SMALL Change BIG Difference - No Dig Bed Edging and Bark - Gardening in Portugal
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- It's the end of April and things have been growing well in our no dig garden in Portugal - but there's always room for improvement. We love the no-dig way of gardening but struggle to keep a separation between the compost in the beds and the bark in the pathways. In this video we're aiming to remedy that.
Join us for a few days in the garden as we build some wooden frames around the beds and top up the paths with bark.
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Great job guys. Put a couple of rest chairs under the citrus tree, you deserve a place to sit and admire your progress.
I intend to build a circular bench seat around the tree at some point … it really is a lovely spot
Love the drone footage. The gardens look fabulous!
Would love to see Kylie’s crochet work I’m guessing it will be bloody perfect,she is such a perfectionist,I try but it’s not easy😊🇦🇺
I’m almost finished a bunch of projects, once all are done I intend to share 😀.
Note - almost all have small mistakes, no matter how hard I try to avoid them 😂
Me too. I’m thinking of taking up crochet.
@@MAKEDOGROW I hate frogging so most of mine stay,as long as the friends and family that I gift them to like them I’m a happy lady 😊
Enjoyed hearing the birds along the way, seeing the wild flowers, and the photography of the garden with the various different perspectives is excellent, thank you and happy gardening! 😎👍
I agree with all of that!
Love the scene where you're standing under the orange tree and talking to us.
By the way, your channel's filming and narrating are both really so well done. In other words your channel stands out in excellence! 🥰🐈🐈⬛
WOW - THAT LOOKS LIKE A MAGAZINE WORTHY GARDEN! 💜💙💜
I love to hear the insects in the background... I can imagine the heat coming from the ground.👋
Good choice on that edging wood. What you've done is so easy and simple that you could even dismantle the frames in the wetter winter months of Portugal and store the wood undercover for that period, and then reassemble at the start of the next growing season. They'll last a long time.
Great idea!
Too much work.
You can't beat a bit of OCD. I love how you are naturally taking control of your land. This one busy day will save you what could have been days or even weeks in the future. Great job both.
It may have looked like only one day, but it was actually 4 😂
You are the hardest working couple. Definitely not afraid to get her hands dirty and sweat. The garden is just lovely. ❤
I love the noises on the background like the birds and the bugs. Also your no dig garden looks amazing! From day one you had the right idea! 😊
I loved the background (often not so very background) noises, too! They are so fortunate to have birdsong, even if it is 'common', or 'ordinary' birdsong in the background and not traffic noise, police sirens etc
Mind you, they said as much last week - they love it, too
We have a climate very similar to Serta here in California and for several years I have been experimenting with mulches on the beds to minimize weeds and evaporation. I found that compost mulch wasn't managing water loss well. The best so far is this: straw bales that sat out in the winter rain and partially degraded. When spread on the beds in spring the softened straw forms a dense mat around the crops. When amending the beds with compost the straw can either be pulled aside or left under the new compost to further add organic material. This made a huge difference in water consumption and mostly smothers the weeds! It's important to find low-seedhead straw, though, so it doesn't add to the weed pressure.
The garden looks so neat and tidy. 😁
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The gardens look so neat and tidy, beautiful. And that Swiss chard is amazing!
The jokes, you got one in subtly at the endd!!
Hugs from 🇨🇦
Your garden looks beautiful and it will pay you back with less work to now maintain it. Great job!
I've applied some of your garden wisdom from your videos, and I've learned more today! I especially appreciate your drone shots!
Hardly wisdom 😂 … but lots of leaning from doing 😃
Enjoying the drone footage. May I ask the make and model please. May get one myself
6:00am- Texas. Woke up, let the Rhodesian out into the back field to run giant figure 8's. Grabbed a cup of coffee, sat down and now your Saturday morning show. Thank you. Much better.
