you know I just love showing you my
00:09
veggie patch every month but tonight
00:11
we're actually going to help out a young
00:14
couple we want a veggie Haven of their
00:16
very own and they've asked for a bit of
00:19
help
00:21
now for this job I'm calling in the
00:24
reinforcements Adam Azrael I'm having a
00:26
hole it could help well I don't have a
00:28
green thumb but May so keep me waiting
00:30
with go on I've got one that's awesome
00:32
between the two of us we can get this
00:33
done buddies - all right Charlie Billis
00:38
a custom Donna Nick and their three
00:40
children have a great backyard there's
00:42
plenty of room for the kids to play and
00:44
they even have a pool but they really
00:47
want the kids to learn how to grow
00:48
harvest and cook food fresh from their
00:51
very own garden but they're stuck on
00:54
just what out where and when
00:56
hey hey Donna hey going hey right it's
01:01
my wife madam okay so what sort of ages
01:03
would delight to grow um look I think
01:06
the general veggies that we use every
01:07
single week yeah kids love to cook yeah
01:09
and that's the best thing you'll be able
01:11
to veggie patch it gets the kids
01:12
involved in the garden but once you get
01:13
them growing you get them eating they're
01:15
set for life and ethics now what about
01:17
herbs yeah look I'm not a fan of
01:20
coriander oh no no I'm high hey hey
01:23
coriander oh no they like acrylic oh hey
01:26
yeah love it love it yeah I think your
01:28
ally maybe
01:34
I believe the spot we shall check it out
01:36
definitely that's a lot of Sun yes I'm
01:39
trying you know yeah that's the secret
01:41
of success of veggie patch the mint you
01:43
get shade you get weak plants you get
01:45
fungal diseases then you get insects so
01:47
full Sun gonna be a perfect spot to grow
01:50
some fabulous veggies yeah I can see
01:52
there's the same could be you bring it
01:54
in a bit how do you make a bit of a
01:55
feature out of it another reason for the
01:57
kids to counsel get involved now this
02:00
fence is a bit of a worry made it Hobbs
02:01
the garden definitely does and there's a
02:03
lot of empty space over on the side of
02:05
the pool but I think we can incorporate
02:07
it into this backyard you're gonna be
02:09
busy can you give me a hand cuz we're
02:12
gonna get this lawn up yeah I'll talk
02:14
you gotta excellent come on man I'll
02:19
show you first things first let's work
02:21
out what we're dealing with we'll need
02:23
to remove a section of this grass so I'm
02:26
on the measuring tape and Nick's on the
02:28
spray can
02:32
she just wanted it done this way as you
02:37
can say this will just make the return
02:40
like that okay one thing you want to
02:42
keep you more on when you're dealing
02:43
with pool fences obviously the laws
02:44
regulations you want to contact your
02:46
cancel and make sure that you get them
02:48
right because it's all about safety for
02:50
kids and keeping them out and obviously
02:51
if you can't get it done in one day you
02:53
want to make sure that you set up a
02:54
temporary structure to keep the kids out
02:56
until you get the job done okay Nick now
02:59
we got to get this lawn up I have
03:01
actually put down a veggie garden on top
03:02
of grass but it doesn't always work
03:04
this is particularly strong healthy
03:07
buffalo grass and the last thing you
03:09
want is it come through and give you a
03:11
group later on so we'll use the
03:12
turf-cutter
03:12
look at the lawn up but you'll need eyes
03:14
and you'll need is I'll go and check
03:17
what these clowns are doing over here
03:18
hey Adam so let me put some pool fence
03:20
over here then it opens up this whole
03:22
area to the backyard we're gonna conquer
03:25
a Slavia what used to be here shed very
03:27
old shed that was falling down line with
03:28
me Dean you know we're gonna have to put
03:30
a bit of bury to get that's why good
03:32
luck alright I can't save you okay a bit
03:37
of back-breaking work because I'm
03:38
looking for a spot or a compost bin
03:42
seems like a fantastic audio now Donna
03:44
we've got some plans to buy let's go
03:46
shopping all right look
03:51
with Donna and Graham off to bannings to
03:53
select the ultimate plans for the
03:55
ultimate veggie patch it's up to Nick
03:56
and I to finish off the prep work it's
03:59
goodbye Pacha blonde and Hollow you poor
04:01
thing
04:13
hey Nick foots is done yep looks like
04:16
you prepare this garden area yeah it's
04:17
getting there
04:18
Tommy you're feeling strong right oh
04:19
yeah Donna and I are off to buy the
04:21
plants while Adam and Nick get the
04:23
garden bench prepared with a waiting
04:25
another I do there are no gardening
04:27
expert but I do know that raised beds
04:29
have many advantages for starters you're
04:31
not bending over all the time so it's a
