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  • @victoriaman117
    @victoriaman117 Před 2 lety +66

    Everyday videos like these from innovative farmers are going to help launch the localized farm movement we need around the world. Thank you for putting this into the universe!

  • @micam.1136
    @micam.1136 Před 2 měsíci

    "Optimizing" - this made me smile, because its so Richard! ❤

  • @irishcottagerenovation9900
    @irishcottagerenovation9900 Před 2 lety +34

    Absolutely brilliant, instantly prepared beds on a large scale. Doing something similar on a small scale so thank you for sharing. I believe your doing a course in Southern Ireland soon which is where I have just moved to so hopefully will get see more hands on. Thanks

  • @elwood212
    @elwood212 Před rokem +4

    I’d LOVE to have the budget and Perfect land to follow this process. Farming this way looks so luxurious. A pleasure to watch.🙏💕🇦🇺

    • @Mooncricketstinks
      @Mooncricketstinks Před 11 měsíci +1

      You don't need to go out the gate like this. I recommend starting with just one bed, it's very cheap to fund, and easy to manage. Work that bed for a season and the profits buy your a 2nd bed. Keep doing this and you'll only have to pay for one bed out of your pocket. Plus you'll gain experience easily, and be able to correct mistakes cheap and easy. It's heartbreaking when you realize you made very expensive mistakes.
      You can do this! Remember, buy just 1 bed. Let the profits fund the rest. 🙂

    • @ashleycampbell8767
      @ashleycampbell8767 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I know, I’m in the Ozarks and my land is hard and full of rocks. I can’t imagine just sticking a shovel in the raw ground lol.

  • @rnupnorthbrrrsm6123
    @rnupnorthbrrrsm6123 Před 2 lety +4

    That little piece of machinery is amazing !!!
    This whole video is so satisfying, it’s a dream for me :)

  • @helenlatimer9230
    @helenlatimer9230 Před rokem +1

    Much easier than digging. Love no dig that’s how I garden now especially as I have a disability. Thank you and thanks to Charles Dowding the knowledge of no dig.

  • @fiendeng
    @fiendeng Před 2 lety +18

    This was excellent information and a fantastic project to watch!
    The real testament to this way of growing, is that a brand new just built today farm looks just like Richard's four or more years later 😆👍

  • @jagsmith252
    @jagsmith252 Před 2 lety +8

    This is an amazing way of doing no dig. I am really digging it👏

  • @KerryG-SA
    @KerryG-SA Před 2 lety +6

    Thanks for teaching us about air pruning. Great concept.

  • @michaelheins9808
    @michaelheins9808 Před 11 měsíci +1

    So smart using a bed template. Really like the efficiency of this approach!

  • @carolewarner101
    @carolewarner101 Před 2 lety +4

    WOW! That's amazing to get all that in in a matter of days... Fantastic!

  • @BernardMcCarty
    @BernardMcCarty Před rokem +4

    Eighty beds in two days! Amazing! No dig rocks :)

    • @anasazirose
      @anasazirose Před 9 měsíci

      With 4 men, heavy equipment and delivered materials, all goes quick.

  • @permieforlife
    @permieforlife Před 2 lety +11

    I live in a semi arid, hot-dry-windy summer area. We get 22 +/- centimeters of rain, usually Oct to April, then nothing for summer. I lay down deep mulch around all the plants in March or April to retain as much winter moisture that I can - wood chip in the orchards, straw in the veg beds. I even have straw mulch in the decorative pots I have. Evaporation has decreased dramatically. I have drip irrigation that I run when the soil is dry at about 3 inches down, and deep water less frequently because my soil is now retaining more moisture. I don't have a market garden, but perhaps this will work for them for those months when water is scarce. Also, the farm looks lovely. Hope we can see an update later in the season.

    • @nickfosterxx
      @nickfosterxx Před 2 lety +3

      good to know. i'd love to find a channel that goes into no-dig in more arid environments.

