My husband & I have been living at our home for 30 years. Trial & Error on gardening beds. Now we're age 60 with aches & pains, and purchased 2 Keter raised beds (on legs), but I still wanted a home-made ground raised bed for growing squash. After seeing this video, I finally got hubby to go to Home Depot today to "get the goods"! So this is how we'll be happily spending our 31st wedding anniversary today! (Great "quarantined" project!).
@@Vanpotheosis That's quite judgmental on your part, especially since we don't even know each other, and you don't even know what the "plague ridden" stats are where I live. Still, I wish you a Safe Memorial Weekend.
My husband just built this, it's awesome and feels super sturdy. Thanks again for the video and instructions, it turned out great! In case anyone needs it here's a list of materials: 3pcs 2x10, 8’ * 4pcs 2x4, 8’ * 64 Deck screws 3” * For the wood: Douglas Fir, not pressure treated
I built my first garden bed 3 years ago due to this video. I’m now in the process of building my 3rd (1/year till I run out of space). I just want to say thank you. Your food forest inspired me to start gardening and it’s been incredibly fulfilling and empowering.
Just a heads up if you are planning on constructing this with the ledge -- he mentions at the 5:00 mark that it requires an EXTRA 2x4 in order to construct the support pieces. This is not included in the earlier list he mentions at the 1:56 mark, citing (3) 2x4s and (3) 2x10s. Just trying to save you an extra trip to the lumberyard like I had to do!
I don’t know who would give this a thumbs down. I just finished mine and it looks great. It’s easy to make, cheap, and looks great. Thank you author for posting this!
Thank you so much for making this video! I made two of these in three hours and they look amazing. I’m 56 years old and I’m so proud of myself that I can make something that looks that good!! Thank you again
I just love Tuck❣❣❣❤❤❤❤ He is the cutest ever❣ Would love to see more of him in the videos. Thank you James for all to great gardening tips and treats. I love watching your channel. Keep up the wonderful job!
James, I appreciate your attitude, energy and the fact that you get down "into the weeds" use terms we can relate to and use your hands. Also - Tuck is cool. The Garden State rules.
I'm so glad this video popped up, I just watched it with hubby twice, we are up to making raised beds for our new garden, we both love this idea & will be making the same, love that little xtra timber to sit & reach. We have just recently lost our fur best buddy of 14yrs, he too enjoyed gardening with us. I love watching Tuck enjoying his food forrest environment, supervising his buddy & just for being so adorable. Thank you both for so much valuable info & sharing your paradise with us :)
I followed your video verbatim and built two raised beds, and still have all my fingers and toes (thanks to your suggestion of having the big box store cut the wood for me). It was incredibly easy following your step-by-step instructions. Thank you so much for the video!
Some tips to fill the base of your raised beds - I use old pieces of firewood, branches, twigs, etc. I also use grass and whole leaves - I fill half of the bed then I use a mix of peat, hemp (chicken bedding) saw dust, ash from the fire place, sand (local soil), and I add in my chicken poo. The soil seems to work fantastic for vegetables, herbs, and fruit.
Wow this video rules! I made FIVE of these for my garden this week. It took me about three days and maybe $200 worth of supplies. I'm really pumped about how great they look. We ordered a bulk order of 5 cubic yards of compost for the garden this year, and I'm excited to fill these beds! I even made a video of me making the beds. I did sadly break THREE drill bits in the course of making them... haha. Totally worth it. Thanks for the great video James!
I made this bed last year, it is great. The only modification I will be making as I build new ones this spring is putting the cleats on the outside of the bed and having the side rails "hang" more to the outside, as the side rails take up space needed if doing square foot gardening.
Hey! Thanks so much for your speedy dude and I've just been to our local Builders Provider this morning and now have my Veggie Bed cut and assembled. My son Zach had a super time assisting me, as he has woodwork lessons in High School. The experience he gained can't be measured with money. Not to mention the bonding session it created for us both. Again, many, many thanks! Kind regards, Murphy
Thank you thank you you really encourage me I am 75 years old grandma and years ago I build one and a raised bed garden God Wiling I’m going to make it again God bless you and your whole family and all the people around the world amen💝🥰✝️👏💐💐🙏❤️
Here in South Africa we dig a hole 3 foot by 6 foot and 3 foot deep. We then dump food waste and organic material in the hole covering it with the removed soil until it is full. This enriches the ground and allows you to grow vegetables when it gets level. I also use a deeper hole for prepping for a tree to be planted this way. Now i am going to use the methods you taught me as well. Many thanks from sunny South Africa.