04:33
lot easier on your back but also the
04:35
terrace in it gives a nice visual
04:37
illusion so under instruction from grown
04:40
the plan is to put in a raised garden
04:42
bed at the back with the bench seat the
04:44
sandpit will move front and center and
04:46
they'll give garden beds at each channel
04:48
now mate let's go talking about it but
04:50
we've got a lot of work today
04:51
we got cracking that's do it
04:56
simple construction is the real beauty
04:59
of these garden beds hardwood sleepers
05:01
stacked and screwed it doesn't get any
05:03
easier than that nice-looking box Mike
05:06
yep
05:06
we'll get back probably okay I could go
05:09
wrong if you start with a good level
05:12
base then the following layers will just
05:14
fall into place now Nick you might be
05:17
wondering while we've dug these trenches
05:19
but as you confess when we make these
05:21
sleepers weigh an absolute ton yeah it's
05:23
a lot easier rather than get your pale
05:24
sore ripping down one end and then
05:26
trying to flip it over and rip down the
05:27
other end who decided to dig these
05:29
trenches to keep all their sleepers
05:31
level this grounds nice and soft so is
05:33
just a quicker process something to keep
05:35
in mind Nick and all I have been banging
05:38
on about how heavy these hardwood
05:40
sleepers are and our also more expensive
05:42
than other options like treated pine but
05:45
for this job the hardwood was the better
05:47
option and that's because as this
05:48
beautiful hardwood deck and pergola in
05:50
the backyard so we want to tie the whole
05:52
area together but also it's the sheer
05:55
weight of these sleepers that weigh an
05:57
absolute ton so that means it's less
05:59
supports that I need to put in the
06:00
ground to hold these planter boxes in
06:02
place which makes my job a lot easier
06:12
oh my and I finished it off where the
06:15
joint is to tie them all together we're
06:16
just gonna use these bond cleats
06:18
right it will slip it at the back so it
06:20
goes halfway up both drawings yep you're
06:22
gonna want to keep it below the soil
06:23
line and then simply screw it off won't
06:27
be gone anyway
06:31
we're in the homestretch of the
06:33
construction phase with three little
06:35
ones the Kids Zone is an important area
06:37
in this garden that's why we put the new
06:39
Sampat front and center
06:42
well mate I think this is a perfect size
06:45
Sampat for the kids and the best parties
06:47
these lower beds I complete whatever
06:49
they like in it that's all the hard work
06:50
done our same rating you go put it food
06:52
I'm pretty sure I hear a truck in the
06:53
driveway now I live with someone else
06:55
let's go okay all done
06:57
fantastic good on your belly okay well
07:00
the boys are really making good advance
07:02
there Adam Anouk I've got the garden
07:04
beds in my guys putting in the saw now
07:06
this all I've chosen is an organic
07:08
veggie mix can get it in bags or you get
07:10
it in bulk
07:11
okay now on top of that I've added some
07:13
cow manure and they've dug that through
07:15
all you'll need during the years some
07:17
fertilizers remind me to give you that
07:18
later okay
07:19
okay let's get our veggies let's go
07:21
shopping yeah right time of the year at
07:24
the beginning of the season okay your
07:26
choice what are you up to well getting
07:29
into the warm months and solid things so
07:31
lettuce lettuce okay yeah that celery
07:34
stories are always really great new
07:35
clubs are what about peas you never put
07:38
those teepees in they'd be perfect oh
07:39
yeah excellent look at that perfect
07:42
okay now could a bit of an idea for an
07:46
arbor passion fruit and a fantastic idea
07:49
for a strawberry pot your lover now grab
07:52
one of those white ones called blondie
07:53
Wow it's a beauty I rather like it okay
07:56
and if you can grab a couple of hours
07:57
cuz I'll need to feel them okay
08:02
now you've got to go for tomatoes look
08:05
at the variety Wow
08:07
it's an incredible side well it's just a
08:09
case of growing some of the old ones
08:11
some of the new ones get some of those
08:12
big fellows there because we'll need
08:14
those cross-list an old French one and
08:16
Rouge yep
08:18
oh the kids tumbling yellow the original
08:20
tomatoes were yellow really yeah pink
08:22
pearl then you write the name yeah
08:25
and they get a lot less fruit fly and
08:28
insect problem so they're easier to grow
08:29
now you into pesto love it okay well you
08:32
gotta have basil the other great thing
08:33
about basil it discourages white fly
08:36
from attacking your tomato okay all
08:41
these herbs great fresh flavors you
08:43
can't beat them fresh lemon thyme
08:45
perfect curry plant right Oh a couple of
08:48
mint yep and so parsley we've built
08:52
