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Are you somebody who has always wanted to start a backyard garden? Are you somebody who’s attempt at gardening failed and think you don’t have a green thumb? Are you someone who wants to be organic and live in a healthy, self-sustainable way? Are you someone that just enjoys being outdoors, growing your own produce, and cooking it or preserving it to enjoy today or months down the road? If so, this is the place for you!
Hello! My name is Darrell Ferguson. Louisiana Simple Living was created to share my passion which is to enable you to have a Bountiful Harvest, Delicious Food, and Healthy Living! I am super passionate about spreading the word and encouraging gardeners, especially beginner gardeners, to look at raised bed gardening as this technique is just so rewarding and satisfying, especially in a small urban or suburban backyard. This is an ideal approach for beginners and the bountiful harvest that presents itself right within your reach.
Hello! My name is Darrell Ferguson. Louisiana Simple Living was created to share my passion which is to enable you to have a Bountiful Harvest, Delicious Food, and Healthy Living! I am super passionate about spreading the word and encouraging gardeners, especially beginner gardeners, to look at raised bed gardening as this technique is just so rewarding and satisfying, especially in a small urban or suburban backyard. This is an ideal approach for beginners and the bountiful harvest that presents itself right within your reach.
Back to the Fundamentals: 7 Beginner Raised Bed Garden Mistakes To Avoid
Join Louisiana Simple Living as we discuss 7 fundamentals of raised bed gardening, as a reminder that some of these basics, if not followed, will lead to mistakes and prevent you from having a bountiful harvest after all those hours put into the garden. Let's review these fundamentals now!
00:00 Introduction
00:23 #1: Great Soil Trumps Everything Else
01:09 #2: Feed the Soil, Not the Plant
03:08 #3: Watering Practices
06:15 #4: Grow for What You Eat or Giveaway.
07:13 #5: Change up Varieties for Fun and Food
08:04 #6: Trellises - Grow Vertical
09:14 #7 Staying Safe and Organic
00:00 Introduction
00:23 #1: Great Soil Trumps Everything Else
01:09 #2: Feed the Soil, Not the Plant
03:08 #3: Watering Practices
06:15 #4: Grow for What You Eat or Giveaway.
07:13 #5: Change up Varieties for Fun and Food
08:04 #6: Trellises - Grow Vertical
09:14 #7 Staying Safe and Organic
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I love your channel so much!! Thank you for the wealth of information - looking forward to starting my first raised bed, about to be living somewhere where that is possible for the first time!
Here trying to figure out where to start.
Your kitchen cabinets are beautiful!
cool idea with spreading out the cabbage. Did you make your own soil or store bought? if you made your own soil, what did you use? Mel's mix . THank you
I made it. Mel's mix which is 1/3 coarse vermiculite, 1/3 spanghnum peat moss, and 1/3 blend of 3 or 4 composts. I tied to amend the garden with same at least every season.
currently working on a class project and I really needed info on gardening, this video was the perfect reference thank you so much!
Thank you and glad it helped you out. Are you starting a Fall Garden or getting ready for the Spring?
Did you do a fall garden this season?
I still have some peppers and winter squash producing. I haven't sowed any turnips, beets, cabbage, etc.
Now I have a clue thanks
It's working pretty well!
Do you think garlic homegrown tastes better than store bought?? Im growing for the first time this year..
Absolutely! Homegrown garlic often has a fresher, more robust flavor compared to store-bought. You'll love the taste of your own homegrown garlic!
Your garlic harvest is inspirational. Do you have any trouble using it all before it goes bad? I'm growing softneck for the first time this year. I live in WV (6a). I have clay soil but also compost from my compost bin. Would you grow it in these??
I eat a lot of garlic so I can eat it before it goes bad. I love to roast a whole clove when i grill things outside. I love roasted garlic!!
