save money filling tall garden beds

Filling tall raised beds full of quality garden soil will cost some serious moolah!
Here's how to do it for a fraction of the cost and build the quality of your soil over time as the base layers break down adding organic matter to the bed.
Don't be surprised if you need to add more compost/soil each year as the bed settles and compacts. That's totally normal.
#short #raisedbedgarden #soil #growyourownfood

[@communitygardener17]

It is far more than cost effective. He is setting up a culture that will only get better over time as the mixture decomposes and supports beneficial micro organisms. I built my beds this way 3 years ago. In the fall the soul level is lower so I fill the beds with leaves and chopped old veg plants. In the spring I add 2-4 inches of soil. Results are excellent.

[@that_auntceleste5848]

I did something similar with a "soaking tub" (basically a shorter, very deep bathtub) we rescued from an alley. Drilled a lot of holes in the bottom, then logs, then sticks/brush, walked on it to pack it down, some leaves, more walking, and then a mix of spent compost from containers, garden soil, and my own compost for the top 10-12 inches or so. Two years of productivity so far

[@pauljohnston9446]

One way to make it better would be adding a cup of red worms to process all that dead matter into worm castings

[@sybiljordan209]

And he has his kids learning too!

[@user-lq2kw8pi7c]

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[@perlavaldez8903]

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[@danazyka8079]

I have done this last year and my neighbours said that I'm crazy and will never work, but I had the best tomatoes and peppers in the area ;-) well done

[@carolhewett3756]

Yuh

[@solarroyo02]

My mom looked a me like crazy but now she doing her self🤷🏻‍♀️

[@riseofthephoenixclan]

lol gud job

[@thereinthetrees_5626]

Sounds like your neighbors don’t exist, and this story was made up

[@dglesterhardunkichud4017]

Neighbor's not too bright, eh?

[@sour_pinata]

Dude your plants got the whole package, they're gonna grow faster than a pigeon

[@lazarus8011]

Lmao

[@harrymonk6]

But pigeons dont grow fast?

[@yahya_176]

​@@harrymonk6they grow as hell bro, first day you will see a very little chick, and with in 4 to 5 days, it will look like a meat loaf.

[@AEKs22]

@@harrymonk6😂😂😂

[@C2yourself]

Huegelkultur has been used in Germany and other European countries for years. If you can find some large logs that have already started to rot, those are best. love seeing your kids helping

[@oldchild527]

Can it work with recently cut tree's? Im using leaves and branches of ficus I really hoped not to be doing anything wrong

[@paczki2915]

​@@oldchild527 Im not the best for this, but I don't see how it could be bad, they will just decompose a bit later is all.

[@gussampson5029]

​@@oldchild527Yeah that's fine. It actually has more nitrogen if it's fresh cut. But it will take longer to break down so it will hold the nitrogen for longer. You have to make sure to add a lot of leaves/grass/manure and anything else with nitrogen to ensure that the carbon materials are not stealing nitrogen from your soil. But any nitrogen in there will be released eventually. So it's more of a long term benefit. You just have to be careful that it doesn't cause a short term problem.

[@RogerKeulen]

@@oldchild527 Yes, will just take longer. You can also just add a couple of dead wood. Or some soil from a forrest. Just make shure your putting the bacteria at exactly the same height, if you swap soil. Just like you have worms for above, topsoil and deep earth worms. Bacteria and fungus also have there height or depth. But do not worry, it's always there. It just needs more time to take fully over the new area. Just add a bird feeder from a large cut stem. Drill a lot of holes in it for easy acces from bateria and fungus. And above ground insects can use these wholes. Screw a bird bath and feeder on top and let the stupid thing rot away. Leaving a good hiding place, to start your composting process with.

