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Want to start growing your own food, maybe how to grow enough food to contribute towards your family’s cooking or are starting a new allotment. Filling raised beds of containers can be quite expensive, especially if you are filling a large raised like the one in this video.
Using this method also known as Hugelkulture can save a lot of money, but also establish the bed strongly for future growing success.
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Thanks for this video. I am installing several galvanised raise beds. Couple of questions. Is there a reason why you put the cardboard so high up rather than not on the very base of the bed? Secondly, I have so many bags of cut grass. Would this be usable? It was cut a couple of weeks ago. Thanks.
Quick question, where did you get the raise bed from?
Great tip, thank you!
The other thing that this does (traditionally) is to create a raised mound with soil that does not freeze solid as quickly as the rest of the ground, and thaws more quickly to allow a longer growing season up in the frosty North. We use this method where I am (subtropical Australia on heavy clay) to help provide air and drainage for our garden beds. It is a good process to use and this video is from a guy down the road from my place digging out such a bed. https://youtu.be/8gX25ykVocs?si=Fw_lWLsXUZBdmjo6
What would be the considerations for the increased heat due to decomposition of the materials and if wood, it takes nitrogen when it rots, so would you add this back to the soil? If so, what would you use and how much? Would love to do this with trees I’ve felled but these two concerns I can’t seem to find answers for. Thank you
It's good to make sure the cardboard has no tape on it – just plain parts. I added an old wooden log too and made sure I had a nice mix of nitrogen rich (greens) and carbon rich (wood/cardboard/dry leaves) bits and the veggies absolutely loved it ☺
I love the idea of using what you already have in your yard to fill up most of the raised bed. I do a lot of container growing and will compost in place by adding kitchen scraps and shredded paper in the bottom of the container and soil on top. The plants have really grown well this was. Thanks for the video!
Great tips mate!
I did the same with stock tanks I planted this year. I was so proud of myself when it cost me under $20 US for the potting soil for each 6 foot x 2 foot x 2 foot stock tank. I planted tomatoes, egg plant, zucchini, & sqush in one, and tomatillos, jalapenos, and poblano peppers in the other. Both tanks produced tons of produce.
Brilliant idea
Nicely done. For some of my larger pots I do this with partially decayed oak leaves. They pile up naturally against a wall and I take a shovel or two and put it in the bottom of the pots.
Also even a thin layer is good because then soil doesn’t leak out the bottom.
This is just what we need this year! Thank you!