I live on the island of Hawaii and we find the best material for raised beds is old metal roofing we cut to size and screw it together and it tends to last longer than wood and usually old metal roofing is free. Have a great gardening day Aloha
Zone 4A, Minnesota, this mornings low in my garden was -19 degrees, windchill -26 degrees. 18 inches snow but the sun is out and spring will come. Thank you, something for everyone....
Adirondacks here, we were zone 4b and they changed our zone to 5a. 22 is the high today will very little snow. Just not getting the snow like we used to.
I'm in 9a! Hey man I just wanted to thank you for this series. After watching last week's video the information stuck in my head all week. Couldn't stop thinking about it. I look forward to the rest of the series.
I have been watching videos and reading articles on gardening for beginners to help teach my husband about gardening. This series is the best so far. Precise and organized. Answering so many questions and giving a balanced perspective on the not so obvious topics like soil PH and soil health. Presented with just enough humor! :) Thank you for all the work you put into these videos and your website. The planting schedule spread sheet is excellent!
I think it's awesome that your community was willing to help you so much. With your sheet and with your Facebook group. That really says a lot. Yours is one of the few channels that I've stuck with in the past year. 🤠
zone 3 Alberta Canada -27℃ today, I have had gardens in the ground directly and yes weeds are bad. but that was more than 25 years ago, I love my raised beds and containers. thanks for the information. Can't wait to get started 👩🏽🌾🌱
4A here in Alaska. Thank you so much these basic’s videos. It’s exactly what I was looking for as this is the first year I’ll be starting my own garden. I’m learning a ton and appreciate how you explain everything!
2A We won't even see the soil for a few more months. But once summer hits things grow like crazy with the 15 to 18 hours of sunlight we get daily in Yukon, Canada.
Yep, I'm in Richlands and my yard is definitely swampy right now. Ughhh!! It's gonna be weeks before I can get out there and even think about building my new raised bed, because I need to mow before I build it.
My Zone in Iowa is 5b. We have had snow on the ground for more than 2 1/2 months. And in a deep freeze for 2 weeks now Spring will be here around the end of April. With a 156 days of growing ❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄
In Marietta, Georgia the first frost date is as early as October 23, and the last frost date is as late as April 10. (A guide here is to plant warm weather veggies after Easter. I planted broccoli once with great, bushy plants, and have had no such luck ever since, so I am happy to watch your info on it. I think this is amusing that my Mexican husband LOVES broccoli. While knew!? All the more reason to get it right. Thanks for sharing so clearly. Good teacher. Sincerely, Annette in Marietta, GA
Zone 7, Long Island NY. I’m not a new gardener but I still enjoy this series and the knowledge/tips you offer. Thats the beauty of growing - no one is an “expert” and everyone (no matter how experienced) is a “student” of the Earth. Thank you again 🌱💫
Zone 10a . . . Inland area of Orange County, Calif. I liked your discussion on "No-Dig" (non-intrusive) gardening. TIP to lower compaction: Lay down a couple of inches of of walk-on bark and a few stepping stones to your in-ground garden beds to lessen compaction. If you intermix veggies & herbs into areas with walk-on bark (I do), simply push the bark aside, plant your veggie/herbs and then push the walk-on bark back in place. Also, there is very little weeding in areas with walk-on bark.
Glad to hear that you don’t rotate either. I simply have one area that really works for my tomatoes so rotating is not an option. Every few years I dig out about half of the soil and add new. Other years, I simply top off with new soil (compost) in the spring. Whoops, meant to post this on session 1.
I'm 10a as well but in SW FL. We get crazy wet and hot summers. I'm a brand spanking new Gardner. Excited to be here. Thanks for your time and passion in passing your knowledge on!
I made 8 2x4 2ft high raised beds this spring and ordered soil from a local landscaping company that offered free delivery. I filled them with about 1/2 average soil and 1/2 to notch best blend container soil. Much more affordable than getting bags from the store.
