We Built a CUSTOM Raised GARDEN BED for Our BACKYARD FARM!!

[@roxyleighsmith6601]

Build Bo a house! You could waterproof it and everything. That would be so cool!

[@paulwatts2192]

Just love it the back of your truck turns into a work bench.😊

[@susangraham9562]

Great job guys , well done xx❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🌺🦋🌺🦋🐾🐾🐾

[@AngelaVara-i4l]

The cat loves snuggling,the dogs are cute.

[@sicr7373]

Bo's such a loving cat, you're so lucky he chose you 😃🐱

[@donnagreen7386]

That is awesome!! Love seeing your progress on the property. 😃

[@AnthonyValentine-vm1yc]

Fascinated by all the comments on do's & don'ts. Wish I had land to this!

[@craiggrant8600]

Great work guys! Looks brill!

[@janetburrows137]

Guys. You should plant your Strawberries in a hanging basket. They look great and it also keeps the slugs off them. Also real easy to pick. 👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧💕🙏❤️

[@georginarigg8463]

Dont forget to stain it with wood preserve to protect it from the elements and to stop it from rotting xx

[@georginarigg8463]

Awww love charlie and maggie so much xx Aww and cute bobo x

[@jennyb8106]

Maggie living her best life ❤

[@BeverleyButterfly]

And now Maggie sleeps outside hehe I love these videos so much

[@sandwitch4300]

Your pets are so happy having the freedom to run around your land 😌

[@krhodes2114]

Great video i would personally make a poly tunnel or something like that that would hopefully stop dogs and cats jumping on them till plants are bigger

[@wenglishsal]

Well done both of you, not only creative and functional... BUT also you are so funny, the quirky stuff you two say and do, has me chuckling and smiling so much.. What a fantastic 'team' you are, a perfect match.. Sending lots of love and cwtches, to you Anna & JT, the puppers, and not forgetting Beaubeau, from an 'old' Silver-haired fan in Wales

[@linwoodstanley93]

It looks really nice. Anna was scared of using the drill to screw down the screws was like my favorite part. The flower bed is going to be good!!

[@timoliver8940]

Suggestion for next year…….. keep all your compostable kitchen waste (no meat or fish or bones though) and all the fallen tree leaves you can take up in the fall and build a compost box with a cover so the contents stay dry (that’s really important) and let it rot down over the winter. In the spring fork the compost heap over to mix the contents and add more all the time. After a couple of years you will have a good mulch to add to your raised bed. Also go online and buy 2lbs of live earthworms to add to the raised bed as worms also make the soil healthier. Do be careful with the weed mesh in the bottom that it doesn’t obstruct drainage otherwise you will end up with a big smelly waterlogged weed bed!

[@natashafletcher600]

I used to yeet my gardening waste between three conifers in my garden. A couple of years ago I removed the 3 little conifers (leaving the 2 biggest ones) and found I had inadvertently made enough compost for lots of containers, and for the shrubs and flowers that went in their place. Now I love composting :)

[@lynnt9852]

you should have lined your box (with drainage) to stop the wood from rotting quite so quick. Bo is probably thinking its lovely you have made him such a big kitty litter box 🤣

[@lisanelson9979]

Love seeing the pets, and was lmao when JT burped heee.

[@georginarigg8463]

Good job you two. I think you could make your own decking xx

[@shaunsmith8774]

Any man that has ever held a drill ALWAYS does the double trigger pull 😅 you jt are a true man 💪🤣

[@TheMrbazooka]

Top Job 🤘

[@blaze5465]

Looks great guys.just 1 suggestion .get some chicken wire and cover it ,or it will be 1 big litter box for Bo and the other strays ..lol😊

[@jeffree9015]

See if there are any grants in your area for high tunnels. Next time i would advise putting some protection on the wood. It won't last that long without. Find out when your last frost date is before you put anything outside. I think you might quickly realise you want more growing space than that. You could plant a fairly sizeable area of potato with minimal input required.

[@jeffreywillan8841]

Be careful with your Garden box before you know it its a nice toilet for beau Maggie and charly

[@timglennon6814]

The cat is called Bo.

[@juliederry3719]

Well done both of you, I think you’ve made a great planter and I think baby plants are called seedlings, you just need to make sure that Maggie doesn’t go in and dig everything up, tfs x Julie 🇬🇧

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

you could have got some of the bark off the branches and trees you took down earlier and used it for the base as it would be a good base and when it rots nourishment for your flowers or food crop .

