As a hillbilly who built his raised beds for free with large stones gathered from my property, I absolutely love Kevin’s methods for gardening with no expense spared!
@gzartuche
2 жыл бұрын
Started shopping the woods for stick that can be used for plants support and stakes
@epicgardening
2 жыл бұрын
Love that! We have some really interesting lower-cost tours coming up soon on the channel too :)
@princesspink143
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see your rock raised beds
@mathgasm8484
2 жыл бұрын
Good idea. I have 12.5 acres with lots of rocks.
@hillbillyhullabaloo
2 жыл бұрын
You sound like me 😂
@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy
2 жыл бұрын
Personally this is too hard of labor and work for me. Totes are cheap and stop all kinds of critters, AND Here I started using Tulle, many years ago I found it at the fabric store analyzed it and knew it would work. Bird netting can kill birds, I found tulle the very very best, and SO CHEAP, and works great, cost next to nothing. Nice Video. 🙂
@epicgardening
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong w/ that approach guys!
@BritInvLvr
2 жыл бұрын
And tulle is so fancy too! 😊
@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy
2 жыл бұрын
@@BritInvLvr I love it!!!
@IntegrityandKarma
2 жыл бұрын
Totes? Can you explain? I just bought sonic posts for voles 😬
@pandorasgarden3369
2 жыл бұрын
IntegrityandKarma anything mesh material.
@willsolarski8550
2 жыл бұрын
Stapling hardware cloth to the bottom of my raised beds is literally what I did and it worked like a charm against the voles we have up here.
@lgarden7086
2 жыл бұрын
I added it to mine this year🤞the voles did a # on my root vegetables last year so I’m hoping this will work.
@juliemclaren2981
2 жыл бұрын
The main (above ground) pests in my garden beds are deer, raccoons, rabbits, opossums, rats and mice. A more in-depth video on how to construct something to exclude these from the beds but still allow easy access would be very much appreciated. I don’t have the Birdies beds yet but ones constructed from wood planks and the concrete block corners sold at HD that you slide the planks into, which means there aren’t true “corners” to the beds (difficult to describe but if you know these blocks, you’ll understand). Many thanks for your great videos, I’m always learning something new from them.
@slyffr8268
3 ай бұрын
I have been gardening for 3 years, and I just discovered your channel. Thank you gardening dad.
@andreaworld4408
2 жыл бұрын
I’m feeling very thankful I don’t need to worry about the ground digging pests you mentioned here in Queensland Australia. My garden pests are a few grubs, bugs, birds, and an occasional possum or rat, but mostly just ensuring my cat doesn’t treat the raised bed like a litter box. Looking forward to building a frame for some shade cloth.
@kjrchannel1480
2 жыл бұрын
I once had a inherited cat use a house plant for a litter box. I didn't see it in the act, but when you see potting soil out of the planter and soem piled up in the planter with buried evidence you know.
@09echols
2 жыл бұрын
For digging pests I put garden stakes every couple of inches through the weed cloth.
@amybyte824
2 жыл бұрын
Hardware cloth does contain lead in it, when I found this out I took it out of my raised bed over concrete and opted for a wood base to hold the soil in.
@missu939
2 жыл бұрын
OMG you literally did this video days after I put up my raised birdie beds. I searched all over your site and even reached out via email on your shopepicgardening site for instruction. I know it's probably just a coincidence, but seeing this up only days after I inquired makes me feel like you and your staff are really listening to the needs of your followers. Thank you so much for this video! Although I didn't get a chance to view it before my attempt, at least now I know I did it correctly (for the most part). I just didn't install the weed barrier, and probably should have tried to level a bit better. But hey I'm a beginner and you learn from your mistakes (LOL). I'm just thankful to see a step-by-step to keep those nasty gophers out of my beds, as they've taken over my entire back yard :(
@catherinefrasier4051
2 жыл бұрын
I'm getting ready to set up my birdies. Your video is perfect timing. I couldn't decide how to put the layers down. Now I know exactly what to do. Thanks so much for all of your help!
