5 Steps to Prepare Raised Beds For Spring Planting!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Karen
Last year I was constantly watering my flower beds by hand & since watching your videos, I have decided to purchase a drip irrigation system. While at my local garden center I noticed they carried soaker hoses which you've mentioned in your video & you stated they sometimes deteriorate quickly due to harsh conditions. I am in a zone 5b in Lincoln, NE but can't the hoses be covered up with mulch to protect them or does that inhibit the flow of water? In either case, I need FREEDOM from hand watering every day!
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Last year I was constantly watering my flower beds by hand & since watching your videos, I have decided to purchase a drip irrigation system. While at my local garden center I noticed they carried soaker hoses which you've mentioned in your video & you stated they sometimes deteriorate quickly due to harsh conditions. I am in a zone 5b in Lincoln, NE but can't the hoses be covered up with mulch to protect them or does that inhibit the flow of water? In either case, I need FREEDOM from hand watering every day!
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Rebecca
Have you planted peas yet? I have so many questions about peas. When they give you a germination range and a maturity range, do you add those or does the days to maturity include germination? Johnny Seeds specifies maturity to be from direct seeding so I think that includes germination. Other seed companies are much less clear. And I've heard not to bother with shelling peas because it takes so many to get a decent amount. I have never grown enough to feed my family, just me in the garden. Ooops! LOL!
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Have you planted peas yet? I have so many questions about peas. When they give you a germination range and a maturity range, do you add those or does the days to maturity include germination? Johnny Seeds specifies maturity to be from direct seeding so I think that includes germination. Other seed companies are much less clear. And I've heard not to bother with shelling peas because it takes so many to get a decent amount. I have never grown enough to feed my family, just me in the garden. Ooops! LOL!
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Mavis
My raised bed is not set up on drip but my spigot is right there by the raised bed. During initial planting, I'm surprisingly good and consistent with watering. As the season goes along, it's iffy but by then, everything is usually established and thriving. My biggest problem is I tend to get tons of weeds in my raised bed. Last year, I found a really great landscaping fabric that I actually put on on top of my bed that let my veggies do good and kept the weeds at bay.
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My raised bed is not set up on drip but my spigot is right there by the raised bed. During initial planting, I'm surprisingly good and consistent with watering. As the season goes along, it's iffy but by then, everything is usually established and thriving. My biggest problem is I tend to get tons of weeds in my raised bed. Last year, I found a really great landscaping fabric that I actually put on on top of my bed that let my veggies do good and kept the weeds at bay.
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Hayli
I have inherited a raised bed that hasn't been properly cared for in years and I have some hesitancy about the soil because I don't know what was used in the bed before. Turning up the soil, I've come across several old plant tags for miracle gro plants and I want to make sure I'm properly organic in my endeavors. Should I consider replacing the soil altogether (I can use it in flower beds) or can I follow these steps as though I've started the bed myself?
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I have inherited a raised bed that hasn't been properly cared for in years and I have some hesitancy about the soil because I don't know what was used in the bed before. Turning up the soil, I've come across several old plant tags for miracle gro plants and I want to make sure I'm properly organic in my endeavors. Should I consider replacing the soil altogether (I can use it in flower beds) or can I follow these steps as though I've started the bed myself?
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Annette
Laura, you have the energy and stamina of a four-year-old. If you ever figure out a way to bottle it and sell it, I would like to be your first customer! I do have a question for you: Do you find the water in your irrigation system gets too hot where the tubing is exposed to the sun? I want to put drip irrigation in my raised beds this year, but when you turn the water on, standing water in any hose has become scalding from exposure to the sun.
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Laura, you have the energy and stamina of a four-year-old. If you ever figure out a way to bottle it and sell it, I would like to be your first customer! I do have a question for you: Do you find the water in your irrigation system gets too hot where the tubing is exposed to the sun? I want to put drip irrigation in my raised beds this year, but when you turn the water on, standing water in any hose has become scalding from exposure to the sun.
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Cathy
Hi Laura! This video was really helpful in doing a step-by-step explanation for setting up raised beds. You do such a good job esplaining exactly what needs to be done. At one point in the video you said that the beds are just on the native soil with no landscaping fabric underneath which I was glad to hear. I was just wondering what was laid down under the gravel? It looks like landscaping fabric but maybe it is something else?
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Hi Laura! This video was really helpful in doing a step-by-step explanation for setting up raised beds. You do such a good job esplaining exactly what needs to be done. At one point in the video you said that the beds are just on the native soil with no landscaping fabric underneath which I was glad to hear. I was just wondering what was laid down under the gravel? It looks like landscaping fabric but maybe it is something else?
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Barb
Laura, A few years ago I replaced one of my raised beds with the same drip system after watching your videos, I hope to get to the bed this year. I will amend my soil this year, something I have never done. I use the small rake that I bought my kids years ago, small enough to fit into tiny places made of metal, and gentle on plants has lasted for years! Thank you for sharing your tips, you have made me a better gardener.
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Laura, A few years ago I replaced one of my raised beds with the same drip system after watching your videos, I hope to get to the bed this year. I will amend my soil this year, something I have never done. I use the small rake that I bought my kids years ago, small enough to fit into tiny places made of metal, and gentle on plants has lasted for years! Thank you for sharing your tips, you have made me a better gardener.
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Sandy
Hi Laura! This is how I prep my raised beds, too. I get my raised bed soil and compost from Zamzows. It's just about time to get my 2 raised beds ready, too. We've used the same soaker hoses for quite a few years, but I think they're 1/2. I'm thinking of doing drip this year. We'll see! LOL! I enjoyed seeing the before shot of that area. I did notice that you put weed barrier down. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Hi Laura! This is how I prep my raised beds, too. I get my raised bed soil and compost from Zamzows. It's just about time to get my 2 raised beds ready, too. We've used the same soaker hoses for quite a few years, but I think they're 1/2. I'm thinking of doing drip this year. We'll see! LOL! I enjoyed seeing the before shot of that area. I did notice that you put weed barrier down. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Down
Just wanted you to know that at 56 years old you have inspired me to start a garden! I signed up for a local gardening class and can't wait! You have been so helpful to my lack of knowledge! I do have a question but not garden-related. Does Aaron have a job that is not related to Garden Answer or is GA his main job? Just curious! Thank you for all your inspiration and help!
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Just wanted you to know that at 56 years old you have inspired me to start a garden! I signed up for a local gardening class and can't wait! You have been so helpful to my lack of knowledge! I do have a question but not garden-related. Does Aaron have a job that is not related to Garden Answer or is GA his main job? Just curious! Thank you for all your inspiration and help!
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