@@beachwench omg that’s making me nervous! I’m first time gardener and in zone 7a too. I thought end of month to start seeds and 6 weeks would be mid May to bring outside. Am I too late?? I appreciate any advice 😊
8b Florida 🌞 ☀️ 🌧 ☀️ still managing not killing things you’d think love this weather..... but not always the case it seems 😓😭 thank you for your amazing channel!!!
Thank you again I love all the information you tell it so we can all understand the methods I grew beautiful green peppers this year got peppers on the plants it’s wonderful keep up the great work learn something every time😁👍
Florida gardener, zone 9a Last frost date is mid March. I can't wait that long! I always hope for the best or I just cover everything. The cold never lasts long.
We have raised beds 30 inch’s off the ground no bending! They are on the deck and the kitchen is right by the deck! I’m hoping we get success as we have crazy squirrels!
Thanks from England ❤️ the series. Hey the planters look really good with the blue almost looks like some sort of pool planter. Garden is looking well. Keep up the good work.
Zone 8b Alabama. Lots of rain and tropical storms. It gets hot quickly and humidity is a killer. I have to use shade cloth in the spring and summer, and plastic to cover the soil from the rain.
Thanks for the great info! I had great luck with using my composted horse manure in my pots last year, but after watching this I will make changes this year.
i haven't got my glasses. I first read 98, over the hill and thought "gee I hope I'm still gardening when I'm 98". God I'm dumb. The lowest temperature recorded in my area since records began is 3 degrees Celsius, as in, I've never seen a frost here in my lifetime. It has its own problems though. Things don't like to grow through the middle of summer, and I don't like to garden much then either. Good luck with stuff.
9a here in Northern CA. I love your channels both the old one and new. I learn something every time. Even when I go back to the older channel and watch your videos over and over, I seem to pick something up that I missed. I started gardening again 2 years ago after binge watching your videos. Yes, the famous tomato video really got me out there. I grew up at a young age in England gardening with my grandad. He's passed now, but being motivated by your videos and starting up my own garden often brings back some of the most wonderful memories of him and I in the garden digging up the potatoes or shelling the peas. Thank you so much for bringing back those memories!!! Oh I want to add that I enjoy your long videos. :)
Unfortunately, the only place I have for my raised beds is at the bottom of a slope. My house sits on the raised part. But...I do get a lot of sun in that area and it hasn't been a problem. I also have fallen in love with grow bags. Will be doing more of those this year.
Just went to your website for the first time, don't see the icon you mention for growing zones & frost dates. I'm learning so much from this series for us beginners... thank you! 🙂
7b zone here, even it was a weird winter, we got the coldest temperatures in the area from last 30 years, so few weeks with snow storms and maximum temperatures between -5 and -16 C. I had to be very creative to protect plants outside and started seeds indoors but it didn't stop me 😉
Did you know that, when you paint the top wooden shelf white of your raised bed a lot of critters won't crawl up to your plants. I've learned that in Serbia. The people there also paint the trunk of a fruit tree white with lime and does not hurt the tree at all.
8a northwest SC. Have had lettuce, green onions( which are recycled from the grocery store) and herbs growing outdoors throughout the winter that I've been using. Also have a bunch of garlic growing.
I put my grow bags in 15 inch wide galvanized feed pans from Tractor Supply. Couldn't find inexpensive round dish pans which would be better cost wise. You are right Brian- They can dry out in a day.
I watch you on my utube app on my TV. So I am not sure where I saw you ask about the name. I almost turned it off when I realized you were in California. I'm in Tennessee and did think, well, that won't help me. But then I remembered some things I had already learned you. So I keep watching. Love your channel.
Every 3 or 4 years I call the Mushroom Farm and order an oversized dump truck load from them who only use the compost/manure once to be sure there are no stray mushrooms. I let it rot for a year and add to my gardens. Most of my 78 acres is wildlife forests and fields, about 15 acres is tended land. I sometimes use kiddie pools as raised beds since they are easy to put drainage holes in it.
