The Ugly Truth about Raised Beds...

Share this video if you Love Gardening! 00:00 Intro 00:19 Pros of Standard Raised Bed 02:00 Cons of Standard Raised Bed 03:14 Tuck Eating Mustard Greens 03:45 Pros of Pallet Raised Bed 04:50 Cons of Pallet Raised Bed 05:35 Pros of Metal Raised Bed 06:58 Cons of Metal Raised Bed 08:34 Giveaway Winner of Metal Raised Bed 09:30 Pros of Cedar Raised Bed 10:53 Cons of Cedar Raised Bed 11:09 The Ugly Truth About Raised Beds 14:26 Final Thoughts

Lol...that's my mom that won the give away. If anyone cares. Her name is Paj but pronounced Page like a book. She got super excited and sent me this video since we do gardening and said check out the video. 😂

I like that this video isnt a plug for your own line of raised beds, but genuine and wholesome advice. Cheers!

Repurpose an old leaky garden hose to use as an edge protector. Slit along its length. It'll hold up to UV and time.

Tuck licking his chops thinking about eating the asparagus was all of us haha. Looks like a yummy harvest ahead!

I love ALL The Gardening Channel With James Prigioni videos!

If you have an exposed edge on a metal raised bed, a pool noodle may help? Yay, Tuck! ❤❤❤ Congratulations to the winner of last week's raised bed!

Congratulations to the winner !

we just built 2. of the basic raised beds out of cedar...they'll last quite abit longer. We're going to be making the PVC toppers too. Thats such a great idea, so versatile!

I think you should come up with a James Prigioni new gardener seed starter package. A few of your most favorite varieties for a new Gardener.

I have 9 high metal raised beds (30-32 inches tall - from Birdies and Vego) and 10 regular galvanized metal raised beds (11-12 inches tall - no name from Amazon) in my 8500 square foot food forest. I bought all light and dark green, so they blend in better. Love that custom netting you are using in the metal raised beds. I saw that but didn't buy it. I use tulle (think bridal veil material if you are not familiar with tulle). It's so much cheaper than those custom covers and keeps the tiny pests out while letting sunshine and water in. I have also used plain wood and cedar raised beds in the past and still have 10 of them in use. I prefer the metal ones, especially the taller ones. I am 68 and they are great for senior citizens; you don't have to bend or crawl on the ground. to tend them. As always, thanks for the video, James. Happy growing!

I use many of your techniques in our raised bed gardens here in East Tennessee. We use concrete blocks, 2 high, stacked, no mortar. We are going into our fifth year with them. No rust. No rot. And they stand up well when hit by a new zero turn mower.

My favorite raised beds in farming country — animal feeders and waterers. Expensive when new, but sometimes you can find used ones. Last almost forever!

Congrats Paj on your new bed. I think Tuck want to give away a seed starting kit.

We in South FL got metal hurricane shutters for free last year. Our raised beds are producing well both last year and this. Arugula, Celery, tons of tomatoes, basil, even had watermelon ! Still going strong this summer.

In AZ, a Deaf girl I have been inspiring to try a garden designed a short raised bed using cedar cut at Home Depot plus 4 tan-colored, concrete, planter wall blocks joining the ends. No hammer and nails needed! Just assemble. Looks great and can be easily added to make various shapes and designs.

Congratulations to the winner of the raised bed. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤'s to Tuck!!!

We gathered free heat treated pallets and nailed them together, as is, to make square raised beds. Lined the beds to contain the materials and filled with tree branches and chunk’s. Then soil, compost, peat moss and such. I’m able to stand by the raised beds to plant and harvest. Being in my 70’s, stooping or kneeling is no longer an option so the 4 pallet beds we have work great. We’re able to eat the produce directly from the garden!

I love all raised beds because I garden in a wheelchair. Your channel has always offered such great information and ideas. Love Tuck ❤❤❤❤

Congrats on winning your bed pai❤🎉