I’ve tried to get my husband to make a raise beds for the garden for years. He finally did it ! He watch your channel. He made me four boxes. Now he is going to try a hoop house. Thank you
I just used this tutorial to make a raised bed and it turned out so great. Your channel has really helped me through this quarantine with positive distractions.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for making this such an attainable and well explained tutorial! I’m feeling very proud of myself at the moment as today I started and completed making this garden bed on my own and she looks fabulous! I have named her Eddie 😊 thank you!
Thank you, I really enjoy your videos, never been much of a carpenter, so this is new for me. I do enjoy growing flowers their beauty is rewarding, growing life, and incorporating it into something that will benefit my family is awesome and help with my depression and PTSD. I was wounded in Afghanistan. So this is a great way to be a provider again and put food on our table. Thank you. D
You’ve got to be the most inspiring gardening channel there is. For me at least. It’s 37F degrees outside and drizzling but you’re positivity has got me outside planning and building soils for the spring! Thank you for sharing your passion with the world
Dude, you're awesome and you inspired me to finally build some beds! Completed four big mamas in just a few hours with your simple directions and advice. Thanks for sharing and spreading the knowledge!
Thanks for the video. After watching your video, me and my brother decided to make a garden bed. Went to Home Depot, purchased all the stuff and made 8" × 4" garden bed in backyard. The material cost us around 100 CAD including a paint bucket.
Jim's very nice raised bed. You provided lots of great information. One thing that we do differently is that we put the ledge of the bed on the outside. We find slugs and other non-beneficials like to hide under the ledge. It does force us to get a little bit longer piece of wood for the ledges though. Additionally, we have found that decking wood makes a nice ledge although it is a little bit more expensive than a 2x4. The only other thing we do differently is to use a 4x4 or 2x4 at each of the corners and rising vertically. Then we7 screw them in to make the corner a little more secure. It also helps to keep the outside corners dryer and therefore less likely to rot. Because when it rots the screws tend to pull out of the wood. But those are all small issues. Your bed will be fine and you and Tuck will grow a lot of great herbs and vegetables there.
Thank you for this! I know how to do this theoretically but having the visual where someone explains what and why they're doing what they're doing is so helpful for a beginner with wood. Hope to see more now that I've found you :)
Made an enclosure to our small vegetable garden from your design. Added plastic lining to the inside portion of the 2 x 10 to make the wood last longer.
Thank you for the design. I made one the same day. I couldn’t find 2x10x8, so I went with 2x12x10. Looks good. The only problem is it’s super heavy, and I made it about 50 yards from where it’s going. Thanks again!
Here in the South, that wood would be rotted in one year, and my termite inspector would be going nuts.. I just use concrete blocks, They last forever, are easily moveable, are about the same price as wood, are super easy to set in place, and, when filled with soil are very stable and can be planted with small plants in the voids. I like marigolds. As your soil builds up over years, just add another layer. Sometimes used ones are free. In the winter I cover them with old sliding glass doors, and have a mini green house to start plants. The blocks have great thermal mass.
Or, just use a material that isn't going to rot out in a year or two and have to do it all over again. It shows when first timers try to tell you how to do something.
@@arthurayers5044 I've been gardening and building beds for almost 30 years. While I've never lived anywhere more than about 10 years, I've also never had to replace a bed I built and treated with linseed oil and food grade paraffin wax. I do re-treat them every few years, though. While it may not be worth the effort to you "experienced" gardeners, it is to some of us.
James, I love your work, your love for gardening. I love your energy and I love your explanations and information. I learn much from you. Whats important, whats less important, Time will tell of course, whether or not I listened :) at least you know how to make gardening light and fun for me and not so much of a challenge. Lots of gurus pretend its alchemy and they somehow posses an exclusive knowledge. Worst part, 1 says one thing, while the other says something completely different. That kills motivation. In short, Thank you James
Yep. The powers that be are determined to destroy the economy. Now they're considering laws to stop back yard gardening, because ya know growing vegetables is bad for the environment. 🙄
James, thank you for the many great videos you constantly put out. I’ve watched at least 20 of your videos since finding your page 6 weeks ago. This year will be my first attempt a growing a garden. Living in a city in NJ, my yard is small, but I hope to still plant at least 10 different vegetables (in small quantities). I will be using many of your tips, advice and expertise in my 1st attempt at growing my own veggies. A small suggestion: I see you doing a lot of work move dirt from piles into your wheelbarrow and then into your beds. Why don’t you build (or buy) a small ramp so you can just tip the soil into your beds. Something like car ramps would be great, Harbor Freight has very inexpensive ones… save your back
💕💕💕💕💕💕 Tuck is such a cutie. Another good video, James. Ive used a 4x4 cedar beam that I cut to tuck into the corners on my raised beds then rest the cap on it. I’ve found that not only is it rot resistant but it helps to keep the unwanted insects out.
