Raised Beds Gardening.

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Here is a short video showing how I am building my raised beds for my backyard garden. I am using free wood and give you some ideas for how you can do this for almost free as well.

Things definitely seem to be growing in the raised bed garden. Warm weather and rain over the last few weeks has helped. Pretty much have the beds filled with only a few things left to plant.

John from www.growingyourgreens.com goes on a field trip to the local hardware store to share his favorite trellis material for use when growing a vertical garden. In this episode, you will become more familiar with stock, hog, cattle panels, welded wire fencing, and re mesh mats and rolls and how they can be used to grow plants up a trellis to get them off the ground. In addition, you will learn about how steel stock tanks can be used as a raised bed garden and finally how you can store rain to water your garden.

Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo Dating back over 6000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent seasoning in Asia, Africa, and Europe. It was known to Ancient Egyptians, and has been used throughout its history for both culinary and medicinal purposes…Garlic is easy to grow and can be grown year-round in mild climates. While sexual propagation of garlic is indeed possible, nearly all of the garlic in cultivation is propagated asexually, by planting individual cloves in the ground. In cold climates, cloves are planted in the fall, about six weeks before the soil freezes, and harvested in late spring. Garlic plants are usually very hardy, and are not attacked by many pests or diseases. Garlic plants are said to repel rabbits and moles. Two of the major pathogens that attack garlic are nematodes and white rot disease, which remain in the soil indefinitely once the ground has become infected. Garlic also can suffer from pink root, a typically nonfatal disease that stunts the roots and turns them pink or red. Garlic plants can be grown close together, leaving enough room for the bulbs to mature, and are easily grown in containers of sufficient depth. When selecting garlic for planting, it is important to pick large heads from which to separate cloves. Large cloves, along with …

John from www.growingyourgreens.com goes on a field trip to a new community garden in Boca Raton, Florida to share with you some best practices for growing in a community garden or at home. In this episode, you will learn some techniques that you will want to consider when growing food at a community garden or at home. After watching this episode you will discover the #1 secret for having sucess when gardening.

We are finally at the stage of planting. With the kids help we get our two beds planted with the beginning of our salsa making veggies.

My garden in progress and my rain barrel irrigation attempt.

Learn how to build a simple, wood-frame raised bed for your garden. University of Maryland Extension’s Jon Traunfeld takes you step-by-step through the process, and gives you tips on how to get started growing. Raised beds are an easy way to begin cultivating your own vegetables. This video is brought to you by the Home and Garden Information Center, part of University of Maryland Extension. provides resources and encourages people to start their own food gardens. www.growit.umd.edu Learn about our Grow It Eat It campaign, which Check out our facebook page for more gardening advice: www.facebook.com Animation by Chris Heuer, Freefall FX, LLC Shot and edited by Brett Wooldridge and Emily Heimsoth

The Good Ideas Garden Wizard RBG is the first raised bed garden that is fully self watering. Comes with 4 wall sections and everything you need to connect them. Available in 4 granite colors. The plastic construction is strong and will hold up to outdoor abuse. No worries over nasty chemicals leeching into your garden like treated wood. Fully expandable.