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A job always sounds daunting before you start. When I began mulling over the idea to convert my vegetable garden into raised beds, I assumed it would be difficult and very time-consuming. I was wrong! Putting a raised bed together takes a couple of hours at most and the benefits are endless. Raised beds offer great drainage, decreased weeds, and easier gardening. But you don’t need to hear me preach the benefits; I want you to see just how easy it is!
Watch how to make these raised garden beds:
My bed is 4 feet by 24 feet. This is large for most and I don’t expect anyone to actually want that. Attached is the layout for a standard 8-foot by 4-foot bed with all the materials needed. Download the PDF here.
Prepare your area by clearing the grass or anything that may be setting roots into the ground. I like to make the bed above ground then set it in place.
Here’s the general process for raised garden beds:
- Put the bed together starting with one post and continue until the bed is completed.
- Dig your footing holes for the posts and turn the raised bed over to set in place.
- Backfill holes with dirt. I use a mixture of 1/2 topsoil and 1/2 compost mixed with 1-2 cubic feet of perlite (or vermiculite). Add the soil, compost and perlite alternately and mix together.
- I finished my bed with post caps and finials because, well, it’s me and I always have to go a little over the top.
Once complete, you’re ready to let the bed set over the winter. If you don’t have access to good quality compost, place as many leaves in the bed as possible and let them compost over winter.
I’m not an expert but I do love gardening. While I may be young, I’ve been gardening for years and have found a raised bed to be super beneficial. I hope you’re inspired to try your own!
Love, love, love watching you!!!!
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You’re truly an inspiration to all, thank you for sharing so much of yourself. I love all your recipes and have tried several so far. You’re gardening tips are so helpful, I learn something new from you every time you share. Well wishes and prayers for you, Kip and your family.❤️
I love everything you do gardening, cooking, I love flower gardens. I so wished I lived on a farm. Love that way of living. I live in California the weather is getting pretty toasty. I am new at gardening and normally everything I plant dies. Is it to late to plant my garden. I just purchased raised beds and got a late start in the season. It’s going to get in the 90’s can I still plant my garden when it’s this hot. I still see Vegetable plants in the stores, nursery.
Kaleb,
Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thanks so much for sharing all the wonderful recipes from your grandmother and family. The gardening ideas and methods are exceptional. Keep it up! I love your work! You’re giving us all motivation. Prayers to you and yours. God Bless.
Well Hello Kaleb… thank you for making us all feel like we can do anything. Make it look easy and fun… Thank you for sharing all your tips in the garden and cooking… And your home with us…Love your how to do videos. Always learning something new. Blessed day and thank you
Sending positive thoughts for Kip and hugs to you and your family. Thank you for being so strong and maintaining your social presence. 💟
Hello Kaleb, I’ve been following you for about 3 years now on Instagram and I just love your enthusiasm and your willingness to help a person that have no gardening experience how to set up a garden bed I have a large yard which my fiance had inherited and I was looking to make a raised flower bed and now I have an idea of how to do it since I watched your video thank you for being such a sweet person and I love all your videos and I also send you some of my recipes and see how you like them I’m a self-taught chef and I love to cook too especially with the having grandparents from Poland and Ireland I get to try all their different recipes I’ll send you some love always Helen
Love this video! You’re such a hard worker!
Those finials are a BRILLIANT idea to help keep the hose from plowing down your plants when you are walking around watering!! Thank you so much for this idea!!!!!