Building a Raised Bed Kitchen Herb Garden Out the Back Door

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In this video, I show you how to build a raised bed kitchen herb garden right out the back door of our home. A convenient and easy way to grow herbs at home.
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@Selfsufficientme Год назад

G'day Everyone, this video is a little longer video than usual... If you don't mind these longer types of videos be sure to smash avo that like button! Cheers :)

@jessieb7290 Год назад

Which herbs and spices do you have in Australia? Love those types of videos where you teach what we might not have where we are. Especially love the older videos where you cut and eat your own fruit. 👍🏼

@jenjoy4353 Год назад

I prefer the longer video to the short ones.

@angelzhomestead Год назад

I love the longer video's. I'm still learning gardening and appreciate all the information i can get.

@TransdermalCelebrate Год назад

Very exciting and educational mate, I’m not an arachnophobe, but great use of the trowel 😄👍

@jw4879 Год назад

Thanks for the longer format! Can't wait for a follow up on this bed's progress!

@rhysdehaan Год назад

Some of my favourite extra features to your channel, is you treating the camera as a person, making us feel even more like we're really there. And also when you make fun of politicians haha

@joshlovegood9392 Год назад

Hey mate! Little tip on the Vietnamese mint.. I always struggled with it too, until I found out that they're a marsh/wetland plant.. I grow them in buckets now with soil, making sure it's always moist, and almost boggy. It grows incredibly well, just needs constant moisture. Love the new beds.

@CichlidStyleForums Год назад

Great tip there mate, for drier climates, like here in Perth (sandy soils), I grow Vietnamese Mint with my lemon grass in planters with just a few small holes for drainage, helps to keep the moisture in without becoming too boggy, and stops the lemon grass from spreading out to the neighbourhood.

@BBCTopgearfan Год назад

Don't forget to mulch heavily on top and bottom for marsh loving plants. The excess organic matter on the bottom will retain moisture, think of it like a mini hugel....culture raised bed in a pot.

@debrawade6656 Год назад

🤣😂I was drinking my tea this morning when you used the swear words and just about spewed my tea🤣🤣 Excellent line!!! I have been planning on a kitchen herb garden when we remove a large tree next to house, it will allow sunshine for the herbs. Thank you for sharing and I will be calling Kevin again for another couple of Birdies so I’ll be ready….yep love my Birdies.

@dartagnantaft5918 Год назад

Those raised beds really compliment the house as well as being practical. Great video.

@jencordero4782 Год назад

Yeah how did he build it ?

@sd1660 Год назад

Edible flowers such as chamomile, marigold, lavender, etc. might add some color as well as flavor😊

@erroneous6947 Год назад

I planted chamomile and valerian first year. Both colonized the whole yard. Can be invasive.

@saltycat662 Год назад

@@erroneous6947 Not surprising since they tend to grow in fields. I heard many have the same problem with Mint.

@adedow1333 Год назад

@@saltycat662 mint is pretty rude that way. I have a small garden patch outside my front door. The mint comes and takes over the flowers so I have to plant tall varieties if I want them to have a chance at surviving.

@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 Год назад

We planted mint a bunch of years ago. It took over parts of the lawn. Mowing was never that bad after that.

@gattamom 11 месяцев назад

Nasturtiums!

@mompuff Год назад

Thank you so much!! I have learned so much from you!! I’m going to start my raise beds garden this year bc I’m getting older & can’t keep up with weeds!! I’m so impressed in how you use gardening to help you with your PTSD!! I suffer from depression so I’m hoping building my new garden it will help me to get outside!! Much admiration from America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@Selfsufficientme Год назад

G'day! I'm confident you will find gardening helpful. It really surprised me how good garden therapy was, as it wasn't the reason why I started, but I'm happy for the unexpected "side-effect." Take care and all the best :)

@stodgysine4424 Год назад

same!! I am starting a veg garden to help with my anxiety and shutin tendencies good luck w your garden

@mompuff Год назад

@@stodgysine4424 Much luck and blessings on your new garden this year!! I’m excited!! 🙌🏻🦋❤️

@st1ffp0le Год назад

Well done mate

@st1ffp0le Год назад

How's ur bees going? Any future upgrade to the cat run? Any future videos for smaller places thanks for all your great videos sending positive vibes from Sydney Australia

@paulandstephanie1 Год назад

You have such a beautiful property Mark, you've created an incredible transformation over the years! Have you ever considered putting in a tea or medicinal herb garden? I would love to see that, if you ever decide to! God bless!