Thank you for the inspection...I just finished making 4 beds with your help from this bed. Girl powwr...my first time doing wood work and I loved it. I'm ready for 2020 garden season to start.
@@dalstars24 I'm with you girl. I just finished building the hoophouse with james by my side lol on my ipad. I hope my gardening skills will be just as successful! let's go girl
Great how to video! We had a bed made with those castle block corners and I hated it. It was leaning to one side and it was a pain to mow around. Hubby built us a new bed following this video and we love it. This morning we moved all the soil from the other stupid one and could not be happier. Next project the double hoop house add on. Winter greens here we come.
James, we watched your video and built one right away. Your raised bed is simple and sturdy. We love it, and look forward to many years of growing food. Douglas Fir is easy to work with and I am going to take the idea from an earlier comment about treating it with linseed oil. Thank you! Enjoyed meeting Tuck too!
Another option to consider is 4-in x 11.6-in retaining wall blocks. At $1.98 per block, it's probably more expensive, but it's more durable and can be reconfigured if the garden needs to be moved.
Fantastic as usual...love how you show everything you make from scratch. I learn something new each time I watch your videos. Thank you so much for sharing...love from Australia...
Good job. I like the railing idea. And Tuck is the best part. You can make the 45 degrees cut at the end of the railing pieces though since you have the miter saw.
Amazing..... I learn more things every time I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing my friend have a blessed day and that of your week. God bless #1
Hi, James. First Thank you for passionate, easy and enjoyable videos. I did build 3 raised beds based on your design. It is my first year doing raised beds. I am encouraged after watching many of your videos and my last year trail of growing tomatoes in 5 gal buckets. Me and my family we are on gardening adventure.
I line the inside of my raised beds with 6 mil contractors plastic. Helps to reduce the amount of moisture the side walls have to come in contact with to prolong the life of the bed.
@@accrualworld318 if you were to build that directly on top of a lawn or weeds , you could line the bottom with cardboard before you put your soil in and that will break down the sod and weeds
Also ideas for strawberry's u own ur criib or a shed ect run gutters have a whole wall of strawberries u could do that in side to just but rain gutter to size of window put 2 board each side can fit 4 rows strawberries in doors
I followed this video and replaced my old rotting raised bed (from our previous home owners) with a new one. I wish I can post a photo of it here. It looks really good, and looks almost as good as yours! Thank you so much for the video.
I went and bought the materials for this today in the UK. I don't think it could be classed as cheap anymore after Covid! Cost me £85 for the wood. The decorative trim cost me £20 alone! But nevertheless, this is a great video and really informative and I'm looking forward to starting constructing the bed this week! Thanks again for your great videos.
Playing the commercials through for you my friend! I am establishing a permaculture garden this Fall with the hope of planting next Spring. However, I have raised beds now and I want to keep and replace them, so I am so pleased you posted this. I also love your grape trellis and greenhouse construction. Hi Tuck!
I really want to thank you for this video especially, but also for everything you do Mr Prigioni🌱💚. When the pandemic started, yours were the best videos I found for building and filling raised beds well, organically, and affordably. I had a fantastic first vegetable season!! I succesfully grew lettuces, radishes, beets, parsley, native american corns, crookneck and honeynut squash, honeydew, strawberries, mints, thymes, potatoes (well kinda successfully), lotsa tomatoes and beans, actually so many things! Lotsa fails too but so what? I live in Ocean City on 1/10th of an acre of mostly concrete! You were so helpful! Thank you so much! I hope you are okay, I haven't seen any videos for a little while...
It's such a perfect example of a food forest to have a box put in the middle of it! Look up Krishna Mckenzie and put in a circle garden, the food forest will love you for it!
Totally loved this vid. James is such an enthusiastic, practical guy, with some great ideas for creating a raised bed, that really does work!!! james, you've inpsired me to go ahead and get cracking on my own raised bed for our veg patch. perfect Coronavirus lockdown activity!!!
Great video. In a thousand years if aliens see your videos, they will definitely think Tuck and dogs are the master being. As James works hard, Tuck is lying comfortably close by supervising and making sure the job is done correctly.
For the record: Pressure treated wood is now OK to use for raised beds. In the 'old days' they used arsenic but now the wood is injected with copper sulfate, which is safe. Stringent tests have been done by gardeners, sending in soil samples to testing Labs with no evil chems found present in the samples.