[@RevdUp.Art.Fotografer]

The only thing I would do differently is put several different layers of chicken wire at the bottom and hold them down with rocks. That way animals can't dig up from underneath and eat my veg!!! I had a friend that kept wondering why his vegetables weren't growing when he had no problems growing flowers. 🙄

[@tinabeall22]

This is so brilliant! I'll definitely have to remember this when I set up our new raised beds next spring

[@kayesdigginit1519]

What an excellent idea that I'll remember for the spring planting. Thank you 😃

[@MisstressMourtisha]

thanx for the tip

[@notconvincedgranny6573]

That's what I had to do. It frustrated to gophers so much I was able to trap them running around the surface.

[@kim6414]

My garden isn’t big enough for these. I don’t get much wildlife in my garden. A few foxes that’s it

[@CaptainCocktale]

The proper term for this type of garden bed is Hugelkultur. You can do it both with or without the raised bed structure. without the raised bed it is called a Hugelmound. As the wood breaks down and becomes punky & colonized with mycelium it basically becomes one giant sponge so you have to water less and your plants are more drought tolerant as their roots reach those logs. The best part is they just get better with time and you can top them up each year with more shredded leaf or grass mulch to fill in where they settle and breakdown over time. These create the most amazing soil. The only downsize is that your plants might not thrive as well in the first year or two as they will in later years as the soil becomes richer and richer. In the first years I tend to plant stuff like legumes and other nitrogen fixers that are hardier and doesn't have high nutrient demands. Nitrogen fixers will also help improve the soil fertility if you just cut them down at ground level and leave the roots intact in the soil to slowly rot when they are done producing.

[@youresoakinginit2113]

I read that when cover-cropping with a legume (field peas, hairy Vetch, buckwheat, soy, etc) if you just flatten the plants before it goes to seed, the nitrogen is then pulled from the air, and held in the roots. When you flatten them, they start to die, and that's when the roots release the nitrogen. I don't know if large scale farmers do this, but i wish they would. I was SO disappointed when reading online to learn how much to sow in my home garden, when the directions go into how to stop the growth of the cover crop so it can be tilled in: they advise (University Ag Schools!!) to spray ROUND-UP (!!!) at such-n-such rate per acre; at this many wks growth, etc. 😳😳😳 We will never get our waterways safe for fish and sea plants again, until farmers start BUILDING THE SOIL, and QUIT USING FERTILIZERS! I heard someone say recently that "even Organic fertilizers run off into waterways, and pollute like synthetic fertilizers do." I suppose testing NPK before each crop would help keep from overusing fertilizer. Planting super heavy feeders like tomatoes, melons, corn, and squash/pumpkins might mitigate the problem of leftover N runoff into streams. But I can't believe University still teaches use of chemical poisons like RoundUp has a place in our Food Stream. 🙄

[@ohkfilms]

I didn’t know one kultur had ownership on how to do things. “Proper” term. 👍🏼

[@CaptainCocktale]

@You're Soaking In It Yes its absolutely aweful that farmers still rely so heavily on herbicides & pesticides and still grow giant monoculture. I know many farmers now do a lot to mitigate runoff because runoff also takes their increasingly expensive fertilizers with it. Farmers will never get rid of runoff completely especially when using giant sprayers that can cause overspray and drift into roadways, ditches, and surrounding lands. Until we completely move away from the patented, genetically modified, pesticide & herbicide resistant seeds and change the techniques for growing food on a large scale farmers are going to be forced to continue using herbicides, pesticides and chemical fertilizers in order to be able to get enough yield to make their farms even close to profitable. The way large scale farming equipment is designed is also part of the need for all the chemicals. Combines & harvesters can't handle the high volumes of "weed" foliage that naturally exist when growing in more environmentally ways such as permaculture techniques. It also doesn't help that wholesalers, retailers & consumers have been conditioned to not desire grain with any amount of "contaimination" from other plant types or "imperfect," discolored, or misshapen produce. As you can see the chemical use issue is much more systemic which makes it so hard to get people to change their ways

[@CaptainCocktale]