@MandyOnderwater Год назад

I don't believe he has one specifically for that purpose, as he's growing bits of what he needs everywherw. Me and another follower are writing down a list of medicinal plants you can grow in the garden on Mark's forum called Self Sufficient Culture. www.selfsufficientculture.com/ams/the-medicinal-garden.25/

@paulandstephanie1 Год назад

@@MandyOnderwater awesome, thanks!

@weibie Год назад

I was thinking about a tea garden myself, but I'm not so great at herbs. A tea garden is a fantastic idea.

@miss_mish Год назад

@@MandyOnderwater good start lots to go. My first thought was you've missed feverfew, Yarrow, elderberry, Heal All, Marshmallow, evening primrose, Clary sage, moringa & Ashwaganda. Other than the obvious they were the first ones I put in my garden in particular Elderberry, yarrow & feverfew.

@MandyOnderwater Год назад

@@miss_mish agreed! I'm hoping to add those in the near future. Cheers!

@SharonRepici Год назад

I like the longer format! I was happy to see that you followed your own advice and suggestions from others to create a method to hold the bed posts to keep them from sagging and pulling the beds inward. I was surprised you didn't mention them even though you did a great close-up. Would love to see a follow-up next year to see how well they hold up. Having your beds so close to the house should also encourage yourself to freeze dry more of your herbs as the season begins to wane. I would really like to hear more about your freeze-drying adventures.

@Berkeloid0 Год назад

The last video covered the bed posts in-depth so probably no reason to go over it again

@sonnyamoran7383 Год назад

I don't mind the longer videos at all. Beautiful herb garden. You've given me some ideas for mine. Thanks 😊

@ChrisFredriksson Год назад

If I had seen that spider, I would have burned the whole house down and the whole property and then moved somewhere else 😂😋 Love the video, great tips and ideas! Fun to see how you do it, we will start for the very first time this spring 😃

@Leelongostyle 6 месяцев назад

The older I get, the better these raised beds look. I bet you are loving the location of these herbs now.

@alysoffoxdale Год назад

Looks great - a nice improvement - and more to the point, looks admirably functional! I wouldn't have had the heart to "shovel-prune" those volunteers, either. I never have understood people who place kitchen herbs farther than 10 feet from the door. I guess it makes more sense for people who are all about gardening but hate cooking, though, like my mother-in-law, who prioritizes appearance over function in just about every aspect of her life. That just drives me absolutely batshit crazy...

@skmarrama Год назад

Your video was not too long. You are going to enjoy your herb garden! I am sharing this with my sister. Thank you!

@LisaVesander.Creative Год назад

Knowing me, Mark, my poor Hubby will shake his head and sweat at the idea of the herb beds that I want to make up. LOL ! I intend on culinary and medicinal herb beds as well as food, naturally. I will most likely mix them with some veggies into another bed if necessary. Love the shirt mate, that would be great for us.

@slomo1716 Год назад

my mantra is WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER. What a WONDERFUL Kitchen garden! LOVE IT!

@donnamullins2089 Год назад

I love your new shirt. So cool. My garlic chives spread faster than mint. All you need now is a little Bistro table and two chairs to sit with your tea and watch the Herbs grow. Thanks Mark love your new kitchen herb beds.