@@VeronicaGonzalez-hj3qo Pressure treated only costs a little more than "just any type of wood" , which lasts about 4 to 5 years before you have rebuild all the raised beds again.
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My husband & I have been living at our home for 30 years. Trial & Error on gardening beds. Now we're age 60 with aches & pains, and purchased 2 Keter raised beds (on legs), but I still wanted a home-made ground raised bed for growing squash. After seeing this video, I finally got hubby to go to Home Depot today to "get the goods"! So this is how we'll be happily spending our 31st wedding anniversary today! (Great "quarantined" project!).
@Ordinary Pete TY, and to you as well!
Hopefully he didn't bring back something thats gonna kill both of you from the plague ridden store you sent him off to for no legitimate reason.
@@Vanpotheosis That's quite judgmental on your part, especially since we don't even know each other, and you don't even know what the "plague ridden" stats are where I live. Still, I wish you a Safe Memorial Weekend.
Happy Anniversary to you both! Happy gardening!
Debra Balinski-Long Happy Anniversary
My husband just built this, it's awesome and feels super sturdy. Thanks again for the video and instructions, it turned out great!
In case anyone needs it here's a list of materials:
3pcs 2x10, 8’ *
4pcs 2x4, 8’ *
64 Deck screws 3”
* For the wood: Douglas Fir, not pressure treated
Thanks
This is awesome I need to do this!! Thank you for the inspiration ❤❤😊😊
Thank you!
Thank you
Thanks Mary 👍
I built my first garden bed 3 years ago due to this video. I’m now in the process of building my 3rd (1/year till I run out of space).
I just want to say thank you. Your food forest inspired me to start gardening and it’s been incredibly fulfilling and empowering.
I'm curious what the cost difference was between your first one and your latest one!
I’ve never seen someone so enthusiastic about garden beds😂😂 thanks for the tips
Just a heads up if you are planning on constructing this with the ledge -- he mentions at the 5:00 mark that it requires an EXTRA 2x4 in order to construct the support pieces. This is not included in the earlier list he mentions at the 1:56 mark, citing (3) 2x4s and (3) 2x10s. Just trying to save you an extra trip to the lumberyard like I had to do!
Ah, yes.... just discovered this the hard way as well.
Wish I had read this comment earlier. Two trips to the lumberyard for me 😞
Thanks!
Thank you for listing these. It made it easy to come back to see what wood I needed without having to research the video.
Thanks for explaining the measurements, drilling and screws. It's all the small stuff that makes it easier to figure out the big stuff.
I don’t know who would give this a thumbs down. I just finished mine and it looks great. It’s easy to make, cheap, and looks great. Thank you author for posting this!
Thank you so much for making this video! I made two of these in three hours and they look amazing. I’m 56 years old and I’m so proud of myself that I can make something that looks that good!! Thank you again
Just built two of these today with my wife all praises to the Heavenly Father!
Awesome video thanks for making it! Great instruction
I just love Tuck❣❣❣❤❤❤❤ He is the cutest ever❣ Would love to see more of him in the videos. Thank you James for all to great gardening tips and treats. I love watching your channel. Keep up the wonderful job!
James, I appreciate your attitude, energy and the fact that you get down "into the weeds" use terms we can relate to and use your hands. Also - Tuck is cool. The Garden State rules.
Why not place the supports on the outside? It looks like you added shade unnecessarily 🤷♀️
I'm so glad this video popped up, I just watched it with hubby twice, we are up to making raised beds for our new garden, we both love this idea & will be making the same, love that little xtra timber to sit & reach. We have just recently lost our fur best buddy of 14yrs, he too enjoyed gardening with us. I love watching Tuck enjoying his food forrest environment, supervising his buddy & just for being so adorable. Thank you both for so much valuable info & sharing your paradise with us :)
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I followed your video verbatim and built two raised beds, and still have all my fingers and toes (thanks to your suggestion of having the big box store cut the wood for me). It was incredibly easy following your step-by-step instructions. Thank you so much for the video!
Yo tuck is so sweet !
He dug a hole to chill in that’s amazing
Some tips to fill the base of your raised beds - I use old pieces of firewood, branches, twigs, etc. I also use grass and whole leaves - I fill half of the bed then I use a mix of peat, hemp (chicken bedding) saw dust, ash from the fire place, sand (local soil), and I add in my chicken poo. The soil seems to work fantastic for vegetables, herbs, and fruit.
