New Vegetable Garden: How To Get Started 

After living with just two 15 square foot vegetable beds for years, my husband said it was okay to make a 200 sq foot “flower” bed on the front lawn. It’s shaped like an irregular oval island to give it more curb appeal and I’ve planted fruit trees and vegetables between the flowers to keep up the curb appeal. Funny enough, most people can’t tell the difference between flowers and vegetable plants anyway.

I’m nine years old and I already started planted so many seeds 😊

“Never mind growing your food in this, you can eat your food off it it’s so clean and lovely.” That cracked me up. This guy is a gem. Grateful to have found his channel.

I don’t normally comment on RU-vid videos but you’re an absolute gem of a human! I’m moving into my own place soon and I’m going to start a garden and build a green house, your video has helped massively. I’m going to watch many of your videos to guide my growing journey, thank you!!

You inspired me! I’m now the proud owner of four raised beds (pallet collars - what a revelation!) It makes me feel so organised, I love it. Now I’m busy planning what to plant, next job is to zap the greenhouse and get sowing. Thanks for your enthusiasm, it’s contagious.

I am starting my first veg garden in container pots in a victorian terraced house's tiny paved backyard. I grew up with grandparents who had their own allotments and gardens full of fruit and veg and I loved helping on them as a child. For the last 20 years I have lived in flats and I am so excited to start growing my own fruit and veg finally!

I love seeing your little assistant! 🐕🥰 I will try your tips and look into the vegetable bed plans. Thank you 🙏

You are an amazing human! This world has hope. Thank you!

I was intimidated to start growing a garden. Watching this made me feel much better and actually inspired me to start immediately. Instantly subscribed, thank you.

I started gardening around the same age because my mom started working full time so I guess I just stepped into her garden shoes. Best hobby ever🌱

This video is just in time - thank you so much, Ben. I have the planks of wood waiting to be made into 3 raised beds, and the seedlings to plant in them. I can't wait, I'm so excited!

Love your enthusiasm. Lots of good ideas. I’ll try compost and soil over cardboard directly on the ground. Thanks!

This video really made my day, i just see how much joy this men has in making and maintaining his garden! Thank you for this masterpiece of a video.

This is the best channel ever. I learned how to sow all my seeds from here. I hope to have a successful harvest on my 2nd of year growing, i will be digging instead of raised beds. Keep the effort going!!

Upon receiving my first order of beautiful heirloom seeds today, I realized how utterly clueless I was about where to even start planting them. Thank you for this wonderfully clear, encouraging, and edifying tutorial! I'm off to start my very first garden thanks to your guidance!

I've should of done this year's ago in my garden. I can't wait to do this. I don't mind gardening. I do believe gardening can reduce stress. You live and learn at a age😊😊😊😊😊😊

Ben and the GrowVeg team. You did it again. I have five pallet collars too but had no idea on how to prepare a raised bed. This video is the perfect motivation and guide I needed.

Honestly got to be the best video out there for a beginner trying to navigate how to start a kitchen garden with raised beds. Thanks so much for this!

Thank you for your practical enthusiasm and experience, Ben. It’s great to see what can be done in real gardens, with pests, shade, pets and weed potential.

The algorithm brought me here and this content is light, heartwarming and incredibly useful. I have such a rich soil and weather here in this particular region I live in Brazil and never thought about it's potential. Really grateful for this find 🙏

First time gardener from Maryland, USA. Thank you for these wonderfully made tutorials. I have been inspired to start some seeds indoors and create 2 garden beds. I appreciate your time and effort in helping novice gardeners get a positive start to a successful experience. Thanks Ben!

I've gardened for many years now, but finally decided to do the whole raised bed thing. It's autumn here in NW Ohio and beds will be going in so they can sit over winter. Hoping for the best and thank you so much for the videos of your own wonderful gardens. They've really inspired me to give that extra effort.

Last year I got 3 small pop up raised beds and filled with bagged compost. Spent a fortune. This year I've made some simple no-dig, not-raised beds between my decking using just free cardboard, a 1000L bulk bag of manure and some woodchip between the beds. Cost the same and quadruple the growing area. Think its easy to make that mistake first time round but learned my lesson!

I’m actually really encouraged by this because I have been wanting to become a better gardener, and want to expand the space that I have. I appreciate how straight forward everything is. I also enjoyed your ‘compost’ video, and feel like it’s actually doable. Lots of exciting ideas for potential fall crops and next years veggies 😊

Thank you Ben for this video. Exactly what I needed. You explain it so well - very inspired! Love your whole channel! T.