@PrincessTS01
2 жыл бұрын
the hardware clother center overlap may still have the intrusion of gophers, saw them get through in a video from the next level garden homestead, i think the mesh overlap needs to be tied with a wire in a tight connection to prevent it be more aggressive with overlap and wire it up
@moorechains
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, or stake the overlapping sections like you do the landscape fabric
@pandabear797
2 жыл бұрын
Just upgraded to these beds this planting season and love this framing idea just simply for the shade cloth. Thanks for sharing! :)
@rockyusa2012
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video Kevin and Jacques. Thanks so much. I was searching for a way to protect my metal beds from the squirrels groundhogs and chipmunks that climb on them. Love the conduit kit you showed. I will definitely build my frame for this year's garden. 👏👏👏
@Brookeloun
2 жыл бұрын
Asparagus has 10 ft plus roots. Don't use landscape fabric. Use cardboard
@jessc4344
Жыл бұрын
Why shouldn't you use landscape fabric? Wouldn't the roots be able to pass through if needed? Or is it another reason?
@gemgenie06
2 жыл бұрын
We have done this same idea this year but with different materials. Rather than metal poles we used the plastic coated Metal rods that come in a selection of lengths meaning it wont rust out as theres no metal making contact with moisture but it still retains rigidity they also have a sligtly rirged texture along the poles so it easy to string out additional lines for climbers. Then on the corners we have used "Build-a balls" which the rods simply slot into but they also have the benefit of creating a smooth corner so whatever covering material you use to cover with wont snag. Ours are currently covered with bird netting as we were having issues with blackbirds and starlings coming down and digging about in the areas i just sowed seed into and also with a local cat who decided my salad bed would make a great litter box :( Not any more kitty!! The 2m lengths have made an easy fruit cage and the shorter ones I have attached a willow concertina trellis as the back wall to grow peas up.
@gabrielleannacormierart
2 жыл бұрын
Cool! This was really helpful and it think it would deter deer for sure and maybe even the chipmunks who seem to like devouring my garden. Thank for sharing!
@stargazer5073
2 жыл бұрын
We used ground cover and wire mesh on the bottom.
@virginiavictorygarden5342
2 жыл бұрын
I was going to use chicken wire on the bottom of my raised beds. Going to see how much that hardware cloth costs. Great ideas!
@etubeehanymansy
2 жыл бұрын
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@brittaniebrandt4390
2 жыл бұрын
Please do a video on getting rid of Corn Borers!!!! I have such a terrible problem with them here in Oklahoma! And I love growing my own corn!
@Vaerosi
2 жыл бұрын
My raised beds are set up almost identically to this, even with the hardware cloth underneath because we have a mole problem around here. I bought PVC to build a cage like you did with the metal, but I'm wondering how best to add the cloth/wire to it, while still being able to easily access the bed. I was really looking forward to you explaining that in your video...but then it just ended. Help, haha!!
@MyLoves
2 жыл бұрын
I felt the same way! Step by step options for how to attach the shade cloth would be great!!
@JonShep93
2 жыл бұрын
This frame is genius, definitely adopting when I put my next 4 beds in!
@kootiblu113
2 жыл бұрын
Can you talk about how to garden around water restrictions during drought or to rely on less water in the garden? I've been thinking about getting a rain barrel but other than that not sure how to approach gardening on limited water.
@SethWilcock
Жыл бұрын
Use mulch.
@dleustice4130
2 жыл бұрын
Mosquito netting works great as a cover during warm weather. In the fall, I switch to greenhouse plastic.
@pandorasgarden3369
2 жыл бұрын
Aha just shot a couple of squirrels. Digging up my Japanese wisteria. Couldn’t time it better thanks Kevin!
@Savage3OO6
2 жыл бұрын
You need 1/4" hardware cloth for voles, the 1/2" will just make them chuckle manically as they gorge themselves on your sweet potatoes.
@pamelamanning99
2 жыл бұрын
I'm concerned about the gaps at the bottom of the frame where it meets the prepared bottom surface. I see light coming through here and there. We have a huge vole problem and I know they would squeeze through those gaps. The wire cloth would have to fold up inside to make a kind of basket.
@moorechains
2 жыл бұрын
Drill holes into the bottom of the bed every 6in or so (if it's a metal bed) & zip tie or twist wire to lock the hardware cloth to the bed
@freedomthroughspirit
Жыл бұрын
Yeah our voles are like that - it needs to be Fort Knox to keep them out. We have wood beds and I'm trying to think of a way they can't climb up the sides, perhaps wrap it in a slippery metal sheeting around the bed?