@johnknowles6520 Год назад

Hi Mark I have watched your You Tube videos for 3 years now I thoroughly enjoy them. I live alone since my wife passed away 4 years ago. Thank you for helping me pass the time. As you mentioned you would like to use the large tank to water your new raised herb beds. Here is an idea since water seeks it's own level if you already have or can install a tap in the bottom of the tank then run a water line from the right hand side of the tank when looking at the tank you can run the line at ground level to the first tank and then run a line up the side of the raised bed fixing this line to the top of the raised bed then install a shut off valve here and then run drip tape down the length of the bed to where you want the drip tape to water the plants. Now where the water line stops at the bottom of the first tank if you install a tee fitting here you can run another line to the second bed and repeat the same setup for the second bed. The big tank is higher than the raised beds so the water pressure should be adequate to take care of your watering needs for both beds. On the video the big tank looks high enough to do the job. P.S. The small crack where the sidewalk meets the cement for the porch chisel out a small piece of the concrete and the line could be recessed line with the sidewalk.

@twalton Год назад

I didn't think it was possible that this channel could attain even more wholesome dad energy until I saw the long sleeve shirt. Chef's kiss. I love it.

@lizhaydon2250 Год назад

Now your herbs won't hurt your back. Great video when I'm looking out at snow.

@donnapearman7295 Год назад

I strongly recommend that you remove the lemon grass from the herb bed, because I can assure you from personal experience, that it WILL take over the entire bed! It also gets really thick and sharp. The Pineapple Sage also gets pretty bushy and leggy but it is one of my favourite plants and I love to suck the sweet nectar from the red flowers. The leaves are also sweetly aromatic and lovely to brush against.

@pamelaholmcrawford2306 Год назад

Nasturtiums and other edible flowers (marigolds?) would be very pretty with your lovely new beds. I’m sure the frog, cat and fish would love peeking out from them.😊

@joanxox4191 Год назад

Pansies are another edible that would look great. 😋

@edmartin875 11 месяцев назад

@@joanxox4191 Dandilions.are.also.edible...The.root.can.make.a.coffee.substitute,.young.leaves.are.good.in.a.salad,.old.leaves.are.often.bitter,.flowers.are.a.popular.food.with.many.folks,.raw.or.cooked...

@lindab424 Год назад

Oh geez, I screamed when I saw that bloody spider. I hate them and it is the one thing that scares me about setting up my own veggie garden. I enjoy this longer type videos as you are as entertaining as you are informative. 👍

@yummofishinglakemacmitty1147 10 месяцев назад

love your work my Mother in-law loved watching you RIP Beverley Williams till we meet again take care all happy gardening

@teenagardner3623 Год назад

Great idea, and love your arrangement of the herbs. I'm a 52 year young female in Coastal SC, USA. I love the loud long-sleeved shirt, I'd totally wear it 😍

@haileymcpherson9305 Год назад

L[l

@douglaspearce1187 Год назад

Great video, Mark. Missus has been after me making something like this and maybe this is the inspiration I need to get cracking. Can't believe you "hate" spiders! Big strong bloke like you! 😉 That's a huntsman. Perfectly harmless. We have them over here in Johannesburg. We call them Rain Spiders. Good for the garden. All the best for '23

@bmiles4131 7 месяцев назад

I have the shriek and throw response to a spider half that big, but I’m not Australian. The throw part can be problematic, depending on what i was holding. Also not safe for those around me as a spider in a clay pot to the head is not healthy.

@stickyfacade3388 Год назад

I love how much you love gardening. You're a big inspiration. I also love how you call out politicians on their bull crap 👍

@OliviaLovesPugs Год назад

Who doesn’t love a good, convenient herb garden? I do! I grow and dry a bunch of herbs every year. My mother loves to cook with fresh herbs too, so I fill a plant stand with potted herbs right outside her back door and dry a bunch of herbs for her to use in the winter every year.