@filmsvic The documented history of this specific technique is attributed to one specific group, so in prescriptive historical terms, it definitely came from somewhere identifiable before being adopted by permaculturalists. This technique was used and perfected for hundreds of years by farmers in Germany & eastern Europe before first being written about in a German gardening book by Herrman Andrä. I'm a big permaculture history & technique nerd so I like sharing with others the interesting history of all the cool techniques that are now widely used by people doing "alternative" and organic growing. I think knowing this history definitely brings some added context and knowledge to these techniques while in no way restricting their spread, use, and alteration

[@crazysquirrel9425]

@@youresoakinginit2113 Define overuse of organic fertilizers please. If you follow the carbon to nitrogen ration of 30:1 there won't be any runoff. Leftover N will be consumed by the logs in that feed trough.

[@7munkee]

My parents created a 1-acre garden this way in the 70's. It started as a corn field and ended up being enough food to feed a family of 4 for a year. We were very poor but rich in spirit. It's been 12 years since anything was planted there and there is still hundreds of pounds of food growing each year. Bluberries, grapes, apples, pears, asparagus, leaks, chives, garlic...all with zero maintenance.

[@stellaluuk2713]

I tried this method of filling a bed and found 2 issues, mice moved into the area with all the wood coming out to eat the garden and it tends to dry out faster needing more water. Might want to add mesh on the bottom to prevent rodents moving in.

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Good suggestion 👍🏻

[@gcc2313]

Also it will settle eventually like all raised beds. You'll have to fill part of it again after a while.

[@karenreaves3650]

Free range Guinea fowl, will eat ticks, bugs from your garden and not your plants, snakes, rodents, alert when predators are near, they are loud like a guard dog, chasing predator birds. So need more space then a backyard garden with neighbors close by. 🤣 We have small black jumping scorpions in Florida they enjoy, thank goodness. They protect chickens and other animals if you have them, brave little characters.

[@karenreaves3650]

Good idea from your experience.

[@danielleannet8024]

​​@@the_garden_is_growing Can you do an update in 6months just to show the condition of the soil?. I feel weird about putting soil on top because how does the composting layer get oxygen? And then you left the soil uncovered so it's getting blasted with uv.

[@BS-j1965]

i have 4 of these and they're the best for people who can't garden on their knees anymore!!!

[@skpcentre]

Where can we buy this metal bed? ... I am from India

[@truliofoolio5344]

My brain the whole time watching this: HOW IN THE HELL DO THEY PLAN TO SLEEP ON THIS?

[@neman6592]

😅

[@daleglenny8253]

😂😂😂

[@mrvalhalla6577]

Time for bed buddy lol

[@MichiganFresh]

I like using leaves, boxes, paper egg cartons, the twigs that need cleaned up in the spring. Anything you'd put in a compost pile, put it right into your garden beds.

[@jacobshort6528]

My family knows a small scale farmer down the road from us, and we help him remove his manure pile every spring. Pigs, Geese, cows, chickens, dogs, turkeys. Lots of manure with straw bedding and leftover hay & feed.

[@seeseembo]

Super informative and I love so much that you’re having your kids help some of my favorite childhood memories are from helping my mom garden :)

[@californiadreaming567]

So much easier to garden in a high bed. Saves your back

[@christophercortez1297]

A little tip for natural pest control is planting marigolds along the entire perimeter of the bed too. Hope these tips help 🙏. I'm 46 n own a landscaping company for 27 years.

[@blakegreenawalt3949]

Dogs help too 😊

[@maydixon-yuras9927]

@@blakegreenawalt3949 No they don’t. You’ll need plants like Marigolds or Aloe vera to release terpenes that pests dislike.

[@pattiannepascual]

also planting garlic and other herbs bugs hate in between tomatoes, etc. - marigolds all along the edge not only deters pests, they look beautiful!

[@kendean4278]

Marigolds don’t work

[@Redpillpat]

I just subscribed. I’m so glad there are others out there that enjoy the simple things like gardening. I find it very rewarding emotionally.

