Looks great. Love Sheldon. Maybe he pees on his little personal grass lawn area, so refuses to eat there. I'm an Ohio gardener, but the past two years, I have been a snowbird to Green Valley Az. I tried a tiny raised bed with drip irrigation. Successfully managed a single radish. Please post more gardening tips and tours of your garden. 😊
Sheldon is awesome! Maybe he likes the adventure aspect of getting away from the house to go foraging for food. Maybe he just likes the exercise. More videos of Sheldon would be awesome!
Wow great idea & beautiful green grass! Grass in arizona. Is normally ugly and not as green & lush. Yet can't wait to see the results. Keep up the great work.
You sure have a successful garden. The one thing I couldn't figure out from the video is the watering system. You mention you used poly lined drip system with emitters. I couldn't see the emitters. Are you using the tubing that has wholes in it or are you using 1 gal or 2 gal emitters, or are you using sprays. I didn't see sprays but my biggest problem is getting water deep enough using the reddish colored hose with wholes or maybe they are called emitters. The wholes are 18" apart and doesn't give me adequate watering. Would you be able to comment more specifically on your watering system. It looks like you aren't putting furrows in but using flat areas. I have ended up watering everything by hand and this is a big chore! Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Jo Ann Timbanard if you watch at 2:58 , it will zoom in and you can see one of the emitters. These are adjustable & spray 360 degrees. These type just "punch" in to the main poly line, so you can locate them wherever you like.
I just took a class at the Desert Botanical Gardens on container vegetable gardening, and we talked about raised beds. But I thought root systems needed at least 18" of depth, even for shallow growing plants. It appears that you've only got 8" but are doing very well. You don't seem to need much depth. Deeper would obviously take a lot more soil mix.Also, did you put the soil directly on the ground, or did you line your box with a weed barrier?
Weed barrier. (Highly recommend it) At first, I had no weed barrier. The grass came through like crazy. I removed everything & put barrier down. Much better.
Thanks for the video. I'm also here in Phoenix, I'm looking to make my first bed and I'm wondering whats your take on Sun light. how much sun are putting on your beds?? I a couple of areas of where I want to place the beds and looking for best option in regards to sunlight
Hi Chris. Enjoyed your video. I live in Tucson and am thinking about growing my own vegetable garden. I just have one question, how do you keep the bugs from destroying your gardens?? TIA
hello, awesome video. I'm trying richer a garden going and got some soil from a local dude. but after seeing your video and how you said you added fill dirt and sand. did you mix it a up or put soil then dirt then sand. any advice would be great. thanks!
There's a company I buy it from that sells it pre-mixed (1/3 of each). They sell it in bulk (not bagged), so you just go in there with a pick-up truck or trailer and they dump it in
Hi. My son and I are building raised beds. We're clueless how to work with the soil out here in Arizona. I heard where you said you even had sand in your soil. I need some advice. We got compost - mostly horse manure from a farm in Queen Creek but we're not really knowing what else to do. We read that we need garden soil. Is that right? Also, since we're renting we decided not to build on the grass but rather to remove rocks and dig until we could no longer see rocks. It's more like clay now when wet. Is it okay to plant in that?
+Sharnita Henderson - I wouldn't plant in the existing clay. You can certainly build a raised bed on top of the clay and fill it with at least 8 inches of good garden soil - then you'd be fine. If you already have compost, then I would just mix it with some clean, screened dirt (top soil) and sand. There is a 'Pioneer Landscaping Materials' in Queen Creek. You could check with them & see if they sell a pre-mixed garden soil (and add your compost to it).
Neicyz World - I did, but the grass still managed to works it's way through the planters (like crazy!). I ended up having to remove all the soil, spray grass killer again, and lay down a fabric barrier. Much better now.
In most areas in north Phoenix, Arizona, the soil is not ideal for planting fruits and vegetables. My lot is filled with rock and calichi, so the best option at that point is to do a raised bed & fill it with good soil.
That's really pretty grass!
Thank you!
Haha I said the same thing. Isn't there a Pikes nursery in az?
Yay Arizona! I'm currently doing the samething right now! Thank you for tge tips!
No problem - good luck!
Looks great. Love Sheldon. Maybe he pees on his little personal grass lawn area, so refuses to eat there. I'm an Ohio gardener, but the past two years, I have been a snowbird to Green Valley Az. I tried a tiny raised bed with drip irrigation. Successfully managed a single radish. Please post more gardening tips and tours of your garden. 😊
Sheldon is awesome! Maybe he likes the adventure aspect of getting away from the house to go foraging for food. Maybe he just likes the exercise. More videos of Sheldon would be awesome!
Thank you! Very helpful to know which plants can grow in hot weather. I just love your tortoise!!
Thanks for the comment & watching!
very nice my friend
This gave me great ideas. Thank you fellow Phoenician
Thank you!
This is great! This gives me incentive to set up my own vegetable garden!