@WynterDragon Год назад

The garden ornaments are great, you should leave them for the herbs. Lovage is an excellent perennial celery replacement, it gets really large though. Mine was about 12ft tall and 3 ft across at one point last year. I planted pineapple sage last year and its my new favorite herb, I just can't help rubbing it and taking a sniff whenever I walk by it.

@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 Год назад

Does lovage taste like celery? We love celery but I have never been able to grow it. Maybe I will give lovage a try?

@WynterDragon Год назад

@@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 it does! You use the leaves mostly, but it's great in soups, roasts or such.

@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 Год назад

@@WynterDragon Okay cool. I am in the Mojave desert (southern NV, USA) and can't have a huge garden, so no celery, but if I can do lovage (tall) instead of celery (short) I can still try that because we like celery. Especially in chicken salad sandwiches and Thanksgiving stuffing. *adds lovage to seed list for spring* Thanks

@j.l.emerson592 Год назад

Try cutting celery too. It's a seasoning type celery. It doesn't grow the typical celery stalks, just very slender stalks & leaves. There are several varieties, some of which have slender hollow tube-like stalks that are sometimes used as straws in alcoholic drinks like Bloody Marys. Cutting celery is supposedly much easier to grow than traditional celery. Lovage is a good celery substitute... But! It has a much stronger flavor that some people don't like. And... Lovage grows HUGE & depending on the climate, it spreads aggressively. Good luck!

@Aaron-kj8dv Год назад

I love this idea, I was actually trying to think of a way to maybe grow them inside but in a clean way where I'm not spilling dirt everywhere. I used to have 2 huge cement pots that I would grow Rosemary and Basil in and it was so nice to grab the scissors, go on the porch and have them ready in like 10 seconds. Also, nice legs dude! you look like the incredible hulk lol

@mrdobalina3451 Год назад

This is the first thing I did when we moved into our property when I started gardening a year ago. Form follows function.

@jacqibelle Год назад

Love your Army saying. I was in the U.S. Army. I say it "Work smarter, not harder".

@Andy7050 Год назад

It's great just to listen to you talk about gardening while you garden. Great video!

@rachalnocchi5600 Год назад

Oh those beds look so much cleaner and more defined! I look forward to watching your herbs growing, and I think even edible flowers would be very pretty in that location!

@HastingsCorner Год назад

THE HEAVY BREATHING VARIETY ☠️☠️. I love you Mark 😭😭🫶🏻🫶🏻😍😍😍

@jonmabe254 Год назад

Sitting here in the U.S. in freezing cold weather ready for spring to come along!

@tawnnope7196 Год назад

From a little farm in Washington State 5 acres. I absolutely love this channel. Thank you for all the great ideas.

@GCaF Год назад

Next is a table on that terrace... To enjoy the herbs' smell and make fresh salads with the herbs in arms reach. I've also planted herbs next to my terrace/summer kitchen. Love the new look and the accessibility. Can't wait to see the beds flourish!!!

@mildredkrisik8888 Год назад

I'm with your wife - love those garden ornaments!

@cbdcdiva6872 Год назад

Last year I attached pots to my Deck railing with all the herbs! Just steps out the kitchen door to the herb garden and so easy to access for cooking! Enjoy your new mini garden!

@MyAussieGardenKitchen Год назад

G'day Mark. I laughed so much at the "heavy breathing variety". 😂 I've had some of them in the garden and kitchen too. 😂 Absolutely love what you've done and it's so practical. I've moved the bbq and outdoor chairs from our alfresco and turned it into a big growing area, as herbs and things like strawberries are so quick to access. How about hose tomatoes coming up! You've done so well with them and I'm keen to see how you rig up the tank. Enjoy those new beds and all the best. Daz.