@oreettroll
2 жыл бұрын
The MakerPipe stuff is great. I used some of their brackets to make a trellis tunnel spanning the walkway between 2 of my raised beds. This year I'm probably going to build a second one.
@david-craig
2 жыл бұрын
half inch hardware cloth entails the size of the squares
@lisachan8105
2 жыл бұрын
I battle with mice & rats. I want to try this method with the metal cloth. QUESTION 🙋🏻♀️ is, how to create the opening in order to access the plans????? 🌱 do you creat a door? 🚪
@gurraglaa
Жыл бұрын
4:50 Flying deer?!? Damn, you've got it tough over there!
@heronhouse2018
2 жыл бұрын
Your mural looks great! 🌞🌈🌻
@hotoven
2 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts about wicking beds? And will you be converting any of the raised beds to wicking beds? 😊 Perth, western Australia
@hk.a.4818
2 жыл бұрын
I really wanna make a raised bed but materials are pretty expensive over here. this is really helpful.
@jdlflagstone6980
2 жыл бұрын
Logs or rocks piled up to hold the soil is all you need. Raised beds don't have to be expensive, there are no good excuses 😉
@jawalker011
2 жыл бұрын
“Deer or other flying pests?” Did you move up to the north pole?
@SowGrowandSustain
2 жыл бұрын
Great information, love the idea! I installed the half inch mesh in the bottom of my asparagus bed and I’m regretting it. The roots didn’t grow down as far as I would have liked because of the mesh. I think it would be great for other kinds of vegetables but I prefer not to do it with my asparagus bed. Hopefully you have better luck!
@7munkee
2 жыл бұрын
I live in the forest and surprisingly we have few pests. I have 8 raised beds and occasionally I will find a nest of rabbits hidden in my brussels sprouts or cucumbers and the occasional blackbird harassing my tomatoes. I have a little chiweenie dog that hangs outside most of the day that enjoys chasing the blackbirds.
@Carmen-ok
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome prep work and set up. Built to last 😀
@rubyred9294
2 жыл бұрын
the earth is about pests and other living animals. Really many of the are quite good for the gardens.
@MaryPronschinske-i8n
5 ай бұрын
I need protection from Japanese beetles, but not bees, and they are roughly the same size. So I choose to use beetle bait bags around parameter, leave open to the bees to pollinate the plants, and fence for rabbits and deer. Hardware cloth/landscape cloth beneath to block out the moles and grubs.
@rajillustration
2 жыл бұрын
I had like 4 tomatoes eaten by voles a year back before we staple gunned metal mesh to the bottom of our raised bed--it was the only thing that worked. It's amazing how much food those little tiny voles will eat! XD
@lindseywest422
2 жыл бұрын
If I use hardware cloth around the frame (to keep out rats and opossums) using zip ties, how would I access the food in my garden beds?
@dianeallred9288
2 жыл бұрын
My son built a door frame for my purpose
@stephaniearnold2775
2 жыл бұрын
I'd really like to see some rhubarb growing. I haven't grown it in my area yet. I live in NH and just started growing fruit trees and things that are difficult to grow in my zone. I have a dwarf cavendish banana, dwarf valencia orange tree, dwarf gala apple tree and a montgomery cherry tree. My orange tree and banana tree are growing like crazy indoors but my cherry and gala apple being outside got forgotton about and suffered during our winter. I bought a jabuticaba tree sapling, grumichama tree sapling, and i'm really trying to grow mangosteen "the queen of fruit" trees of different varieties, so far so good they are growing indoors, slowly of course, but growing nonetheless! I have a lemon drop mangosteen, purple mangosteen, and an orange mangosteen all started as saplings so far and i love them! It'd also be cool to see if you could grow mangosteen in your area! I watched Mark Valencias self sufficient me channel and learned of you through him.
@johncaswell2648
2 жыл бұрын
With 4 dogs and 6 foot privacy fence all around, I don't have to worry too much about most pests, because they're scared off by the dog's scent, so I just need to deal with cabbage whites. I'm putting everything they might want to go for as well as other things that don't need to be pollinated into the same bed so I can just make hoop covers with rebar and pvc pipe and bug nets since I don't have to worry about bees getting in to pollinate.
@Warmfireandtea
2 жыл бұрын
I got no pollen and I hsve no bug net. We r getting very short on bees.