Wow this video rules! I made FIVE of these for my garden this week. It took me about three days and maybe $200 worth of supplies. I'm really pumped about how great they look. We ordered a bulk order of 5 cubic yards of compost for the garden this year, and I'm excited to fill these beds! I even made a video of me making the beds. I did sadly break THREE drill bits in the course of making them... haha. Totally worth it. Thanks for the great video James!
well done~
Great job!! Where are the videos? 😝
I made this bed last year, it is great. The only modification I will be making as I build new ones this spring is putting the cleats on the outside of the bed and having the side rails "hang" more to the outside, as the side rails take up space needed if doing square foot gardening.
Hey! Thanks so much for your speedy dude and I've just been to our local Builders Provider this morning and now have my Veggie Bed cut and assembled. My son Zach had a super time assisting me, as he has woodwork lessons in High School. The experience he gained can't be measured with money. Not to mention the bonding session it created for us both. Again, many, many thanks! Kind regards, Murphy
Thank you thank you you really encourage me I am 75 years old grandma and years ago I build one and a raised bed garden
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God bless you and your whole family and all the people around the world amen💝🥰✝️👏💐💐🙏❤️
Here in South Africa we dig a hole 3 foot by 6 foot and 3 foot deep. We then dump food waste and organic material in the hole covering it with the removed soil until it is full. This enriches the ground and allows you to grow vegetables when it gets level. I also use a deeper hole for prepping for a tree to be planted this way. Now i am going to use the methods you taught me as well. Many thanks from sunny South Africa.
I’ve tried to get my husband to make a raise beds for the garden for years. He finally did it ! He watch your channel. He made me four boxes. Now he is going to try a hoop house. Thank you
I just used this tutorial to make a raised bed and it turned out so great. Your channel has really helped me through this quarantine with positive distractions.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for making this such an attainable and well explained tutorial! I’m feeling very proud of myself at the moment as today I started and completed making this garden bed on my own and she looks fabulous! I have named her Eddie 😊 thank you!
What kind of soil did you put in it? I’m just wondering how much to buy.
Thank you, I really enjoy your videos, never been much of a carpenter, so this is new for me. I do enjoy growing flowers their beauty is rewarding, growing life, and incorporating it into something that will benefit my family is awesome and help with my depression and PTSD. I was wounded in Afghanistan. So this is a great way to be a provider again and put food on our table. Thank you. D
Too, you can drill holes in the edges and bend PVC pipe for hoops. Stretch plastic for season extension or grow fabric to keep out Cabbage Moth.
You’ve got to be the most inspiring gardening channel there is. For me at least. It’s 37F degrees outside and drizzling but you’re positivity has got me outside planning and building soils for the spring! Thank you for sharing your passion with the world
What you'll need:
3 x 2 in. x 4 in. x 8ft
3 x 2 in. x 10 in. x 8ft
Box of 3in. deck screws
Countersink drill bit
You need 4 x 2”x4” x 8ft because the 4th one is used to make the supports (small blocks) for the ledge.
Dude, you're awesome and you inspired me to finally build some beds! Completed four big mamas in just a few hours with your simple directions and advice. Thanks for sharing and spreading the knowledge!
Thank you!! I just built my bed today ... after watching this video multiple times. I feel so accomplished -- Thank you!
Thanks for the video. After watching your video, me and my brother decided to make a garden bed. Went to Home Depot, purchased all the stuff and made 8" × 4" garden bed in backyard. The material cost us around 100 CAD including a paint bucket.
Jim's very nice raised bed. You provided lots of great information.
One thing that we do differently is that we put the ledge of the bed on the outside. We find slugs and other non-beneficials like to hide under the ledge. It does force us to get a little bit longer piece of wood for the ledges though. Additionally, we have found that decking wood makes a nice ledge although it is a little bit more expensive than a 2x4.
The only other thing we do differently is to use a 4x4 or 2x4 at each of the corners and rising vertically. Then we7 screw them in to make the corner a little more secure. It also helps to keep the outside corners dryer and therefore less likely to rot. Because when it rots the screws tend to pull out of the wood.
But those are all small issues. Your bed will be fine and you and Tuck will grow a lot of great herbs and vegetables there.
Dude. You are high energy. Also, 2021 you can easily double the cost of that lumber.
Triple! Lol
More than that... Each 2x10x8 is 21.88$ here!
He’s coked up for sure
Thank you for this! I know how to do this theoretically but having the visual where someone explains what and why they're doing what they're doing is so helpful for a beginner with wood. Hope to see more now that I've found you :)
Made an enclosure to our small vegetable garden from your design. Added plastic lining to the inside portion of the 2 x 10 to make the wood last longer.
