Enclosed Walk In Garden with Raised Beds

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@brisay1844 4 года назад

You are awesome!!! I have so many dreams that were tabled after my husband of 23 years left me and our 14 year old. The fact that I am a 55 year old female with no skills at all, had left me feeling vulnerable and incapable. I want you to know, your enthusiasm, ingenuity, and skillful talents, which you kindly share, are inspiring and you fill me with hope that I too can accomplish many of the tasks that you are teaching. I hope you know you are making a difference as I see your accomplishments and I really needed to see someone whose independent nature and ingenuity could tackle big projects. Thank you so Much.

@NubianP6 4 года назад

I have been where you are, and I am so sorry that you and your child experienced that. After my divorce, I ran across the Ana-White site, and even though it had never even crossed my mind before, I began building furniture for my home! It is incredibly therapeutic, and the sense of accomplishment that you get when you stand back and look at what you’ve achieved makes it absolutely worth it. Wishing you all the best...

@AprilWilkerson 4 года назад

Thank you for your kind words. I'm sorry for what you're going through. Best of luck in all you pursue. Find a passion and chase after it.

@brisay1844 4 года назад

@@AprilWilkerson Thank you so much April. I have a certain philosophy, that helps me to see the bigger picture, it is that, "everything happens for a reason.". My experiences have made me completely reliant upon God. I see God's hand in everything. My Ex was abusive on all levels. God knew I would never leave him; so God made him leave me. It has been hard and difficult, on all levels, but I have learned so much. I learned a lot about the importance of healthy boundaries. I've learned to stick up for my daughter and myself. I also learned, if any person abuses you, they are unworthy of your love. I still get scared from time to time, but I get up every morning and care for my family and my chickens, and I work hard every day around my old home trying to fix the things that need repair. I hope and pray God blesses you for your kind and compassionate nature. People like you are a beacon of hope in a tired and over stressed world. May God's love be ever present in your life. May you never know what it feels like to Love in vain and may you always know peace, health, happiness and compassion💖Amen💖

@brisay1844 4 года назад

@@NubianP6 That is so Awesome💖 I find that hard physical labour that I exert when I make household repairs is very therapeutic for me as well. I am glad you have found such a productive outlet. I hope you also make lots of money through the craft you enjoy. Thank you so much for your compassion and kind encouragement that you have shown me. God Bless you and keep you safe, happy and filled with inner peace. Thank you💖😍💖

@brisay1844 4 года назад

@@catshoebags248 Thank you so much for taking time to share such a Lovely and generous hope with me. I hope your life is filled with the best that God has to give. You are so kind to send such sweet hopes my way. I was feeling so low the day I shared this information. It is people like you and the other kind people who showed such compassion that make our world a good place be. May God bless you and those you love in every way imaginableü. Thanks again for the encouragement.Amen💖

@gabrielmills7225 4 года назад

Protip: grow honeysuckle vines on your walls of the garden to encourage pollinators and to have sweet little treats in your garden. Bees love honeysuckle and it smells amazing.

@pamelabratton2501 4 года назад

Asian winged beans, they are a perennial taste really good, and grow beautiful flowers and frilly beans!! www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables/beans/asian-beans/urizun-japanese-winged-bean

@TheBombson 4 года назад

that would just encourage deers to eat it duh

@gg-gn3re 4 года назад

@@pamelabratton2501 On that page it says it only flowers before frost

@gfixler 4 года назад

@@TheBombson Just build a second fence, set back a foot from the outer one.

@jwfinkler388 4 года назад

Alternatively, depending on you climate or plant choices, honeysuckle, wisteria and other vine perennials can be trained to grow along the top end of the fence. Add butterfly bushes in the four corners. They are deer proof and easy to grow. Great project thus far. Will you be using a gravity fed drip irrigation system to hero plants moist and minimizing evaporation losses?

@tarapitchford2635 3 года назад

I absolutely love this enclosed raised bed garden! I especially love that it can be moved, expanded or made smaller! This build is brilliant and magical all in one! It would be awesome to see it at full swing and full of green lush plants!

@michaelbarrett1504 4 года назад

My wife just said, “i want her to be my best friend...” you are ridiculously talented!

@heatherwilliamson9232 4 года назад

I agree 100% with your wife.

@Benkaroo 4 года назад

@@heatherwilliamson9232 yea

@michaelbarrett1504 4 года назад

Guy North got it now. Yeah I was just excited about her talents. She is legit.