@johncaswell2648
2 жыл бұрын
@@Warmfireandtea If it wasn't clear from my initial description, nothing that goes under the bug net flowers anyway. Things like kale, brussel sprouts, carrots, asparagus, that don't produce fruit. I *want* the bees (or, more likely the case in my area, burrowing wasps) to be able to get at the flowering plants, which is why they're in other beds that don't get a net.
@MaryJohanna
2 жыл бұрын
I had the cabbage whites last season, thanks for the tip. I had read that they are territorial and won't go when they see other whites so I cut out some shaped white paper but still had some, maybe i cut out more and a little bigger but will apply your idea as well
@nicolasflores-santiago6187
Жыл бұрын
Stainless steel hardware cloth would be AMAZING!
@thisismylovehandle
Ай бұрын
Besides all the usual methods, if you have a tall fenced garden. You can build a little cat house in there, and once your seedlings are mature enough for the cat to not roll on them... let the cat live in the garden. My garden cat loves his job and is usually begging to get in durong seedling season.
@AnaSilva95
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! How about ants in containers, for example? I’m getting desperate to get rid of them
@epicgardening
2 жыл бұрын
We'll do a full video on ants - they deserve their own!
@AnaSilva95
2 жыл бұрын
@@epicgardening thank you!
@bethnshermy
2 жыл бұрын
Please!!!!!
@sandracrandall4561
2 жыл бұрын
Borax
@Brookeloun
2 жыл бұрын
look up borax and sugar for ants. it works
@Alejandro-yy3hs
2 жыл бұрын
How do you stop ants from living inside the bed?
@anthonybernard4796
5 ай бұрын
Cayenne pepper
@CARNEY181
Ай бұрын
Cinnamon. They avoid it
@fourcatsandagarden
2 жыл бұрын
its so beautiful ;-; I wish I had more money to do this with my beds haha. Instead I'm focusing on trying to encourage predators for the pests to frequent my garden, which will at least help with the bugs.
@mayaimani7679
2 жыл бұрын
Opossums and raccoons only come around my house if they smell meat in the trash. Otherwise I figure I just have to “share” my fruit and veg with the other animals/insects. It makes me mad when a squirrel takes a bite out of an almost perfect strawberry but they live here too.
@MsSwitchblade13
2 жыл бұрын
It's the price we pay for inhabiting their territory. Honestly I prefer they take it than for an insect to get it. :C my insects don't even appreciate the whole thing, they just make holes and ruin it.
@varietasVeritas
2 жыл бұрын
If you put a plastic sheet on top of the wire mesh the mesh would last longer.
@anthonyshea5946
2 жыл бұрын
Next- how to grub proof potted berries!!
@epicgardening
2 жыл бұрын
Working on a grub video, actually!
@MMuraseofSandvich
2 жыл бұрын
They are saying that cooked insects are sustainable protein... Not sure if snacking on grubs is a good idea, tho.
@karenyhogan5196
Жыл бұрын
would like some information on setting up a winter garden, and rejuvenating the sail for a winter crop, Been gardening in ground until moved to a beach town with Sand rather than sail (Dirt) ugly. So working with raided garden beds. West Coast, Ocean Shores, Washington state.
@ISusanna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@blondie7740
2 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts on keeping a lab out? He is the biggest pest I deal with.
@melw3518
2 жыл бұрын
Lol mine too. He eats everything including the green tomatoes (and is very good at nibbling the strawberries off the plant!). We did something similar to this but we used the rebar and plastic tubing and made it more like hoops across the bed (cheaper and faster) and we put the bird netting on top and had to tie it on to our metal raised garden bed so he couldn't get his nose underneath the netting. And put some small barriers up (like chicken wire but more sturdy) along the sides as well for the garden beds he really liked.
@fultonjohnsonaton5096
2 жыл бұрын
i put some sticks in the ground and tied lengths of twine between them, to make a little fence. Keeps the dog out pretty much, just deters him in a different direction. Although a Lab might eat the sticks!
@ethankaufman8577
2 жыл бұрын
Electric fence netting isn't that expensive... That was the only way to reliably keep my mastiff out. Traditional training shock collars he didn't even notice. Beep vibrate or actual shock and he didn't even flinch. He only touched the netting twice now he leaves the garden alone. He REALLY liked trying to eat the bone and blood meal soil amendments killing plants to get to it on top of eating the produce
@llswink
2 жыл бұрын
We had to fence the whole garden here. It keeps out the dog and the ducks too.
