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Backyard Organic Raised Bed Garden YouTuber (Ep #001)

Backyard Organic Raised Bed Garden YouTuber (Ep #001)

Our family, back in July 2020, was vacationing in Gulf Shores enjoying the beach, when my son suggested that I should start up a YouTube channel on gardening. You see, organic raised bed gardening is a real passion of mine; one passed down from my father. I kind of said “Yea, okay”, but not really thinking I would be capable of doing something like that. Gardening is something that’s truly…

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Plant Spotlight: Sweet Potato, Murasaki and Vardaman

Plant Spotlight: Sweet Potato, Murasaki and Vardaman

Sweet potatoes really are easy to grow and everybody loves sweet potatoes! Let me show you how simple it is to grow sweet potatoes by planting slips and then harvesting them. I’m going to put a spotlight on 2 varieties that I grew this summer, Vardaman and the Murasaki. I planted 6 Vardaman slips and 5 Murasaki slips back in late Spring. There are some distinct differences when growing a sweet…

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6 "Good" Garden Practices That Kill Vegetable Garden Plants

Great ideas here on things you intend to help your garden may in fact be hurting or even killing your plants.

Join Louisiana Simple Living as I show you 6 different practices or things that you do that are not actually helping your plants but actually killing them. This is especially important for beginner gardeners who may not be aware of these practices that could cause harm if not done properly. This is exciting information that gives you great explanations as to why you may be harming your plants…

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My Georgia Southern Greens coming in nicely!! #greens #backyardtotable #backyardgarden #raisedbeds #raisedbedgardening #fresh #greshvegetables (at Baton Rouge, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkEA4QkOuU4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Got to have flowers for our pollinators! #pollinators #flowerstagram #flowers #gardening #gardendesign #instagram #photooftheday #backyard #backyardgarden #raisedbeds #raisedbedgarden (at Baton Rouge, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjRkwmsAvDf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Quick Spicy Pickled Urizun Japanese Winged Beans

Quick Spicy Pickled Urizun Japanese Winged Beans

Walking out in the garden, I noticed I needed to go ahead and harvest some of my Urizun Japanese Winged Beans before they got too big. I went ahead and harvested them and decided to make some quick “refrigerator-style” spicy pickled beans. I’m glad that I did as I love everything pickled and these are delicious as expected. If you enjoy this content, please check out my YouTube channel at:…

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Sweet potatoes growing well! That’s a cool looking little flower as well! #instagram #sweetpotato #daily #flowersofinstagram #raisedbeds #louisianagardening #backyardgarden (at Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXy5vqOf3r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Plant Spotlight: Urizun Japanese Winged Bean

Check out the new BLOG post where I shine a spotlight on the Urizun Japanese Winged Bean and cook some up that is just delicious!

Join Louisiana Simple Living in this new series casting a spotlight on various really cool plants that I grow in my backyard organic raised bed garden. The first plant in the spotlight is the Urizun Japanese Winged Bean. This exotic and tropical plant grows great in Zone 9A. Check out all the bean pods and the harvest. I then took the harvest inside and cooked up a batch of them using my tried…

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DIY Automated Drip Irrigation System For Raised Beds

Check out this game changer DIY Automated Drip Irrigation System.

If you want a step-change approach to your backyard garden, go ahead and build a DIY automated drip irrigation system for your raised beds. It’s so critical when you have to work late or want to spend a weekend away with your significant other or friends. I have used this system all around my suburban homestead for my backyard organic raised bed garden and landscaping. Give it a shot as you we…

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9 Favorite Seeds to Sow in August (Zone 9A)

9 Favorite Seeds to Sow in August (Zone 9A)

Join Louisiana Simple Living as I discuss 9 of my favorite seeds to sow in August in Zone 9A. Who says Spring is the only time to Garden? Are you going to have a Fall garden? I say yes, you really should grow a Fall garden as it provides some different and delicious types of vegetables that you can’t start in the Spring. Let’s talk about 9 of my favorite types of plants to sow in the backyard…

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Fall Garden Prep: Summer Garden Harvest and Maintenance

Fall Garden Prep: Summer Garden Harvest and Maintenance

Now is the time to start preparing for our Fall garden by harvesting our Summer crops and performing some maintenance activities. My backyard organic raised bed garden has been quite productive thus far. However, my tomatoes are played-out. Now is the time to prepare for the Fall. We need to: Harvest fresh from the gardenPull old non-producing plants outStake up the peppersAmend the bedsWeed…

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DIY: Herb Planter Box for Apartment Balcony

Check out the apartment balcony herb and flower planter!

Join Louisiana Simple Living as I build a DIY apartment balcony herb garden planter for my daughter’s balcony. She is moving into a 3rd floor apartment. She wants to be able to grow some herbs, lettuce and flowers on her balcony so I custom built a planter for that purpose. I built it from cedar so it will last a long time. I delivered it to her apartment and placed some soil in it, along with a…

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Homemade Tomato Jam Canning Recipe - Truly Delicious

Homemade Tomato Jam Canning Recipe – Truly Delicious

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Check out a preview of my latest YouTube video in my Spring Garden 101 series. This episode shows you how to direct sow in the garden as well as a technique to make a grid so you can get spacing right. #garden #gardenideas #raisedbedgardening #raisedgardenbeds #raisedbeds #directsow #springgarden #springgarden101 #backyard #backyardgarden #louisianagardening #squarefootgardening (at Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLQEF41gpgC/?igshid=16d9lfpj64ac7

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Worked over the holidays on DIY cabinet for my home office. I needed a cabinet to store my camera equipment, seeds, canning supplies and misc other stuff. I still have some trim to put on it and stain/polyurethane the charging station but overall it meets my needs. All the shelves except the middle one are adjustable as well. I will publish a video on my YouTube channel @Louisiana Simple Living a DIY on how to build this yourself. #diy #diyfurniture #diywoodwork #woodworking #cabinets #cabinetry #honeoffice #homeofficeideas #homeofficedecor #stainedwood (at Baton Rouge, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJpIgCng646/?igshid=oxvsi8l4lxwj

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Assembled a cabinet from Lowe’s and installed a new sliding closet door alignment bracket. #lovetohelpfamily #diy #diycabinet #family #diyflooring https://www.instagram.com/p/CJCVmInAbPt/?igshid=qtljhmv5ccyq

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Check out some excerpts from my latest YouTube video @ Louisiana Simple Living on making Chocolate Maple Porter beer at home! It was really fun. https://www.instagram.com/p/CI8227Ygtzk/?igshid=w4xpdtb7xcst