hey everybody Sam here and Angela and Welcome to our channel in the previous video you got
to see us have fun spreading Mulch on the ground packing it down with a tractor and
it may have really left you wondering wow what was all that for in this video we're
gonna make it all make sense we're going to put together our raised beds let's go
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as you guys saw we just brought our garden beds over and I have to say I'm getting a
little more comfortable driving the tractor it is a little long kind of hard to see how
far out and how far out this way too you're not exactly scaring me to death all the time
no no I like how it's the hydraulic driven or whatever so you can like ease what is it
hydrostatic there you go hey you're right though it's hydraulically driven yeah it does
not the common term but you can like Ease on it it's not like the gear driven where
you let off of the clutch and you don't know how fast you're going to be going we do have
a little bit of mulch work left to do but we don't know exactly how big our garden space
is going to be because we don't know how big of a space we want in between the beds quite
how we want them positioned so forth and so on so we're going to put some of these together
so we can actually move them around and see exactly the spacing and where we want them
sounds good let's go so we are going to assemble the first bed off camera just so we can go
slower and find out what we're doing and then we'll show you some more later on
lengthwise oh yeah we were
sorry I was thinking the other way
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all right so for our garden beds there are a lot of raised bed companies out there we
researched and sought out what would be the best and we feel like we found the best this
is a Birdie's name brand raised garden bed it is made in Australia and it's one of the
longest running best quality highest review raised beds you can find that was important
for us as we look to invest our time money and efforts into our garden we wanted something
that's going to last a very long time so it didn't make sense at all to find the cheapest
bed or find something that was going to deteriorate rot rust apart or fall apart over time we
feel like these are going to be really good obviously that's what we're using and we're
really excited about using them what we chose to do are eight of the birdies original eight
in one garden beds it's called an eight and one because you can basically choose to make
eight different raised bed gardens out of this one box what we are doing are the largest
configurations that they give you which is roughly a four by eight garden bed these are
also the tall ones they are 30 plus inches tall which is crazy we may regret this when
we go to fill these garden beds but thinking ahead long-term future proofing our garden
we knew we wanted to elevate have raised bed gardens that way as we age whether it be by
true age or just falling apart otherwise we will be able to Garden as long as possible
this raises our garden up to a nice comfortable height and it's something that'll look great
and again be as future proof as possible
as you're seeing it is exactly how it's shipped to you it's your home and when you open the
outer box haha it's like Russian nesting dolls you have another box inside that is awesome
these things are well protected and even though some of the handles are blown apart it's that
way because these things are pretty heavy so don't worry about it the packaging is great
and obviously we get more cardboard for composting in our garden and that's great too
here's a look at the corner piece you have four of these These are also coated in a plastic
film that you need to peel off as you assemble them now if you're like me and you hear that
and you think oh my gosh that's going to be a nightmare it's probably baked on there this
plastic is really easy to pull off it is good quality it comes off as giant sheets nice
that is a sanity saver we don't do that just yet though let me set this aside
and then we have these sides or these straight edges there are four of the longer ones about
31 inches wide and then two short ones for our beds we're putting two long ones together
and putting the short ones on the short wall you guys will see this so for us we're using
every single piece every little bit of hardware and making the biggest beds possible so a
little bit of basic instructions on putting these together we are putting our long walls
long straight walls together first and then you can put the edges on the corners but they
go on the outside as far as the hardware they give it to you all nice and neat it is all
stainless Hardware with the exception of the two tension rods that go in to hold the middles
from displaying out and they do give you lots of extra of the little nuts and bolts because
they are small and so you can can fumble them in your fingers and stuff they give you plenty
which is great the pieces are really nice and thick put together and it looks like the
coating on them is going to last a long time and I love the color of it it kind of looks
like the sea salt that we used in the house for our bedroom and bathroom and living room
and I don't know all of that all right the next thing I'm going to do real quick before