@leandracaceresquispe9063
2 жыл бұрын
You forgot cats!!!!, amazing your idea, I was thinking about that, now I will do definitely, Thank you!!!!!!
@aimeekitty
2 жыл бұрын
I’m curious, if you still need bees for pollination but need to avoid birds, I guess you use the bird net? I was unclear since you said something about flying bugs in that area of your video. Thanks!
@debihediger4760
2 жыл бұрын
Way to go guys, a lot of good information! Again thank you and I’m loving my for sale seed starting trays I am going to use them in fall as well I got them too late to do much for the summer.
@debihediger4760
2 жыл бұрын
For seed cell
@anngables1027
11 ай бұрын
I have a rat problem in my garden. Love this idea! Using hardware cloth around the frame, how would you make a door to access the veggies you are growing?
@CWorgen5732
8 ай бұрын
I would cut a panel out of the side and use wire or zip ties to create a hinge; I would make the door either lift up on the hinge or swing sideways on the hinge. Then use clips or twist ties to hold it shut.
@NaturallyUnbridled
Жыл бұрын
Helpful content. Thanks!
@JamesJones-gj1ii
2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see you guys offer organic straw mulch (don’t care if it has seeds) and top covers for birdies beds.
@grammaellen4984
2 жыл бұрын
I use 2 layers of chicken wire on the bottom, a layer of weed fabric & 4 or 5 layers of cardboard. I do use Hugelkultur (sp) so my beds all start with logs & limbs then dead plants, weeds etc. grass clippings, then old potting soil etc. My problem is that although I can protect the bottom & put shade cloth or fabric over the top it seems that my major problem is wind. Many of my plants don't make it through the winds that we have in the Southeast panhandle of WV. I have tried a variety of things but many of the plants are not strong enough although they have been grown in my greenhouse with a fan on them from the beginning. If they make it initially they usually acclimate but its hard to get them strong enough to withstand the winds.
@NorthernCoveCreations
2 жыл бұрын
If you put something on that blocks pollination then you would get anything to harvest
@Area831Podcast
3 ай бұрын
I'm a little late to this party, but after watching a few of your videos I have a quick question. In this video you're loading in soil, without a layer of wood, etc. Is that because of the height of the bed (17 inch)?
@DarleneDeSilva
2 жыл бұрын
How do you access your plants with all that covering. Do you attach it so it can easily be removed? Love the many ways you have thought about to keep all the animal and insect pressure at bay....nice job.
@cassafrasskotter7238
2 жыл бұрын
This has always been my issue. The fabrics are easy to remove but I had to use chicken wire for the squirrels, rabbits, raccoons... and was essentially locked out of my bed 🤣
@gregorybennett9567
11 ай бұрын
White flies, deer and rabbits! What would be the best covering??
@krazmokramer
7 ай бұрын
How do beneficial insects (bees, butterflies)get in if your garden is covered with shade cloth?
@BoazTube69
3 ай бұрын
What size cloth would you use to keep rats away but still allow pollinators in? 1/4"? 1/2"?
@mysticmeadow9116
Жыл бұрын
Rabbits, chipmunks, deer and my dogs are nothing compared to the fire ants. PLEASE make a video about ants (without pesticides) for raised beds. Thank you.
@LukeJTonkin
2 жыл бұрын
“Deer or other flying pests….” Would that be referring to Santa’s reindeer?
@jabojr5171
Жыл бұрын
Great Vids, I'll be buying my birdie's beds from you on memorial weekend if you have your sale of veterans. Anyway, don't you cut your bed off from all the good stuff coming from the ground, microbes, etc.?
@gavinathling
Жыл бұрын
What I don't get from this video, is how to access the bed for gardening, and reseal it from our woodchucks and deer.
@MMuraseofSandvich
2 жыл бұрын
This is a bit much for me personally, and I wanted to use my raised bed to help develop better soil and invite the earthworms that are in the soil. So I just threw down cardboard on the patchy grass and went from there. For cover to deter raccoons and possums, I use landscape fabric weighted down with bricks and concrete blocks. Obviously nothing is planted while it's covered like that.