So what are the benefits of growing vegetables can I pls get 5 of them
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I don’t know about you, but when I grow vegetables, I like to taste the vegetable not all that crap you mixed in that frying pan. I don’t even know how you could taste a green bean. It’s simple just do salt, pepper, and a little bit of olive oil and butter that’s it And then you know what the urizun green bean taste like also you didn’t mention that you can eat the flowers, leaves even the tubers if they grow any. So if you’re gonna promote something that’s fun to grow please Make sure you put out all the points about it that Make it great. I grew these in New Jersey and was shocked that I was able to get some beans by the end of the season especially after this year, which was a hard year for a lot of things.
You make some excellent points! Keeping it simple really does let the natural flavors shine through. It’s great to hear about your success with growing beans in New Jersey, especially during a tough season!
Great video. I am going to make this jam. It looks delicious. Thanks.
You're very welcome, how did the jam turn out?
Prayers and prayers and blessings to you all
Hello from Canada. thks for just what I was looking fo.r strawbery jalapeno jelly. I Love it. will add my fresh habaenors for etra spice and flavor
Sorry, I had the wrong filter on and didn't respond. How did the hibernators in the jam turn out?
You need an immersion blender to make it smooth.
I had one but didn't even think of using it. Thanks for the heads up!!
I've been getting these SVB astards for a few years now. This year I injected Bt into the vines. I saved a few, but Lost more. I was checking regularly & couldn't spot any frass. My last Beautiful Acorn was enormous with 4 or 5 Squash on them. Injected the Bt where i saw holes. Then I noticed holes far away from the base. In flower stems and along runners. I tried injecting them but we had a few days of rain & I noticed the vine collapsing. Disgusting Creatures!.
They absolutely do suck. I had a squash vine that had over 10 SVB grubs in it. I just got a knife and went to town on them. Then left their remains out so the birds could eat them. I felt a little better after that. My butternut and Zucchini Rampicante has survived since mid-March and are still producing. I will always plant some of them going forward. Thanks for the comment and Garden On!
@@LouisianaSimpleLiving Did the one you got the 10 from survive? How did you find them? I have a hard time finding the tiny holes!
Best video ever .
Thanks!! I really appreciate that. We try to go to Natchez every couple of years as it really is a pretty cool place to spend a long weekend!!
Great video!. I had that happen for the first time this year in Northeast Ohio. Same deal, came home plant was wilted and was fine the day before. I had looked into squash pests before because I was growing zucchini and wanted to know what to look for early to prevent this. It killed the one plant but the other was fine so far but I did find the hole way up on the stem and saw the borer inside. So it had not been there long. I used a syringe meant to inject a turkey with butter or broth or whatever and used it to inject Monterey BT into the hole to start and an inch or two above and below the entry hole and it saved the plant. My first experience with a squash vine borer and this was year two of having a raised bed and gardening I'm a beginner. First year was a learning experience I had no idea what I was doing and that garden got attacked by everything and had to learn on the fly what to do to deal with everything and although it was frustrating it was a great experience as well and it's very enjoyable growing your own food.
You are absolutely right on the learning part. I'm always still learning something new as that's kind of what gardening is about. My first few years I never had problems with Squash Vine Borer then all of sudden they are here. It's crazy but that's also part of the fun and yes, it is enjoyable to grow your own food! Thanks for checking out the video!!
I noticed that when you're naming off of vegetables, that you're giving the breed or type it is. is it possible to grow a different breed of these vegetables or does it have to be specifically these ?
It very much can be a different type of turnip, cabbage, tomato, or whatever you want to plant in your garden. I just mention what I'm specifically planting but it can pretty much be any type of that vegetable that can be planted during the same timing. Great question!!
Nice work man
Appreciate it and thanks for the comment! It's greatly appreciated!!!
No help for me...too late to buy another variety
There's always next Spring! My Butternut and Zucchini Rampacante both are still producing since March. The Butternut did get attached by the squash vine borer early but I killed it and the vine ended up re-rooting and is still doing pretty good.