[@LouWhimsy]

You guys are awesome ❤

[@Michelle-bo4hj]

I love love your videos always waiting for the next one, but guys when you gonna let that baby bo live inside . we know you love him , he chose you so let him in as part of the family . Hes like the step brother always on the out side ❤❤❤

[@dawnshaw6995]

Well done both,growing your own food is really addictive so you need to build more bed's 😊xx

[@GirliestMammy]

💖

[@adawatson]

I really enjoy the enthusiasm you 2 have & the joy you take in doing things together. I watch Becky on Acre Homestead, she has her own garden & is very practical & you may get some great tips from her videos. Look forward to see the fruits of your labours.

[@markvials6021]

damn, thats a long walk to water plants.

[@irene3196]

Just what I was thinking.

[@paulknox999]

2x6 is the size when it is first cut in lumber yard, it then loses a bit when drying and then the rough finish is machined off so its actual finished size is always 0.5inches smaller. 2x6 will always be 1.5x5.5 finished dimension.

[@CHEEKYMONKEY2647]

next one looks a good size to add a transparent lid, then you can have a small green house to grow strawberries and so on.

[@uco527]

3:44 even Bo is like ''What's up with your dog!?''

[@kendallcarstens9194]

What you purchased were pre cut 2x6 studs for wall framing. Most places also sell full 2x6x8' lumber. The precut studs are used for wall framing so you don't have to cut off 3 3/8" to make an exact 8' high wall.

[@darryltoombs1076]

Nice job on the garden bed and when the plants are ready you can make some cooking videos with your home grown produce 👍🏼

[@BogusDudeGW]

Great job on the bed i would however have put it closer to the house. My garden is seriously sloped, i just made trenches to level it off. I also don't like using that plastic weed barrier stuff, it'll last a year or two before it starts breaking up then you've got bits of plastic mixed in with your soil. I use plain brown cardboard instead, it does the job preventing germinating grass seeds before it decomposes, thats all thats really needed. I would have used a little of that clay soil around the edges (especially if you've done trenches) but thats it. For a filler i would have used the copious tree branches and logs you have scattered around the area. They will decompose and feed your soil leaving air pockets to airiate the soil, the little gaps in the warped wood can help with this too. Then i would have thrown the top soil on top of the wood followed by the good stuff, although personally i like to use a mix of brands. The good compost you added there looked like ex-mushroom growing soil, which is good stuff but don't be surprised if you get a few mushrooms popping through.

[@BogusDudeGW]

One trick to keep the cat off the beds and using as a litter is to dry out a load of brambles and lay them out all over the top. They're also good for deterring slugs once your plants get going. Pricklier the better.

[@gmdhargreaves]

Great idea

[@natashafletcher600]

The soil sacks are good thick plastic and are alright for lining stuff. Also, composting gets you free good dirt :D

[@lynette50]

That bit of land is perfect. Youve room for plenty more boxes

[@darryltoombs1076]

A sprouting seed is a seedling 🙂

[@sharonellis8776]

Well done guys. It looks good. Maggie is so funny xx

[@angelaauger169]

Just to add the sticks would have rotted down & enriched the soil. One more thing, you need to start composting your vegetable kitchen scraps & garden waste (not the weeds though)💖

[@Zunanonumbers]

Do both 😊

[@gerrimilner9448]

seedlings. you could get 4 poles and some netting, to keet the bugs and pets off, bo will think its his litter tray and those pups love to dig

[@wolverine9787]

The house building theme from RDR2 would be more than perfect for these projects.

[@marcanderson8669]

You've got enough left over to have your own board meeting😅 I'll see myself out.......

[@janetcarlisle4615]

Well done to both of you. Anna, I love that you are happy to try anything new. Maggie digging and rolling about made me laugh too. I can’t wait for the chicken coop and don’t forget to make a barn for the Highland cow you really must buy at some point !! 😉😉

[@timglennon6814]

Looks good, but you should have stained or varnished the box before you put the soil in to protect the wood.

[@ripvanwincle2258]

The toxins leak into the soil best to use untreated.

[@betagombar9022]

That is one humongous litter tray for Bo 😉

[@joyridgway6398]

We have a small yard, and there are only 2 of us. We use the square foot method and use Mels mixture to fill the raised beds. You can get mels mixed and the square gadening book in the USA.

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

that's a whole new meaning for a mobile work bench

[@clivethewritermadenglishma4042]

Raised beds need at least 18" of soil. Fill that bed to the top. Not much will grow in 12",14".