@nicolemagaric706 Год назад

I love the longer videos Mark...pls do more

@Doc1855 Год назад

Great video Mark ! Here in north central WA state USA we bought 1/4 of a Mtn. We finished building our dream home in 19. During the pandemic our government gave everyone a stimulus check. We chose to buy bricks for retaining walls and bottomless “watering troughs” to put on top of our retaining walls that we built into the side of our Mtn so that we can have flat areas for our garden. Our now flat garden areas are enough to sustain not only us, but also my wife’s parents who live in Montana, USA. Their growing season isn’t long enough for them to have vegetables unless they’re a root (like carrots, beets, etc). Their 10K acre ranch is a 12 hour drive from us. They raise beef, pork, sheep, so we barter with them. We freeze and can all the fruits and veggies and trade for a pig and 1/2 of a beef every year. Actually we buy a young steer in the spring and it grazes on their ranch. In late fall they slaughter, butcher, cut and wrap in their personal butcher shop on their property. They keep the other 1/2 beef or sell it. We have a small flat area which we planted 3 Rainer cherry trees, 3 Honey Crisp apple trees, a “donut peach” tree. All of our trees are dwarfs bc the flat area is small. In late fall we drive to MT and drop off the fruit and veggies while picking up our meat. In the summer time they come to us so that they can help us pick and can peaches and cherries during harvest. It works out well for all of us as we can see them 2Xs a year. My best friend asked me how much would it cost he and his family for a pig for next year. I called my in-law’s and they’ll sell them a pig, cut and wrapped for only $350. So this fall when we make our trip to MT, they’ll pay for 1/2 our fuel. It’s a win win. He did enquirer about the other 1/2 of beef, but I’ll have to let him know as the time gets closer. I LOVE your videos and look forward to watching them whenever you release them ! Enjoy your day Mark !

@LadyVoldemort Год назад

*The **_"Heavy Breathing"_** variety* 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 Awesome project!!!

@gardeningfishingjimw9364 Год назад

Great set up Mark for the Essential Herbs which as you said you won't get wet. I did similar at the bottom of my steps but planted Lavender at the front and ran spuds 1st off and now I will be moving all of my herbs into that bed (Birdies of course!!). The lavender will move to the back and the rosemary to where the lav was so I will still get the bees coming in; lemon tree is right next to that bed. Tomatoes have gone total nuts and I am still getting good sized carrots and a few beans. Oh yeh, try this recipe for chicken....a full chicken breast per person marinated with honey, soy and garlic with julienne carrots fresh beans bacon and small tommies cut in 1/2. Cook for 3 to 4 hours in a slow cooker and serve with some good mashed spuds. Add your chilli if you like it like that. Enjoy.

@mary-chiltonvanhees1201 Год назад

Hilarious! Exactly the same happened to me using my own compost material. Tomatoes and butternut squash everywhere! I only have a couple of small flower beds and pots of herbs by the kitchen door, so letting the squash have a go was amazing! The tomatoes got eaten by the grey squirrels and rabbits.

@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 Год назад

Food fight!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I wish I was that lucky.

@LarixLyalliiAlpine Год назад

I live in Wisconsin, so all my stuff is covered in snow right now. But watching this is making me excited for my garden this year. Last year I put my herb garden by my dilapidated shed (maybe 25 feet from my back door), and it was thriving! ...Until a huge branch from my neighbors maple tree fell on the power lines for my other neighbor. And my yard was the only one with access to the transformer. Utility company essentially steamrolled my herb garden with their trucks and ran over a corner of my veggie garden fence twice. :/ So this year, I'm going to put a bunch of my herbs in grow bags on my deck, right outside my back door. And I'm super excited!

@JAndersonGhost0326 Год назад

Whenever we get welcome additions to our garden that grow all on their own, we call them "volunteers." I had a lettuce start near my pea plants this season, I guess the seeds got mixed in when I was planting elsewhere. They're doing remarkably well together!

@benschram Год назад

woah, I didn't realise garlic chives can get so big! I thought they were tiny little grassy things as they don't seem to grow very big for me. Maybe i'll try replanting them into much larger pots and give them heaps of organic cow manure. I agree with your views on spiders vs snakes too. ugh! I freak out when I see them around my house.