Squash vine borers dont touch my butternut...but the squash bugs sure do...ive kept after squash bugs on my other squash and has done well...but they decimated my butternut..
I had some squash bugs for sure but my butternut has made it since March and are still producing. Sometime we win and sometimes we lose. Thanks for the comment!!
How long are they good in the refrigerator? 2 weeks?
2 to 3 weeks Just check them with the good old nose-sniff method. If they smell good, they are, if not, then they aren't, LOL! Thanks for the question and enjoy!!
I live in NC and have a decade old unused raised bed. It was filled with top soil at the time. What do I do to amend the soil for sprint use? Will it take several seasons?
I would get a blend of compost, 3 to 4 different kinds, and work it into the top 6 to 8 inches of your raised bed, breaking up the soil and mixing well the compost. You can put some coarse vermiculite and sphagnum peat moss (or perlite as an alternative) just to give your soil some additional beneficial structure, but not 100% necessary. I use a mixture of cow, chicken, and mushroom compost, along with some from my compost tumbler as that's what I get purchase from my local nursery. That will really boost your existing soil without having to add chemical fertilizers as I go all organic. You can then supplement some liquid organic fertilizers every 3 to 4 weeks if you see that your plants need it. If you do this each season, you will give yourself the best chance for a bountiful harvest. However, even with the first application, you will see great results! Let us know how it turns out!!
That’s going to look great. Nice work.
Thanks! It's doing pretty well. It will take another season or two to see the real fruits of my labor!
Pictures of the different stages or an excellent condition. Thank you for the presentation
Absolutely glad to get this information out! Thanks for the comment and garden on!!
I am in NE Texas & my grow zone used to be 8b but they recently changed grow zones & now they are say my zone is 9a. Not sure if that makes much difference. I think in general Texas is a lot drier than Louisiana but this yr 2024 has been very wet. i am thinking it all will make for an earlier first frost this yr. I am trying to get my fall garden organized/planted eariler this year. Usually we don't plant till the end of August cuz its normally so hot & dry in August here.
I don't think 8b vs 9a really makes much difference, maybe a week difference when it comes to first and last frost and all that. Plant and grow your vegetables like you have been doing and you'll be okay. I'm pulling a lot of my plants out as they are no longer producing in the drastic heat we are having. Garden on and thanks for the comment. Thanks!!
VERY VERY HELPFUL!! You really gave some GREAT well thought out advice and covered the topic fully. Everytime I look at my squash I find eggs and ALWAYS 2 mating squashbugs getting sick of it. Are they ever gonna take a break and come up for air? I have picked off SO MANY & killed in soapy water. Ugh! I am going out right now to inspect and then cover the squash stem with D.Earth and then foil it and hunt for vine borer eggs/moths/ 💩. Ech!😱 The squash pests are so voracious. Like what would they be eating, laying eggs on and mating on if they didn't have MY squash plants? 😮 Lol.😊
If they weren't in your squash plants, they for sure would be in mine, LOL! Hopefully, your preventive measures help you get a great harvest. Squash Vine Borers are such as pain but so are the squash stink bugs. They are getting on my tomatillos which really aggravates me as I only planted a few this year. Thanks for your comments. Let us know how your preventive measures worked!
Thank you for your video. I want to plant some Japanese sweet potatoes that are white skin and purple inside. They have less water content and it has the texture of regular potatoes. I can buy them from Asian grocers, but its impossible to get them to root to produce slips. I think they process them with something that prevents them from growing slips even when you put in glass of water water. Do you have a tips how to get that chemical off so I can grow my own? Im in Orange County California. Used to live off of Dalrymple by LSU though!
That's a great question. I can't say that I have any expertise in this but I can only imagine cleaning them well with water and maybe scrubbing a bit with a very, very soft brush. Has anybody else had any experience with this?
Bump the algorithm up!
Wish it was as easy as it sounds!!