[@educatednumpty71]

A tip for growing your tomatoes once you've plated them. Place an unopened used tea bag at the bottom of the hole with the plant on top. Place the soil around the plant then open two used tea bags and place the leaves around the bottom of the plant then water. The Caffeine from the tea helps the plant grow quicker and produce more tomatoes. You could plat one without the tea bags to see if it's true or not.

[@elaineshakeshaft2830]

Well done👏❤❤

[@carolinegeorge2982]

Could the word you were trying to think of be seedlings? You could get a couple of large plastic flower pots make a pyramid with garden canes and grow your tomatoes in one and perhaps beans in the other? They would be good closer to the house to protect them from weather and wildlife, plus in ots mean you can move them easily. Loving your videos xx

[@angelaauger169]

Perfect job guys👏💖 You just need to get some chickens & you'll have some decent fertilizer as well as eggs. Worm casts are also good to add to soil for enriching it. I would recommend setting up a wormery and see if you can grow some comfrey. Good luck guys & happy growing💖💖💖

[@doobiedootwo3517]

Hope you’ve got a water source nearby, its likely you will need to water your plants when it gets hot 👍

[@dd-bb]

If we crowd fund Bo’s neutering and litter boxes etc for you, please can you let him live inside?!!

[@ChorltonandtheWheelies]

@dd-bb Good call! I'm from England so I'm not sure about the temperature where they are but I know they said they were cold when they smashed the run ( well done JT -3rd place! good job Anna going the extra mile!) But whatever the weather - I would love for Bo to live with y'all? ( I did a little "y'all" for you there! ) I know we are not the only ones who would love to see Bo inside 😻😊✌

[@LMin-p8w]

Perhaps he could be both. Let out to play during the day and come in at night so nothing can eat him.

[@keithrichardhallam]

Fit a catflap (basic or fancy, to suit) to the house.

[@fleshen]

@@keithrichardhallam Good shout!

[@suzannebrookes5950]

Why are so many invested in keeping a cat inside, this cat clearly loves to be outside, i'm sure JT and Anna let him in if he wants to go in, cats enjoy nature and roaming, they get a lot of stimulus from being outside and it helps to keep their claws in check, yes there is other wildlife out there that could harm him but that's just nature, stop trying to cage this animal.

[@ginibelle1416]

Well done JT and Anna, and Happy Easter to you and all your family ♥♥♥♥♥

[@anta3612]

Bo: living his best life while you do the back breaking work! 😊😹

[@petersp63]

A few rocks wouldn't have hurt would help with Drainage! you could plant Corn!!

[@dianeknight4839]

Well done, looks great. Excited for the Chicken coop. Happy Easter.

[@Darren-rt2ez]

JT showing off his Giant Slayer T-shirt 👍

[@NatalieBee-ci3hi]

No i cant do it i can't im scared etc then Ok 😄😄 brilliant👍 😊you 2 are so sweet and look so happy its adorable

[@steely666]

Hacksaw Jim Duggan reminiscent.

[@andreajones2496]

You could have put the liner up the sides as well it would help to stop the wood rotting. ❤

[@dorryfrost3915]

I thought the same about the liner, as it would help to stop the dirt washing out between the boards .

[@leannewright9686]

That strut Maggie did after Anna said she was brown was just amazing the little leg flicks reminds me of Donkey in shrek when he became a stallion … yea I have a white Shihtzu who doesn’t like being a ‘pretty girl’ so I feel your pain JT is just vicious with a pencil haha 😛 Charlie’s face when Anna had the drill was utter confusion and a little concern lol I have to say I’m loving this channel more than your other because it’s really nice seeing you two grow together and start your life and the animals just are like the icing on the sweetest cake If the apocalypse comes I’m defo still coming over between you and Anna (mostly Anna’s dad) now a veg plot and Maggie can keep you in protein with the mole supply yep I know where I’m heading 😜

[@davem12dim17]

Bo/Beau says "wow.. they've built me a huge litter tray"

[@bearders22]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipmTXqGDmZqegac Here is a tip in fillings raised beds so you don't have to fill it with lots of soil and compost. This called “Hügelkultur” (pronounced hyoo-gul-kulture) is a German word that means mound culture or hill culture. It's worth a look as it will make things easier for future projects. The sticks, leaves, etc breakdown and provide ongoing nutrients for years to come

[@LMin-p8w]

Don’t stain it! It could seep into your produce. X

[@kendallcarstens9194]

Exterior stain is only to be used on treated lumber, which is not recommended for food related projects. If you want to preserve the untreated lumber that is what they are using, use a good exterior latex primer and a good latex paint. both are safe for food related projects.