I'm in zone 9b, California. Although I'm a researcher gardener, I like to watch your videos and say..."ok, so what I found out about this and that is true" because I saw it on your video. :) I know how much work is invested in teaching. I used to teach floral design. So, thank you again for this series.
research self wicking container... 5gal buckets and larger can be used... i use plastic containers (like 3qt arrowhead water bottles) in the bottom of 5gal buckets with a few holes on the sides near the top and at the very bottom (so that when they are filled with water the air can escape and as the plant drinks it allows the air to get back into the bottle) i use a 1" pvc pipe going into the bottle so that you can fill it with water, and just one hole in the side of the bucket about 1" below where the top of the bottle is so that when you fill it the overflow comes out... then you put your mix in and the few inches of soil at the bottom sits in the water (you can even take some soda cans with holes on the sides near the top and all the way at the bottom which will give you even more water) and wicks the water/food up into the root zone... being in AZ it helps to not have to water so much and keeps it consistent (tomatoes like that) if you want to see how much water is left just get a piece of bamboo for a dipstick!... that along with mulch on top helps keep the plants fed and watered... saves water and fertilizer... you do have to water from the top until the plants roots are a little established...
7b in the piedmont of NC. I enjoy your videos in particular because they are informative and straight to the point. You also seem to be a nice person! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and inspiration. - Krista
9B zone for me (at the moment) I built raised beds at my last house at 36" high 😂 Definitely NOT cost effective but, as a new gardener, very successful and rewarding-almost impossible to fail 👌
5b upstate New York. We are snow covered and in the teens here. Last frost date is May 8 so I start everything early, indoors, to get as much growing season as possible!
9b central Florida. First frost Jan 1, last frost Jan 31. We've had an unusual cold season. I've had to cover my tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and bell peppers 3 times this winter.
Mine is 8b, Big Bend area of Florida panhandle, very north, I can see Georgia from my drive. 1.5 to 2 miles depending where you are on the property. Have many microclimates, lowland forests on 2 creeks, one of which is a 30 ft ravine, areas which we cleared for various horse pastures, when I sold most of my horses, the stallion paddock became our food plot since it was rich soil. The western side is shady where I can induce lettuces to make it through most of the warm/hot season.
I’m in Texas, zone 8, heavy black clay soil. Our temperatures can vary from 115* F in summer, normally winters have light frosts; but this year we had overnight lows in FEBRUARY of -14* F for a week. It was nuts!
Im in Zone 3b 🥶 😭 😂 You have to consider adding one more thing to the end of the videos Brian! "Don't forget to share!" Ive been sharing on FB to share the love of gardening! 🍅🥕🥒🌶🌼
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I live on the island of Hawaii and we find the best material for raised beds is old metal roofing we cut to size and screw it together and it tends to last longer than wood and usually old metal roofing is free. Have a great gardening day Aloha
9A so glad to find a gardener in warm zones
Yes we are! 9a gardener here also
I cant wait for next episode, thanks! 7a Czech Republic
Zone 4A, Minnesota, this mornings low in my garden was -19 degrees, windchill -26 degrees. 18 inches snow but the sun is out and spring will come. Thank you, something for everyone....
Adirondacks here, we were zone 4b and they changed our zone to 5a. 22 is the high today will very little snow. Just not getting the snow like we used to.
I'm in 9a! Hey man I just wanted to thank you for this series. After watching last week's video the information stuck in my head all week. Couldn't stop thinking about it. I look forward to the rest of the series.
My husband made our raised beds out of thick pavers 12 inches deep. It lasts forever and it looks nice.
I have been watching videos and reading articles on gardening for beginners to help teach my husband about gardening. This series is the best so far. Precise and organized. Answering so many questions and giving a balanced perspective on the not so obvious topics like soil PH and soil health. Presented with just enough humor! :) Thank you for all the work you put into these videos and your website. The planting schedule spread sheet is excellent!
