How To Remove, Replace And Install Alternator On 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7L V6 4WD

Published on Jun 8, 2016

 

It has been a while since Aiman last made a video. In this video Aiman will show you how to remove, replace and install the alternator on a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7L V6 4WD.

This video is strictly for educational and entertainment purposes. It is primarily for Aiman’s fans. Although in many ways it is also instructional and step-by-step, it is really not designed as a tutorial for weekend warriors or backyard mechanics looking for professional guide on youtube or internet on how to perform this task.

In case you are here looking for how to change an alternator on this vehicle or similar model, we will describe how we did it.

First you will need to find out if the alternator is bad, not the battery. To find out if the alternator is bad, all you need to is take out the negative end of battery while the engine is running. If the car dies, then your alternator is bad.

But in our case, the symptoms showed up while we were driving. The battery and brake lights in the dash would flash every so often. Then everything else on the instrument started lighting up or flashing, following by failure of the speedometer, rpm indicator, fuel gauge, temperature gauge etc., everything went dead. Eventually, the vehicle would be jerking intermittently and then completely stop.

If these symptoms happened to you, please do not continue to drive, you might have 20-50 miles before your vehicle will cease to operate, and hopefully you are not on the side of a busy highway when this happened. We were lucky because we were able to google the symptoms and brought the vehicle home immediately.

Once you have figured out it is the alternator and not the battery, determine which alternator your Hyundai Santa Fe will need. You’ll want to be sure the new alternator is compatible with your Santa Fe’s engine. Models made from 2001 to 2006 can have a 2.7 L Delta or 3.5 L Sigma engines. Models made after 2006 have a 2.7 L or 3.3 L engine.

You can get a used one at the junk yard or you can purchase a rebuild / remanufactured from auto parts store such as Autozone, Pep Boys or Advance Autoparts. Depending on where you are, this could run between $300-$500. Forget buying a genuine one from the dealer, it would be exorbitantly expensive. If you don’t need to repair your vehicle immediately, you could order from Amazon.com or eBay, but these days even if you bought from eBay, the sellers would order from Amazon anyways and send it to you. Today’s ebay sellers are famous for making the spread between the amount they charge plus shipping and the price on Amazon.com. You can get one from as low as $115 to $200. If you have prime membership, you can get it to your home in 2 days. Even expedited shipping only cost an extra $15-$25 for overnight shipping.

Once the alternator arrived, here’s how you would do it. This is a cut & paste from eHow.com.

Disconnect the negative battery cable with a socket wrench so you do not short out the alternator when you remove it. Remove the accessory drive belt and disconnect the electrical harnesses from the alternator.

Remove the mounting bolts on the alternator with a socket wrench and take the alternator off the vehicle. The upper bolt is the adjuster and the lower nut and bolt is the pivot.

Install the new alternator assembly and tighten the upper mounting bolt with a torque wrench to between 9 and 11 foot pounds. Torque the lower nut and bolt to between 15 and 18 foot pounds. Connect the wiring harnesses to the alternator.

Replace the accessory drive belt and restore it to the proper tension. Reconnect the negative battery cable with a socket wrench.

Pretty simple right? Aiman’s dad has never replaced an alternator on this type of vehicle, but he was able to do it within a few hours. Good luck and thanks for watching.

An Amazing Outdoor Cat House – Weather Protected & Heated – By Aiman And His Crew (Part 1)

Published on Dec 27, 2015

 

Aiman has been wanting to build an outdoor cat house for several years. A couple of years ago, his brother Asfa built a small cat house using a roughneck rubbermaid container, styrofoam and straws as insulation, unfortunately this kitty cottage was too small to fit all of his cats. It only has one room and Aiman’s cats do not like to share a room.

All of Aiman’s cats live outside throughout the year except during very severe and cold weather or after giving birth. They would stay in the basement. However, several members of Aiman’s family especially his mom are allergic to the cats and the cats’ fur. Prolong exposures, close encounter or even contact with the remnants of the fur would cause eye irritation and sneezing.

Fortunately, this year, Aiman’s dad was willing to help Aiman and Hizami build an amazing, beautiful and state-of-the-art bungalow for their cats. In the past, every time they wanted to build something, they would research first on the internet. But this time around, Aiman’s dad wanted to teach the kids to be creative.

