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

[@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.

[@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!

[@dernwentheshy8446]

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

[@Bobko98BG]

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

[@frankbarnwell____]

Snakes, reverse sharks, floods, violent brides, fish? Action packed episode .

[@hlynnkeith9334]

RE: Snakes

[@ZYX84]

I sure DIG your teachings,

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@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!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️

[@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!

[@GreenSideUp]

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

[@lisam5744]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@NeckbeardPr1me]

I love watching this man spread his seed!