[@SimonJM]

You realise you missed the opportunity for Anna to guide a blind-folded JT in making this? 😁

[@Jamie_D]

OMG 🤣

[@SimonJM]

@@Jamie_D I mean, what *could* go wrong, huh?

[@Pjs1882]

​@@Jamie_D Exactly!

[@seanb9815]

You guys have done a great job, and I can't wait to watch you build a chicken coup, something I've always wanted. Best wishes guys ❤

[@andreajones2496]

When you finish place orange peel pieces over top of soil it will stop cats pooping in there. ❤

[@samstevens7888]

Just so you know sawdust is called man glitter. Fyi even as a female when i do woodworking and get saw dust on me i call it man glitter lol As you lot get moles, for future raised beds you might want to put chicken wire in the bottom of them beds. Staple it in. Because your moles will eat your plants.

[@BogusDudeGW]

for your next react series check out Charles Dowding, numero uno of the raised garden bed world

[@alwaysamber1]

When you have built your chicken house, maybe you can rescue some battery hens, before they go to be slaughtered.

[@iainhughes8110]

Will you be starting your own compost heap? Very easy to do, and very good for the garden!

[@collettemchugh9495]

Just plant the seeds out in your garden they should still grow as long as the dogs don't dig them up again lol

[@Kari_B61ex]

Perhaps Maggie wants to be the same colour as Bo. 😺🐕

[@garlichr]

I'd say you want at least another 4 bags of compost in there guys....

[@kieronmarshall2658]

that'll be plenty to enrich the soil for this year more can be added next if no composting on site.

[@garlichr]

@@kieronmarshall2658 Not enough depth there for growing any root vegetables tho, IMHO.

[@kieronmarshall2658]

@@garlichr plenty of depth . The topping is only a nutrient layer in this case but that doesnt mean theres nothing in the middle layer which looked like poor topsoil and the bottom layer which will still have something and hold moisture. personally id have mixed the top two layers to encouraged roots to go deeper looking for goodness which will help in hot weather as the moisture will be found lower down and saves on daily watering.

[@kieronmarshall2658]

RE: the sizes you can loose upto 1/2 inch with pse(planed side and edge) timber but the length should be as stated.

[@ryandarkes3280]

Leaving lemon juice off of a british pancake is like the Cornal leaving 1 of the spices out of KFC Need to eat them hot straight out the pan I sometimes have mine with nutella chocolate spread and know some people like them with nutella chocolate spread and banana I tend to have mine slightly thicker than a thin crepe but not as thick as the American version Definetly flip them

[@mattblack6027]

seedlings

[@scottosborne2915]

if you build it they will grow

[@timglennon6814]

Cats always dig holes to pee and poo.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

Don't forget what comes out the back end of Anna's family horse is Good for plant growth. You may want to put netting or plastic sheet over the top, because to Bo that is the finest cat litter tray. You do want 🐴💩 in their, but you don't want 🐱💩in their.

[@DaveBartlett]

Once you'd put together your frames and lined them - you missed your opportunity to fill them with water to bathe Maggie, before you filled them with the garden soil!

[@emilyjayne77]

I’m sure bobo 🐈 will really appreciate a huge litter tray 😂

[@elaineshakeshaft2830]

What can you do with 2 inches JT???lol😂😂😂

[@nigelmacbug6678]

The true measurement of a 2x4 is actually about 1.5″ x 3.5″. When the board is first rough sawn from the log, it is a true 2x4, but the drying process and planning of the board reduce it to the finished 1.5″ x 3.5″ size.

[@elaineshakeshaft2830]

Hi Anna & JT❤

[@ginnettemcpake5884]

Thats 1 big kitty litter box😂

[@thebristolianmackem2039]

If you grow ur own corn ull find its actually sweet unlike stuff in the shops

[@Dazza20006]

JT just dye Maggie’s coat Black or Orange job done no more visible dirty coat 🤣

[@EvenBigger-Brother]

......But the villagers had a water source in their raised beds .

[@mikespigz4236]

I think you should have bought treated wood (against moisture) or treated the wood yourself (cheaper option) ... Sadly that raised garden won't last more than a few short years because the wood will rot :(

[@mikespigz4236]

I do love watching your videos though ... Have viewed since JT was reacting on his own ... You guys are so fun to watch and warming to the heart ... Keep it up guys ... I will continue to watch xoxo