardens.

[@annhorsford5475]

Great

[@vrajananda]

But it is a huge quantity of solid wood which the value far exceeds the grown vegetable's. It must be funded by a big company and does not sound realistic for comon people to do it.

[@Alex-uo4qq]

Vr Das you don't have to use large beams like they did

[@susangarraway6385]

People can use any scrap lumber and line it with newspaper or landscape fabric. He jus giving us ideas. I use pallet wood d sturdy ones.

[@EricaGodScriptureBible]

Hi is it safe to use tires for planning?

[@MilorganiteFertilizer]

Joe Gardener does not recommend planting in tires. If you must do it, do it only for a season or two at most. Tires are a petroleum-based product. Their rubber degrades in the heat and moisture, and the chemicals incorporate into your soil. They may be convenient or look kitschy and fun. It may keep a tire out of the landfill, sure. But there are more drawbacks to using tires than there are benefits. There’s a reason that most landfills prohibit tires. If garbage shouldn’t be subjected to decomposing tire rubber, neither should your family’s food. Joe shares other materials that are safe for containing your garden beds: joegardener.com/podcast/raised-bed-gardening-pt-1/