https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/36dd43fe-56d4-47bd-8fac-a74d3f9feb86 Timestamps. I show you how to set up, fill, and plant a summer vegetable garden. That includes tomato & pepper transplants and direct seeding pole beans, cucumbers, and basil. A new series growing in metal raised beds for the summer and fall. Vegega Metal Raised Beds Direct Link to The Rusted Garden Vegega Bundle (Family Garden Starter) https://www.vegega.com/products/bundle-sales-collaboration-with-gary-pilarchik Site Link - Check out all the metal bed design & colors at Vegega. Use my code TRG to save 10%: https://www.vegega.com/?ref=le64f3gm30 0:00 Growing a Garden in Raised Beds Intro 1:10 Basic Principles: Filling Raised Beds Cheaply 1:45 My Tip for Filling Raised Beds - Use Your Earth on Top 2:08 The Before Filling & Planting - My Basic Raised Bed Layout Filling The Raised Beds for Success & Value 2:30 The 1/3 1/3 1/3 'General' Method 3:36 The Cardboard Layer - Soak It Well 4:25 The Firewood/Branches Layer 5:40 Shredded Hardwood Layer - Soak It With Water-Soluble Fertilizer 6:50 The Middle Layer - Just Okay Stuff/Woody Top soils 8:19 Soak the Middle Layer with Water-Soluble Fertilizer Again 8:58 Leveling the Raised Bed Tips 9:55 Materials for The Top 'Best' Layer - Most Important Level! 11:40 Total Cost to Fill the Raised Bed - About $40-$45 12:10 Save Money - Use Local Nurseries for Garden Soil 12:35 Water-Soluble Fertilizer One More Time 13:39 Add Your Earth for the Win! It's Good Stuff 15:00 Look At All I Added For Free - Great Quality 15:25 What Great Garden Soil Should Look Like On Top Layer Planting and Seeding The Raised Bed With Summer Crops 16:43 What Water-Soluble Fertilizer Is & Why It's Important 17:50 Planting Peppers & Planting Hole Soil Amendment Tip 19:20 Pepper Spacing - Full Example of Transplant Planting 20:09 Should I Remove Pepper Flowers? 20:58 The BIG Watering Transplant Tip NOT to IGNORE! 22:30 Plant Placement Basics for Managing Plant Shadows/Shade 23:20 Planting the Tomato Transplant 24:50 Trellis Building Basic - Ideas to Try 25:30 Direct Seeding Cucumbers & Pole Beans 26:32 Planting Dill & Basil 28:00 Money Saving Tips - What to Seed & What to Transplant 28:51 Succession Planting of Your Summer Crops - More Food! 29:35 Watering Them - Real Time Examples 30:27 Fertilizing the Transplants - The 3 Second Pour 31:55 Fencing Quick Look & Bed Placement Strategies 34:00 Mulching the Paths - All the Steps! 35:42 Final Secret Tips & $1.50 Garden Seeds at My Shop Need a Garden Mentor? Join Perk Memberships ($3.99 a month) to get access to my (5 Monthly) 1 hour Live Chat Garden Mentoring Q&A's: https://bit.ly/4jM0jKA Thanks So Much for Supporting The Rusted Garden! Cheers & Thanks, Gary Visit My Seed and Garden Shop: Tomato & Pepper Seeds $1.75 & All Other Seeds Only $1.50 The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: https://www.therustedgarden.com Visit My New Blog: https://therustedgardenblog.com My Books: The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard https://amzn.to/40rfkIb Growing An Edible Landscape: How to Transform Your Outdoor Space Into a Food Garden https://amzn.to/41tfno2 My Amazon Garden Storefront: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Just use my link anytime you shop on Amazon https://amzn.to/49VUfN0 Products I Use & Recommend and I have an affiliation with them: GreenStalk Vertical Gardening Planters Use the Discount Code THERUSTEDGARDEN on GreenStalk 'Vertical Tier Systems'. Use this link and enter my code for the $10 discount https://greenstalkgarden.com/?rstr=therustedgarden North Spore Mushrooms Use my discount code TheRustedGarden (Save 10%) and my link to shop at North Spore https://northspore.sjv.io/OeVaXG LetPot Smart Seed Starter Kit & More Use my discount code TRG10OFF (Save 10%) Amazon Link (Domestic) https://amzn.to/4qXALyD Website Link (International) https://tidd.ly/3ZqYcV7 AgroThrive Organic Bio-Fertilizers Use my affiliate link and my code TRG10 to save 10% on your first order: https://agrothrive.com/?ref=M5o6fjdAruq_S Contact Me at therustedgarden@gmail.com if you are interested in collaborations, affiliations, or advertising. Follow The Rusted Garden: Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aiMQ9l Meta: https://bit.ly/49tP2cF Threads: https://bit.ly/49tPesp TikTok: https://bit.ly/4cFGQZR #gardening #growing #homestead #vegetables #vlog #human @THERUSTEDGARDEN Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:02:45 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/36dd43fe-56d4-47bd-8fac-a74d3f9feb86 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.