Your energy and the fact you make it super simple has inspired me to do it with my dog. Thanks
James,
We used your design to build 2 raised beds. Thank you for posting this video it is simple, direct, and easy to follow. We love your channel.
Thank you for the design. I made one the same day. I couldn’t find 2x10x8, so I went with 2x12x10. Looks good. The only problem is it’s super heavy, and I made it about 50 yards from where it’s going. Thanks again!
Thank you! My husband and I followed your instructions and the bed turned out perfect!
I love to hear nice, clean, pure, and slow voice to capture every single detail 🌱🌺🧄🍂🐇
Keep up the nice and clean video and good work! 🥦🍄🥬🐓🐿🥑
I like the top board which help hold all together. Yes, to can sit, plus it makes a great place to set tools.
"the 2x4 is just over $2" - cries in 2021, paying $10.
Crazy how none of these wood builds seem affordable at all at this point in time.
crying in 2022
Went in to Home Depot today to try this, and the 2x4s were $17 each
2022 here.. crying harder
LMAO SAAAAAME except 2022
Here in the South, that wood would be rotted in one year, and my termite inspector would be going nuts..
I just use concrete blocks, They last forever, are easily moveable, are about the same price as wood, are super easy to set in place, and, when filled with soil are very stable and can be planted with small plants in the voids. I like marigolds. As your soil builds up over years, just add another layer. Sometimes used ones are free.
In the winter I cover them with old sliding glass doors, and have a mini green house to start plants. The blocks have great thermal mass.
Fir wood is naturally rot resistant, although termites would be a problem.
What a great idea. Thank you. My neighborhood has house-eating termites. Don't want to invite them to a brand new smorgasbord.
Concrete can leech harmful chemicals into soil.
Used non treated pine for beds in October and they have already been eaten by termites
In the south non treated stuff lasted less than a year.
I use corrugated metal roof sheets for the bed sides. until I can escape swamp land USA.
If you take the extra step, you can treat the boards with raw linseed oil. 2-3 coats let it dry and it will add years to the wood
You can also cut the linseed oil with turpentine and dissolve some food-grade wax into it to extend the life even longer.
Or, just use a material that isn't going to rot out in a year or two and have to do it all over again. It shows when first timers try to tell you how to do something.
@@arthurayers5044 I've been gardening and building beds for almost 30 years. While I've never lived anywhere more than about 10 years, I've also never had to replace a bed I built and treated with linseed oil and food grade paraffin wax. I do re-treat them every few years, though. While it may not be worth the effort to you "experienced" gardeners, it is to some of us.
Thompson's water seal
FXM Maybe Arthur enjoys a little arsenic in his food. 🤔
I'm not a great carpenter so I searched online to learn how to build an easy raised bed, and found your vid. Perfect! Tuck is cool.
As someone who has no idea what she’s doing, this video helped me make my first garden bed! Thank you so much
James, I love your work, your love for gardening. I love your energy and I love your explanations and information. I learn much from you. Whats important, whats less important, Time will tell of course, whether or not I listened :) at least you know how to make gardening light and fun for me and not so much of a challenge. Lots of gurus pretend its alchemy and they somehow posses an exclusive knowledge. Worst part, 1 says one thing, while the other says something completely different. That kills motivation. In short, Thank you James
This video was posted 2 years ago? The cost for this project went from $43.02 to $88.31 in two years. I sure do miss the good old days…
This comment was 2 years ago? Bet you it’s gone to $100+ at this point 😭
@@nutterbutterpop8193 This comment was posted a week and half ago...I bet it's gone up to $125 plus today. 😱😱
@@nutterbutterpop8193about to go to Home Depot right now to confirm 😂
Yep. The powers that be are determined to destroy the economy. Now they're considering laws to stop back yard gardening, because ya know growing vegetables is bad for the environment. 🙄
And why did this happen?
James, thank you for the many great videos you constantly put out. I’ve watched at least 20 of your videos since finding your page 6 weeks ago. This year will be my first attempt a growing a garden. Living in a city in NJ, my yard is small, but I hope to still plant at least 10 different vegetables (in small quantities). I will be using many of your tips, advice and expertise in my 1st attempt at growing my own veggies.
A small suggestion: I see you doing a lot of work move dirt from piles into your wheelbarrow and then into your beds. Why don’t you build (or buy) a small ramp so you can just tip the soil into your beds.
