Raised Beds Gardening.

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My father who passed away several years ago, passed on a lot of tips and hints for construction. He gave me a great gift of understanding that I am very grateful for. I am blessed to of been born into his home and the care of my parents. You can use a stair for curves and odd shapes, just press into the corner of the stair and follow the conture of the wood. If you have a large piece that won’t work on a stair, use the corner of a brick wall / building or other hard rough surface. I have found over the years that it is faster to use concrete then to set up and find sand paper. This tip is only good for rough and not fine finish surfaces. Fine sand paper should be used for smooth final surface use. -Acres of Reed

Gardening expert William Moss demonstrates how to build a raised garden bed.

John from www.growingyourgreens.com answers your gardening questions including: What should I use to start my tomato seeds? What is the best compost in my area to fill my raised beds? What should I fill my raised beds with? Will my plant make it? What is the best commercial sprouter to grow sprouts?

John from www.growingyourgreens.com shares with you how he transplants starts that are in peat pots into his raised bed garden. In this episode you will learn John’s method for transplanting that has gotten him a high success rate when planting vegetable starts in his square foot raised bed garden. After watching this episode, you will learn about the two ways he adds beneficial microbes when transplanting to encourage healthy root growth and explosive yields.

John from www.growingyourgreens.com goes on a field trip to the Big Lots to share with you some inexpensive items that will allow you to grow more food at home. In this episode, John will share some of the items that he feels can be valuable at the Big Lots including a Raised Bed Cover for , a Green House for , a Seed Starting Tray for and so much more.

A couple months ago, I built some raised beds in my greenhouse. Judging by how well things are growing, that was a wise decision. The corn, cucumbers, and zucchini are doing extremely well, with everything else coming on right behind them. I have started the hydroponic growing with a test of some homemade Dutch buckets. I have also started building a hydroponic rail system out of 4 x 4 PVC post wraps to grow lettuce.

John from www.growingyourgreens.com goes on a field trip to the Orange County Great Park to share with you many different examples of how they are showing you can grow food at home. In this episode, you will see many different examples of growing food in different ways, such as: A Square Foot Raised Bed Garden, an Elevated Easy Access Raised Bed Garden, Vertical Tower Garden, Hay Bale Garden, Container Gardening, and even food growing in a wheelbarrow. After watching this episode, you will know many of the different ways you can grow a vegetable garden today. .

Part 1 of my Raised Bed Garden Boxes.

Making a little remodeling with flowers to attract bees. And transplanting asparagus

Recovery from the deer-chewing episode is progressing nicely. A little surprise too. Been using compost tea with some good results. I also weigh in on the prune vs not-pruning of tomato plants issue.