I Absolutely agree.. he is direct and to the point. He's well educated and not pretencous
I think it's awesome that your community was willing to help you so much. With your sheet and with your Facebook group. That really says a lot.
Yours is one of the few channels that I've stuck with in the past year. 🤠
Thank you Karen! We have a great community here. I'm glad you're a part of it and thanks for sticking with me
zone 3 Alberta Canada -27℃ today, I have had gardens in the ground directly and yes weeds are bad. but that was more than 25 years ago, I love my raised beds and containers. thanks for the information. Can't wait to get started 👩🏽🌾🌱
4b in Minneapolis! It’s a lovely -5° today, although with the wind it feels like -24°. Can’t wait for spring!
Zone 7a, Nashville Tennessee! Cool weather crops started inside! Tomatoes and peppers in a couple weeks 🤞🤞🍅🥬
This was great! It’s like you were listening to my husband and I discuss raised beds and soil. That’s been our topic of the week!
USDA Hardiness Zones 8a. Getting a brutal taste of winter for a few days.
I feel your pain. Central TX 8b, and it's supposed to hit 4 degrees Mon morning. Hasn't been this cold in over 30 years...and ice/snow to boot :-(
Love ❤️ your channel
Adelaide 11A, no frost ever here love your videos
9b, issue is more heat vs frost
Thank you so much for these classes!! It's so helpful and wonderful! You're the best!
Thank you 😊
5b here. Freezing cold with more snow on the way. I am looking forward to spring and growing season!!!!
4A here in Alaska. Thank you so much these basic’s videos. It’s exactly what I was looking for as this is the first year I’ll be starting my own garden. I’m learning a ton and appreciate how you explain everything!
9A here! Great tip about annual vegetables.
Our average last frost date is 2/26. I hope that’s true because I’m SO OVER winter. #TexasSnow
2A We won't even see the soil for a few more months. But once summer hits things grow like crazy with the 15 to 18 hours of sunlight we get daily in Yukon, Canada.
Yeah, a swamp. That's what my entire garden (and yard) is right now. Mud season sucks here in NC.
Raining lots. Yes
Tommy McKiddy lol my garden is a sandbox.
Same here. Going no dig was the best decision I ever made. Keeping compost on top makes things 👌 so nice to work with, walk in, weed, etc.
Yep, I'm in Richlands and my yard is definitely swampy right now. Ughhh!! It's gonna be weeks before I can get out there and even think about building my new raised bed, because I need to mow before I build it.
@@krissgross2335 I planned to build my veggie beds this fall but I was also building a new cut flower garden so I didn't get to it yet...
7b here! Good morning!
Morning!
I'm in 9a. I've always loved gardening. I'm learning alot from your videos thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Missouri 6b! April 15th last frost date. Love your videos!
I’m with you Lisa, 6b - eastern KY. Brian, Thanks for all the video’s -sharing your knowledge & experience!
I'm in Zone 6a and waiting for the thaw. Thank you Brian for the very informative videos.
My Zone in Iowa is 5b. We have had snow on the ground for more than 2 1/2 months. And in a deep freeze for 2 weeks now
Spring will be here around the end of April. With a 156 days of growing ❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄
7b, 4900 ft in Northern Arizona, LFD is typically around Mother's Day, FFD is typically mid-October.
I'm in South Australia, I'm fascinated by your videos thank you
Zone 8 south central Georgia. This guy is so informative pros and cons, dos and don't, just awesome.
Next Level Gardening is officially my favorite Gardening RUclips Channel
Thank you!!!
In Marietta, Georgia the first frost date is as early as October 23, and the last frost date is as late as April 10. (A guide here is to plant warm weather veggies after Easter.