@ethankaufman8577
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't even use cardboard ony most recent beds, I went with hugel mounds. I used a shovel to cut the grass and weeds out of my paths and flipped them over upside down onto the bed, then covered with brush decomposing logs and woodchips, then I dug my paths out 2ft deep and dumped that dirt on top of the wood layer, then I topped with about a foot of compost and granite dust. I then back filled my pathways with mulch to test a technique Diego footer has talked about
@ra2bk
2 жыл бұрын
Think this video is specifically for people with serious pest problems. They mention they don't do this normally (during the part when discussing the landscape fabric).
@timhazeltine3256
2 жыл бұрын
@@ra2bk Yes. Here in Southern California, gophers are a serious problem. The metal mesh is usually efficacious in keeping them out of vegetable beds.
@carolynwarfield1057
Жыл бұрын
Also, if you have ferocious weeds like Bermuda grass or bindweed, you literally cannot reuse the soil. The weed will come back if you leave so much as a .25" piece of stolon. It's rough.
@matthayes533
2 жыл бұрын
I am one tall birdie bed into my garden journey and this makes me want to reset it and start over this winter using this method. Learning so much from the channel. I am wondering if PVC pipe would work just as well as the electrical conduit since I have better access to it and it does not rust. thanks.
@yolo_burrito
2 жыл бұрын
PVC is much more flexible especially with small diameter and thin wall schedule 40. Just make sure you test the weight that the pvc your using can hold.
@matthayes533
2 жыл бұрын
@@yolo_burrito ok thanks for that... perhaps i'll back it up with something inside.
@pupdigit280
2 жыл бұрын
What about pests that lay eggs in soil that you fill in raised bed with?. I live in UK which means a lot of pests live in soil because they are eggs,grubs for most of the time. Before they chomp plants and destroy them
@Blingem14
Жыл бұрын
What about the glue in the cardboard
@Ministry_Of_Silly_Walks
2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t be better to have the anti digging protection under the landscape cloth?
@jennyhdez13
2 жыл бұрын
Too expensive for me!!! But I like that idea!!!
@yoog1
2 жыл бұрын
When working with shade/frost cloth, also consider that your'e losing the advantage of natural pollinators.
@bradmaas6875
2 жыл бұрын
My .02, I would have put the hardware cloth down first, that way it keeps the chewers from getting to the cardboard and the weed cloth. I also used 1/2" PVC, heat formed, zip ties and netting on the top. Nice back wall
@rmontcal
2 жыл бұрын
I’m curious about that load of media that you filled the bed with. Can you give some info on that or is there a video that discusses where you get your fill for raised beds. I know a lot of KZitem video time is dedicated to all the hugel stuff you can dump in the bottom of raised beds so that you can save space and add a premium top layer. But you didn’t do that here.
@kfetter9046
2 жыл бұрын
I don't like using bird netting because we have had too many experiences with birds and squirrels getting caught in it. We might try good old chicken wire this year and/or tulle fabric. I also have a pop up that will cover some of my plants, as well as cloches.
@highcotton63664
2 жыл бұрын
Same here, squirrels are my biggest adversary and I will need wire. They will get through the cloth in a heartbeat.
@cassafrasskotter7238
2 жыл бұрын
Squirrels, bunnies, birds, and raccoons are my problems . Chicken wire seems to be the only thing to keep them out. Put it on all 4 sides AND the top. Problem is... it's cumbersome to get access to the bed. This year I'm going to try making a "door" on one side with pvc covered in Chicken wire.
@kfetter9046
2 жыл бұрын
@@cassafrasskotter7238 , that is exactly what I am doing - putting a "door" on the cage! As for the top, the chicken wire is too short, so I hope to rig up a tulle fabric topper.
@maryriley2389
Жыл бұрын
I have slugs, lots of them. Besides. Beer traps ,what deters these.
@ourfamilytable5877
2 жыл бұрын
My friend lost an entire pepper plant to gophers. I'll pass this on!
@lindavasa7519
7 ай бұрын
So I went and purchased all of the supplies from Amazon. There was a cancer warning on the hardware cloth. Will it be okay with just the cardboard covering over it.? Worried about lead contamination to the beds and soil
@jilljames4195
4 ай бұрын
Get the stainless steel kind (instead of the "galvanized steel" hardware cloth). I believe it's because the galvanized steel can leech heavy metals into your soil and therefore your food, whereas the stainless steel does not. Do your own research, but this is my understanding.