I happened across these videos 6 weeks back. I cant get enough of them. First time growing anything. I can only plant in pots as I have a shared concrete yard. I have so much to learn. Ben is brilliant at explaining everything. He is so upbeat and enthusiastic. You can't help but be the same. Thanks Ben. 😊

I’m creating a whole new section for my vegetables this season and I found your videos very helpful and encouraging.. i’m always learning something new on your channel. Thank you !

I have a good size backyard in Florida. I want to start a food garden but I'm overwhelmed. Glad I stumbled upon your video.

I love you! You inspire me! Got 4 raised bed, seeds started in a propagater and ordered a mini green 🏠

I’ve been wanting to start my own garden for a few years now and this year I’m finally doing it. This video was great and I’m so excited to get started.

I just found your channel and I love it! You're so smart and helpful with your gardening tips.

It was so satisfying watching you Handle the dirt with your hands. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I want to have a vegetable garden of my own one day with my family

Thank you for such helpful information! I live in Maryland in the U.S. and you’ve got going the best videos for gardening tips.

I’ve just moved into a new home with no gardens and am about to put in retaining walls that are terraced, I plan to fill that up with veggies. Loved you video, I got so much out of it, thank you. In Australia.

I've just moved into my first house that has a backyard. I used to grow all my veg in pots on my patio. Hubby and me have just cleared all the weeds away and levelled the land to put in vege beds. We've got pallets exactly like what you're using. I've been feeling a little apprehensive about putting the beds down wondering if I'll be any good at vege gardening on a bigger scale like this. I'm excited but a bit nervous too. This video couldn't have come at a better time. What a weird coincidence!

Found your channel today.... And learning so new births that I didn't now.this garden thing is new to me. I'm gonna say now I'm autistic and struggle with understanding and being understood so I apologize now if anything is taken the wrong way,I really don't mean it. I moved to a bungalow last year,have been here 12 months and a week,but have had covid for that week lol Last year we spent alot of time trying to take care of the garden as it was from the previous chap that passed away the winter before, obviously in the 6months noone was here there was noone looking after it so all the bushes,and there's lots down the one side that goes to the road,they had gone made.i still have no idea what they are.but we are leaving them in. As I have a new support dog,well she's 9months old now, Labrador so large dog and don't want her jumping the fences.... As the other side Is about 2 ft lower. Anyways we (me,my mum and support worker Beth) this year have started to grow some bits. Sadly had to take the grape vine out as couldn't care for it it was huge and the dog was eating alot off it. But in its place I'm hoping to put 4 new rhubarb plants,all in pots or large tubs,as I physically can't bend due to my own disabilities too...so everything we are adding is in pots or growbags. I started with strawberry plants last year and 3 types of raspberry all in their own bags. And we did potatoes and carrots last year and I tried spring onion and lettuce. This year I have the strawberry and raspberries and I've added a cherry bush/tree and also have 2 blueberry plants to go in,just needed to get the right soil for them. And we have got some rhubarb as I said.... But one type came as stumps the other is growing. I put the stump things into a pot each that the raspberry came in last year and hoping that will give them a root system before I plant into the large tubs I have for them. We are also trying seeds, parsnips, cauliflower and broccoli, watermelon 🍉 and baby sweet watermelon, tomato 🍅 but have a type called red pear. The garden also has eating and cooking apple trees,been here years aswell as pear trees and what we think are cherry trees,they are big,not like the one I have brought that won't grow bigger then 6ft and is more of a bush. We didn't get anything on them last year as we had lovely blossom on both and then had a bad bad storm and blow the lot off.so never got any fruit.hope we do this year as my new one will take a year or 2 before it fruits. But the hope is as I'm enjoying it I will continue for years to come. Could live here another 60years depending how old I get lol.... But atleast another 30years.

Looks just wonderful and gives us hope & joy.🥰

i've got this crazy idea of learning to grow my own vegetables and herbs in my backyard. i'm a 52 years old man, have a small paved yard and will appreciate tips on what vegetables are easier to start up with....