@AprilWilkerson 4 года назад

@@michaelbarrett1504 Thank you for your kind words and support. Glad you and your wife enjoy my channel. :)

@michaelbarrett1504 4 года назад

April Wilkerson Keep that smile on your face, and continue doing what clearly you have passion around and were born to do!

@clydecox2108 4 года назад

Crazy thing is, I never knew that enclosed garden envy was even a thing...

@tbflyy1531 4 года назад

Clyde Cox haha I feel you I’m jealous af 😂

@patallojomom 4 года назад

Clyde Cox I didn’t have a clue that I would have to have a boxed garden.....

@AprilWilkerson 4 года назад

: ) Haha! Well don't be too envious yet....I figured out how to build the garden but now I have to figure out gardening. I might be horrible and not be able to get anything to grow!

@JeffGloverArts 4 года назад

@@AprilWilkerson , I've been a fan of your channel for years, starting with your small shop projects (I was envious of your shop even then) and now look at what you've accomplished and the enormity of your shop & projects! I doubt gardening will throw you too many curveballs. I look forward to seeing the progress.

@directech 4 года назад

@@AprilWilkerson I don't know, you figure out things pretty easily. You figured out chickens, I'm actually jealous of that!

@53peace 4 года назад

I have deer and rabbit problem . Wish I had seen this 20 years ago! What a fantastic idea and project. You are one talented lady.

@ipatchee007 4 года назад

Thanks April, Patrick from north Idaho where the “deer and the antelope” eat everything...including rhubarb! Several features I loved about your project: 1) high walls and screened for animal prevention, 2) properly treated lumber so durability with no toxins into the food, 3) connectable pieces so that you can expand, change configuration and shrink as needed. Finally I realized that with just a few modifications I could enclose the whole system with a bit of full spectrum corrugated sun panels and actually re-purpose the garden idea to a fully functional green house. You are an amazing builder...and I have to say...very covetous shop!!! Thanks from your garden fans!

@dodgerkim 4 года назад

I was thinking the same thing! This would make a great green house alternative and hold up better in the wind. One day I'll have the skills to do it lol

@servicedoglydia503 4 года назад

This would make amazing "accessible" gardening for seniors/disabled as long as you keep enough space under for wheelchair access. Love this concept! Thanks for sharing.

@dcinrb8538 4 года назад

A cement foundation with thick mats and handrails would help too. There's a nearby high school that repurposed their tennis courts into a container garden with huge rain barrels in each corner.

@nancysims7106 4 года назад

I was thinking Boxy Betty

@MS-ti8ub 4 года назад

Wow, I do many projects around the house and looking for a raised garden for my backyard I came across your video. My mouth is still open... and I don't get impressed so easily... YOu are intelligent, creative, a truly go-getter young woman!!! You got yourself a new subscriber!!!

@KWJester49 4 года назад

I feel like slowly April is just teaching us how to be self sufficient and live off the grid. Cool video as always, would love to have an update once stuff starts growing.

@dieselsnout 4 года назад

Off the grid but within range of Lowes right

@RodCalidge 4 года назад

Yeah, she is amlong waymaway from being off the grisd.

@monkeychicken27 4 года назад

Off-grid, just means not reliant on the public power services. In no way does it have to be primitive or disconnected from society.

@RodCalidge 4 года назад

@@monkeychicken27 gee thanks ever so much for correcting and educating me. So, just to make sure I have this straight.. All people that dont use Electricity to grow their vegetables are "off grid".? I gues the tools and shop she used dont count either? I have a lot to learn.

@justaddwater674 4 года назад

Nick Stefanyshin This is the first video of hers I’ve seen. I don’t see anything from her saying she’s off grid, did I miss it? We’re off grid and about an hour from Lowe’s, and they delivered or flooring and ceiling.

@truenorth7553 4 года назад

Great to see strong women staying strong and using there strength to better there lives and the world ! ! ! 🌹🍀🌹

@waveoflight 4 года назад

Most women do this. What are you saying?

@jillysd884 3 года назад

who would put a thumbs down for this very inspiring video, my husband & I have a construction company ... this lady rocks with skills!!! & very organized too would hire in a minute 🔨🧰🪚 you rock April ! thanks for this awesome video & supply list ~ jill

@luemas3219 Год назад

Probably people who don’t have $5k for all this treated lumber, but then again not sure why they are watching in the first place

@TheGardenerNorth 4 года назад

Literally the best raised beds I've seen. I would never of thought about using metal roofing material but it makes the most sense. It will reduce rot on the wood base and make the unit much lighter if needed to move. Only one thing is I'm pretty sure deer are going to jump that when their hungry.

