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Nice video, it is Spring here in Australia...and I am doing exactly what you're doing. Same system, using a lot of wood as the bottom layer of the garden,. I have used it in the past, and it works well. You just have to be aware that the wood will take a lot of nitrogen from the soil as it rots, which means that your veggies will suffer slightly in the first year, but after a year or two, the soil will be so fertile your garden will produce way more than you thought you could.
Enjoy your spring in Australia! Thank you for your input. Is there anything I can do to combat the nitrogen loss due to the wood rotting. I'd hate to waste a season of poor quality growth.
@@AnneliSchmidt Just pour a nitrogen additive into the soil. Most nitrogen additives are made using a water mixture plus urea, then you just soak the garden bed with it. Your wood will absorb the water mixture, and you won't notice a problem. Your manure that you used will probably have enough nitrogen already. Our atmosphere is around 60% nitrogen, so you can't overdo it.
After practicing several years of raised bed gardening, I think your bed is too high, so you need lots of materials to fill it. The firewood you probably purchased may not be smart to use. If you are not planning to grow really deep rotted plants, then why do you need that deep bed? Half of that height should be enough, and then you won't need that much material. I use half of your bed's height, the bottom 1st layer with weed cloth, then cartons/cardboards, then garden "waste", homemade or purchased compost, leaves, or other materials, and finally last or top layer with soil. In my opinion.
Thank you for your input. I was thinking the same about the height of the bed. I'll see how this one goes and in the spring I may decide to get shallower raised beds. It was a lot to fill! I learned about using the bigger sized wood on another channel when I was researching this. I hope it works!
Some people need the taller height due to medical issues or physical limitations. I’m in a wheelchair and I have a 17” tall bed and love it but wish it were a bit taller, maybe 24” tall. That would have made it easier to reach/bend from the wheelchair. Next time I guess 😂
@crocketp it's nice when it's all set up because I can do my gardening without crouching down, but I think my next one will be 3 feet wide instead of 4 feet wide like this one. I'm trying to figure it all out 😀🌱
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I love the logs at the bottem so good for water retention! Well done gardening in the rain!
Thanks! I thought the logs were a good idea too! I learned this from watching RUclips videos 😀 Love your channel too💕
Nice video, it is Spring here in Australia...and I am doing exactly what you're doing. Same system, using a lot of wood as the bottom layer of the garden,. I have used it in the past, and it works well. You just have to be aware that the wood will take a lot of nitrogen from the soil as it rots, which means that your veggies will suffer slightly in the first year, but after a year or two, the soil will be so fertile your garden will produce way more than you thought you could.
Enjoy your spring in Australia! Thank you for your input. Is there anything I can do to combat the nitrogen loss due to the wood rotting. I'd hate to waste a season of poor quality growth.
@@AnneliSchmidt Just pour a nitrogen additive into the soil. Most nitrogen additives are made using a water mixture plus urea, then you just soak the garden bed with it. Your wood will absorb the water mixture, and you won't notice a problem. Your manure that you used will probably have enough nitrogen already. Our atmosphere is around 60% nitrogen, so you can't overdo it.
Thanks for the information! I appreciate all the info I can get
After practicing several years of raised bed gardening, I think your bed is too high, so you need lots of materials to fill it. The firewood you probably purchased may not be smart to use. If you are not planning to grow really deep rotted plants, then why do you need that deep bed? Half of that height should be enough, and then you won't need that much material. I use half of your bed's height, the bottom 1st layer with weed cloth, then cartons/cardboards, then garden "waste", homemade or purchased compost, leaves, or other materials, and finally last or top layer with soil. In my opinion.
Thank you for your input. I was thinking the same about the height of the bed. I'll see how this one goes and in the spring I may decide to get shallower raised beds. It was a lot to fill! I learned about using the bigger sized wood on another channel when I was researching this. I hope it works!
Some people need the taller height due to medical issues or physical limitations. I’m in a wheelchair and I have a 17” tall bed and love it but wish it were a bit taller, maybe 24” tall. That would have made it easier to reach/bend from the wheelchair. Next time I guess 😂
@AnneliSchmidt the height looks nice. You can grow stuff that trails over, or climbs up on the outside. Big job, well done 🎉
Thank you!
@crocketp it's nice when it's all set up because I can do my gardening without crouching down, but I think my next one will be 3 feet wide instead of 4 feet wide like this one. I'm trying to figure it all out 😀🌱