@Gardeningchristine Год назад

Excellent video. I’ve just started alliums, lettuces, celery & micro greens(in the middle of winter) 😂🌱☃️ the herbs haven’t sprouted yet.

@n7meg Год назад

Spidie just wants to enjoy your garden with you 😂

@karenholt8441 Год назад

Love it, totally awesome! I miss Australia so much! I was born in Sydney and lived 46 years in around the metropolitan area, until I moved to U.S. in 2003. Your videos make me feel right at home. Thank you.

@objectivesovereignty Год назад

You'll love the pinsapple sage with it's wonderful scent and cute smallish red/pink flowers. I think you can make a tea with it or add it to other teas. Easy propergate from cuttings.

@rhysdehaan Год назад

A bit off topic from this video, but I've started growing our own pinapples from tops, which are hard to get down here in Perth, only ever in certain farm markets and in summer. Got 10 right now, and a bunch of raised beds because of watching you!

@MandyOnderwater Год назад

I've actually sucessfully grown a pineapple from just a top! I've shared my harvest on Mark's forum Self Sufficient Culture Thread 'Harvesting Pineapple 🍍' www.selfsufficientculture.com/threads/harvesting-pineapple-%F0%9F%8D%8D.3470/

@rhysdehaan Год назад

@@gardenwitheden cool 🙂

@dylanzrim3635 Год назад

Its taken 2 years for mine to grow an inch. Good luck

@rhysdehaan Год назад

@@dylanzrim3635 yeah they mainly grow in the tropics. Are you in a cold area?

@user-bk8kb1ir1y 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for these clips/ tutorials it’s helped me a lot I’m 55 4 strokes victim, my left hand side does not work properly as R hind side of brain has died so growing veg herbs have given me a new life where I was just vegatatin

@BastIsis88 Год назад

Mark we're looking forward to your new merch coming out! We absolutely love our back door herb garden too. Very handy to dash out during cooking to grab what we need. From us in Northern NSW

@jiggli-Jane Год назад

The sounds coming from all the insects & birds around you is awesome! Those little critturs must know it's the best place to be 😎 Much love from silent England 🤗

@erroneous6947 Год назад

I’ve been waffling on another raised bed (have 3-4’x7.5’) for blueberries. I think a small one under the houses drip line makes sense. Close to the deck. Cool video. On my third year now. And the strawberries and blackberries are producing well. The fruit trees are slow. We’ve had unusually cold winters the last two years in my area. Central Florida. Killed all my bananas.

@adedow1333 Год назад

Do it! Oh blueberries!

@sjlavesk Год назад

I copied your chicken feeder after wasting $$$ on PVC styles. Yours is the best ever! No waste no mess. Simple and cheap. Thank you!! Steve in Utah.

@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener Год назад

I grow most of my herbs on my deck - which gets plenty of sun and is very close to my kitchen - for all the same reasons you've outlined. So - great job - and I hope you find as much culinary joy in yours as I have with mine.

@eviejacques5810 Год назад

Hi from Tassie love your channel 🙂 definitely want that shirt will be great for gardening here in the cool weather.. thanks for being a great garden dad because of yours and Kevin's channel my garden journey has blossomed keep up the great work so I can keep up the gardening dream 😁

@shocker1215 Год назад

Be careful with oregano, it’s almost as bad as mint and will take over the bed. Great video, alway good to relax and watch what going to be going on in my garden in a couple months.

@JohnNy-ni9np Год назад

If I was you I would place the raised garden bed outside my bedroom window. Imagine waking up in the morning to smell the aroma of fresh herb right in your bed.

@lisas5913 Год назад

I grow a couple for the bees 🐝Cute huntsman 😁

@peppaismyrat Год назад

I love watching your videos, there’s always something in there that makes me giggle. Your information is always super helpful too 😊

@AngelaRichter65 Год назад

This is a wonderful idea! It's something I'm going to do out our back door as it gets tons of morning sun, I may even put it out front. I'll have to plan this.