@idontthinkso666 4 года назад

Deer are skilled at jumping, but this garden is safe. The fence is high enough. And deer won't jump when they see that they don't have a safe place to land.

@TheGardenerNorth 4 года назад

@@idontthinkso666 Don't get me wrong, I really like April's design and you may be right as your deer are smaller. But I've seen 8 foot tall wrought iron, arrow tipped fence with deer hair hanging from it. When deer are hungry the do stupid really well. Cheers!

@whitewolf8758 4 года назад

Beautiful work! I did learn back in the 80's when I lived in Montana why ranchers had 15' to 20' tall fences around their feed storage yards because of the deer that can jump over 10' fences. I was in shock when I heard this.

@idlewildsage8088 3 года назад

I hope to use your design one day! Big kudos for never letting anyone's "that's too much" hold you back! This is perfect.

@56thSPSk970 4 года назад

"The Garden of Eat'n" Great job April another class "A" project to drool over!

@archael18 4 года назад

That is such a good name. I hope she picks it.

@marcjtdc 4 года назад

Hey you beat me to it

@jacquesdewet2661 4 года назад

Yes.. heard of this name.. only it was "The Garden of Good Eat'n"

@MichaelLloyd 4 года назад

Perfect!

@verbotn 4 года назад

When I build my 12' x 22' C-shaped raised-bed garden I was not only concerned with the potential of whatever the pressure-treatment chemicals might do, but also the wood being wet all of the time. My solution was to line them with Delta MS foundation wrap to keep the wood from direct soil contact but also to allow airflow around the lumber.

@mshawnmhulett 4 года назад

Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something incredible. Your and husband our truly awesome this is what my wife and I are going to build in our field. At the end of our field we have a cold spring that runs year around . This build will be perfect for us. Thank you

@ashleyandersen4375 4 года назад

As someone who's been battling blackberries for years...stay completely on top of them or you're gunna have a large chore on your hands. amazing gorgeous garden!

@MrBrianDuga 4 года назад

Wow nice I'm jealous. When building my raised beds with PT, I struggled with the fact that none of the PT was the same width. Not fun to rip this stuff on a lower powered TS. Perhaps Lowes is better than Home Depot in that regard. Each bed is the height of a seat so I can sit while weeding. I opted to have the bottom be the earth itself and put wire mesh on the bottom to keep burrowing critters from coming up from below. This also works well to allow earth worms to enter and leave as they'd like. In each garden, I partially bury a 5 gallon bucket with holes drilled in it for my red wiggler worms. Dinner veg scraps, offcuts, and weeds go in there with layers of shreddings of paper bags or cardboard for bedding. Every spring I get an amazing "harvest" of worm castings to use in plantings. The worms aerate the soil around the tower. I also lined the inside of the bed with aquaponics plastic and wonder if that trapped heat and moisture. I think if I did it again, I'd try using a 1/4" drainage board material (like for siding rainscreen walls) and a layer of landscape fabric to separate it from the soil. The concept is similar to those fabric pots people love that causes the air pruning of roots. Good luck looks amazing. I desperately need fencing for the family of groundhogs living under my shed who eat for free.

@davidlane2004 4 года назад

April i am so glad you keep striding for more, Every since we met at northern tools at 1604 & 281 I have been so proud,

@joshdonn1606 4 года назад

This is probably the coolest raised bed design I've seen on RU-vid

@venkatk8696 3 года назад

Haven’t seen such a wonderful and highly professional garden myself in my life. Can’t wait to order this work. She is just awesome and big thanks to Lowe’s.

@franksmith7419 Год назад

YOU SOUND LIKE HER BEST FRIEND

@Mccaid 2 года назад

Nicest raised garden set up Ive seen. When youre pulling fence like that, if you have a few inches extra at the end, sandwich it between to 2x4s with screws and use pry bars against the last post to pull it tight.

@chaelisaenthusiast1219 4 года назад

I’ve been waiting this is incredible! As a beginner female woodworker I admire and envy you so much. Love u 😁

@welderman1221 4 года назад

No need to envy, if you have followed April for a long time or even review her video history, you would find that she didnt know a lot about it in the beginning. She learned as she went, you can too. Good luck on your future projects.

@furrane 4 года назад

@@welderman1221 What's so special about the woodwork in this video ? Except for the fact that she had to do a lot of the same unit, which simply require a lot of space, this is very basic assembly.