He wanted to build the cat condominium from the scratch by brainstorming as a group. Along with their mom and ideas from their siblings using the knowledge that they know from watching the behavior of their cats, they came out with a workable drawing that incorporated everything that they wanted, that they think their cats would like, and fit their budget.

They came out with several musts: weather protected, heated, not too big but large enough with multiple rooms. They also wanted to be able to see the cats from the outside.

So they started out with a box that looks a cabinet with doors and hinges so that they could clean the inside easily. They use thin plywood to minimize the weight. In between the sheet of plywood they put styrofoam as insulation. They then built 4 separate rooms on 2 floors – 2 big and 2 smalls. Each room is like a drawer and can be taken out. There is an entrance to the main living room area leading to the bedrooms with a stair to the 2nd floor. Each of the room has a window made out of clear plastic that can act as a one way egress to the outside or emergency exit. The top lid can be swung open just like a toy chest.

They then built a separate module for the roof with a large attic. The next step was to build a patio / sunroom for the cats to enjoy their meal even during the coldest months of winter as well as protection against raccoons. This sunroom has openings for sliding in and out containers of food and water. The sunroof was constructed using clear acrylic material.

At this point, this house cat project is still not fully completed. Aiman, Hizami and their dad still need to finish up the roofing, install the heating system ductwork, build a deck and stairs for the attic and the patio plus a few things that they might have thought out along the way.

Aiman also took the opportunity to introduce the newest additions to their cats family – Blue Eyes Muezza and Benton Jr.. These kitties were born a few months ago. Blue-Eyes Muezza is Aiman’s dad favorite kitty. He thinks that she is a Himalayan Persian, although she does look quite a bit like Balinese, her nose is not as long. Her father is Burmese, also with blue eyes, and her mother is Irelia.

If you would like to see the final outcome of this amazingly practical outdoor cat house, please come back and watch the conclusion of this project.

Please note: We just realized that the audio on some clips did not sync properly with visual. We found that we has mistakenly converted the audio/video files using the wrong format for the editing software. It’s too late and would be too cumbersome to fix it, so we apologize…

The Mysterious Egyptian Walking Onions (Allium Proliferum) – Organic Backyard Gardening Ideas

Published on Jul 8, 2015

 

Here’s a vegetable that wants to get away: Egyptian Walking Onions! They don’t really walk, of course, (and they’re not really from Egypt either) but as they flop over and replant the bulbils produced on the stem tops, they will move across the ground if you let them.

these hardy little onions are very “prolific.” After planting them in your garden you will have onions every year for years to come! Egyptian Walking Onions are also called “Tree Onions, Egyptian Tree Onions, Top Onions, Winter Onions, or Perennial Onions.”

An unusual perennial onion, Allium x proliferum (formerly classified as Allium cepa var. viviparum, bulbiferum or proliferum) is a cross between Allium cepa, the cultivated onion, and Allium fistulosum, the Welsh onion. It gets its common name from the way it “walks” across the garden. Instead of flowers, this plant produces topsets, a cluster of bulbils, at the top of the stalk where the flowers and seeds would normally be. The stalks eventually flop over from the weight of the bulbils (if not harvested) and replant themselves, thus beginning their “walk” across the ground. It is thought to be originally native to India or Pakistan, then later introduced into Europe by the Romans.

In the ground, the Egyptian Walking Onion plant produces a small shallot-like onion which can be harvested. Once harvested, however, the plant will obviously not grow back. If left in the ground, the onion will divide and form a cluster of onion bulbs. New leaves and topsets will grow from the onions each year. The cluster in the photo on the right grew from one mature Egyptian Walking Onion bulb in one growing season – 1 plant became 6 plants!

There is a lot of variation in Egyptian Walking Onion plants. Some plants form long, twisting branches and very few topsets, while others produce large clusters of topsets and no branches. Some plants grow only 2 topsets and others will grow 30! Every plant is so unique and beautiful. They can be grown for both food and ornamental purposes.

Egyptian Walking Onions are perennial plants and will grow back each year and yield new and bigger clusters of sets on the top and new onion bulbs in the soil – they will divide. During their first year of growth they will not produce topsets (although there are some exceptions depending on your growing conditions). You might see only greens the first year. But don’t be disappointed, your Egyptian Walking Onion plants will grow back the following year in full force and produce their first clusters of topsets. Once established, plants may be propagated by division or by planting the topsets. Egyptian Walking Onions are extremely hardy plants. Our plants have endured harsh winters with temperatures plummeting down to -24° below zero! Hence the name, “Winter Onion.” They grow well in zones 3-9.