[@Angelinapalaita]

I love how you get your kids involved and connect and learn more about nature it’s beautiful to see 😭💙

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Its great they want to be involved! We are planning for each of them to have their own garden bed this year, they are getting excited to plan it!

[@karenreaves3650]

You are building a beautiful family garden utilizing your space very well. Many homesteads are using a variety of beds as you are, learning as we grow.

[@ginadelsasso288]

Yes!!! This is the perfect way to set up your raised garden bed.

[@michaelkurtz1967]

Congratulations on getting it filled. That is exhausting. Looks great!

[@skylarthayer8006]

Great info. The only thing I would definitely add is a layer of chicken wire at the bottom to keep out gophers and such.

[@jacobshort6528]

Construction cloth has smaller holes.

[@1960gal]

You got some serious growing going on there! Hope you enjoy(ed) the fruits of your labour!

[@samanthaquant7411]

Yep. And then just add a fresh layer of a couple inches every year instead of trying to fill it all at once

[@zalimoonali4571]

You are sure right

[@L2FlyMN]

Just remember, as the compost breaks down, you'll have to add more every year, to keep the level up, as the plants use it up.

[@SharonRepici]

True of any raised bed.

[@user-yq2rn2hy8p]

These raised beds are great for people in wheel chairs. You can buy containers that are narrow enough so you can reach the middle from each side while seated. Great for beets , potatoes, carrots, and parsnips, brassicas ( broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower), and early things like spinach, japanese radishes ( daikon ) lettuces, kale, chard, bok choy. And sugar snap peas. Instead of trellising up, try vining plants sideways and pull them as the lettuces etc come to harvest point. Also a good interplant would be blueberries in the middle of the bed and strawberries around the edges.😊😊 good gardening !

[@cindylamb2129]

I've been doing this for years .mostly because I'm cheep, I didn't know it was a thing.

[@sunshinelady366]

You funny!! Lol

[@vmr6771]

No, the proper word I use is FRUGAL

[@shellisullivan6624]

Me too!

[@guycook3601]

You ain't cheap. That's smart

[@johnking8679]

This is similar to hydroponics !!

[@charityrocks]

I did this with my big raised vegetable garden last summer! ❤ So far so good! My vegetables were huge. Next year will be the tell tale year though. Love hugel culture gardening! I have not lost a plant since and they are all thriving. I live in the Rocky Mountains so it is difficult to grow.

[@LinkinPark4Ever1996]

It's also more forgiving for your back and knees, and people on wheelchairs can go around it and interact with it a little bit

[@madeyoulook4689]

I have all those ingredients in my backyard to make this 🤔 I think I found what to do today

[@rustlesee]

Sooo much better than what others suggest (more sticks/wood, styrofoam, other random fillers).

[@duckyday1099]

Not Styrofoam.

[@Gongall]

Who the hell are you listening to that told you styrofoam? Jesus lol

[@vmr6771]

Styrofoam was a crazy idea.

[@daleglenny8253]

OMG… styrofoam?!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@bac.914]

I actually made my raised beds self wicking and they’re 17.5” deep. I used 4” corrugated drain pipe and filled the gaps with peat moss. I wound up filling with organic mushroom compost and organic potting mix from a local nursery. Much cheaper than big box stores

[@fp1912]

Please don’t use peat moss. Peat bogs are endangered, and the harvesting is very sad for the environment. A great substitute is coconut coir! Maybe for next time?

[@resilienciamultua]

👏👏👏👏👏parabéns esse é dos meus , aproveitamento sem agredir a natureza e ainda alimenta a familia 👏👏👏👏👏 todos saem ganhando , é assim que a natureza nos ensina .

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

I always throw as much organic matter in my beds as possible. Cardboard is a great way to bulk up your beds if you’re low on soil.