@paveloleynikov4715 4 года назад

@@furrane all tricky stuff was handled on planning stage (not shown), woodworking wise it is big but simple project (of course simple for owner of right equipment)

@furrane 4 года назад

@@paveloleynikov4715 Yes indeed she did a great job planning it all with sketchup, but I don't include 3d modeling as woodwork, you can easily do the same with a pen and paper, especially for a simple project like this one. As far as hardware goes, you could do the same with a simple woodsaw, it would take just that much more time.

@loridennis2989 4 года назад

@@furrane Get along little doggie.

@murrayandru7527 4 года назад

Great job April ! In Time it could be a Year round green house with roof and polycarbonate panels.

@dimcclung 4 года назад

murray andru I was thinking the same.

@thomasarussellsr 4 года назад

I was thinking that too. And easier to control birds dropping weed seeds or eating your harvest. Put a bee hive or two in there and you shouldn't have to go around with q-tips cross-polinating the plants. Bonus...Honey As well.

@vilmareynoso7343 4 года назад

You are seriously amazing! I love everything you do. Thank you for sharing! I'm a gardener and woodworker and made my own planter boxes. I don't have much land, so my boxes are nowhere near as large as yours. Your project is my dream! Great job!

@sethtamwood5202 4 года назад

Oh, that is glorious. I want to do this when I get into my own home. I've got mobility problems and bending to garden would be painful, so raised beds like these would be amazing. They look so good!!

@shutupsavannah2195 4 года назад

i was thinking that this may be modifiable to do a roll in garden as well!

@sethtamwood5202 4 года назад

@Shirley Ross I currently rent an apartment in the city, so there isn't much space for woodworking or gardening, sad to say...

@thomasarussellsr 4 года назад

If you are confined to a mobility scooter or wheelchair, these could be built with a diagonal undercut slanted service side walls, so that yo can maybe get your chair or scooter in closer to reach easier. Additionally, individual 4x4 beds with 2-3 foot gaps between then would help with mobility access. As my body deteriorates, I look at options to make things accessible from my scooter for when I am more or less confined to it in the future.

@nikkia5399 4 года назад

April: cuts 10 sheets at the same time perfectly aligned Me: cuts 10 sheets in a zig zag and ruins 10 sheets of metal panels....😳😳😆😆 You inspire me!

@AprilWilkerson 4 года назад

: ) Ha, well I had clamps on them to hold them aligned as I cut.

@marnynottenkamper3925 4 года назад

Who ever told you, you went over the top...was MISTAKEN! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this. Thanks for sharing!!

@SingPrayPaint 4 года назад

I was going to suggest "The Happy Place," but another viewer suggested "The Garden of Eatin'" & I just can't beat that! 😄😋

@nanese7493 4 года назад

Call it: "The Garden of Eatin'"

@BlueBaeChai 4 года назад

Nan Ese I love that

@000622477 4 года назад

YESSSSS

@danagreen9264 4 года назад

Good one lol

@monkeychicken27 4 года назад

I like the way you think.

@nanese7493 4 года назад

I started a business, "Adams Garden of Eating" back in 1997 with Organic pesto and a pasta Line called,"Think of the Pastabilities". Right in the middle of startup, my mother suddenly passed away and my father needed care for 3 and 1/2 years. Needless to say my business fell by the wayside and after he passed away my health began to decline, so the name is out there.😊

@mimihubermanthrasher4013 4 года назад

OMG I love this...and I don't think you went overboard. Its beautiful and functional. So well done.

@paladin1544 2 года назад

That's an amazing setup. I can only imagine what the wood alone would cost.

@featheramericangoodeagle 2 года назад

Lowe's either paid for it or she has money to burn.

@AprilWilkerson 2 года назад

It was a lot then and would be a lot more now for sure. But unfortunately, as a woodworker, I have to have material so I'm stuck. No, contrary to popular belief, I do not get it free. I buy my plywood and 2 x 4's just like everyone else. Thanks for watching.

@Kavouraki_ 4 года назад

This is such a beautiful project and video. Music, talkthrough, everything is just perfect. Will you keep updating how the garden goes? Id love to see the progression of plants growing, the raspberry plants and such. Beautiful

@GaiaCarney 4 года назад

💚April Wilkerson, you amazing woman! Thank you for sharing your design, build & results! Can’t wait to see how your garden grows!💚

@6butterflywings6 4 года назад

“For the birds” because you are going to be feeding them, instead of the deer :) I love your garden space!

@GM_____ 4 года назад

6butterflywings6 couldn’t she just use more of the wire across the top and have it big enough for bees but not squirrels or birds?