I planted broccoli once with great, bushy plants, and have had no such luck ever since, so I am happy to watch your info on it. I think this is amusing that my Mexican husband LOVES broccoli. While knew!?
All the more reason to get it right.
Thanks for sharing so clearly. Good teacher. Sincerely,
Annette in Marietta, GA
Zone 7, Long Island NY. I’m not a new gardener but I still enjoy this series and the knowledge/tips you offer. Thats the beauty of growing - no one is an “expert” and everyone (no matter how experienced) is a “student” of the Earth. Thank you again 🌱💫
Thank you 😊
Thank you for these "classes"! Most excellent! Zone 4a here.
Thank you so much for this series! I'm learning soooo much!!
Zone 10a . . . Inland area of Orange County, Calif.
I liked your discussion on "No-Dig" (non-intrusive) gardening.
TIP to lower compaction: Lay down a couple of inches of of walk-on bark and a few stepping stones to your in-ground garden beds to lessen compaction.
If you intermix veggies & herbs into areas with walk-on bark (I do), simply push the bark aside, plant your veggie/herbs and then push the walk-on bark back in place. Also, there is very little weeding in areas with walk-on bark.
I am in growing zone 5a. I like your videos and I am learning a lot. Thanks
Im zone 7B, Hot Springs Arkansas, thank you for your very helpful videos
You're welcome
Glad to hear that you don’t rotate either. I simply have one area that really works for my tomatoes so rotating is not an option. Every few years I dig out about half of the soil and add new. Other years, I simply top off with new soil (compost) in the spring. Whoops, meant to post this on session 1.
I'm 10a as well but in SW FL. We get crazy wet and hot summers. I'm a brand spanking new Gardner. Excited to be here. Thanks for your time and passion in passing your knowledge on!
I made 8 2x4 2ft high raised beds this spring and ordered soil from a local landscaping company that offered free delivery. I filled them with about 1/2 average soil and 1/2 to notch best blend container soil. Much more affordable than getting bags from the store.
7A. Still cold (and wet) but it's time to start seeds indoors. I will be doing that after watching this video.
Look into winter sowing. Sowing seeds outdoors in milk jugs in the winter.
I’m zone 7A too! Started seeds already. Onion, celery, egg plant and peppers
@@beachwench omg that’s making me nervous! I’m first time gardener and in zone 7a too. I thought end of month to start seeds and 6 weeks would be mid May to bring outside. Am I too late?? I appreciate any advice 😊
You're not too late. Tomorrow's video should help😉
8b Florida 🌞 ☀️ 🌧 ☀️ still managing not killing things you’d think love this weather..... but not always the case it seems 😓😭 thank you for your amazing channel!!!
Thank you again I love all the information you tell it so we can all understand the methods I grew beautiful green peppers this year got peppers on the plants it’s wonderful keep up the great work learn something every time😁👍
Promised to watch whole series. Where I am. Thanks from a gardener of 4 years
7a. Just starting out on this gardening adventure, (at 63yrs old!). Cheers for all the great advice. Siochain.
Florida gardener, zone 9a
Last frost date is mid March. I can't wait that long! I always hope for the best or I just cover everything. The cold never lasts long.
We have raised beds 30 inch’s off the ground no bending! They are on the deck and the kitchen is right by the deck! I’m hoping we get success as we have crazy squirrels!
Hey don't forget us in the Caribbean. Please guide us also (Barbados)
West Coast Canada zone 9a. Thank you for this series.
I’m zone 8B. Usually my last frost date is March 15-25. But can change. Love your calendar.
Thanks from England ❤️ the series. Hey the planters look really good with the blue almost looks like some sort of pool planter. Garden is looking well.
Keep up the good work.
Zone 9B. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. 👍🏻😁
Zone 8b Alabama. Lots of rain and tropical storms. It gets hot quickly and humidity is a killer. I have to use shade cloth in the spring and summer, and plastic to cover the soil from the rain.
