www.container-gardening-for-food.com Preparing my raised beds in preparation for implementing square foot gardening this growing season. Includes tips on where to get cheap vermiculite! Music by Rickvanman (That's me!): Music4YourVids.co.uk . #26 - Most Discussed (Today) - Howto & Style #69 - Top Favourited (Today) - Howto & Style #35 - Top Rated (Today) - Howto & Style .
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Nice video. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, Rick! Thanks for posting!
Very nice garden boxes & video! I started my first SFG last year and loved it. I’m going to build 3 additional 4×4 beds this year – 1 each for my kids, and 1 for my husband. I also have videos of my last years garden here on YouTube. I cannot narrate well like you, so my garden is just set to music, but it does explain the basics & the timeline. You can watch my videos by searching for ‘rebeccas square foot garden’. Thanks for sharing SFG w/everyone!! It’s awesome!!
Exactly, i was going to Manchester Airport, but as soon as i stepped out of the front door, god it was cold!
Tell me about it! I’m itching to get on with it, but can’t do anything with this cold weather!
ahh fair enough then. also its just too cold to anything.
I think its more to do with water retention. If you want non/low-aciddic soil, just add lime
is the vermiculite, used to cancel out the acidity in soil, =D
Excellent video – just got yourself another subscriber.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
Niely done!
Rick, very nice. It’s educational and your production values are great. Keep up the nice work.
Cheers Dave – glad you like em! :o)
I am really gettin into these vids Rik lol … Another great post …
Dave
I found it. Check my fav. vids. Cheap easy way to make your own light. I think you will enjoy how simple and cheap lighting can be, without a lot of electricty. I believe gardening is like math, we go for the least possiable in supplies and the most simple.
I usully relocate them to the woods 5 mles away. Works a treat. :-) Awful animals.
hey Rick, me again. Ill send you a complete system for you to try out and keep in March. Ill build it, you grow it.. You share the results.. Ill pay for shipping,,,Sounds good? Great! Ill get started on it.
My neighbour has 5! I’m not a big cat fan either.
I love dogs, but only when someone else owns them! LOL!
Cheers John – interetsting tip about the cats – this I didn’t know.
Planting potatoes video as soon as they start sprouting.
Thanks for the tip – I’m pretty sure they’ll hold up, I have faith in my engineering abilities :o)
Yes the expense in the first year will probably cost more than buying vegges from the supermarket, but years 2 onwards it should start to pay for itself – although its not really the point of the excercise.
Apparently mel’s mix gets better with age.
From next year onwards, all I’ll be buying is a couple of bags of manure (which are really cheap) to mix in at the end of the growing season to prop the soil ready for the next growing season.
Dosent the cost of the compost outway the cost of the food grown , is it reusable ?
Great video as always.
What is the weight of your growbags? (should state on the bag itself) Just be aware your shelving must be strong enough to take weight of growbags plus the extra weight when it is watered. 1 litre of fresh water = 1kilogram
@johnny102marvin
Good point.
In addition to round worms they also transmit toxoplasmosis and a whole host of other nasties….you may have guessed I’m not a big cat lover…
Great video … 5 stars. You are right. You don’t want the cats pooping in your garden because some cats have worms…roundworms. Roundworms are a parasites that can cause immeasureable damage to humans.
I am looking forward to seeing how you grow potatoes in a plastic bag.
john
Interesting idea – thanks for the suggestion. I think pinning a mylar blanket to the wall would have the same effect and upset the neighbours less :o)