[@staceycartnal9447]

I disagree about cardboard. It's treated with chemicals I wouldn't want under my produce

[@madiluvsgir]

Thanks for sharing! I love they your kids helped! It’s sooo important to have your kids helping out as soon as possible! The independence it teaches is great for the parents and feels great for the kids!

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Thanks! Appreciate the kind words

[@latoyamayo2929]

What I really want to do when I buy my house next year. Thanks for this info, will be so helpful 👍🏽

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Setting up a garden from scratch is so much work, but even more rewarding! Have fun :D

[@sandrahertel6282]

Thank you! Something to think about when getting tall beds so I don’t kill my back when gardening.

[@ericahartmann9726]

Your job + video is great, but the comments to it as super! Congrats to you and your followers! 🤗🤗🤗😍

[@KC-cm7ns]

Hügelkultur , literally mound bed or mound culture is a horticultural technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass plant materials is later (or immediately) planted as a raised bed. Good job

[@xaavinthompson1571]

I call it lasagna gardening bc of a book that calls it that,also lasagna

[@pittiesplus4108]

Totally did this in our front yard! We get compliments all the time from our neighbors!

[@azariagames9987]

I'm not going to lie, when I saw this I thought we were sleeping in there

[@bettyboop7738]

that's great...hugle culture!...at its best..👍👍👍 BB from somewhere in Louisiana ❤️

[@tigerstrike7]

You can also post online saying you will take free dirt! Lots of people who do construction pay places to take their dirt. It’s not good quality dirt, but it can take up allot of that space

[@VanillaMacaron551]

Personally I'd avoid this if possible, if there's a chance it could contain asbestos from a demolition.

[@SlipMahoneyBowery]

So the soil is cooking all seasons. Nice for wintering over bulbs and rhizomes.

[@rawdaaljawhary4174]

Your kiddos are so cute! ❤

[@user-xq1yt1nk3f]

Очень хорошая компостная куча,удобрение будет классное👍👍

[@justinjohnson6076]

I make my raised beds using limbs and building it like a log cabin... Then fill it with all the good stuff.

[@___LC___]

Oh, so a lasagna garden. This is what I did with my 6 raised beds in my front yard and the strawberry bed in the back. It’s also what we do in the community garden.

[@monkeytoes1155]

Now I just wanna do this so I can say I have a lasagna garden

[@frankgeorgeo8582]

never thought of that. makes perfect sense 👌 please don't tell my wife, I've got enough projects for the spring. 🥴🙃

[@satya-and-dean]

This is great 😃 We do this too with our garden. We don’t use the grass clippings tho cos you can get more grass & weeds coming up in yr beds. Leave it to break down in a different dark bin first so it breaks down more before use 😃

[@sherryankeny2161]

I love your ideas. I used to live on 2 acres did something simular .

[@charjl96]

I don't even garden and I found this worthwhile.

[@gabriellesun128]

I've done that for my entire garden this summer. I can't wait to see the results over the years 🤞

[@MushieDetails]

I liked the chuckle when he said homemade compost

[@u-got-High]

Absolutely love that you're including the kiddos!😚

[@gl3nnx]

do i need a month and wait for the green material to decompose before planting?

[@pamelamolina5623]

Nope

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Not if you have a good layer of ready to use soil on top. I've read 4-6 inches should be enough. I have already planted garlic in this bed. We will see how it goes :D

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Nice raised bed, be sure to put in a drip watering system, mine is set on timers also.

[@vondahe]

If I had a garden, I would already be out there today, planting tomatoes and potatoes, putting various flower bulbs in the ground for next spring and enjoying myself. ❤️

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Love that! Are you able to start a garden this year?

[@h0bo-j178]

This is how I garden as well. It works 👍

[@badwolf2331]

I literally just found your channel, and I love it!!

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Thanks!

[@JuniorFarquar]

Me, too! East Tennessee.