Something like car ramps would be great, Harbor Freight has very inexpensive ones… save your back
I just like you,Period. You're educating me in ways I haven't experienced prior. Your attitude, your easy way I feel impowered. Thanks
Hey Tuck! Good to see you too James. Thanks for sharing your gardening journey with us.
💕💕💕💕💕💕 Tuck is such a cutie. Another good video, James. Ive used a 4x4 cedar beam that I cut to tuck into the corners on my raised beds then rest the cap on it. I’ve found that not only is it rot resistant but it helps to keep the unwanted insects out.
I just love Tuck, he is so adorable ❤️ love the bed. Thank you.
I came for the raised garden bed, I stayed for Tuck. So cute!
I built a raise bed from two free pallets watching a previous video. Absolutely fantastic and cheap. I already had the screws so win win
Excellent design and production. Things move along nicely, and you can see and hear clearly what's going on.
Thank you for the inspection...I just finished making 4 beds with your help from this bed. Girl powwr...my first time doing wood work and I loved it. I'm ready for 2020 garden season to start.
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Let’s Gooo!! I love to hear that. Girl power is right, so impressive!
He didn’t list the exact wood i need to buy. Do you know exactly what size pieces i need
dalstars24 Me too!!!! You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💜
I built 6 but I still need the “seat” on 5 of the beds.
I learned how to use a drill & a skill saw 😃
@@dalstars24 I'm with you girl. I just finished building the hoophouse with james by my side lol on my ipad. I hope my gardening skills will be just as successful! let's go girl
Great job. I made two similar beds when we moved to AZ. We put 4x4's in the corners and a cross brace in the middle for added strength and rigidity.
How do you prevent the gophers in Az? What kind of lumber and soil did you use and where did you purchase both?
I build some with recylced pallet wood. Worked out really well, now ive got tomatos planted in!
Gosh the prices of the lumber bring tears to my eyes. Sweet memories.
Your food forest inspired me to start gardening and it’s been incredibly fulfilling and empowering.
You have such an incredible vibe. Not sure how else to describe it.
I used rough sawed red cedar. I didn’t treat the wood at all and it has held up for the last 7 years. It doesn’t show any signs of rot.
I got douglass fir for less than half the price of red cedar! I just couldn't afford the cedar at this time :/
Dust Bunnys my options were reversed Douglass fir is expensive here in South Carolina and red cedar is cheaper.
A suggestion for next time. Leave one of the final pieces off on the small end. wheelbarrow everything in and then put the last piece on.
Good suggestion.
Also, do NOT mix soil with bare hands!
I have had to learn the hard way that you can easily get very stubborn fingernail infections.
I would love to see this project completely finished, and even growing would be fun too!
Great how to video! We had a bed made with those castle block corners and I hated it. It was leaning to one side and it was a pain to mow around. Hubby built us a new bed following this video and we love it. This morning we moved all the soil from the other stupid one and could not be happier. Next project the double hoop house add on. Winter greens here we come.
Just built this yesterday, James! It's my first time gardening. Thanks for the video guide!
James, we watched your video and built one right away. Your raised bed is simple and sturdy. We love it, and look forward to many years of growing food. Douglas Fir is easy to work with and I am going to take the idea from an earlier comment about treating it with linseed oil. Thank you! Enjoyed meeting Tuck too!
Never thought about an edge--NICE! Will be making that. Love to Tuck!
I love how you show your little DOG in each video ...
Just ❤ made 2 from 3 spare pallets there only 5” deep but just what I needed for my flower seeds ❤
Tuck is a joy. Great raised bed.
Another option to consider is 4-in x 11.6-in retaining wall blocks. At $1.98 per block, it's probably more expensive, but it's more durable and can be reconfigured if the garden needs to be moved.
Fantastic as usual...love how you show everything you make from scratch. I learn something new each time I watch your videos. Thank you so much for sharing...love from Australia...
My son and I Loved watching the puppy as well raised bed get built up! Thank You. 🙂
Good job. I like the railing idea. And Tuck is the best part. You can make the 45 degrees cut at the end of the railing pieces though since you have the miter saw.
Amazing..... I learn more things every time I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing my friend have a blessed day and that of your week. God bless #1
Hi, James. First Thank you for passionate, easy and enjoyable videos. I did build 3 raised beds based on your design. It is my first year doing raised beds. I am encouraged after watching many of your videos and my last year trail of growing tomatoes in 5 gal buckets. Me and my family we are on gardening adventure.
I line the inside of my raised beds with 6 mil contractors plastic. Helps to reduce the amount of moisture the side walls have to come in contact with to prolong the life of the bed.
Did he say you could use cardboard to line the inside of the bed also?
