How to Build a Raised Bed Garden with No Tools & Choose the Best Soil
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can build a raised bed garden with NO tools and choose the best soil in your local area to fill it. In this episode, John builds a raised bed garden on a budget and with no tools (except a scissors) and shares with you in detail how you can start growing your own food today without any prior experience. John will share with you many tips in this epsiode which will be especially helpful for beginners that want to grow and organic raised bed garden. John will first share his tips on the best place to plant your garden. This is especially important if you have a homeowners association. John will also share with you the best low maintence crops you can grow even if you have a shady part of your yard. Next, John will go over all the materials that will be needed to build and plant out your raised bed garden with automatical irrigation system. You will even discover how to get some free local resources that will help you build your garden. John will then show you how easy it can be to construct a re-purposed shipping container into a raised bed garden and fill it with the best soil. John will spend a significant amount of time explaining the best local and bagged soils that you may be able to purchase near you. He will share his ideas on manure, raised bed soil, compost and more. John will share his favorite soils that he purchased locally at Home Depot, Lowes and Brite Ideas Hydroponic Shop. He will shares the pros and cons of each soil and give his personal opinions of them. John will share his two secret ingredients that most gardeners leave out due to cost or availability. He will then share with you how to best mix up the bagged soil products in the raised beds to get the most bang for your soil buck. After watching this Do It Yourself Raised Bed Episode, you will have the knowlege and confidence you need to build a raised bed and fill it with the best local soil that is available. Stay tuned for the next episode, that details how to install the irrigation system and how to plant all the plants. Referenced Video: Best Compost in Texas made from Trees and Leaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvmXjFJhQY Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Watch over 1100 other GrowingYourGreens videos at: https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Help John buy a Farm and Get a Tee Shirt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ghgUmXvqBw
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i like the videos....inspiring.....some people get jealous and negative...they don t have the patience to just Listen! Keep up the great work!
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Our home depot stopped the Rip Bag sales because people were actually going in and ripping bags and coming back a few days later to get the discount. Thing people do........Shake My Head.
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Seriously, over 20 minutes into the video and you haven't started building the bed yet? Way too much babbling, can't do it, sorry. On to find a different channel...
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Hi, can I use a black plastic under the raised bed instead of cardboard ? Thank you !!!
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All natural is meaningless advertising jargon. It sure does sound nice though.
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John you should know better than to sniff compost out of a hot sweaty bag. legionnaires man.
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John, you are a savage.
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This is a fantastic video, I have some of the same pallets here in the UK, so easy.
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Really really. Why not without animal product? If it nurtures your food it nurtures you. I think the term is veganic. Boring
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Can i place my raised bed on a concrete slab? It cost too much to remove and get rid of the slabs.
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Mom always said if You Can't say some Good or Nice then Don't say ANYTHING Just move along there way to much hate in this world TY John for taken the time to make whole some Videos that teaches people how to raise there own food I just can't afford to buy bags of this stuff I will just have to spade up some yard and plant and water and hope for the best again TY for the VIDEOS hope you see this
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Would love!
to have more info on pre-built raised garden beds And/or the specific types of hinges and where to buy. Good info otherwise. Thank you for sharing. Please answer. Thank you -
John---make T-Shirts that have a top pocket. I DO NOT buy any shirts that have no pockets.
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You are a great person! Save mother earth ! And bless our food always. Raised food at our garden are the best ones! Regards,, Rafael from Brazil - A fan
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Love this!!!! Thanks for all the great info.
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you're an agricultural genius!
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I enjoy your videos. Love that you give us your reviews on the products. I find your videos very informative. I've learn a lot from you and will keep viewing your videos. Thank you! I appreciate all the advice you give.
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I fast forwarded about 45 minutes of blabbering and reiterated info.
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great vid thank you for your time
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