[@sanctifiedsurvival]

We're currently in the process of doing the same and will have our new beds built by the weekend! So excited 😁🙏

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Hope it goes well! I planted garlic in this bed last fall and we are just now harvesting. It did great!

[@sanctifiedsurvival]

@@the_garden_is_growing thank you! Wow, it must've been a huge harvest!😁🙏

[@greendotscott5038]

I use dry leaves, they break down a lot sooner , ten times sooner than logs would. Among other reasons.

[@user-od5wm4cl7u]

Ооо..какая хорошая плодородная грядка,какие молодцы👍👍👍

[@bigdaddyd9445]

I have always used ashes. It seems to make the plants grow twice as fast

[@Tevikolady]

pot ash is one of THEE best fertilizers out there'

[@cadebecker2486]

Saving money is a understatement.

[@LeonBlack666]

It's actually pretty clever not only because you save cost but you create a rich and natural environment ;) hats off

[@macgreeze8287]

You typically want to finish with mulch just a heads up, it really helps with water and ph retntion plus by keeping the substraight damp longer its les likely to dry and crack. Either way really great set up it should grow like a beast.

[@daleglenny8253]

Yes…though it does depend on where you live. I’m in Perth, Australia and mulch is absolutely mandatory. Even good quality home made compost dries out in 35C dry heat.

[@sue2611]

Is this a hugelkultur?

[@chimessnow1720]

Congratulations you have a brain and this guy didn't tell anyone so he could.look cool instead of.telling people this is called " " so they could.look up variations

[@veraf6924]

Perfect. I do my own compost, I fill the raised bed the same way. There are a couple of horse bars where I live, I get free manure and bring it home. I place it in the corner of the yard, burn it and place it in a compost barrel. I leave it for 10 month and continue to add good vegetable scraps to it. I but worms at the lake and and them to it. A bag or two of epsom salt. Mix it with the top soil and you get great plants, flowers and vegetables for the year. I loooove your videos and truly love seen you loved ones learning from you how to garden and homestead.

[@austindavis2497]

Very smart idea cuts down yard waste no need to pay someone to haul away or the time to take it to the local yard waste dump also cut down cost of soil and gives a lot of nutrients for your garden Mother nature provides why not take proper advantage

[@janesekillebrew8774]

This is a brilliant idea! 🥰 I'm a huge fan of composting 💐

[@GT-ox3pe]

Omg what a great potato bed!!!

[@kahurst]

Love it! Subscribed ❤

[@whitshane3511]

This is fine, but it's a lot easier to just start filling these with leaves in early fall. Get your neighbor's leaves, just keep filling it up. Spray it down with water and repeat. In Spring, you will have great leaf compost. No green/nitrogen needed. Nitrogen just speeds up the breakdown of carbon.

[@arturasbriska6991]

Yes, good stuff. But not everyone can afford

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Agreed, there are of course other options. I grow a lot directly in the ground but our soil is rocks and clay so raised beds get much better yields.

[@communitygardener17]

Go online and search for examples of gardeners who built their own beds. It doesn't have to be expensive!

[@goldenarrow3]

​@@the_garden_is_growing Don't you have to add nitrogen though as over time when decomposing, the takes away nitrogen from the soil? I think some wood doesn't do this though, cedar maybe?

[@kathygross3412]

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[@carolapostolos8929]

I think it's just wonderful that the kids are helping with the project.

[@the_garden_is_growing]

It's the best

[@xxx_putin_has_a_flaccid_pe5374]

After a hurricane washed away most the soil in my existing garden beds, I kinda did the “slow” route of this. Every year I’d loot the neighbors’ curbs plus my own for all the fallen leaf bags, then just dump em all in there to decompose. Rinse and repeat every year, and after a few years of this I had the blackest, richest soil imaginable. Never had to fertilize it, either. Only thing holding me back was that it was in a low-lying area, constantly flooding. A lot of more flood-tolerant plants went absolutely nuts, though, including milkweed.