@@accrualworld318 You could but the cardboard would get wet and break down
@@accrualworld318 if you were to build that directly on top of a lawn or weeds , you could line the bottom with cardboard before you put your soil in and that will break down the sod and weeds
Also ideas for strawberry's u own ur criib or a shed ect run gutters have a whole wall of strawberries u could do that in side to just but rain gutter to size of window put 2 board each side can fit 4 rows strawberries in doors
I followed this video and replaced my old rotting raised bed (from our previous home owners) with a new one. I wish I can post a photo of it here. It looks really good, and looks almost as good as yours! Thank you so much for the video.
I built one today 😁 Thank you for posting the video. I'm super glad I found it!
How much did you spend on wood?
@@samuelaganbi8276 I don't remember. It's been awhile. But I did not use any supplies that were very expensive because I can't afford it.
For me, the timing of this video couldn't have been any better!
Glad to hear that 😁
It's Great!
@@jamesprigioni Do you have a B Part to this video?
I went and bought the materials for this today in the UK. I don't think it could be classed as cheap anymore after Covid! Cost me £85 for the wood. The decorative trim cost me £20 alone! But nevertheless, this is a great video and really informative and I'm looking forward to starting constructing the bed this week! Thanks again for your great videos.
Sir, a lot of videos on making ztuff overwhelm me but yours makes me think i can actually makes this! Thanks so much❤
your doggo is adorable
Raised bed looks fantastic James. Love seeing Tuck! He had the perfect spot to chill in the garden. 😍😊💚🍅
Playing the commercials through for you my friend! I am establishing a permaculture garden this Fall with the hope of planting next Spring. However, I have raised beds now and I want to keep and replace them, so I am so pleased you posted this. I also love your grape trellis and greenhouse construction. Hi Tuck!
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Used cedar fencing wood for home depot cheap a nd won't decay. They had a package of 8 foot pieces.
May I know how much did it cost?
@@harikumar9765 don't recall but was very good price came in bundle from home depot check their website!
I really want to thank you for this video especially, but also for everything you do Mr Prigioni🌱💚. When the pandemic started, yours were the best videos I found for building and filling raised beds well, organically, and affordably. I had a fantastic first vegetable season!! I succesfully grew lettuces, radishes, beets, parsley, native american corns, crookneck and honeynut squash, honeydew, strawberries, mints, thymes, potatoes (well kinda successfully), lotsa tomatoes and beans, actually so many things! Lotsa fails too but so what? I live in Ocean City on 1/10th of an acre of mostly concrete! You were so helpful! Thank you so much! I hope you are okay, I haven't seen any videos for a little while...
It's such a perfect example of a food forest to have a box put in the middle of it! Look up Krishna Mckenzie and put in a circle garden, the food forest will love you for it!
JP Bustin out them power tools!😎
Shout out to camera person and lovable Tuck!
We used this video to build our raised beds and they're perfect! Thank you, James!
Totally loved this vid. James is such an enthusiastic, practical guy, with some great ideas for creating a raised bed, that really does work!!! james, you've inpsired me to go ahead and get cracking on my own raised bed for our veg patch. perfect Coronavirus lockdown activity!!!
AGRACEProduction I’ve built a herb spiral over this lockdown and I can’t stop staring at it, it looks so beautiful😂
Its nice of Tuck to have you as a guest so much on his youtube channel, James! 😂🤣😂🤣😂💘🐶💗💗💗
I love that you get right to it and don't gab a lot!
Yeah cool. I made my 4 - 4’x8’ raised beds outta cedar 5/4
Great video.
In a thousand years if aliens see your videos, they will definitely think Tuck and dogs are the master being.
As James works hard, Tuck is lying comfortably close by supervising and making sure the job is done correctly.
For the record: Pressure treated wood is now OK to use for raised beds. In the 'old days' they used arsenic but now the wood is injected with copper sulfate, which is safe. Stringent tests have been done by gardeners, sending in soil samples to testing Labs with no evil chems found present in the samples.
I'll pass on that.
So we aren't allowed to use just any type of wood? @jthepicklr7
@@VeronicaGonzalez-hj3qo Pressure treated only costs a little more than "just any type of wood" , which lasts about 4 to 5 years before you have rebuild all the raised beds again.
Nice but pretty expensive with current wood prices. Anyone suggest cheaper materials for the sides? House siding maybe?
Great !! Thank You !!
Found you today right when we needed an easy answer to building raised boxes. Success!!!!
your creativity is amazing 💕💕💕💕🌷🌷🌷🌷🌺🌺🌺🌺