{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 220 From the ground up: How to create and care for raised bed gardens | #GoodGrowing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3399,"description":"Thinking about building raised beds, but not sure where to start? Check out this week’s Good Growing Podcast as we discuss the benefits and challenges of raised bed gardening. From building materials to filling beds, get tips for construction, irrigation, and maintenance. Learn how raised beds can improve accessibility, reduce compaction, and what plants to grow in them.\n \nWatch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5ooWAxzir6g\n \nSkip to what you want to know:  \n  00:48 – Welcome, Ken. How are our tomatoes looking?\n  03:13 - Why would we want to go through the effort to build a raised bed? \n  08:43 - What are some drawbacks of raised beds?\n  11:09 - What materials can be used to build raised beds? \n    09:57 – Wood: untreated, treated, logs\n    16:30 – Composite lumber\n    18:11 – Metal\n    20:52 – Stone/rock, bricks, and concrete\n  22:35 - Raised bed construction tips\n  28:04 - What should raised beds be filled with?\n    36:38 - Can you put stuff in the bottom of a raised bed so you don't have to fill it as much?\n  38:53 - Do you need to kill grass before filling raised beds?\n  40:40 - Raised bed maintenance - settling soil and irrigation\n  48:10 - What can be (or what do we) grown in raised beds? \n  55:21 - Wrap-up, thank yous, what's up next week, and goodbye!\n \n \nOregon State University - Pressure-treated wood for raised bed construction: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/soil-compost/pressure-treated-wood-raised-bed-construction-willamette-valley\n Evaluation of substrates in constructed, raised-beds for vegetable culture: https://openscholar.uga.edu/record/12578\n \n \nContact us! \nChris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu\nKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu\n \n \nCheck out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing\nSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe\n \nAny products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.\n \n \nBarnyard Bash:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8M4jy-2EktViSJpDBxEJL2IulcAlRJg8ktxlDJM3UA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}