@ALTJR 4 года назад

Maybe she can put a fake owl and eagle on each post 😉🌱

@GM_____ 4 года назад

a lot of gardeners I know have said those don’t work; the animals aren’t outsmarted for long 😞

@rrittenhouse 4 года назад

@@GM_____ Well then, make an animatronic owl that reacts when shes not around lol. That would be funny to test.

@TopDedCenter1 4 года назад

Some monofilament fishing line strung across will keep them out. It's hard for them to see and freaks them out when they fly into it.

@MathijsKok 4 года назад

April, in my experience the staples you use to keep the plastic in place rust out in 23 minutes and leave two fine holes that create nice circular bits of rotted wood. Most of the time you do not really need them and when you do a dab of adhesive (one that does not eat the plastic) is better.

@peoplesperson2010 3 года назад

Stainless steel Staples

@aflockofbeagles8219 3 года назад

I too live in an area infested with deer and we just built an enclosed, raised bed garden over the summer. This will be our first growing season since our last garden fence was destroyed in 2013. I’m so excited!!!

@bearrivermama6414 4 года назад

All I can say is 🤤❤️🤤 awesome setup! My husband gave me a garden for Christmas..... well... a fund for me to build my dream garden. I am the same as you in that I build all my own projects on my own for the most part. Last year I built my chicken coop (the chick mahal) this year a garden similar but a little different than yours, and next year my greenhouse (I saved all my old windows when we remodeled our house so I will have a glass greenhouse)

@janea5898 4 года назад

You should dress your planted beds with a couple inches of straw or mulch to retain moisture in your soil. The automatic watering system is nice but it’ll save water and create healthier soil with a biodegradable mulch. I’ve used paper bags, straw and commercial garden mulch.

@dupree4397 2 года назад

I am a ex truck driver who is permanently disabled. This inspires me to make a SMALL garden of my own. Living in South Carolina we are accustomed to the local wild life and they are many.. So this design will be incorporated in my small greenhouse build.. Thank you so much for the inspiration..

@AprilWilkerson 2 года назад

Awesome! I'm so glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.

@mrskatt69 4 года назад

Omg im in love with this build. I wish I could do THAT!! I dug up a area 6'x12' last summer to do my garden. This yeah I plan to expand it 12.5' more feet. Need more space to plant stuff..lol I had big plans...lol

@karehill 4 года назад

I would name it... Cajas de la vida or Caja de Vida Boxes of life or Box of life

@DoomSquadTennis 4 года назад

wow you do more in one project than i've done in my life!

@samanthaking828 4 года назад

😆😆😂😂😂😂 Thanks for the laugh Frank

@thomascronin2372 3 года назад

This is a great idea for flood plain !!! Build this on a deck thing then Ii raises itself higher. Suddenly my garden is above flood stage . Pump from the river. Great

@ttennebekim2325 4 года назад

I love your design, there's only one thing I have started doing differently after having a few different gardens at the different houses I've lived at over time and that's having a small 12"-18" perimeter bed all the way around 2" outside of the main raised beds. The main reason is to grow beans, peas, and squash (that climb) or grapes, kiwi, or hops up the sides of the fence all the way around. It just makes picking the climbing plants all that easier and maximizes use of the space instead of having to reach all the way over the outer beds to pick your peas/beans/grapes etc. Really slick design and it's beautiful! can't wait to see it grow

@bell1976 4 года назад

Amazing! You inspire me! Can't wait to see how you do the irrigation.

@redgreengrass 4 года назад

That would be a good next project.

@AprilWilkerson 2 года назад

Find the build plans for this project here! bit.ly/3b3msSu

@barbiecurlz4130 4 года назад

How nice, to have a work space like that to create. I'm having a hard time enjoying your video, because I'm too busy trying to control my envy. 😔 Awesome job👍

@DarkMoonDroid 3 года назад

💔 Same.

@sporttrac32 4 года назад

I will definitely look at doing something like this when we move into our new home in a few months. Maybe not as big but I like it. And it would be better on our backs lol.

@johnduffant9694 3 года назад

Your skill and craftsmanship is second to none. Thank you so much for sharing your talent.

@richardreynolds9389 4 года назад

April, that is one big garden. I can see how it will be easy to work with it, since everything is almost waist height. Great project.

@scpatl4now 4 года назад

I just want to know when she would find the time to garden! Its not like she has so much leisure time (at least that's what it looks like)

@connieback7577 4 года назад

That’s just a couple of steps away from being a greenhouse.