Wow great idea & beautiful green grass! Grass in arizona. Is normally ugly and not as green & lush. Yet can't wait to see the results. Keep up the great work.
Cool Video! Thanks for posting!
Fantastic video!
How cool. Was wondering what you could grow there. Thinking about moving to Peoria in the next couple of years.
When do you start your winter crops? Im in phx and want to try a leafy greens and broccoli. Thank you for your time
Thanks for the video. Please post videos of Sheldon. He is so cute
+Sara Kelly Stewart - thank you!
You sure have a successful garden. The one thing I couldn't figure out from the video is the watering system. You mention you used poly lined drip system with emitters. I couldn't see the emitters. Are you using the tubing that has wholes in it or are you using 1 gal or 2 gal emitters, or are you using sprays. I didn't see sprays but my biggest problem is getting water deep enough using the reddish colored hose with wholes or maybe they are called emitters. The wholes are 18" apart and doesn't give me adequate watering. Would you be able to comment more specifically on your watering system. It looks like you aren't putting furrows in but using flat areas. I have ended up watering everything by hand and this is a big chore! Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Jo Ann Timbanard if you watch at 2:58 , it will zoom in and you can see one of the emitters. These are adjustable & spray 360 degrees. These type just "punch" in to the main poly line, so you can locate them wherever you like.
great video! thanks for sharing, have me some good ideas. :)
thank you Sarah!
I just took a class at the Desert Botanical Gardens on container vegetable gardening, and we talked about raised beds. But I thought root systems needed at least 18" of depth, even for shallow growing plants. It appears that you've only got 8" but are doing very well. You don't seem to need much depth. Deeper would obviously take a lot more soil mix.Also, did you put the soil directly on the ground, or did you line your box with a weed barrier?
Weed barrier. (Highly recommend it) At first, I had no weed barrier. The grass came through like crazy. I removed everything & put barrier down. Much better.
Thanks for the video. I'm also here in Phoenix, I'm looking to make my first bed and I'm wondering whats your take on Sun light. how much sun are putting on your beds?? I a couple of areas of where I want to place the beds and looking for best option in regards to sunlight
I living in Arizona also, people recommend inground bed garden instead of above ground for AZ. Why did you choose above ground bed garden ? Thanks
My soil is pretty bad. All rock & caliche. Difficult to dig in. Going above ground allowed me to use good quality soil.
Hi Chris. Enjoyed your video. I live in Tucson and am thinking about growing my own vegetable garden. I just have one question, how do you keep the bugs from destroying your gardens?? TIA
organic pesticide spray
passion fruit vines love the arizona sun.
hello, awesome video. I'm trying richer a garden going and got some soil from a local dude. but after seeing your video and how you said you added fill dirt and sand. did you mix it a up or put soil then dirt then sand. any advice would be great. thanks!
There's a company I buy it from that sells it pre-mixed (1/3 of each). They sell it in bulk (not bagged), so you just go in there with a pick-up truck or trailer and they dump it in
@@cnpike info on the company?
Which company, Chris?
Hi. My son and I are building raised beds. We're clueless how to work with the soil out here in Arizona. I heard where you said you even had sand in your soil. I need some advice. We got compost - mostly horse manure from a farm in Queen Creek but we're not really knowing what else to do. We read that we need garden soil. Is that right? Also, since we're renting we decided not to build on the grass but rather to remove rocks and dig until we could no longer see rocks. It's more like clay now when wet. Is it okay to plant in that?
+Sharnita Henderson - I wouldn't plant in the existing clay. You can certainly build a raised bed on top of the clay and fill it with at least 8 inches of good garden soil - then you'd be fine. If you already have compost, then I would just mix it with some clean, screened dirt (top soil) and sand. There is a 'Pioneer Landscaping Materials' in Queen Creek. You could check with them & see if they sell a pre-mixed garden soil (and add your compost to it).
Great video! Did you remove your grass before placing the flower beds on top?
Neicyz World - I did, but the grass still managed to works it's way through the planters (like crazy!). I ended up having to remove all the soil, spray grass killer again, and lay down a fabric barrier. Much better now.
I was hoping I didn't have to do that step, but it's good to know this info in advance. Thank you Chris!
How did you set up your drip system
coooooool!!!!!!
Thank you!
Were is your entry way to your gardens
I enter from the front and sides. I spaced them accordingly
Thanks
You do not need raised bed unless water logging from rain takes place.
In most areas in north Phoenix, Arizona, the soil is not ideal for planting fruits and vegetables. My lot is filled with rock and calichi, so the best option at that point is to do a raised bed & fill it with good soil.
Chris Pike looks nice. tucson soil is same with no organic matter.
what kind of tortoise is sheldon
Sulcata
Your tortoise might not be eating that grass cuz he goes to the bathroom on it
waste of water!
Fantastic video!
Thank you Anthony!