    • @dovh49
      @dovh49 Před 2 lety

      @@nickfosterxx Look up Ruth Stout gardening and Core gardening. She would do 8 inches of hay for her garden and after a 2 or 3 years there is so much moisture and nutrients that you don't need to fertilize or add any amendments. I think she would add one amendment when she planted, I forget what it was though.

  • @ADAWC
    @ADAWC Před 7 měsíci

    Amazing! You made it so simple to prep!!! That would save a lot of time! LOVE to see real work in ACTION! 👍👍👍

  • @razor_beamz
    @razor_beamz Před rokem +1

    Love the eye for clean and beautiful look with sharp edges. Makes it look a lot more appealing and advertise able!

  • @lindaferguson593
    @lindaferguson593 Před rokem +2

    Love your method of making a frame for the formation of your beds!!

  • @karltraunmuller7048
    @karltraunmuller7048 Před 2 lety +4

    Looks super-tidy, very nice 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @dougreynolds2813
    @dougreynolds2813 Před rokem +2

    that was sweet to watch, we'll be building our beds much like that, only with recycled boxes; your beds looked terrific, the wood frame is not something i've been doing but i sure see the benefit. i'm making a frame, i think i'll make the beds 20 ft long; start making that standard on our small farm. thanks for the instruction and the insiration.

  • @valeriehorner5854
    @valeriehorner5854 Před 2 lety

    This is such a great video that I can use to show people how simple it is to start a garden. Thank you. What a beautiful Scottish farm too.

  • @DanielOlivierArgyle
    @DanielOlivierArgyle Před 2 lety +1

    The tilt shift drone footage is really cool

  • @pereinarolsson3928
    @pereinarolsson3928 Před rokem

    Lovely people - lovely job done - love you all - live well

  • @rodneydlamini7364
    @rodneydlamini7364 Před rokem

    Im impressed with your patience in teaching others the nodig method,Richard,I like your videos

  • @courtneyheron1561
    @courtneyheron1561 Před 2 lety

    Great work! 👍😊
    Thanks for sharing Richard! 🙏

  • @mikeybyrne5806
    @mikeybyrne5806 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Pretty much the exact same method I use as well.
    I use a wooden template for the beds, a bucket for the woodchip etc.
    just don’t use machinery because I’m doing it on allotment plots and not small farms.
    It’s time consuming and expensive at the beginning but you save so much time with regards to weeding that it makes it worthwhile a hundred times over.
    Not to mention anything you grow will grow really well.

  • @tbmike23
    @tbmike23 Před rokem

    The Final Countdown playing in the background. "I see you're a man of culture as well." +1 like from me

  • @trabzor
    @trabzor Před 2 lety +12

    Hi ! Love workflow and optimizing movements, I'd really love dedicated videos on this! On harvesting different vegetables for example would be top notch :)
    Great video as usual, Im so looking forward to set up my farm like that :) :)

  • @riverunner9978
    @riverunner9978 Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing! Great job!

  • @fouroakfarm
    @fouroakfarm Před 2 lety +4

    That loader is awesome, would love to have one. We have skid steers mainly in the US and this seems better

  • @songweaver6076
    @songweaver6076 Před 2 lety

    Great Project! Thanks for posting

  • @FinnBearOfficial
    @FinnBearOfficial Před 2 lety

    All right Richard. Bought the book. Now hurry up and send it so I can present it in our weekly chat on youtube. I'll be the talk of the town

  • @Fishn69
    @Fishn69 Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks Richard love you’re videos. This year I grew my largest onions with this method. My other beds couldn’t even compete they just were hard to keep wet.

  • @dwighthires3163
    @dwighthires3163 Před 2 lety +4

    I love to follow your work but this was about as fascinating as any.

  • @oby-1607
    @oby-1607 Před rokem +2

    Very very nice. Would love to see future updates and how this is maintaining.

  • @detyelram2819
    @detyelram2819 Před 2 lety

    I love everything about this

  • @anabellepine9910
    @anabellepine9910 Před 2 lety

    Super interesting! Thanks for sharing 💚

  • @foreversettled9144
    @foreversettled9144 Před 2 lety

    Thank you. Blessings.