Thanks for the great info! I had great luck with using my composted horse manure in my pots last year, but after watching this I will make changes this year.
9B. Over the hill from San Francisco Bay. Like you, almost never get frost. My last frost date is actually 02/01!
i haven't got my glasses. I first read 98, over the hill and thought "gee I hope I'm still gardening when I'm 98". God I'm dumb.
The lowest temperature recorded in my area since records began is 3 degrees Celsius, as in, I've never seen a frost here in my lifetime. It has its own problems though. Things don't like to grow through the middle of summer, and I don't like to garden much then either. Good luck with stuff.
Gigi, I’m in Danville and mine is 1/26!
9a here in Northern CA. I love your channels both the old one and new. I learn something every time. Even when I go back to the older channel and watch your videos over and over, I seem to pick something up that I missed. I started gardening again 2 years ago after binge watching your videos. Yes, the famous tomato video really got me out there. I grew up at a young age in England gardening with my grandad. He's passed now, but being motivated by your videos and starting up my own garden often brings back some of the most wonderful memories of him and I in the garden digging up the potatoes or shelling the peas. Thank you so much for bringing back those memories!!! Oh I want to add that I enjoy your long videos. :)
I have 85cm high raised garden beds. No bending at all! They're no dig "hügelkultur" and produced loads of vegetables so far. Thanks for your videos!
6a Here my friend and i would also like to add that it is very relaxing and very informative to watch your videos!!!! You do know your stuff
I garden in zone 7, Stillwater, Oklahoma. I enjoy all your videos!
Unfortunately, the only place I have for my raised beds is at the bottom of a slope. My house sits on the raised part. But...I do get a lot of sun in that area and it hasn't been a problem. I also have fallen in love with grow bags. Will be doing more of those this year.
Just went to your website for the first time, don't see the icon you mention for growing zones & frost dates.
I'm learning so much from this series for us beginners... thank you! 🙂
9b I’m in San Joaquin County, Central California. I love your garden! Great videos.
7b zone here, even it was a weird winter, we got the coldest temperatures in the area from last 30 years, so few weeks with snow storms and maximum temperatures between -5 and -16 C. I had to be very creative to protect plants outside and started seeds indoors but it didn't stop me 😉
8A. It is still raining on a regular basis and quite chilly. I have some spring flowers started, and a small variety of herbs sprouting.
Did you know that, when you paint the top wooden shelf white of your raised bed a lot of critters won't crawl up to your plants. I've learned that in Serbia. The people there also paint the trunk of a fruit tree white with lime and does not hurt the tree at all.
Ottawa Ontario Canada Zone 5a and 5b! I’m just starting 🍁
8a northwest SC. Have had lettuce, green onions( which are recycled from the grocery store) and herbs growing outdoors throughout the winter that I've been using. Also have a bunch of garlic growing.
Very informative video so far! We are in zone 9b.
9A in Houston. We are expecting single digits this week. The lowest temps here since 1989! I'm glad my seedlings are still safely inside.
Zone 10a,9a,9b a bit late but a new gardener and loving your videos
I put my grow bags in 15 inch wide galvanized feed pans from Tractor Supply. Couldn't find inexpensive round dish pans which would be better cost wise. You are right Brian- They can dry out in a day.
I watch you on my utube app on my TV. So I am not sure where I saw you ask about the name. I almost turned it off when I realized you were in California. I'm in Tennessee and did think, well, that won't help me. But then I remembered some things I had already learned you. So I keep watching. Love your channel.
Oh & TY for the raised bed soil care much appreciated
You always have the coolest Tshirts
Thanks!
Every 3 or 4 years I call the Mushroom Farm and order an oversized dump truck load from them who only use the compost/manure once to be sure there are no stray mushrooms. I let it rot for a year and add to my gardens. Most of my 78 acres is wildlife forests and fields, about 15 acres is tended land. I sometimes use kiddie pools as raised beds since they are easy to put drainage holes in it.