@thehobbyfam 4 года назад

Oh what an idea! She could totally make it that for half of the year if she wanted to!

@kmbbmj5857 4 года назад

I was thinking that big open space in the center was perfect for a greenhouse and small tool shed. I've considered doing something similar to this around a greenhouse/sunshed, but the material costs are prohibitive.

@jamessheets9205 4 года назад

Or a good place to grow things like corn or vine plants like watermelon or pumpkins. Or you could put a chicken coupe in there.

@nealthomson9505 4 года назад

You are so right. In winter one could put up a shade to protect and also to make a head start. It really is s great looking project

@vhswan3833 4 года назад

That’s exactly what I was thinking. It would be easy to make it so the sides are roll-up-able and the top has vents or can be removed in summer. Like a really cool high tunnel.

@willaimmaxwell5069 4 года назад

All I can say is, she's having entirely too much fun! And, I'm impressed!

@ronaldomiranda7749 4 года назад

That’s absolutely beautiful, I wish I have a backyard that big so I can build one myself. Nicely done!

@lunkydog 4 года назад

I think you'll regret blackberries in the center bed. From my experience they don't like being restrained. It will be a constant battle.

@nancysims7106 4 года назад

@Benjamin Suntrup the berries I have seen like to creep out and up, good luck with them

@Lobo4ever 4 года назад

I grow my raspberries (similar habit) within a big cage and they do require real tending to keep them in control. Every year I'm clearing my walkways through the cage during the entire season. It is a chore I could do without. I grow strawberries in the same cage and the walkway between is a battle between the two, but the strawberries are so much easier to contain.

@merlinsmagik3751 4 года назад

This is absolutely beautiful. A great idea for anyone even with limited space.

@dcinrb8538 4 года назад

Due to our area's wildlife, we would need a double layer of cement blocks (bottom half in dirt) surrounding the planters. Also, the top would require heavy duty fencing wire to keep mountain lions from jumping inside. Years ago a neighbor thought some teenager had snuck into his backyard pool. Turned out to be a good size mountain lion. He claims he nearly choked on his coffee when he saw it from his kitchen window. Keep up with your videos. Thank you.

@mythologicalnomad6520 4 года назад

Roy Faust i wouldn’t call a mountain lion a critter but hey maybe he just a big one lol

@torinbrown8196 4 года назад

@@mythologicalnomad6520 , Elly May called them "critter's!"

@spaceheavy1 4 года назад

I don’t know of any mountain lions that want to eat vegetables.

@torinbrown8196 4 года назад

@@spaceheavy1 , I wouldn't normally eat leather or bark but if starving... See " Donner Party Exhibition," for reference.

@dcinrb8538 4 года назад

@@spaceheavy1 the mountain lions are attracted by the deer, rabbits, raccoons, ducks, coyotes, etc. that also live in the area. Lately, the Wild Animal Park Zoo in Escondido, California are using non-lethal means to keep mountain lions out.

@jeffreyharville1918 4 года назад

As a deterrant against small animals going under the doors, cut a section of your fencing to fit each door. Leave a "spike" of the fencing on the bottom of the section that will almost scrape against the ground.

@libbyjensen1858 4 года назад

I just found this video today-first time I've seen anything by you. I am amazed-you are SUCH a talented woman-what a great example you are for young women today! I just love this walk in garden-it's fantastic!

@gus473 4 года назад

🐓 The closing, with the chicken! 😂

@Livetoeat171 4 года назад

Right away, I could see that the deer can still get the foliage from through the fence. If you put the fencing a little further out any tomato vines or anything full would still be safe

@RunaaSteinamrk 4 года назад

I totally agree with planning/drawing out your build virtually before you build it. My husband drew our house in that program you mentioned with ALL the details, so that when spring came we could just start building. It also gave us a huge advantage when figuring out the cost of the build (which the bank needed so we could take a loan) because we knew 100% what we needed to build the house 🙂

@dlkscottish 4 года назад

"April's Showers" garden. Not cheap but well worth the cost and effort!

@kaylablack2012 4 года назад

Ever not know that you need something until you see it? Yeah, this is one of those things!!

@lineheuston-hanley7048 4 года назад

My husband and I basically had the idea of dismantling our pool deck after we got rid of the pool. We kept the frame only and enclosed it with chicken wire and cheap pea netting. We have a 2 1/2 surround boxes and a large square in the middle. Its 14 x 16 ft and so far I like it. Between the door on each side we also put in boxes for a herb garden and asparagus bed. So far I love it. We used what we had, its super sturdy and was cheap. Next year I want to continue building to it by putting in various shelves.