  • @browntownorganics2172
    @browntownorganics2172 Před 2 lety

    Very cool system! Thanks for the video!

  • @petersterling5334
    @petersterling5334 Před rokem

    This is Fantastic to Watch all the Beds being Created quite quickly really by a Very Motivated team being advised by One of the Top experts in the World! Great Work!

  • @kileymcnamee4979
    @kileymcnamee4979 Před 9 měsíci

    Brilliant idea making a form!!

  • @jeshurunfarm
    @jeshurunfarm Před 2 lety

    Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

  • @williamreeder3660
    @williamreeder3660 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for your videos and information

  • @jamesrichey
    @jamesrichey Před rokem

    Simply amazing.

  • @chrisgait5533
    @chrisgait5533 Před 2 lety +2

    Inspirational! If I were 25 years younger..
    I built my raised beds in the polytunnel because it's on rock, we left the end of the frame open so we could wheelbarrow straight in and dump. When we were near the end we closed up the frame and shovelled the final few barrow loads.
    Thanks for yet again another amazing video.

  • @growingwithfungi
    @growingwithfungi Před 2 lety

    thank you so much as always 🙏

  • @kenyonbissett3512
    @kenyonbissett3512 Před rokem

    It’s great to see a different approach to the same product. From here on out, they will need to use wheel barrows. But if I remember correctly, next year is just a top dressing of compost. And by next year they will have mucho worms working everything for free.
    Best wishes to a successful growing year!

  • @ashleysumner5803
    @ashleysumner5803 Před 2 lety

    Fantastic, thank you!

  • @Gene-kl1br
    @Gene-kl1br Před 5 měsíci

    Depending on crop wanted . This be great for some . And it have to stick to this area for lettuce etc for years to come .

  • @melanieallen3655
    @melanieallen3655 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful work!! Love it!!I will do the same but with a small vegie garden bed4the frame..😁lifechanging video! Cheers from Australia!

  • @davidfoster-smith211
    @davidfoster-smith211 Před 2 lety

    Great project.

  • @kenrehill8775
    @kenrehill8775 Před 2 lety

    You can’t beat an avant techno, great machines.

  • @louisecamm9058
    @louisecamm9058 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant !!!! Thank you

  • @LarisSurvival
    @LarisSurvival Před 3 měsíci +1

    Great video! Thank you!

  • @johnnydale6515
    @johnnydale6515 Před 2 lety

    Great work

  • @vanessapalmer9714
    @vanessapalmer9714 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for your great video. I shall be following your other ones that’s for sure.

  • @Tiarra1122
    @Tiarra1122 Před 8 dny

    Thanks a lot for this video and time. Interested in understanding on the cost of creating this no-till bed.

  • @richstone2627
    @richstone2627 Před 2 lety

    First rate. Thank you.

  • @mdouble100
    @mdouble100 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks for sharing this. This is a very interesting method and has many possible applications. It should work nice here in Ontario Canada where we're in zone 4-5

  • @Redhackle
    @Redhackle Před 2 lety

    Thank you informative.

  • @sarkamarova6195
    @sarkamarova6195 Před 2 lety

    i made yesterday no dig bed for potatoes with Avant too :D best greetings from Czech republic.

  • @hallyaponno9698
    @hallyaponno9698 Před 2 lety

    ❤️ I wish I could be there 🙏

  • @izharharoon1423
    @izharharoon1423 Před 2 lety

    GREAT INFO...

  • @Cjames86
    @Cjames86 Před 2 lety

    Good video

  • @promagick
    @promagick Před rokem +3

    That's amazing! How long will these pass between beds last? How do you maintain the passes?

  • @georgebalaur
    @georgebalaur Před 2 lety +3

    Great job, Richard! Could you tell us, please, where do you get that immense quantity of woodchips from?

  • @keidiparts
    @keidiparts Před rokem

    Så vackert!