@des8265
2 жыл бұрын
I follow you on ig and i came here to ask. please make more indoor plant content, my grandma passed away from cancer recently and she was a very proud plant mom. She’s had a golden pothos for 30 years! It’s older than me haha! I want to continue to take care of her plants and the replace the ones that died off during her sickness. She has an amaryllis, an aloe vera, and some bamboo that managed to stay alive. Your videos are very informative and joyful to watch. I want my own garden one day and it’s inspiring to watch you create and build, but one step at a time ❤️
@joemacias2360
2 жыл бұрын
Fabric will prevent earthworms and may hinder drainage. Hardware cloth is all you need to keep out gophers and moles.
@catladycatlady7359
2 жыл бұрын
How do you deal with the depth of asparagus roots with your bottom blockages there?
@judithdurkin3361
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, you have flying deer? ("If you have deer or other flying pests") 😂 great video thanks, my main pests are my own 2 cats digging and 💩 in my veggie garden 😰
@AlbuquerqueBandit
5 ай бұрын
#santaisreal
@moorechains
2 жыл бұрын
2 quick thoughts - while I use something similar for my own raised beds, Iirc, you mentioned using this bed for asparagus-wouldn't this method cause issues w/ deep rooting crops like that, or do you have some suggestions/methods for those plants to root past the cardboard/fabric? Second, for the birdees raised beds, I've taken to drilling holes right near the bottom & zip-tying the hardware cloth every 6in or so-takes the slack out & keeps burrowing pests from digging under & creating a gap between the cloth & the bed wall.
@dianeallred9288
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing on asparagus. I would have thought he would have used the tall bed.
@moorechains
2 жыл бұрын
@@dianeallred9288 even then it wouldn't really be deep enough
@Mesco-yw9gi
2 жыл бұрын
I have searched high and low and can't seem to find the rail clamp you are using to connect the 3 pieces of conduit together.. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
@lpg1298
Жыл бұрын
How do you reach into the garden if there is fencing around the perimeter ?
@MStrickkk
2 жыл бұрын
If you put the hardware cloth down first digging pests won't rip your weed block.
@carolfisch9750
2 жыл бұрын
What is the cardboard layer for? The weed cloth and wire already keep out weeds and pests.
@kjrchannel1480
2 жыл бұрын
I have used a quality weed fabric in tat way for one of my beds because I have bindweed that always thinks they have the invitation to crash the party. I however find no need for cardboard in that case. Since worms can't get in. I put some worms I find around the yard in it.
@haasbear77
2 жыл бұрын
I have a raccoon problem and they can climb over my open-top chicken wire. If I upgrade to the metal cloth type material, how do I get in myself to work in the raised bed since it's not as easily removed like shade cloth or bird netting? 😕
@epicgardening
2 жыл бұрын
Working on that ourselves! We want some kind of door hinge access
@johnsonmgb
2 жыл бұрын
This was my thought as well watching this video. I live in MN not a long growing season so I want to protect whatever I can. I mostly have deer problems here and I would assume racoons too. Im starting from the begining this summer and just got my 2 birdees raised beds. Cant wait to start useing them since the snow here is just about gone
@gr82bloved43
2 жыл бұрын
Ugh! I can’t thank you enough! We just moved to Texas near a preserve and deer are everywhere- they eat everything! I was growing potatoes and this morning came out to water and found stubs - they jumped my six ft fence to get them 🤨
@solarflare2137
2 жыл бұрын
Haha. Up in Michigan, the deer have eaten my mother’s begonias every year for over a decade. They’ll generously leave the hostas for the bunnies to eat too
@thisismylovehandle
Ай бұрын
We have deer and elk, two short fences about 4 feet apart, 9 foot fence, or 6 foot with a lean out on top are the usual methods around our parts. We also have moles, voles, and gophers..so we also dig down at least 18 inches. Our local hardware, HD, feed stores etc.. say that fencing materials keep them in business and the rest is just profit. 😂😂
@dancharak6300
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Will worms still find your bed soil even with all that "flooring?" Love your channel. Thanks!
@jubelbelly
Жыл бұрын
Do you have a link for the corner piece for the conduit I just need to go to look for it locally? No idea what it’s called.
@MsSwitchblade13
2 жыл бұрын
My mom's backyard puddles/floods when it rains. It doesn't rain THAT often cuz she's in South Texas but what is your suggestion to keep the beds from hindering drainage of the water that puddles? Drainage PVC pipes going through the beds at ground level so the water can pass through and down the drainage holes in the fence?
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