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25 Responses to 'Urban Gardening: How to Build a Raised bed and Hoop House'

1. TheKafi4 - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

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2. saltycreefer - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

   is there a point to the hoops?

3. JimboJitsu - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

   Very impressive, nicely done!
   I am adding chickens to our small farm and will be looking for any related video’s you have on it…
   Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with the world, I am going to Fav&Share! You ROCK!

4. samljer - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

   You are awesome

5. usra060 - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

   @Gerafix The size of the lumber is measured before planing

6. ROFLpwnedvideos - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

   I love the combo of the animals and raised bed. Awesome ideas.

7. dawnrboucher - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

   Another excellent video. Placing your live stock cages on top of the beds is a great idea. Do you build those yourself as well?

8. Gerafix - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

   If you want just do what I did and go break some rocks somewhere with your bare hands. Sustainable and good exercise, so get off your ass Americana.

9. Gerafix - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

   This is why SI units are better than crazy imperial units.

10. saphiablue - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    Thanks for the awesome video Pattie I haven’t constructed a raised bed and watching how it can be done will be another step for improvements that I plan to do during our Winter season next fall 2010.

11. fossilman2 - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    @Ragrog105 When driving any type of screw into wood it pays to lube those screws with bar soap or spray them with WD-40. Even the longest screws go in easily. I learned this the hard way. )

12. invista360 - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    I also started last year from inspiration from Patti and David Wolf.

    4 Large vegetable boxes.
    Long box with Raspberries. 4 Varieties. (blacks/reds)
    2 long boxes with strawberries. (10 varieties)
    1 long box with blueberries. (5 varieties)

    I used Organic cedar grove compost, mushroom compost, dirt, chicken manure and sand. Beds sit on 3″ gravel base with 2 layers of weed block beneath.
    Berries taste awesome as do the veggies. Totally different than grocery store.
    Good luck next season!

13. wgseagal - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    i made my bed year ago from her video thanks patti

14. jihadacadien - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    Ahahah I use sunglases too as eye protection lol…I just love the way your garden is organized.

15. Ragrog105 - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    Excellent video Patti. One thing I would change is the screws you are using. There’s a type of galvanized deck screws that are not Phillips head screws.

    It used a square driver that comes in 4 sizes, the most common being the “S2″. Just match the driver to the screw, you’ll see that info on the box. You don’t get the frustrating slippage and strippage like with the Phillips variety.

    But a word of caution. Go slow to avoid breaking the head off. The bits can be found anywhere hardware is sold.

16. Maybebay1 - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    ooooooooo-maw-gad! i just came!

17. steelhorses2004 - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    You didn’t mention if the wood is pressure treaated. If not how long will it last before rotting away?

18. 2oonland - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    I like the hoop idea. Could adapt to my present beds. I would save the gravel for a parking lot, though.

19. KingmanOldDude - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    A lot of really exspensive lumber, too….Not to mention screening and hardware…sustainable chic…Good ideas that can be adapted by material scroungers like me though!

20. JackANDJude - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    That’s a lot of gravel. Is that really sustainable?

21. 5starrater1 - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    really enjoyed that one.

22. PapaKenny777 - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    But if you use grass and leaves grown from city soil how can you be sure that it is not contaminated? doesnt that defeat the purpose of not using the citys soil in the first place?

23. duckman4you - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    that was great! is there a video that talks about the rotatable livestock cages? we are learning about permaculture in school and the cages sound like a great idea.

24. MadBadVoodo - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    Great video and Five Stars!!

25. PsyogiBottoms - January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    Great advice – however, why didn’t you just use the ‘X’ PVC pieces, you could just have glued the entire frame together for your hoop house.

    Thanks again, great idea with the chickens. I’m going to try that.

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