I have vege-garden envy. I saw a post from someone in Perth and I concur about the wood borders. I got some recycled pine for my veg patch in Perth and I have had them down for around 12 years. A board or two have been eaten by insects but it has been simple to replace them when necessary
Crushed roof tiles are great for pathways too.❤ an awesome looking garden though 😊
Yes in fla yrs ago we went to farm store for bags of crushed
Shells.
Some is also used in chicken yards.
That's great idea.
You have
Also used concrete siding
Like used for board and batton outdoor siding
But neat and defined
Is my idea also
Thanks and Blessings..
From ms Usa
Great job. The drone footage really puts it in perspective
intelligent chickens)) love them
Now that's an Impressive Garden. Beautiful
Mower can be used to run over the cut grass to use as a weed suppression. People here use mowers to shred leaves in the autumn so those are much smaller pieces and combine with green grass clippings and garden waste for a very nice compost/mulch. Yes, compost is mulch, as are shredded leaves.
It looks great now, those bark chips dress it up very well.
Most importantly is to cut grass and weeds before they set heads to help eliminate weed seeds
Garden is looking great and tidy😂🎉. Good job 👏 👍
Drone footage really gave us a sense of the scope of the job. Well done - it looks terrific!
The "framed beds" worked a treat - at my wife''s allotment we did the same thing but instead of the blocks at the corners we hammered in 2x2" short pointed square stakes to screw the boards to - keeping it all in position.
Do you two ever fight? You seem so in tune. Love watching!
For only year 2, your garden looks wonderful. your hard work and all the amendments paid off well. You'll be eating and sharing abundantly this year. Canning season should be busy
As always, your dedication to doing things right is very pleasant to watch! It's soooo nice to witness the results of solid research adapted over time with situational experience. Your Portuguese neighbours must come around to say hello as they see the wonderful improvement of your property. Job well done! Thank you for sharing and being so generous with your time! (from Canada)
We used to spread straw and let our chickens work it. They ate all of the remaining seeds and added a nice coating of poo. We would collect it after 6 months or so and spread it as mulch. Since we only had 8 chickens, there wasn't that much poo, so the straw-poo combo wasn't too hot. It was wonderfully effective as a moisture/sun shield for the soil.
Hello boys, the beetroot leaves are wonderful, sautéing them with garlic and onion is delicious. 😋🥰👌 Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷 💝💚😊
I wanted to relax and watch you to. But now I must go and assemble my bed frames in the garden instead. Guilt trip deluxe.❤😂
Very nice,👍 you are strong in the garden together. While the weather is warm on the other side of the property, build foundations for a greenhouse + a stone stove for the winter
Gyönyörű a kert. Példa értékű a hozzáállásotok, a munkabírásotok, a maximalizmusotok itt is és a ház felújítása során is! Gratulálok, jó erőt, egészséget kívánok a továbbiakhoz! 17 óra 30.
Teljesen egyetértek!
I used heat treated pallets at 1€ each was very cost effective but a bit of time to dismantle. I banged in corner posts and middle joint post so it's solid and is not going to move in our high winds also I can use the corner posts to string netting if needed. Your garden looks beautiful and super abundant, well done and love following your progress 😊
Wow, it looks amazing. We loved the drone shots. My wife and I chuckled at your comment about how your project grew. We would go to nurseries for just a few plants and come home with a truckload every time. Thanks for sharing.
*Kylie & Guy, awesome job done in your gardens... I love the drone shots showing how much you did.*
Oh Yes! The Sweetness of those Baby Potatoes!
Garden "work" surely is a labor of love. You both (with help from the girls) have created such a beautiful garden space. I love your wildflower meadow for the pollinators. Do you also keep bees?
We can’t legally keep bees unfortunately…. we don’t have enough land
Strawberries are a nice ground cover around asparagus.
I've just started getting my garden ready, the feeling of satisfaction of seeing things tidy and organized is always a happy thing. Watching you both do the same is also a happy thing. I loved the drone footage. Cheers and happy spring!
Love your garden, cannot wait to see what you grow and how much you harvest this year. Truly inspirational
Impressive garden! You've put so much effort in so far and it shows. Enjoy the produce!
