How to Build Square Foot Garden Raised Beds From Start to Finish

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1. Screws vs nails. Which one is better for gardening?
2. I built my first raised bed for my wife using your this video and soil mix. Of all my friends we are the only ones who had a bumper crop of tomatoes, zucchini, basil and peppers. This is one of the easiest and cheapest square foot gardens I've seen and I didn't have to buy perlite at 18.00 a bag. My wife asked for a second one next year.
   Thank you.
3. Luke, I have a question. I have a square foot garden and one of my cuke plants is flowering. The problem is that the plant is only about 3in tall and only has like 2 sets of leaves....what should I do? I know this should not be 
4. great video man
5. In Mel's book, he states that there is no need to worry with the soil make up in your yard or below the box.  If the soil in the box is of the correct mixture there is no need for the plants to go deeper and look for better soil.   
6. you have the best garden channel on YT..thanks..
7. Cheaper: realize ” plessis”, a technique used by monks. When you cut hazel trees, apple tree, willow… Do not throw branches! Braids them to realize a square.(technik of braid on video    j_hLUzkZs1w)
8. By stacking several squares, it is possible to raise the bed. A good idea for the persons who have back pain or who are in wheelchair …
9. What I can't hear!
10. Any type of cedar works perfect, another way is to use spruce and line it with plastic inside and on the bottom where it contacts the soil and paint the out side surface only. But never use pressure treated wood near food, ever & don't believe the government if they say it's safe, look at the company that makes the chemicals they lobbied the gov to make it safe. I'm building a chicken shack today & I'm going into my bush to get cedar logs for the base, I don't even want my chickens near PTW
11. I did the cardboard method on my raised beds, 2 layers, and grasses still come through. I'll have to start over once growing season ends.
12. Great video! I'm planning to add a couple of raised beds on the side of my house so this was very timely! Thanks!
13. Great how-to video, the beds look great :-)
14. my husband and I are throwing around the idea of a raised bed garden for strawberries and a future asparagus garden. We are horrified by the prices of redwood and cedar, and can't justify spending hundreds of dollars on raised beds for the fruit/veggie. I'm throwing the idea around of just having raised beds without the wood, getting a truck full of dirt and mounding it. I don't know, our regular garden is just on top of the soil where we rototill. It's huge.
15. I hear you. Like I said "personal preference". just because heavy metals are in lots of things doesn't mean it's harmless. At any rate... your demo video was very good Luke! Chuck
16. Isn't there arsenic in treated wood?
17. Personal preference but I would never use pressure treated wood where I am growing food Luke. It contains chromated copper arsenate (AKA CCA). Chromium is a bactericide, copper a fungicide, and arsenic an insecticide, All three are toxic. Just my opinion though! Chuck
18. We used treated landscaping timbers stacked two high. They have held up nicely over the past 2 years.
19. Great work! I've recently made some beds similar to this...I've planted some purple sprouting broccoli, beetroot, carrots, spring onions, radish, peppers, aubergines and cucumbers in them... fingers crossed for some good results... :)
20. love groowin' tomatoes..!