@RTDNECO 4 года назад

Now I know the real reason why there‘s a shortage of pressure treated wood :)

@PriscilaNuv 3 года назад

hahaha no kidding! I couldn't find any of the ones she ordered

@farzanasyed3627 2 года назад

😃

@lrhurst3033 4 года назад

"The Fortress of Fertility" was the first thing that came to my mind. Also, check out Charles Dowding's channel on gardening because he's a master at gardening in general but also small space planting. You'll learn so much from him! Good luck!

@terryfennell3331 4 года назад

I really like to watch Charlse Dowding too

@kittimcconnell2633 4 года назад

Brilliant name! Fortress of Fertility!!

@Hannah-ds6fx 4 года назад

I second this garden name!

@cesarbasulto2497 4 года назад

Only 2 minutes into the video and I'm already impressed. She's awesome!

@BradnBunji 4 года назад

Looks like it will be a wonderfully productive garden. I would call it the “VEGTANGLE”. 1 large rectangle of vegetables...

@avocadopharm4473 4 года назад

I just wanted to learn how to build an elevated garden bed....so do I still need to rent a tractor? LOL amazing work, April as always!

@Joshuakoffmansculpture 4 года назад

Wonderful space! I might suggest putting a small bench/work table for seedlings and repotting, as well as a covered area for tool storage. Can’t wait to see the garden flourish.

@user-dn2sk5uo3l 4 года назад

This is great, but I would've put the fencing on the outside of the frames so any animals can't push it in.

@rvbeginnerwinnebagoadventu6786 4 года назад

I see that mistake often....thanks to RU-vid I learned before last fence we built!!!

@tonitomei6323 4 года назад

I think that she has it in between both boards, so it can't move either direction.

@ashleigh33391 4 года назад

I beleieve her fencing wire is sandwiched. Should be safe

@temujinkhan6326 4 года назад

She has them on the outside, look again.

@LightGesture 4 года назад

@@temujinkhan6326 She's in the garden bed, pulling, and he's stapling from the inside. Then when she's spraying (with a highly inefficient sprayer, btw) from the inside, she's definitely spraying the mesh on the inside.

@bladed.i.6547 4 года назад

That looks great -- for my area, I'd need to modify your design by adding a wire-mesh roof to keep out the raccoons.

@monabale8263 4 года назад

and deer can jump...

@TheRavenWithoutWings 4 года назад

Something really effective is using a solid piece of sheet metal or wood around the top 18-24" that the raccoons can't climb. We used this trick to keep foxes out of a hen yard.

@HealthyandLovingLife 4 года назад

@@TheRavenWithoutWings Good tip!!

@mekon1971 4 года назад

Or a shade cloth (Texas) would also consider a chute for a chicken coop - let the girls in between seasons to do your tilling and bug control for you.

@margaritasanchez6967 2 года назад

This is by far THE BEST raised bed garden I’ve seen.

@andyboatman6881 4 года назад

Love the enclosed garden. My wife is asking for a “plant wall” on the side of our house where there is a narrow walkway and would like to see how you would tackle that. Just an idea for a future video.

@blank1845 4 года назад

April: an additional item to consider, pvc rafters to allow for plastic roof and sides to allow for year round gardening. Since it could be easily converted to a green house in the colder months.

@alexcruz4640 4 года назад

Good idea

@MorgenPeschke 4 года назад

That would also help keep the deer out. Might be a different kind of deer, but the ones around here would be able to get over that fence (it looked to be about 8 ft, and some of them can clear a 12ft fence)

@lescamartin151 4 года назад

I’l call it “The Beast(massive) Garden”. So huge and powerful but very elegant. Great project..Inspiring

@ericboretsky697 4 года назад

were you thinking about throwing a fence lining for the "roof" to keep out birds and such? could even run some guttering along the perimeter of the roof to connect to your water collection? just a thought.

@andymckenzie8031 4 года назад

I like that. Thin row cover also works beautifully as a roof, since it keeps birds from seeing the food and going after it.

@samseddie01 4 года назад

this is a good idea and you could run shade cloth over the top in the summer

@GrumpysWorkshop 4 года назад

she used a pretty open grate for the outside, so any small birds can easily go through that way. If you have a bird problem, you easily could do that if you also incorporate a smaller mesh on the sides.

@2dawgsmiked684 4 года назад

Yeah, who needs sunlight in a garden?