Zone 4b in Central Wisconsin. Enjoy your videos!
Enjoyed and learned SO MUCH from Episode 2, especially about garden placement and wind. So much! Thx.
I have joined the Facebook community. Jus,t keep those video’s coming.
I’m enjoying the classes
I'm in zone 9b, California. Although I'm a researcher gardener, I like to watch your videos and say..."ok, so what I found out about this and that is true" because I saw it on your video. :) I know how much work is invested in teaching. I used to teach floral design. So, thank you again for this series.
research self wicking container... 5gal buckets and larger can be used... i use plastic containers (like 3qt arrowhead water bottles) in the bottom of 5gal buckets with a few holes on the sides near the top and at the very bottom (so that when they are filled with water the air can escape and as the plant drinks it allows the air to get back into the bottle) i use a 1" pvc pipe going into the bottle so that you can fill it with water, and just one hole in the side of the bucket about 1" below where the top of the bottle is so that when you fill it the overflow comes out... then you put your mix in and the few inches of soil at the bottom sits in the water (you can even take some soda cans with holes on the sides near the top and all the way at the bottom which will give you even more water) and wicks the water/food up into the root zone... being in AZ it helps to not have to water so much and keeps it consistent (tomatoes like that) if you want to see how much water is left just get a piece of bamboo for a dipstick!... that along with mulch on top helps keep the plants fed and watered... saves water and fertilizer... you do have to water from the top until the plants roots are a little established...
7b in the piedmont of NC. I enjoy your videos in particular because they are informative and straight to the point. You also seem to be a nice person! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and inspiration. - Krista
Zone 7b Arizona. Just moved here so learning about this zone.
North Idaho zone 6b. Thx again for a very comprehensive video
9B zone for me (at the moment)
I built raised beds at my last house at 36" high 😂
Definitely NOT cost effective but, as a new gardener, very successful
and rewarding-almost impossible to fail 👌
I'm 10A also. South Florida here
Organic composted garden soil sold in bulk is a lot cheaper than bagged soils. Plus make your own compost to help fill.
It was so good- my first time
5b upstate New York. We are snow covered and in the teens here. Last frost date is May 8 so I start everything early, indoors, to get as much growing season as possible!
Worm castings in bulk is what I use 1 ft deep at least 40 dollars a yard
Use worm castings in bulk no bags
9b central Florida. First frost Jan 1, last frost Jan 31. We've had an unusual cold season. I've had to cover my tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and bell peppers 3 times this winter.
Mine is 8b, Big Bend area of Florida panhandle, very north, I can see Georgia from my drive. 1.5 to 2 miles depending where you are on the property. Have many microclimates, lowland forests on 2 creeks, one of which is a 30 ft ravine, areas which we cleared for various horse pastures, when I sold most of my horses, the stallion paddock became our food plot since it was rich soil. The western side is shady where I can induce lettuces to make it through most of the warm/hot season.
I’m in Texas, zone 8, heavy black clay soil. Our temperatures can vary from 115* F in summer, normally winters have light frosts; but this year we had overnight lows in FEBRUARY of -14* F for a week. It was nuts!
I've been using Kellogg's dirt from home Depot as well. Glad you said it's good to use.
In 10a, no frost here, well maybe once every few years. We all go nuts. SF Bay Area, East Bay.
Calgary Alberta Zone 4a
Thank you for your information.
Zone 9B here in Southern California.
Zone 9b Fresno, Ca is where I am growing in sunken beds due to high temps and too much sun.
Im in Zone 3b 🥶 😭 😂 You have to consider adding one more thing to the end of the videos Brian! "Don't forget to share!" Ive been sharing on FB to share the love of gardening! 🍅🥕🥒🌶🌼
Very true. Thank you Linda!
@@NextLevelGardening My pleasure 😊🌞 Happy Saturday! 🌞🌼