I'm in South Louisiana also. Are there any stores, clubs, Facebook groups that you can reccomend? Do most people just go to Home Depot, or are there local options available? I'll be a beginner backyard vegetable gardener and am curious to know about what's available in my area. I'm thinking that I'll do some containers, and some in ground, depending on the crop. I have grown some things just for fun, for example I grew potatoes one year just out of curiosity, but this is my first attempt at taking it more seriously. And, if I'm honest, it seems like it would be less expensive to just continue buying produce from the grocery store, but I would like to reach a point where my most used produce is home grown.
It might just be cheaper getting produce from the grocery store but we really don't know where they are from and how they were grown. I'd rather grow them organically myself and then I know what chemicals have been on my veges. I typically go to Clegg's Nursery however that not often as I grow all my plants from seeds.
Oh. I thought Neem Oil only killed spiders. I will try it today. I did not know Neem is BT. Thank you for sharing.
If I misstated, let me correct it, Neem Oil is not the same as BT. Neem Oil does a decent job as general pesticide while BT works on caterpillars.
🌻 The honeybee population in my area is so slim... I avoid pesticide. Thank you for the vid.!!!
You are so welcome! I agree, staying organic is so important with bees and other pollinators!!
Excellent information, clearly explained - thank you! I'm going to try wrapping the base of the plants with tulle - the cheap fabric that ballet tutus are made from, as a varied use of recommended by Robbie and Gary's YT channel'. Like tiny, fabric window screen, bugs and other predators are creeped-out when their feet or claws get caught in the web, so they go away! Where do they go? Away. BTW, tulle comes in many colors and can wrap fruits or vegetables or whole plants!
Good luck! That's one thing I haven't tried with squash vine borers. Let us know how it works!
Thank you! This helps! Is curring soft neck different from hard neck? How long it needs to cure before eating? I'm in 2nd year growing...
The curing process is really how we get them to last longer. I've taken garlic and used it fresh out of the garden so don't be too worried about how long to cure them.
@@LouisianaSimpleLiving Thanks, just wondering how long to get them to last 9 months to a year? Is it possible?
2nd start of my squash and zucchini , watermelon, mini pumpkin, green beans , creole tomato, spaghetti squash, banana pepper, ..was june 15, really didn't know i could put the eggplant in now . Green ans yellow bell peppers and celebrity tomatoes still hanging in there producing. Im thinking about putting up the shade cloth early tho..i usually put it up mid August..unless there's a storm threat in the gulf.
Sounds like you got a pretty good sized garden?? How are they doing? What do you use for your shade cloth?
It's actually a small garden in my backyard . Everything seems to be doing ok for now . Tomatoes finished themselves and I've cut them all out. Bell peppers and banana pepper still going strong. Mostly everything has been in small quantities.. enough for our family . The shade cloth I ordered 2 years ago from Amazon is 50 percent and it's 15x25 feet? I have a second story balcony and I attach it on the railing up there and it covers across the garden and hooks to the 4ft fence between the houses. My trees are small . I do everything small and try to save space by growing things up instead of a long the ground. It's not even square foot gardening lol it's wonky and I have flowers in-between some plants to attract pollinators. I'll be. Rearranging things over the winter and I think all of my winter crops will go in containers this year .. mostly because we don't have much "winter". 😂 It'll be easier to protect from frost while I'm rearranging. I also use a rain barrel . I have 100 gal collapsible barrel. . And update on most everything is growing , it's been raining and the poor cukes and pole beans get a beat down all this week. Lol. But they are up and vibrant the next day . Getting ready to trim off a few make squash flowers see if I can get some more female flowers to come up. Pumpkin and watermelon grows along the fence and they are absolutely going to show a growth jump after this week! I have lifted some of the fruits out of the sitting water in the low spots in the yard .
Oh .. and the eggplant hasn't been successful yet. I'll try to find a cooler spot for those, I think I had them cooking in the wrong sun .. they just about baked in the afternoon sun.
Thanks for all this information. I will be trying them in my garden.