References, Sources & Credits:
http://wimastergardener.org/?q=Walkin…
http://www.egyptianwalkingonion.com/
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organi…
http://www.vegetable-gardening-online…
http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/pom/on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_onion

Harvesting Garlic (Allium Sativum) – To Repel Ghosts In Our Backyard?? They Could Be Anywhere

Published on Jul 2, 2015

 

Legend has it that garlic repels vampires and wards off the evil eye. Popularized by Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” garlic not only is effective against the blood-sucking princes of the night, but also fends off the undead, including witches, warlocks, and werewolves.

Garlic (allium sativum) has been revered in medicine, myth, and magic throughout time. Sanskrit records registered the medicinal properties of garlic 5,000 years ago. The Greeks and Babylonians used it for healing purposes, and the Chinese have prescribed garlic treatments for over 3,000 years. The Egyptians reverently buried their Pharaohs with consecrated cloves ensuring sweet dreams, and fed the slaves garlic to increase strength and endurance while building the pyramids. Roman soldiers believed that garlic bestowed bravery and courage. Hippocrates recommended garlic as a medical remedy for infections, digestive disorders, wounds, and even leprosy. In 1858, Louis Pasteur noted garlic’s antibacterial qualities. Considered an aphrodisiac, it may be one reason that Tibetan monks weren’t allowed to consume garlic before entering a monastery!

In short, there were tons of information, scriptures and articles written about garlic, how to plant them, when to plant them, how to harvest them, soft neck vs hard neck varieties, how they behave etc…

In this video, Aiman and his dad will be harvesting garlics that they planted around their apple trees, asian & european pears, peaches and roses in order to protect these trees from bugs.

Last year they didn’t have a chance to harvest their garlics so the plants from this year were from the bulbs that were left in ground from the previous year. Aiman’s dad thinks that the bulbs will be somewhat smaller because there wasn’t enough room for these garlic to form the bulb properly. But they have to dig out the garlic anyways so that they can re-plant the ground properly with new bulbs in the fall.

There are tons of articles on what is the perfect time or when to harvest garlic. Harvesting too soon and the bulb will be too small. Harvesting too late, and the cloves will already have separated from one another. Most experts agree that the “perfect” time is when some of the leaves already turning brown. We will provide links to articles on this topic, as well as how to clean, cure and store garlic.

As far as planting goes, one thing for sure, based on our experience as well as available literature, it will take several years before your garlic acclimate to your soil, zone and weather, so you must be patience before harvesting the perfect organic garlic of your choosing…

Sources & Credits:
http://awaytogarden.com/the-tricky-ma…
http://www.almanac.com/plant/garlic
http://gardening.about.com/od/gardend…
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edibl…
http://www.gardenbetty.com/2011/07/th…
http://www.gardeners.com/how-to/plant…
http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archiv…

Original Title: Harvesting Garlic (Allium Sativum) – The Tricky Matter Of When? Backyard Organic Gardening Ideas

Harvesting Green Onion Seeds a.k.a Bunching Spring Scallions – Organic Backyard Gardening Ideas

Published on Jun 30, 2015

 

There’s nothing like the flavor of an onion fresh from the garden. Whether it’s the narrow green ones in your salad or the fat juicy slice on your burger, onions straight from the garden are something to behold. When they find that special variety that is particularly appealing, many gardeners want to know how to collect onion seeds for future sowing. Harvesting onion seeds is a fairly simple process, but here are a few things you need to know, and that’s what this video is all about.

Green onions go by a lot of different names depending on where you are such as scallions, bunching onions, spring onions or salad onions. Growing scallions is extremely easy, anyone can do it. It doesn’t take a lot of space. You can grow them in a planter, window sill container or in a raised bed.

You can grow green onions easily from seeds or even from the roots that you bought from grocery store, except that if you used the ones from grocery store the scallions might no longer be organic. You only need to purchase the organic seeds once, because after the second year, scallions will produce flowers which contain the seeds. Onions in general or scallions in our case are biennial, meaning that they seed once every two years. By growing and saving your own onion seeds, you can develop a healthy reserve of seeds for next year’s garden, for eating directly, or for sprouting.