these couple of garden beds either side
08:53
of the sand pit and I thought because
08:55
they're low down be perfect for the
08:56
girls okay so we get some marigolds with
08:59
a color yeah and those pansies be great
09:01
to him next time run out of room could
09:02
you carry this done awesome house
09:05
shoppings almost done I need to pick up
09:07
a couple of arches for the passion fruit
09:09
and these bamboo Stakes will make
09:11
perfect tomato towers well you've got
09:14
all the flavors you can imagine on these
09:16
trolleys yeah definitely the kids are
09:18
gonna love it too absolutely their goods
09:22
the same patina
09:23
oh yeah it looks fantastic yeah we've
09:25
got these big wide powers here which is
09:27
great because it leaves us enough room
09:28
to get a long bench seat along here yep
09:30
so in the same sleepers as the planter
09:32
boxes cut up a few legs we're gonna set
09:34
him in place
09:41
and they see the slope is on top
09:43
we'll be relaxing in no time
09:48
I've heard Razak sensational time
09:50
sitting around or done a favour that was
09:53
well done boys
09:54
yeah thank you testing we're ready to
09:56
plump at night other this path you're
09:58
gonna finish it until the gardens looked
09:59
after the park the landscaping looks out
10:01
of the park you know a good landscaper
10:04
that's if he's at the street yeah get
10:11
emoticon delivery for Jason Hawkins is
10:13
he around
10:14
yes might just put this world on the top
10:15
here man hi bra high five keep on
10:21
truckin top never stop the rolling
10:30
long fucking
10:34
with so many bitches I'll oh I've got
10:37
some materials a day ago they used to be
10:39
an ugly concrete slab now they're gonna
10:41
be a beautiful egg floor for this gun
10:43
which looks fantastic now what you doing
10:45
all I needs a couple of barrows and a
10:46
couple of bikes to help me rack up I see
10:49
you go to a champ
10:51
all by myself
10:56
don't wanna move back
11:00
luckily it's not a huge area a couple of
11:03
barrows and we should be done that's
11:06
important to remember that this is AG
11:08
and not road bass so AG everything's
11:12
roughly the same size but when it
11:14
doesn't have the sand grit in it it
11:16
doesn't compact so I'm always crunched
11:18
underneath your foot and don't worry
11:20
about we'd bet if you put it down thick
11:21
enough and I'm putting it down about a
11:22
hundred milk
11:23
the only weeds are gonna grow the ones
11:25
that fall from the sky when birds fly
11:27
over your property or they blow it we
11:29
met just doesn't work for the compost
11:33
bins I'm using some old hardwood pallets
11:35
I'm just gonna cut them down a size so
11:37
they fit me a space and cuz we're using
11:41
the old hardwood pallets I thought I'll
11:43
stick with the tradition and use a good
11:45
old handsaw and then it's a bit of mesh
11:51
to hold the compost in Graham tells me
11:54
the mesh is also great because it allows
11:56
air flow through the bins to accelerate
11:59
the composting process so the
12:00
construction is super simple but really
12:03
effective
12:06
particularly built to last
12:08
rails at the front will create a barrier
12:10
to keep the compost in place but still
12:12
allow easy access when you need let's
12:17
give it a go right the test
12:26
no enough production sorry
12:29
and sharing is caring I'm sure Haji
12:31
won't miss some of his recycled
12:33
aggregate which will keep you our new
12:35
compost bins weed free
12:39
my work is done cleaning you so well as
12:42
let us that'd be great they'll last
12:44
right through the season right Oh kids
12:46
if we're done
12:47
see you mate awesome I can't see it
12:49
honest me half done now
12:51
half day after Hodgins they call me I'm
12:52
still in your Reich wake up work that's
12:55
right yes the veggies won't plant
13:00
themselves if we get some string on
13:03
these little bamboo stakes you'll be
13:05
able to grow peas and beans here for
13:08
years now the type of string I've got is
13:10
a little bit bigger and it means that
13:12
the beans and the little tendrils can
13:14
climb onto it much more easily right
13:16
okay done now
13:18
at this time of the year it's still
13:20
plenty of time to get those pea
13:22
seedlings cluttered because they've
13:24
already shot okay now we can plant them
13:27
I think best on the inside yet of the
13:29
post then you'll see that they just sit
13:32
on those lower strings already now we've
13:34
got this beautiful archway remember at
13:37
the nursery we bought these passion
13:39
fruit now these are non grafted which
13:41
means they're not going to sucker look
13:44
at that it's already holding on me yeah
13:46
they're amazing that's young
13:49
now this is really the fun bit yeah
13:52
there's a bit of a trick with planting
13:54
tomatoes because they actually develop