  • @valeriehasler3699
    @valeriehasler3699 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for sharing - inspiring! Have you considered peer free soil (lower environmental impact)? Would you recommend soil testing prior to starting in order to calculate how much/what kind of compost is appropriate? Looking forward to following the project

  • @jacobbrizammito7187
    @jacobbrizammito7187 Před rokem

    For the love of pete. 1/3 the soil volume was relocated moved in from a peat bog.

  • @MrDregNET
    @MrDregNET Před rokem

    Hope to se the result after this dry summer :)

  • @derekk2708
    @derekk2708 Před 2 lety

    Great Content. Thanks ; )

  • @MaxIQ77
    @MaxIQ77 Před 11 měsíci

    Bravo

  • @gm2407
    @gm2407 Před rokem +1

    I wonder how it is coping with the extreme summer heat this year.

  • @waterdogherbfarm2652
    @waterdogherbfarm2652 Před 2 lety +1

    how would you do this on a very hard and pure clay surface? thank you for your amazing wisdom kind sir.

  • @hammock753
    @hammock753 Před rokem

    Charles Dowding would be proud!

  • @everglowab
    @everglowab Před rokem +2

    Super interesting! Do they have a yt-channel of their own? It would be interesting to follow their journey 😊 Thanks for a great video!

  • @hannaparker5434
    @hannaparker5434 Před rokem

    I wish you were near miltonkeynes as would love your advice and help to start a garden! Finding suitable ways to grow from my powerchair is a nightmare!

  • @callyscraftycorner2463

    Very nice, would saw dust work instead of wood chips for the walkway?

  • @conan4178
    @conan4178 Před 2 lety +6

    Richard, I love this concept. We are implementing this in our gardens. My question is what do you do with the beds in the winter and then to prepare for spring? Thanks

    • @VanillaAttila
      @VanillaAttila Před 2 lety +3

      Cover them with non woven landscape cloth

    • @VanillaAttila
      @VanillaAttila Před 2 lety +1

      Or plant winter rye ?

    • @DB-pm2vy
      @DB-pm2vy Před 11 měsíci +2

      Plant field beans, kale and spinach. Beds should never be empty. Protection may be necessary but the soil will benefit from being used.

  • @gooble69
    @gooble69 Před 8 měsíci

    You said 80 beds but I counted 4 rows of 19 = 76. Someone's been gypped! 🤣

  • @PaulLadendorf
    @PaulLadendorf Před 2 lety +1

    What do you do if your new beds have been tilled but you want to do no till? Seems like covering with tarp and letting the weed seeds germinate and die would be the best bet. Any insights are appreciated.

  • @oldman1111
    @oldman1111 Před 5 měsíci

    Ugh, now I want to rent one of those.

  • @Dutlerveili
    @Dutlerveili Před 2 lety +3

    Fantastic, thank you for the brilliant job you're doing. ... I just do not like cardboard, as it may have lots of bad stuff in it. I was looking for an alternative material for quite a long time now and finaly decided to give the mulchpaper of magaverde a try. I don't know, if it will really work, but it's worth a try (it's only 40m² beds in total) ... maybe, this helps others, that are looking for an alternative as well.

    • @porkchopexpress6969
      @porkchopexpress6969 Před 11 měsíci

      How did it work?

    • @Dutlerveili
      @Dutlerveili Před 11 měsíci

      @@porkchopexpress6969 could have been better, but because I first removed the top 5cm with the spade and combined it with a thick layer of compost, it worked ok.

  • @nicohelpdesk435
    @nicohelpdesk435 Před 2 lety

    Hi. Thank you very much for this video.
    I may have failed it in the vid, but I'm curious about the surface / price / number of person / hours done to prepare the 80 beds?
    Thanks ! :)

  • @timmcintyre3066
    @timmcintyre3066 Před 11 měsíci

    As well as the cost of compost theres the woodchip too. Clean chip mulch retails for at lease $75/cube in Oz. And if you make your own compost and do your mulch then you'd better start adding in the cost of your labour.