Thank you! Watching this for about the 5th time and just about to fill my new raised bed! Exciting

I am just starting to grow for the first time having finally moved in to a rented property that has a garden for the first time. As a result i am using freestanding troughlike planters. This is my first foray as an adult in to growing anything more than a few herbs in pots. I have just found your channel whilst looking up how to sow some of the various seeds that I have purchased and found it to be a treasure trove of great tips. I also discovered your Garden Planner site and have already started to make use of it, adding in some helpful flowers to the plan and pairing crops that I already have that could act as companions. Thus far I will be growing 6 varieties of chillies, some hollow crown parsnips, purple sun carrots, kitana spring onions, 2 tomato varieties (san marzano 2 and costoluto fiorentino), spaghetti squash and a large garlic variety that I forget the name of. Definately subscribing to the site.

Perfect timing! I made raised bed today but for flowers. Tomorrow I will be planting veggies but in long plastic planters because I dont have any palettes. How this cover is called? I need something to protect my flowers and veggies from the cats. For today I will just use some foil bags.

Really helpful video for a novice like me, who is itching to have a veg patch. Thank you 😊

I’m a total newbie and just planning my first veg beds. Thanks for the great video 😊🌱

I've always wanted to start my mini garden since the age of 5. Now i've made a list of everything i need to know. Thx this help so much

I am beginner! Thank you!

I am starting a new vegatable garden where we just moved in. I am newby but I feel that I can do it. There are some natural raised beds by the sides of the yard which I amgoing to grow shady veggies and I have some raised beds that I am going to place them around to plant some veggies. I am inspired and thank you for this video because now I knwo how I am supposed to get started.

With the cost of living right now, I started thinking about starting a vegetable garden. Thank you for explaining basic things so clearly

Your enthusiasm has me feeling so excited! I’ve never had a yard in all my life, and I’m a new proud lawn owner, planting my first garden. So far I have two raised beds and I’m planning out what to grow.

Super helpful again. You make it seem very doable instead of overwhelming. Thank you!

we have only gardened for 2 yrs now but am expanding my garden to include a tiered container stand as well as a hydroponic unit for my sun porch. exciting times. Thank you for all your great advice & tips.

Starting my very first garden bed. This was helpful, thank you!

Yeah as a bin man I'll tell you that if scum bags didn't hide general waste under grass clippings...... honestly I never would of thought of anyone doing that until I saw it going in back back of the truck, but that's why you find glass and plastic in some composts shame really when you think about the impact because clearly they can find it all in processing

Excellent video! Very clearly explained, and made me feel like I could take on this project myself. Thank you!

The publication Fruit and Veggies 101 has great guidance when it comes to vegetable gardening

First time gardener! Thanks for the VERY helpful video. :)

USA here. Just moved from the high desert of California to the wet and humid area of North Alabama - everything is new, starting from absolute scratch. Put an orchard in, berries, potatoes, beets, celery, peppers - much more to come but need more beds soon. All no-dig.

I am taking over an abandoned allotment that has grown wild! There's a polytunnel and 4 or 5 raised beds already in place. Everything has bolted and flowered, so my plan is to clear it all back and use that to start compost, then freshen the beds and plant new seeds. I don't really know what I'm doing but I'm looking forward to it! Plenty of useful videos here, thanks.

This is gold... on point helpful and just what i needed

This will be my second year with my very own garden. And the added bonus is that I’ve been germinating plants with the kids for years.. ( lol after teaching where food comes from,and they take the plant home with they!! That was the biggest learning curve!) 17:53

We are renters here but I am a gardener. I need to grow things for my mental health. I had a small main garden (5x6) and 6 pots and not much else until 2018. I built up 2 new front gardens, for brassica plants and root veggies. Added a few more pots. I learned how to build a Hugelkultur garden, then built one, and how to Companion plant. In 2020 I planted a raspberry hedge, built a 6'x6' peppers garden. Expanded the main garden to 20'x16'. Last year I built an enormous 11'x4' strawberry garden and added a few oak barrel halfs. This year I am adding a dedicated 6'x6' tomatoe garden and 7'x7' pumpkin and sunflowers garden. If the Gods be willing!

Exciting and relaxing all at once. I love this method. Thank you thank you thank you many times over.

I thoroughly enjoyed this video.... I am learning and hoping to start my very first veggie garden soon..

This is by far the best channel I have seen on growing. Thank you for the channel and all the effort and content.

I always end up spending hours watching videos like this every spring, even though I live in an apartment 😄

i think this is the best beginner gardening video/account ever!! been looking for a channel like you and finally found you!!

