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Hoops and Netting for my Vego Raised Garden Bed

May 18, 2022 by Michelle Leave a Comment

When I shared my raised garden beds in the 30-day update, I received a bunch of questions about the hoops and netting that I was using over the bed. Since I needed to make some updates to it for the plants underneath, I thought I'd shoot a little video and tell you more about the hoops and net that I'm using on the bed and the little clips that I have that help hold the net to … [Read more...] about Hoops and Netting for my Vego Raised Garden Bed

60 Day Follow Up on the Vego & Birdies Metal Raised Garden Beds

May 15, 2022 by Michelle Leave a Comment

Measuring the thickness of the raised garden bed panels

It's time for another update and answers to more of your questions about these raised garden beds. One thing you wall wanted to know is which one is made from a thicker metal. Around the 5-minute mark, I break out the calipers, but I'm not one of those to make you wait. The two beds, by my measurement, are within 1/100 mm of being the same thickness, with Vego being that … [Read more...] about 60 Day Follow Up on the Vego & Birdies Metal Raised Garden Beds

Mulching with Pet Bedding in my Vego and Birdies Raised Garden Beds

May 11, 2022 by Michelle Leave a Comment

I needed an easier way to mulch around my plants in the raised garden beds while I'm recovering from shoulder surgery and have my arm in a sling. Straw was too hard to manage in between the compact rows. Shout out to  @MIgardener  for the idea to try pet litter bedding. NOTE I paid for these garden beds myself. Since creating this video, I have been included as an … [Read more...] about Mulching with Pet Bedding in my Vego and Birdies Raised Garden Beds

May 2022 Garden Tour My Imperfect Suburban Garden

May 8, 2022 by Michelle Leave a Comment

Welcome to the first garden tour of the meadow on YouTube. This is May 2022 and I'm excited to show you around our 1/4 acre / 1/10 hectare Suburban Garden. We have been gardening here since 2019 and started with a blank slate. I counted up and realize we've now been gardening for more than a thousand days here just a little bit at a time day after day week after week to … [Read more...] about May 2022 Garden Tour My Imperfect Suburban Garden

In Ground Vermicomposter – My Subpod Assembly Comedy of Errors and First Impressions

May 4, 2022 by Michelle Leave a Comment

In this video, I demonstrate for you putting together the Subpod Vermicomposting Bin which I purchased from Uncle Jim's Worm Farm. Since planning for shoulder surgery I've looked for ways that I can make my gardening life a bit easier and having a vermicomposting bin near the back door where I can drop off food scraps seems like a great idea for me. Part of this video is … [Read more...] about In Ground Vermicomposter – My Subpod Assembly Comedy of Errors and First Impressions

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