Have fun! That's what's gardening is all about!!
I have a "pet" chicken (separated from coop due to pecking order and emaciation). She is a master insect eater (except sow bugs) while I prepared the beds for planting. She did not miss any that I can tell. It's so fun to work as a team with my pestimator! I either point or say "chick chick" and she knows what to do like lightning. I bought BT and I will use DE when the earth is dry with companion plants and peppermint scent. I had no problems last year with butternut squash, but 1st time squash and pumpkins in new beds this year, so hopefully none in soil yet. Thanks for the video and everyone for the ideas. 😘
Thank you for commenting. I wish I had a "pet" chicken or any chickens at all, LOL. Thanks for your comments and garden on!!
Thank you. This is my first time using raised beds. Glad to subscribe and turn on notifications
Welcome aboard! Raised beds are really easy to get a bountiful harvest of vegetables assuming you got the right soil!!
It's too hot this was two yrs ago I'm not far from you this year It feels like someone had the keys to the bowels of hell and unleashed it on us 🤦🏻♀️
It has been quite hot!! I agree!
I totally agree with you! I am in zone 9a in Southern California. But, this was 3 yrs ago and it is significantly HOTTER in the summers now. I have abandoned my garden and will clear it this weekend. Starting prep for fall. Subscribed!👩🏽🌾😢
Good reminders! Thanks
You are so welcome!
Hey, how'd those direct seeded peppers come out?
Great!!
Great video!
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!! Hope you get a bountiful late summer/fall harvest!!
😢😂 I was just about to get jealous. This year squash vine borer has taken out every zucchini, squash and yes even my tromboncinos..three. but I read Aug is the end of their life cycle so I keep planting some every month. We're in SE Texas in Houston. Last year during drought 😂 hardly any bug prob, this year they think my garden is a All you can eat cafeteria 🎉 thank you for sharing. I like to watch vids that have almost identical weather.🙌🏽 howdy 🤠 neighbor 🖐🏽
Howdy neighbor back at you!! The SVBs were not as bad this Spring as the last few or I'm just getting a bit lucky. I did have one yellow pattypan that I pulled. I literally cut 15 grubs out of it. That was quite distressing but others have done pretty well. The Sting Bugs are horrendous this year. They are all over my tomatoes it seems. Crazy, have to be patient!!
Lolol 🥳 like again 👍🏽
Thanks!!
I have always wanted to start my garden and I never know where to begin. Thanks for giving me the knowledge of where I need to look. I don’t understand the charts that you show to well, I’m in the central port of Louisiana. I don’t really know my zone. I started a few things this year, just to test the waters. I planted tomatoes blackberries, bell pepper all in buckets. I have received maybe a handful of each and they were pretty good next year I want to try the big one planting in the ground.
You are so welcome! You are in either Zone 8B or 9A. They are pretty similar with timing off maybe a week or two so no big difference. Glad you got started even with containers. Thanks for checking out the channel.
Last year and this year I planted two Moschata types, both "Korean". Last year was a total success with the Moschatas, whereas the Pepos got hit by SVB, though I was able to keep the zucchini going by slitting the lower stem and squirting in either some BT or Insecticidal soap. This year the same two Korean squashes eventually succumbed to the SVB. The better one was the King Ka Ae, which vines all over like crazy (I used a large trellis), and produces squash similar to zucchini, very fresh, but should be picked say no more than 6 inches; they're lighter green colored and very smooth. The other K squash Teot Bat Put has the nickname "Avocado squash" because of it's shape, and they are quite productive giving fruits 1 lb. plus/minus, also vine like crazy. I decided I prefer the Ae. Both of these are available from True Leaf/Kitazawa.
Thanks for the great information!!
I removed two with a crochet hook and tossed it to the garden toad! Lol hopefully the plant survives. Planted two new plants in case. I’m in the Houston area oh and thank you for all the information and tips!!
Fingers crossed! Hope they survive!! Regardless, garden on!!