[@RoyHolder]

This is Hügelkultur. 😉

[@kevic0714]

우리농장에선 포크레인으로 내가 하는일!

[@MaLiArtworks186]

I do this for my Home Depot bucket gardens.

[@danpozzi3307]

Great technique even if you have plenty of money ever soil. Happy gardening.

[@pmreynolds4547]

You could use it for a compost bin for the first year or two then you would have a really nice soil

[@lindamon5101]

Put worms in there too big branches and wood are a no no. Put cotton clothes in & cardboard . Wood is not good

[@michaelfranks341]

Wood will be decomposed in two to three years. Its a complete ecosystem

[@thedudeamongmengs2051]

I just got beds just like those and I've been wondering about a good way to fill them

[@batkat0]

We just filled our 32" beds and our old log pile and our township's free compost pile came in clutch 👍

[@dawnliddle2046]

I'm going to try plastic tots this year. Will see how that works.

[@the_garden_is_growing]

Hope it works great for you!

[@larryadams458]

Hi Dawn. What are plastic tots? If they are plastic, do you worry about that material in your garden?

[@cindylamb2129]

I think she meant plastic totes. They work very well, by the way.

[@that_auntceleste5848]

Drill lots and lots of holes. Then a few more holes after that.

[@JSmedic1]

​@@larryadams458 It doesn't bother the soil or food. Drill holes in the bottom, for drainage. It works really well. I'm growing onions, cabbage and beets, this year. Last year, I grew cabbage, okra rosemary, collards and green onions. I refill it with fresh soil and organic fertilizer (ground egg shells, spoiled milk, Epsom salts and banana peels).

[@glitch84-]

I did a project like this during the pandemic lockdown. But BIG and digged a hole directly into the soil. Very hard, but amazing result! Wish you the same results😊

[@ryugardenia3590]

fun activities with family...introducing gardening from an early age, very inspiring

[@delbowen1]

Your garden will love you.

[@bamf_220]

thanks for supporting Australian businesses

[@Joshua-re6vc]

Cool way to get the kids envolved and good method of filling

[@daleglenny8253]

Don’t bother with the soil layer. Just go compost. The soil weights down the large brace screws and makes the sides buckle inwards as the organic matter below decomposes and compacts down. Go with woodchip just over the brace layers. And then good quality compost.

[@monikadieckmann4362]

Das beste ist das die Kinder es auch lernen es ist immer gut zu lernen wie etwas wächst und gedeiht Den jedes Gemüse oder Obst müsste man aufwachen sehen Dann würde es auch mehr gewürdigt Und es ist wirklich super zu sehen wie einfach die Herstellung ist DANKE

[@KayAteChef]

I drove around looking for fallen branches and I cut them up and threw them in. Then I drove around and found a pile of builder's sand that had been dumped. I put that onto the branches. Then I added grass clippings and pizza boxes and leaves and more sand and some manure and then I put abou 8" of top soil. I topped it up with soil one time but now I top it up each year with leaves. I dug into a branch once and it was all spongey.

[@verapetrovic1000]

Još niko do sada nije rekao celu priču od početka do kraja za krevete i eko bašte. HVALA!

[@wolfluva24]

We spent $300 or more to fill ours up I wish I saw this sooner

[@GardenAvenue41610]

We use cut logs and shredded leaves too! It worked so well.😊

[@justinthebold]

Idk much about gardening but that soil be looking nutritious af

[@logistiekoperator4552]

I build garden beds similar way, it stops erosion and only gets better with time. Cost efficient and eco friendly way of gardening and composting.

[@dstmars1]

It's formal name is a Hugelkultur. As the large branches at the bottom start to decompose they actually create heat which will make the upper level of dirt at least 5 degrees warmer in the winter than regular soil outside the raised bed.

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Love this! So cost effective and it will be BETTER than just soil

[@the_garden_is_growing]

We agree!

[@astrosoup]

These are the epic gardening ones it looks like