@janesavage4733 Год назад

Love the longer videos. The last time I tried to grow herbs my chickens had feast of them.😂

@elshe13elieves Год назад

You were much nicer to that Huntsman than I would have been Mark!! God I hate the things 😂😂😂😂

@wildchook745 Год назад

I love the new addition to the garden, it's gorgeous. I love spiders and hate snakes LOL. Too funny about the Kent pumpkin, it followed you to the herb garden LOL Maybe half or quarter the garlic chives. Nina's one-eye fish is now a hat holder ...Haha! Cute garden ornaments. Again, I love your herb garden.

@FellsApprentice Год назад

I'm in the slow process of building my own gardening setup and this is quite helpful. I also vastly prefer snakes to spiders, and my (north American) spiders aren't anything close to as worrying as yours.

@erroneous6947 Год назад

I have coral snakes and black widows. The coral snakes concern me more. Honestly the fire ants here in Florida are horrible. Haven’t found an organic way to control them yet.

@saltycat662 Год назад

I like snakes and spiders unless they're venomous. I leave spiders in my garden alone so they can kill pests.

@FellsApprentice Год назад

@@erroneous6947 coral snakes are far more likely to bury you if they should bite, however, they are shy, docile animals that are generally very slow to bite. Generally speaking the only way you're going to get bit by a coral snake is if you purposely mess with it for a while.

@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 Год назад

I life in the Mojave, rattlesnakes, scorpions and black widowe oh my.. I'll take those over all the rabbits though. 🤣

@GeckoHiker Год назад

I'm in Missouri, and the brown recluse spiders here say, "Hold my beer!" I have been hospitalized twice for brown recluse spider bites and once for a tick bite. Then there are the copperheads and poison ivy. Oy vey! I grew up in Florida and never got more than a few mosquito bites while growing up in a swamp and swimming in the ocean. In Pennsylvania, Lyme disease was a concern, and I escaped that. Missouri is out to get us! Avoid! 😉

@GeckoHiker Год назад

It's a great idea to have the potager garden closer to the house. We do something similar but had to change things up in the past few years, mainly due to unpredictable weather patterns. In my growing area, we get a good five months of cold, bitter cold, and polar vortex cold now. So our herbs and springtime plants are grown indoors, contnuously. Scallions, chives, garlic, celery, all the basils, parsley, cilantro, thyme, oregano, rosemary, teas, lettuces, kale, spinach, collard greens, cabbage, sweet peas, ginger, lemongrass, sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, and cherry tomatoes. Enough to keep 4-8 peple well supplied with fresh food in the winter months. Our berm home has tall south facing windows in the entryway great room. We also put up LED lights and indoor greenhouses for plants that need more than 60-70 degrees to grow well. I really envy your growing season. We had to prioritize fresh food and self-sufficiency as adapted to our climate. Thanks for your wonderful, sustainable channel! Ixm always getting new ideas. Just wish I could grow a curry tree now.

@pamelajnerren Год назад

I think the longer videos are great! I prefer about 15 or 20 minutes, depending on the content of course. Thanks for the great info!!

@robinhaupt9119 Год назад

The new beds are fantastic Mark! What a wonderful improvement for you and your family. Thank you for sharing.

@joshuasullivan886 Год назад

Hey Mark, Love the longer form videos! Watch out for the pineapple sage in the garden bed though , it sends runners like mint, not as aggressive but still will try to take over. I learnt the hard way and had to rip it out haha

@emilieshely9997 Год назад

I love your videos. I'm in the United States, in Michigan, and I've been binge watching all of your stuff, because I'm growing my very first garden this year. I'm excited, I'm 40 years old, and my parents had a garden when I was growing up, I have fond memories of being out there snacking on carrots and such while weeding 😅

@Gravattack Год назад

Those were a mini excavator and compact track loader. Just incase someone wants to hire their own for landscape work, Great idea having those close to the house where you can use them easier. Your channel is always very inspirational.

