This Ingredient DESTROYS Raised Bed Gardens: Stop Using It NOW!

There is an epidemic of gardeners filling raised garden beds with mixes designed for container gardening. This is a big mistake and can have harmful long-term effects on your raised bed garden. It is also a big waste of money, because potting soil blends are much more expensive than proper raised garden bed soil. I will teach you how to fill a raised garden bed correctly, cheap and easy, and why you must avoid making raised garden bed mixes out of this common ingredient. This ingredient destroys raised garden beds. Stop using it now! How To Make Raised Bed Soil: https://youtu.be/c-BRQwfVn8Y?si=obMfrK5XRjXAWG9q I use the following products* for raised bed gardening and container gardening: Raised Bed Kit (4ft X 2ft): https://amzn.to/49bjdWa Raised Bed Kit (6ft X 3ft): https://amzn.to/3TPAnnP Raised Bed Kit (8ft X 2ft): https://amzn.to/3voCKoc Weed Barrier (Many Sizes): https://amzn.to/4iqf6KD Jobe's Organic Vegetable Fertilizer (4lbs): https://amzn.to/45YHmh2 Jobe's Fruit & Nut Fertilizer (4lbs): https://amzn.to/3sI3OwW Alaska Fish Fertilizer (Gallon, 2-PK): https://amzn.to/3XosruY Espoma Bone Meal (10lb): https://amzn.to/3X9s88a True Organic Blood Meal (3lbs): https://amzn.to/3DvlzVJ Shade Cloth: https://amzn.to/49bqveh Insect Netting: https://amzn.to/4hbkz73 Thick Row Cover, 1.5oz/yd, 10x30FT: https://amzn.to/4fQqT41 Watering Wand: https://amzn.to/3OkgnG5 Pruning Snips: https://amzn.to/4eZxCrM Espoma Plant Tone (36lbs): https://amzn.to/3Zgk98f Jack's All Purpose 20-20-20 (1.5lb): https://amzn.to/4iRWtRc Jack's All Purpose 20-20-20 (25lb): https://amzn.to/3ZSJeGW Grow Bags (Many Sizes): https://amzn.to/4a0MHa5 Vermiculite, 4 Cu. Ft.: https://amzn.to/4kfyiwJ Perlite, 4 Cu. Ft.: https://amzn.to/41EGyPl Coco Coir (10lb Brick): https://amzn.to/3XnJUUt Full Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/themillennialgardener TABLE OF CONTENTS 0:00 Potting Soil VS Raised Bed Garden Soil 2:22 Why Potting Soil Is BAD For Raised Beds 4:14 How To Make Raised Garden Bed Soil 7:13 The Cheapest Way To Fill Garden Beds 8:31 How Raised Bed Soil Should Look 11:26 How To Fix Raised Garden Bed Soil 13:42 Adventures With Dale If you have questions about how to garden in raised beds and avoiding common raised bed gardening mistakes, growing fruit trees or want to know about the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below! ******* VISIT MY AMAZON STOREFRONT FOR PRODUCTS I USE MOST OFTEN IN MY GARDEN* https://www.amazon.com/shop/themillennialgardener ******* VISIT MY MERCHANDISE STORE https://shop.spreadshirt.com/themillennialgardener ******* SUPPORT MY SECOND CHANNEL! https://www.youtube.com/c/2MinuteGardenTips ******* SOCIAL MEDIA Follow Me on X (@NCGardening) https://x.com/NCGardening Follow Me on INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/millennialgardener/ ******* ABOUT MY GARDEN Location: Southeastern NC, Brunswick County (Wilmington area) 34.1°N Latitude Zone 8B ******* *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. © The Millennial Gardener #gardening #garden #raisedbedgarden #vegetablegardening #raisedbedgardening