they finish stitching up the sides is put in our brace rods they give you a couple different
lengths of all thread for our bed configuration we're taking the four longest pieces and we're
connecting one to another to make two long brace rods to connect the rods together you
use what's called a coupling nut you kind of thread it halfway on right to the Middle
Point on one of the all threads and then your others simply connect in and you connect them
there in the middle this is what creates the long brace rod for our beds there are different
links you're going to get different links in the kit and instructors are going to tell
you it all depends on what size bed you're building whether or not you use the two long
ones a long and a short two shorts or none at all so definitely follow those instructions
next thing to do is fish them into the holes on the beds and then on the outside of they
get a galvanized washer and then a what's it called a domed hex nut or a cap nut goes
on the outside as well
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so this is the plastic trim that goes around the top it helps keep you from getting cut
and makes it a lot more comfortable if you need to like put your hand on it to reach
into the bed or something like that it is a very nice thick type plastic that feels
like it's not going to like fall apart in the Sun and that type thing and it's pretty
durable so let's just push it down on there and then you cut off the excess which they
do give you excess and it'll fit perfectly foreign
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enough so we get the tractor in between
there we go guys there's the basic overview on how to assemble these beds they're really
I mean step by step very easy to do they are it is something you're going to want to have
help doing because by yourself especially with the tall beds it's gonna be kind of difficult
to do it is it's not something you can just lay down and do because you have to put something
on either side of it right right I would say the overall time you could probably expect
to put one of the tall beds together like we did maybe 30 minutes maybe 45 somewhere
in there yeah somewhere around there there um you literally put together 100 bolts and
nuts and you got the panels and the trim at the top so yeah I have to say they look awesome
though they can't wait they really do when you first get started I mean first of all
the box is heavy so you know there's a lot of heft and a lot of material you've got there
but as you start to assemble it and everything it really starts to take shape and it's going
to be very very sturdy it will we have left all of the hardware only finger tight so far
we've not cranked anything down because the beds have not been leveled and they're not
in there 100 percent we know that's it you're staying put place we will bring you along
next time as we have all of our beds together and we are going to kind of figure out what
arrangement we want our garden to be and how much bigger of an area we're going to have
to put Mulch on that type thing oh yes so if you're interested in Garden land definitely
stick around because yes next video will be all about our garden layout how we're going
to orient it with the sun with our greenhouse and all sorts of stuff like that as always
there are links to the beds down below where you can purchase them there is only one us-based
reseller that is epic gardening so definitely if you're looking for the exact same beds
we have realize there are many imitators but only one birdies sold in the US by epic gardening
that link is down below they also own Botanical interests which have some pretty awesome seeds
I love some of the flower seeds that they have and flower mixes I do plan on getting
some of those as well as you know some of our vegetables we still have some seeds that
we don't need to buy definitely well buying seeds is never about need it's about want
but you never have enough let's be real okay so yes there'll also be a link to Botanical
interest down below um hey by the time we make this video public you'll have already
probably bought your seeds yes so we'll put our list of the seeds we're looking to buy
and grow down there too if you're interested just if you're interested that's what all
the stuff's down there for for sure well guys thanks for coming along as we put these birdie
beds together if you have any questions or comments please leave them below otherwise
we'll see you guys next time on the homestead see you bye
give me no time to talk there you just talk so much I thought you're going to say I don't
want to jabber too much that's good you jabbered that's all right that's cool what you guys
doing playing submarine
are you talking to me oh that's uh you you guys need a water break
thank you welcome I always count on you to bring us Waters and snacks like we're getting
buttered up ah yes the fun of getting the camera to recognize my face my face how many
times did I say that last year so much
thanks for coming
so here we have I guess the top little gasket what do you call it honey it's a well hang
on let me think about it there you go
for our raised bed garden we wanted something that was going to last something that was
much more of an investment wait I already said all this yeah I totally said all this
never mind you guys already heard it see you