Bravo, a wonderful job both practically and beautifully executed 👏👏👏👏
I just hav to Thank you for sharing this video. The garden transformation is gorgeous. The edging looks wonderful, and that bark delivery was exciting. So Jealous and happy for you guys. The hard work you put in looks 👌. Wow!!!!
I like the symmetry and order of the raised beds, the wild flowers look fantastic
If they do arrive in your garden, it’s easy to repel snails and slugs by running copper tape along the tops of the edging boards.
Looking awesome with the use of the DRONE ❤.
A thing of beauty for the organized and rested mind!!❤😂😊
Que bien poder disfrutar de tus propias cosechas ! La tierra es bondadosa para quienes la trabajan con tanta dedicación! Saludos desde Uruguay !
It was fun watching how quickly you got edging in your beds, it's not always about how long your wood stays hard but more that it lasts as long as you want it to 😅
😂🤣😂
Looking good. Ease of gardening access is great. Except for the extreme heat, it would be a pleasure to be out there. Best wishes.
Your first tomato! Already! Edged beds look great. I’m sure all that cardboard and extra mulch will suppress the weeds.
I love neat and tidy things. This garden is very neat and tidy. Looks great!
Your garden has come along nicely. 👍
Wow what a great job you guys did on that garden very tidy looking. Love your videos much much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖
Very Impressive result - well done!
Fabulous 🎶
Your hard work has paid off big time !
love it 👏😀❤️
Your framed no-dig beds look so good.
Beautiful garden beds , you really like it tidy. Looking forward to the dishes you will be creating with your produce.
Your garden looks amazing.
Your garden is certainly looking better after the overhaul.
What if you theoretically applied a *Shou Sugi Ban* method to the wood borders, by charring the topcoat? Wouldn't it "seal" the wood and make it last longer? The drone footage was epic
We were thinking to try that, but it’s now fire season here so thought it was a little risky.
Might try that with some pallets we’re going to use for a compost system later in the year once fire risk is reduced
I wasn't keen on your ideal in the garden, but WOW! It looks awesome now ❤😊
For the tomatoes I guess its more efficient to have a sturdy horizontal connection on top of the posts and from there have a yarn for every plant upwards to it. With a system like this youll only have to do it once and it requires less material. You only have to lead the tomatoes up from time to time.
The garden looks beautiful with all these flowering grasses! I think its a good thing that you dont mow done every inch like the neighbors. Sure, you have to do it every now and then but theres no need to have a golf course green the whole year.
We tried that type of tomato trellis last year and didn’t really like it, so we’re trying a different method this year. So far we’re not liking it either … a bit fiddly.
We’re trying to mow less but also stay within the fire preparedness rules, so far it’s working well
@@MAKEDOGROW oh okay. I know this system you did last year from foil tunnels. Another option would be no yarn at all but a sturdy metal frame and bamboo/wooden trelis in between. Dont know if I can link it here but this Austrian guy ("Tomatenflüsterer") has a lot of footage of it and I guess hes looking for efficient solutions because of his hundreds of tomatoes 😁 ruclips.net/video/9mlOCxcktew/видео.html
In the UK sheep fleeces are becoming popular for mulching veg beds. You can buy them direct from the farmer and they're really cheap
amazing shade posts for vine)) best of luck of introducing seedlings for perrenials for forest garden)) so next year u can have more though of that)
U guys give it y all no matter what u do everything is done properly I take my hat off to u both
Looking at the drone footage I can’t help but remember how you went about laying out your interior heating system. 😉
your garden is a paradise for perfectionists)))
That overhead shot makes it all look so neat and tidy!
Beautiful garden layout. Love the drone footage.
Great to use the black plastic to kill weeds. I’ve found when I get a load of compost, I lie down old tarp where the compost will be dumped first. That way, the bottom layer of the pile doesn’t mix in with the soil/weeds and get wasted. 😊 Eric
beautiful garden, so much fruits and veggies! makes me want to move to the south as well! keep the video's comming!