13:56
roots up and down the stem so you can
13:59
actually plant them a little bit deeper
14:00
and you end up with stronger plants okay
14:04
beautiful this is a little yellow tomato
14:06
it's a tumbling tomato or spillover so
14:09
we'll plant it right on the edge then
14:10
the kids can just have us the fruit
14:12
themselves kids will love it no they'd
14:13
be great yeah yeah you can buy a
14:17
strawberry pot but even better still you
14:20
can actually make one now the
14:22
strawberries just go in at the front in
14:25
this case the strawberry must suggest at
14:27
the original soil level they rot off
14:29
really quickly just on the edge here
14:31
yeah I'm planning some sweet Alice not
14:34
only they have a wonderful honey perfume
14:36
yeah but they look pretty they do look
14:39
beautiful
14:47
don't see all these little flowers here
14:49
yep fruit for Christmas
14:51
are beautiful on the pavlova okay
14:52
perfect timing this garden is going to
14:58
be a gardener and a chef's dream
14:59
we've got artichokes kale blueberries
15:03
corn and even curry plants you won't
15:05
believe how it's going to look by the
15:07
time we're finished I might have even
15:09
learned something to be a gardening
15:11
working with graham the final mystery is
15:13
why do we need three composting oh great
15:17
job lads dryer fantastic I love these
15:20
bins I do I really love them they good
15:23
are they if it tell me we've made three
15:24
of them while we lay nikka wondering
15:26
water making sweet ah okay
15:28
I'm setting you up for a lifetime of
15:31
compost making and what happens is that
15:34
when you get one bit suddenly goes in
15:35
there oh Jesus for so then you start on
15:38
this one then you fill up the second bin
15:40
then the third bin by that stage this
15:42
one here started to compress down so you
15:44
move that one into here then that one
15:46
into here and after about six or seven
15:48
months you've got free soil coming out
15:50
of here let's get this stuff in there
15:51
now it all goes in Oh dairy let's tuck
15:54
it in the other trick is it's just like
15:56
a lasagna layer upon layer upon layer
15:59
and it's the combination of different
16:02
textures and materials in those layers
16:04
that will make you well balanced compost
16:06
okay fantastic now I've got one more
16:08
garden bed to finish then it's all
16:10
finished see ya
16:13
our final job is a very special one it's
16:17
time for Charlotte and Jade to plant out
16:20
their very own garden beds okay now what
16:22
we've got to do is with this little
16:24
beautiful I wish I had one of these you
16:27
just dig a little hole pop it in the
16:29
hole can you do that
16:32
that was such a good job you could come
16:36
and work for me if you like can you pop
16:38
that plant in that little hole oh you're
16:42
so cool okay
16:44
do you like lettuce it's beautiful with
16:46
tomato and absolutely do you okay well
16:51
I'll help you put this one in the ground
16:52
for you we'll turn it upside down nice
16:55
and careful give it a little shy
16:58
whoa that everywhere it did you know I
17:03
started diving when I was about four so
17:06
younger than you yeah you're full same
17:08
age you and I with the same age I've
17:10
been gardening for the last 10 years
17:11
it's not good welcome to you veggie
17:18
garden got a pansy haha what a big door
17:23
you go the custard is amazing
17:31
there are different does it look with
17:33
the plea to come to life doesn't
17:42
got flowers you got veg stores you got
17:45
herbs plants will bring the bees in the
17:47
lavender tomatoes we got a bit of
17:49
everything yeah it's a market guy and as
17:52
well of course you've got the compost
17:53
bins they're really big know how it
17:55
works there's a beauty yes any favorite
17:58
I think I'm gonna love the passion fruit
17:59
vine once it comes over fruit hang down
18:01
kids can pick them off and yeah I'm open
18:03
a new sitting there having ice cream to
18:05
think yeah some patient would just walk
18:07
out well when they get tied in the
18:08
sandpit damp it's great construction is
18:12
terrific okay congratulations mate cuz
18:14
it's good and solid the kids can play
18:15
now they can sit on it it's not goin
18:17
anywhere
18:17
look Mike you can sit down relax the
18:21
only thing you got to do give it a nice
18:23
little seaweed watering every now and
18:24
again yeah he's already had a present
18:26
there's yours little fertilizer haha
18:29
give it a bit of a feed and that's all
18:31
you need to do but don't forget to
18:33
harvest okay yeah hey what do we say for
18:36
our beautiful veggie patch thank you
18:38
avocado
18:40
canola cattle thank you sweetheart you
18:43
enjoy it eat all those veggies up and
18:45
just have a lot of fun in your sandpit
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