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This video explains how to construct raised garden beds using straightforward materials and practical methods. I cover planning the size, preparing the base, assembling the structure, and filling with suitable soil for healthy plant growth. It is helpful for gardeners wanting an organised growing area and improved planting conditions.
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Hey up everybody, it's gardening with
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Ben. It's day two of the big build down
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at the aotment. The big project what we
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are doing and hopefully completing in 4
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days. But there's rain forecast over the
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next couple of days. So we'll see how
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much we actually do manage to get done.
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So let's have a look at what we've done
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and what we are doing down at the plot
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today. So so far we've got up three
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arches. We've got the new beds at the
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bottom. what are hopefully going to have
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flowers in them. And today's job is to
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rip out all this back bit here and get
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it dug over and cleared ready for
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building new beds down here at the plot.
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Got to get up all them bricks, which
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will be a tough job, but we'll get it
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done and get up all the paths and just
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dig it all over and clear it all and
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make it look good again. Hopefully weed
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free. But yeah, it's going to be a tough
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job today. And then tomorrow's job will
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be clearing all that area ready to build
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in that area as well, which is going to
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be even worse because I've just dumped
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all my weeds at top of here. But yeah,
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hopefully we'll crack on with that
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tomorrow. So, let's get working and
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let's stop talking and crack on with all
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this area.
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So, it's coming on. We're getting all
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the bricks out, getting all the bind
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weed out. But yeah, all the carpet out
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from the paths. But yeah, hopefully get
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lots done today and get things sorted.
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Well, we're getting there bit by bit,
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brick by brick.
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So many bricks to take out. Hopefully,
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I'll reuse them in my new design for my
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beds, making it look good. But yeah,
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it's coming along. Look at all that
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bindweed. Imagine if we could eat
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bindweed. I'd be saving myself a
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fortune. Absolutely loads. But yeah,
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happy with how it's coming on.
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Just got to start clearing that bit now
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and then we're done for today and then
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on to tomorrow's jobs which is all that
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area which is going to be a nightmare in
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itself. Day two done. Absolutely
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shattered. You can't believe how much
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I've managed to get done today. It's
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impressed me how much we got done
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because I didn't think we'd get all what
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we've got done done. So, let's have the
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talking and let's show you the outcome
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of how well it's getting on.
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So, as you can see, we've cleared out
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all the beds, all the paths, and we've
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cleared it all now. So, yeah, we took
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out all the bricks, little part of the
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beds, and yeah,
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this is going to look good once it's all
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done. The the soil is not brilliant. It
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won't be brilliant to plant in, but what
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we'll do is when we build his beds,
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we'll put some compost in to give it
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some extra nutrition. And hopefully
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things will take in this area. As you
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can see, it's quite shaded from the
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trees above. So, we'll have to have a
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look see what we can actually grow in
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this area. But as plan is to have a
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flower border all the way down the side
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of the pot. And over that area is going
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to be a seating area. And I'm going to
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have an area with a burning bin to burn
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my rubbish. And then we're going to have
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a couple of beds down this middle
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section to grow stuff in. But like I
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said, we'll have to see what it looks
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like to grow things in and see what
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would grow in shaded areas. If you've
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got any ideas of what I can grow in this
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area, do let me know as obviously every
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little helps. So yeah, I'm so happy with
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how much we've got done today. Big job
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done and
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it's good result. I'll obviously be
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using black membrane for the paths and
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then we'll get some wood chip eventually
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to put down on the path to make it look
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a bit posher. Uh and then eventually
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when we get paving slabs, we'll put
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paving slabs over the top to easy walk
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on. But I'm going to be happy with this
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area and hopefully this year we're going
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to get it used. Well, not this year.
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Next year now we're going to get it used
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and use it to its full potential cuz
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it's a big area. I've never used this
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area much really in the whole time that
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I've had the a lotment. So, tomorrow's
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job is going to be to clear all this
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area and hopefully get the other two
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frames up at this end down there and get
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that bit done. But, as you can see, it's
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going to be a big job. There's a lot of
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weeds in there, a lot of old chicken
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wire, but hopefully we'll get it all
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cleared and sorted.
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So, thanks for watching day two of our a
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lotment transformation. It really is
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coming along well. As I can see, I'm
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absolutely filthy, but we've been hard
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at it. And it's coming on. And as I
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always say is that if you're doing
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projects at the a lotment, make sure you
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like split them up over days. Don't try
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and go all guns blazing and try and get
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it all done in one day. It's best to
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take it steady, take it easy. is more
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enjoyable then if you do it over a few
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days or weeks
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and you'll see the progress over the
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time and be happy with how well you
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completed it. But yeah, I'm looking
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forward to it all being finished and all
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being done. We've got two more days left
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off work and hopefully we'll get a lot
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more done tomorrow. Uh tomorrow is going
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to be an odd job and obviously Sunday
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trying to make it look as good as
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possible. I don't think we'll get it all
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done in the four days. not what we're
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wanting to get done, but we'll get most
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of it done and hopefully the layout set
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up and how it is going to look in the
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time to come. So, make sure you give us
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a follow to stay up to date with our
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project and come back tomorrow to see
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how much we get done tomorrow. Until
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next time everyone, remember keep
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smiling, keep shining and keep gardening
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with Ben everyone.
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