I was thinking that some fence stain on the wood might draw out the life a little but sun is the enemy of woodstain - it wouldn't be a good idea. It would bake off in a year or two. It also crossed my mind that you could staple plastic over the tops to try and keep moisture in the beds - one of those beds with wood around being turned into a mini-greenhouse with seeds sown straight into compost in the ground, but, I don't think this is too practical - sowing seeds to plug trays that are sealed under transparent plastic and leaving them in the sun is something I'd probably try out.
Also, you mentioned that slugs aren't such problem there than they are in the UK but there are some plants which slugs don't like - conifers, geraniums and lavender - those with a pungent smell. A border around of lavender is probably a completely unnecessary luxury. Again, I'd buy one geranium and see how long it takes to make a border from it, constantly taking cuttings from it over the years. You're probably above that kind of thing...
Very impressive looking garden with those edges!
HELLO KYLIE & GUY, KITTY & ASSORTED FEATHERED FOWL...LOVE IT, LOOKS SO NEAT & TIDY; ORDER IS A GOOD THING!...I WILL BE LOOKING AROUND HERE IN THE VANCOUVER REGION FOR THAT SMALLER BARK VERSION...THANKYOU FOR SHARING YOUR WORK WITH US...ALL THE BEST...🙏;)
Beautiful looking garden coming from Southwest desert of California!!! Very envious 🤓🤓🤓
Whatva beautiful job you did your garden looks great
I noticed your swiss chard WOW 😲 it looks so beautiful 😍
Looks good guys… we’ll done ..
for the slugs etc...crush egg shells (not too finely) and sprinkle around plants.
Looking fabulous, I have the same system in my garden as it’s on a gentle slope and everything kept moving south without the edging ! Loved the drone shots.
Nice, I recently put raised beds in my no dig greenhouse, it really helps with avoiding compaction also. I would say that wood in or on the ground has a shorter life due to microbial action, I also saw someone used metal angles but vertically into the ground at the corners, so the horizontal wood slot behind.. easily replaceable and no screws.
Looking good though, I like things to be framed😊
I'm no gardener myself, but from what I remember helping my grandparents with various things when young, even here in a much cooler and wetter climate (Swedish southwest) plain pine boards used for edging would last about 5-6 years.
@@michaeltempsch5282 yes a lot can depend on the type of soil and thickness of wood, I've got soft wood impregnated fence posts that are at least 20 years old, the soil is sandy, I've done gardens with heavy soils where they only last 5 years, but they always rot just below and above soil level.
Wow what a great job you two have done. Just a pleasure to look at. Thank You for showing us.
LOOKING GOOD GUYS ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO ❤
Looks great. We have done this box gardens or as we call it square foot gardens. We have had bark mulch and grass between our beds
The overhead view of the garden looking so tidy and sharp is very soothing!
Looking soooo good!
Beautiful AND bountiful
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It’s looking great 😊👍 your hard work is really showing 😊 can’t wait for the next house video 👍🤪
Looks very 👍 nice. Cheers to you, from Olalla, Washington 🌻
Wow! Looks amazing. I agree with the rest chairs under a shade tree
Alles was sie anfassen hat Hand und Fuß. Wunderbar ❤
Loved the drone footage! Your neighbors must be thrilled how you've brought your property back to life! In the past you've mentioned that your water collection system would flow to the back of your land. Maybe in a future video you could give an update on this using drone footage.
This is me, right now, cool. Peace my Brother.
One function of mulch is to reflect or absorb light/heat, so in a cold climate, dark mulches like compost can heat up soils and pale mulches like straw/hay/alfalfa etc, can reflect light / heat in a dry/hot climate. Some Portuguese farmers use sand in this way. The other function of this is to protect the biology in the top layer of soil/compost, as high temps will kill microbes.
yes it does look beautiful
The garden looks nice. Happy eating.
That is impressive. This old bird is extremely jealous, not only of your gorgeous property, but also your youth and vitality.