@samseddie01 4 года назад

Shade cloth is good for keeping your lettuce from bolting in the summer heat

@larenawoodmore 4 года назад

In Australia we'd usually place garden beds like these directly on the ground. Just wondering what the benefit of lifting them off the ground is? Seems like a lot more work, and the metal sheets won't last forever.

@sharonthehuman5954 4 года назад

Less bending over so easier on the back and harder for animals that burrow to get into the bed.

@reamiger1 4 года назад

saves your back a bit.

@ewinter9021 4 года назад

I imagine the benefits are that 1) animals that dig wont be able to reach it since its off the ground, 2) like the other person said, its easier on a bad back, 3) being higher gives it better angles to reach sunlight whilst laying against a tall wall, 4) you can see it from far away, honestly not a huge benefit but why not? lol.

@PeterMayIV 4 года назад

I agree with you, Larena. Others, I believe she means why not build the boxes open to the earth below. That's what I would/do do. That way beneficial organisms can also more readily exist in the soil. Only positive is burrowing animals will not get in if they make it past the outer fence. For mine, I would bury chicken wire/hardware cloth at the main border.

@larenawoodmore 4 года назад

@@PeterMayIV Yup, that's what I mean

@robertallen3133 3 года назад

The world is blessed to have you in it. Thank you for sharing all your videos.

@1BABartz1 4 года назад

“Fort Crops”

@brindmusicnerd 4 года назад

Bret Bartz best name so far 😆

@wellbraced3519 4 года назад

***Ding Ding Ding Ding*** This is it!!!

@sharonwebb945 4 года назад

Like it!

@racebiketuner 3 года назад

Yup!

@darrylarrington8323 4 года назад

"Ponderosa", because you can have a bonanza of fresh vegetables from that garden. I know, that's corn-y.

@M5tworude 4 года назад

Years of youtube, this is the first time I saved a video. Thanks

@ketchupy3824 4 года назад

You've done it again - that is fabulous! I can't wait to see how it comes together when all your plants are growing. Well done, April! High five, girl. ;)

@AprilWilkerson 4 года назад

: ) Thank you! High five back

@sandspar 4 года назад

10:15 If Gidget had a granddaughter. You're quite talented. I enjoy pretending I'm going to do this someday. But I might!

@saglcakla3344 4 года назад

You can call "Gardenia". And l love all your videos. You are talented Mrs Wilkerson.

@inh92 4 года назад

“State Pen”, you can have “yard time” Looks great - I have similar problems in my garden

@ABlueDahlia 4 года назад

Look at lowe's sponsoring a huge garden. mammoth.

@lewerim 4 года назад

It's Texas. Everything's bigger in Texas. I'd say the garden is fairly proportional to size of the shop. 😉

@preciousmet1 3 года назад

I think its great just perfect size. But I would probably make 2 of those lol I love fresh veggies, herbs, and flowers.

@billwilson1916 4 года назад

How about the “Alaskan” garden... because it’s bigger than Texas!!! lol I plan on using this concept when I retire to Alaska in 3 years!!! Thank you!!!

@chrisbrunson6761 4 года назад

I love this idea. I have a problem here though in that we get over 60"of rain annually. Do you think I could do the sides of the planters out of galvanized corrugated material or something else besides wood?

@tundeterez 4 года назад

Use stone, rocks, etc.

@andymckenzie8031 4 года назад

I've seen raised beds with wood frames, lined with corrugated metal. They looked pretty decent, if not what I'd prefer in my yard.

@pawpawstew 4 года назад

Depends on how hot it gets. I'm in Coastal Louisiana and corrugated metal will get so hot that it will burn the roots.

@sheepdog457 4 года назад

April when stretching the fencing, sandwich the wire between 2x4s then apply tension by attaching chain, rope, cable etc. and pulling with your tractor, a come-along, block and tackle attached to an anchor point, etc. it puts consistent tension on the fencing top to bottom and frees up your hands.

@kaylab6832 4 года назад

“Everybody else is saying I went overboard. I think it’s fine.” 😂 that’s all that matters. Btw I think it’s awesome!

@ryanj2071 4 года назад

Anything worth doing is worth OVERdoing!

@jimknowles5483 4 года назад

Overboard.....No.....you did it "your way". And that's just right...,! They, can build their own.... just jim

@guynorth3277 4 года назад

Hey its your garden, the grandest place of Earth, I have a "Beer Garden" with a mini-waterfall and creek! (Fairy Garden)!

@TheNakidGardeners 4 года назад

OMG April this is amazing! I would love to do a collab with you in starting some seeds since you are in the same hardiness zone as us. Thanks for sharing