True scallions never form a bulb and the white part remains flat all the way to the root end. Green onions are young onion plants that are harvested before bulb formation takes place. And spring onions are referring to onions that are harvested while the bulbs are still very small. Some people plant onions extra close and then harvest the young onion plants in between to use for cooking leaving space for the remaining onions to bulb and fully mature.

Source & Credits:
http://www.newworldseedcompany.com/ar…
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edibl…

Delicious Grilled Stuffed Milkfish (Ikan Terubuk – Bangús Baulu Bakar): Exotic Recipe & How To Cook

Published on Jun 28, 2015

 

There are few things in life greater than simply grilled fish. The flesh is sweet, though riddled with tiny pin bones. Utterly divine eaten on its own, or with sweet & sour dipping sauce.

In this video, Aiman and his dad will show you step by step how to prepare a delicious charcoal-grilled Milkfish stuffed with shredded coconut, lemon grass and other exotic oriental spices. Translating from English to Malay or Indonesian, it means Ikan Terubuk Panggang / Bakar disumbat dengan kelapa parut, serai dan rempah2an). This recipe called for eating the grilled fish with sweet sour dipping sauce known as “ayer assam” made of lime juice, green and red tomatoes, onions, dragon chillis or jalapeno, tamarind juice, shrimp paste, sugar and salt. Alternatively you can use soy sauce (sambal kicap) as a substitute.

You can buy Milkfish in the United States at almost any Chinese grocery or fish stores. Milkfish is also known as Ikan Susu. Some are sold fresh on ice while others are imported frozen or in vacuum packed.

Instead of conventional way of cutting the fish, in order to prepare the fish using this recipe, you do not need to take the scales off. You would slit the back of the fish alongside and flush against the top bone from the head all the way down to the tail. Careful not to ct through or filet the fish. You would then clean the guts out. After the contents of the stomach have been cleaned out, you would wash the fish and then rub the inside with generous amount of turmeric and salt and let it sit for about 20 minutes.

In the meantime, you would prepare the stuffing. This recipe calls for using a stick of lemon grass, a quarter packet of frozen shredded coconut (freshly shredded coconut is better), 3 cloves of shallots (onions can be used as substitutes), 2 cloves of garlic, fresh or dried chilli pepper or sambal oelek, a small amount of tamarind juice, lime or lemon, a small amount of shrimp paste or belacan, a teaspoon of turmeric and salt to taste. You can reduce or increase the quantity of the spices to suit your taste buds.

Blend the ingredients into a thick paste, be careful not to put too much water. Then stuff the puree into the fish and close the gap using threads or staples. Let the fish marinade for an hour or two, but it’s not really necessary.

Then you would clamp the Milkfish using bamboo. But in this video, Aiman’s dad has found a clever way of properly and securely clamping the Ikan Terubok using Tikki Torch bamboo, usually sell cheaply during the summer months, abot $2 apiece….pretty interesting there!!

The Milkfish (Chanos chanos) is the sole living species in the family Chanidae, in which about seven extinct species in five additional genera have been reported. This fish is important in India, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The Hawaiian name for the fish is awa. It is called bangús in the Philippines, where it is the national fish. In the Nauruan language, it is referred to as ibiya, while in Indonesia it’s ikan Baulu.

Some will argue that Ikan Terubok is actually not Milkfish but Shad or River Herring. Nevertheless both are very delicious fish but with one problem – Milkfish has a million bones as it has about 180 inter-muscular spines.

However, it is fortunate that the bones are in bundles, so one does not have to deal with them individually. Farms in the Phillippines and Indonesia are among the countries producing thousand metric tonnes of Milkfish. Milkfish can be eaten in many ways, like smoked boneless Bangus and dry salted boneless Bangus.

This is a second video in Aiman’s Cooking Food Outdoor segment. We’re hoping to provide you with a slightly different way and style of cooking exotic and delicious food. If you love cooking and trying different food please do not hesitate to try. You might be pleasantly surprised as to the taste of these delicacies. Stay tuned for more cooking videos with Aiman.

Another popular presentation of milkfish in Indonesia is bandeng duri lunak or bandeng presto (ikan bandeng is the Indonesian name for milkfish) from Central and East Java. Bandeng presto is pressure cooked milkfish until the bones are rendered tender. Another way to prepare milkfish is bandeng asap or smoked milkfish. Either fresh or processed, milkfish is the popular seafood product of Indonesian fishing towns, such as Juwana near Semarang in Central Java, and Sidoarjo near Surabaya in East Java.