That dog is just so adorable and seems to be genuinely curious about and interested in what you are doing ;-)

I really like how you explain things. I have to say, I love watching Rosie😍

Starting my first garden! Here in Zone 6a in Idaho... Yet it just snowed at least a foot yesterday ❄️😂 so I'm using this extra winter time to finalize the plans. It's all so intimidating 😅

Thank you for this, I'm a complete beginner and am looking to start my very first vegetable patch. This information was easy to understand and so informative. It's really motivated me to get started.

I'm currently looking at properties, and in my neck of the woods little two up two downs have some odd layouts. These can include separate rear gardens away from say a rear courtyard etc. In my mind this lends itself perfectly to a veggie patch. I have found this really helpful as I do like neat layouts and also the raised beds inc the ones on legs would be a great space saving solution too. I will be catching up on all your endeavours in order to better prepare myself. PS I have two dogs that might make my own endeavours challenging.😀

Great video about basics that not all of us learned/implemented growing up. Tfs! You empower us to get started and succeed.

Hi Ben. We are just starting out on our grow your own veg path , and came across your RU-vid channel. It is super. Thank you.

I'm starting a new veg garden in one third of my back garden - about 14ft x 9ft ish and I'm going to make use of your great tips like putting down some cardboard on the path to stop weeds and grass. Thank you

Absolute legend. Going to try this!! Thanks ❤

a very good way of planting ... needs to be used as an example

I just found your channel the other day and I really enjoy your videos. I can tell they are going to be very helpful. Thank you.

I always get so excited for another video!!

Hi 👋 this is fantastic information, I will be seriously growing this year so I'm slowly going through your videos to do it the wright way. Thank you and God bless you and your lovely family ❤️ 🙏 Rob from Wales

Thank you so much, you gave me a lot of inspiration and some nice idéas. My evening was so blessed by your enthusiasm and friendly chatting🌷

Thank you Ben lve got my raised beds like yours last season so its lovely to see your vlog lve started mine but it so helpful to know your doing the same way of gardening and l can follow you to keep me company Best wishes

I live in the Arizona desert and haven't had the chance to build any raised beds yet so I have a big container garden going! It's already warming up here so I have some warm weather things already in the soil. Hoping to get some raised beds soon, though, so I can expand my produce garden!

starting my first garden soon super exited 🤩🤩

Excited to start my own garden, thanks for the awesome videos :)

Your garden is amazing

You are amazing!!! Thank you so much.

I’m just starting an allotment so these kind of videos are so helpful! I tried square foot gardening in a huge raised bed in my garden last year and didn’t get much luck

Wonderful video, my girlfriend and I just got our first place together and plan or gardening soon! Great advice

I'm starting my very first garden, this was very helpful thank you.

I'm in Aus, I absolutely love the Garden Planner software! Thanks for the wonderful videos, truly inspiring and informational. 🙂

Great video! I have been gardening for a long time and I just put in my very first no dig bed and am excited to see how it does! I'm going tomorrow to get some of the potting soil for the top like you show to level it off a bit and get it planted I hope tomorrow or Tuesday after work with some Spring things! I think I am going to slowly redo all my garden with beds like this one at a time! :) Fingers crossed!

Love your videos and guidance, much appreciated. 👍

Your dog Is adorable 🥰

Just found your site. Great video. I have never done a garden, getting as much knowledge as possible. Thank you

Awesome video... hope to see more of these $$ savers

Very nice and informative video, thanks!

Another good one. I love your Rosie. I have Shadow the cat that loves to follow me around. I also have 2 dogs but they are not into gardening. Thank you

Best explanation thank you!

Coming late to the party. Just found your channel - also very much enjoyed your video on how to grow carrots. We have two raised beds 4' X 8' and I grow potatoes in grow bags. My favorite vegetables to grow, apart from potatoes are leeks and kale. My carrots have never been a great success, but I am hoping for more good fortune this year. My plan is to use about 6 inches of my garden compost as the base, quality potting soil that won't impede the carrots' growth, and a topping of compost. I make a lot of pesto and pizza made with pesto rather than tomatoes, and so my plan is to grow lots of basil. We have about 5 or 6 strawberry plants but we've not had a great deal of fruit from them. Transplanted these into a section of our raised bed and the plants already look very healthy. Not a vegetable, but we have lots of raspberries and last year we planted blueberries and I hope to have some yield from the plants we have. Growing season here, in upstate NY is from about May 30th thru Sept (we can have snow late Oct).

👏👏👏👏❤️ thank you for Share!!🤗

Very inspirational, it's great to give people the confidence to give it a try 👏. l can see you get a lot of happiness from your garden, as do l. 🌎 😊👍