@seannaesseannaes Год назад

Love your videos! Thanks for keeping us updated! I love the idea of just stepping outside grabbing a few sprigs of something then taking two steps and throwing them in the pot!

@catlvr1478 Год назад

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing how the herbs do.

@bricksbeersbeards9368 Год назад

Like you, when I have the 'free' plants come up from previous growths...I have to let them do there thing! Cool and informative as always, Mark.

@micheleg2369 Год назад

Would love an update on this garden later! We also have very harsh sun in South Africa and some of the more delicate herbs struggle with it. Thanks for the vids!

@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 Год назад

Yeah, I live in the Mojave desert (USA), about 1 hour from Death Valley, you can't be a wimpy herb here either.

@j.m.7056 Год назад

The herb beds are terrific. What a transformation! How's the remodeling going?

@SBoots29 Год назад

Brilliant use of space and easy to access. I learn a lot from you. Keep producing great content. Cheers

@mio.giardino Год назад

Those new beds are so nice! So happy that you kept the grapevine.

@m.d.t.8389 Год назад

Oh my goodness that spider was bigger than anything I’ve ever seen. I would leave the spider and totally move out! 😮😂 You were a lot kinder to the spider than I would have been.

@Buskieboy Год назад

Do you practice "companion planting" with your herbs? Lavender, oregano, marjoram, rosemary, sage, and thyme tend to do well together. But those that like more moist conditions do well with each other. Of course garlic really helps the rest of the garden, esp. keeping some pests away. I love this idea of a larger and more convenient herb garden. I want to have that when I get a house. The wonderful Ina Garten, of "Barefoot Contessa" fame, had a herb and veggie garden just outside her kitchen door.

@adedow1333 Год назад

Yeah he does. You can see it with the trellises especially. He'll have one growing up the trellises and another underneath as ground cover.

@gene_takovic57 Год назад

The raised beds are a ripper! You have a fantastic property to grow your fruits and veggies. Enjoy your cool summer, for now!

@richardfoshee3244 Год назад

That new fishing shirt is TOPS! Very nice looking!

@QuiltedPigPhoebe Год назад

Glad to see you! The algorithm hasn't shown me anything from you in a while.

@qbmac2306 Год назад

In regards to that rain tank, I wouldn't mind seeing a take on one of your experiments where you water the same types of plants with different sources of water and observe the difference. I know rain water is much better for plants over tap water, but by how much I wonder.

@grandmothergoose Год назад

That would be tricky because the plants would all have to be kept out of the naturally falling rain to really do it properly, otherwise they're not really being watered only from one source, but Mark has rainwater, tap water, bore water, and recycled water available to use which covers all the most commonly used water sources around the world, so he's in a perfect position to do such an experiment. I'd love to see the results if he did it.

@staceymoniz Год назад

I think that's a very lovely enhancement to your home and adds other value by having fresh herbs right out your door like you said. Genius!!

@fakasi Год назад

😂 I like the dig at the new RU-vid rules about no swearing in the first 15 seconds of the vid.

@anthonytimpson4975 Год назад

watching your channel from 7,200Feet elevation in Colorado makes me extremely jealous of your climate.

@SherryEllesson Год назад

Mark, I have two big boxes on my front porch that contain all the pieces for 32" high beds much like the Birdies (mine are from a company named Vego). I also have some red cedar to make another couple of tall boxes, and am looking forward to planting some of the foods I like that tend to be expensive if purchased in a grocery store. I really enjoyed seeing your beds go together.

@silviadias7791 Год назад

Love the new shirt! Thanks for the new vid, I love seeing all the green growing plants and learning from a master!

@beowulfcollectables Год назад

Looks fantastic Mark, looking forward to a new hat 🤠

@HelloTiffy4 Год назад

Love the video and I nearly fell out of my chair after seeing that spider!! If I would have had such a close encounter with that beast I would’ve fainted! 😂