Ikan bakar is an Indonesian or Malaysian dish of charcoal-grilled fish or other forms of seafood. Ikan bakar literally means “burned fish” in Malay and Indonesian.

Source & Credits:
http://www.friedchillies.com/recipes/…
http://butizaon.blogspot.com/2008/07/…
http://xhansx.blogspot.com/2008/06/mi…
http://www.malaysianfood.net/glossary…
http://salamisimon1.blogspot.com/2013…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikan_bakar

Lobster Malaysian Style Masak Lemak Cili Api – Cooking Outdoor With Young Chef Aiman Season Premier

Published on Jun 27, 2015

 

It has been a while since Aiman did a cooking video. Now that it is summer and it’s beautiful outside, Aiman and his dad are starting a new segment for his EyeOnAiman youtube channel called, “Outdoor Cooking With Young Chef Aiman”

His first outdoor cooking video is Lobster Masak Lemak Chilli Api Malaysian style. This video is primarily for entertainment purposes and not a how-to’s, tutorial or step-by-step video per se. Aiman’s dad believes that cooking is more of an art than science. The recipe should act as a guide as everyone has their own preferences and has different taste buds especially when it comes to spices such as garlic, onions, coconut milk, the use of vegetable oil etc..

Even if everyone uses the same exact recipe the outcome may not be same. Food will taste different because there are other factors such as the use of electric stove versus gas, the type of pots or pans use, the type of utensils being use, the freshness of the ingredients and so on.

Cooking outdoor is really fun, and for those with young children, it is a great way for parents to bond with them in addition to teaching them the arts of preparing great meal.

Aiman and his siblings love to watch cooking channels, food networks and TV shows such as Cutthroat Kitchen, Chopped, Kitchen Nightmares, MasterChef, Iron Chef America and other shows involving culinary chefs preparing appetizer, entree and desert.

Enjoy the video…

About:

Chopped is an American reality based cooking television series created by Dave Noll and Michael Krupat, with executive producer Linda Lea, and hosted by Ted Allen that pits four chefs against each other competing for a chance to win $10,000. New episodes air every Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on Food Network.

Cutthroat Kitchen is a reality cooking television show hosted by Alton Brown that premiered on August 11, 2013 on Food Network. It features four chefs competing in a three-round elimination cooking competition. However, the contestants face auctions in which they can purchase opportunities to sabotage each other or benefit themselves. Each chef is given $25,000 at the start of the show; the winner keeps whatever money he/she has not spent in the auctions. The show is in its seventh season as of April 2015, with an eighth season planned to begin in May.[1] The series shares some basic elements with other four-chef three-round elimination-style competitions on Food Network including Chopped and Guy’s Grocery Games.

Kitchen Nightmares is an American reality television series formerly broadcast on the Fox network, in which chef Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business.[1] It is based on the British show Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. The show premiered Wednesday September 19, 2007. On June 23, 2014, Ramsay announced he was ending the series.

MasterChef is a U.S. competitive cooking reality show, open to amateur and home chefs.[2] Produced by Shine America and One Potato Two Potato, it debuted on July 27, 2010 at 9 pm ET/PT on the Fox Television Network, following the far famed cooking competition series, Hell’s Kitchen.[3]

The show has been first-run as a summer series, with the fifth season concluding in September 2014. On May 10, 2013, Fox renewed MasterChef for an additional two seasons, which will extend the show through at least a sixth season. Season 6 will air Wednesday May 20, 2015 at 8/7c. For the first five seasons, the show starred chefs Gordon Ramsay (the co-creator of this show and Hell’s Kitchen), Graham Elliot and restaurateur Joe Bastianich. In May 2015, Christina Tosi replaced Bastianich as a judge.

Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television’s Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carried a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. Like the original Japanese program, the program is a culinary game show. In each episode, a new challenger chef competes against one of the resident “Iron Chefs” in a one-hour cooking competition based on a secret ingredient or ingredients, and sometimes theme.