  • @jasonhatfield4747
    @jasonhatfield4747 Před rokem

    I love the simplicity of this method and I have used it for starting beds in our small family garden. But, on a large scale, it is very expensive to source so much compost and soil and hard to find quality stuff. I also don't think such a thin layer of cardboard would be enough to suppress weeds and perennial grasses here.
    I'm starting a 1/4 acre market garden this year and I'm torn between this method and the more traditional method of first tarping, then working the soil with a tiller/broad fork/harrow and adding a thin layer of compost after that. Then going with a no-dig approach after the beds are established by just adding compost each year and minimal surface tilling for bed prep.

  • @robinj6997
    @robinj6997 Před 2 lety +1

    Perfect! Just what I was wishing for

  • @tinaantila1968
    @tinaantila1968 Před 11 měsíci

    Could you do this with sunflowers?? I started a small sunflower farm, and I hate all the weeding that needs to be done. I absolutely love this video, thank you, from Canada ❤️

  • @lies9259
    @lies9259 Před 2 lety

    Hi, thank you for all the info. We are starting a lavender farm in Italy (also olive grove, but that is of course already existing). Do you think this could also be a good method to start our lavender field?

  • @tatepierson8221
    @tatepierson8221 Před 11 měsíci

    time moves slow in the background can't not hear a masterpiece like that 8:05

  • @gallegoferro1
    @gallegoferro1 Před rokem

    Hello Everybody,
    hello Richard
    Your work is amazing.
    I have been working with your system for 3 years already. Working with mini orchards for restaurants.
    Now i would like to create a bigger orchard
    I would like to simplify the preparation of the beds
    My idea is to make a big bed ( a big blanket) of 15 cm of compost with a tractor. And make it without wood chips paths.
    I believe that you can still walk in the compost. And I believe preparation can be much more easy and quick.
    When the compost start to be more humid, then I can add some wood chips if I need it, but weeds will be all above the big blanket.
    I have never tried, but I would like to try.
    Have you ever tried?
    Thanks in advance,
    Lucas

  • @a206h
    @a206h Před 2 lety

    6:01 what a great piece of machinery. What is it and is it available in the States?

  • @sebastianlomonaco6149

    Nice work. My question for you is...what machinery will you use when its time to top up the soil now that every row is tight together?

  • @buenhabito961
    @buenhabito961 Před 2 lety

    2 Problems I found in paralell S 56° (Buenos Aires) 1 is de Cynodon dactilon grass is too srtong rixome and go true de cardboard in a feuw days. 2 are ants in wood chips... they love it and seatle down under itś... bouth are hard to deal, with out poisons

  • @ElWilkins_
    @ElWilkins_ Před rokem

    How much soil did you use? How much wood chips did you use?

  • @imranismail3264
    @imranismail3264 Před rokem +1

    Why did you add soil on top?

  • @srqpdq6697
    @srqpdq6697 Před rokem +1

    where do you get the woodchips?

  • @ronholbrow3650
    @ronholbrow3650 Před 2 lety

    How high are the frames ? What will be the depth of soil in the frames

  • @Roman-rz3qj
    @Roman-rz3qj Před 2 lety

    I still think aeration is important before adding compost/amendments. That tractor is compacting the soil.

  • @paulmarcellus8409
    @paulmarcellus8409 Před 2 měsíci

    Did you, at an earlier time, establish your raised beds by using an 18” bucket/excavator to create the isles. The excavated soils on top of the adjacent bed and the band of wood chips placed in your shallow ditch.
    Someone used such a system and put it on CZcams, but I now cannot find it! Lament. Might it have been you, prior to establishing surface beds as this video shows? Can you or anyone reading this help in answering this query. Thanks

  • @tasoskar9693
    @tasoskar9693 Před 2 lety

    I want to ask what is the growing soil that you put firs? Is it basically a peat moss mix?
    I am curious because I have some fears of using compost in hot and dry Greek weather. Because compost can be hydrophobic really fast hear

  • @growingwithfungi
    @growingwithfungi Před 2 lety

    Richard I would love your feedback on my beds. I know you are super busy. its ridgedale inspired+ 😁🌱💚🙏✨