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Aiman Anuar Stars as Genie in Disney Aladdin Jr. – Carrigan Intermediate School’s Production

Published on Jun 26, 2015

 

Aiman as Genie in Disney Aladdin, J.r – a Carrigan Intermediate School’s Drama Club Production, April 29, 2015 at 6:30pm. Full-length feature film. Amazing and superb performances by these very talented young 10 and 11 year old students at Carrigan Intermediate School on April 29, 2015. Words alone cannot describe this wonderful performance, you’ll have to see it for yourself. Directed By: Ann Marie Lamada (Carrigan Intermediate School Drama Teacher)

Aladdin – Max Liberti
Jasmin – Gabrielle Gunha
Genie – Aiman Anuar
Sultan – Carson Kershner
jafar – Jenna Masaro
Iago – Sarah Evangelista
Magic Carpet – Carly Cambino
Abu – Jillian Poirier
Razoul – McKenzie Gardner
Guard 1 – Rebecca Oronzo
Guard 2 – Alana Orecchio
Prince Baba of Ganoush – Christian Kuhl
Prince Dahdu Rahn-Rahn – Nasir Fulcher
The Prince (Formerly Known as “The Artist”) – Daniel Fakieta
Raja – Marley Hauer

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by Jim Luigs
Music Adapted and Arranged by Bryan Louiselle
Based on the Screenplay by Ron Clements and John Musker Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio

Fantastic Herbs Garden 2-Tier Raised Bed: How My Dad Plans To Re-Transform My Mom’s Garden (Part 3)

Published on Jun 28, 2015

 

This is Part 3 in the video series of How My Dad Plans To Re-Transform My Mom’s Garden, Again! AIman’s dad built four new garden boxes for the left side of the fenced section. Two of the boxes are the same 3-tier bed as the front section and the other two are 2-tier raised garden bed with partitions at every 1 feet, designed exclusively for planting herbs. These “frames” will keep the herbs easier to control so that they can look tidy, neat and organized. Another benefit of these raised beds is that they should keep out gophers. These boxes will be arranged as to give greater flexibility for Aiman’s mom to plant her herbs, vegetables and edible flowers depending on how much the sun or shade is needed.

In previous video, Part 2 (https://youtu.be/dVlckQjbDdw) the entire front section of Aiman Mom’s garden was replaced with raised 3-tier garden boxes made of woods. Even though the strawberry season is ending, Aiman’s dad re-planted the strawberry in the bed for next year’s harvest. The runners will have to be trimmed throughout summer however. In between these strawberry plants, his dad planted several annuals – Red Scarlet Sage Salvia, Begonia & Petunia flowers.

Hopefully this video will provide inspiration or ideas for those who love gardening. We too oftentimes scoured youtube and internet for landscaping ideas and projects for our backyard flower & vegetable garden.

Stay tuned for Part 4 if you want to see the outcome of this project…

From Part 1 (And if you haven’t watch it, click here: https://youtu.be/8oe2fMLjDZM).

If you’ve been watching our videos you’ve probably come across a video entitled, “Backyard Organic Gardening Ideas – How My Dad Transformed My Mom’s Garden” (https://youtu.be/3-ZGAqs5IPg). It has been several years since that initial transformation, and some sections of my mom’s garden have either fall apart, require face-lifting or simply needing fresh new ideas to make it look better and prettier.

In particular, the front portion of my mom’s fenced in vegetable garden where we normally plant strawberries in the Spring and flowers in the summer, the black plastic / rubber edging kept falling apart every year, most likely due to frost heaving during the winter. It’s an easy fix, but Aiman’s Dad would like to try a fresh new idea – a three-tier raised garden bed. He envisioned that the raised and tiered beds would be perfect for growing the June-bearing strawberries in the spring and planting mix of colorful annual flowers in the summer. The drawback to this project is that we would have to redo and modify the pvc piping for the drip irrigation system in the front.

Because of time constraint, we will not be able to show you how each of the three-tier modular garden box is constructed, but once the boxes are completed and planted with, we will do another video to show the results.

The pink climbing roses on the right side corner of Aiman mom’s fenced in garden continue to bloom nicely, unfortunately the white colored climbing roses on the left side corner died presumably due to the prolonged cold and snow on the ground this past winter. So we probably have the red colored climbing roses from the rear corner to the front.

In this video, Aiman also provides an updated look at his mom’s double-pink knockout roses garden bed. This flower bed which was build last month was constructed using landscape bricks alongside his garage. The pink roses have bloomed and they looked stunning. Aiman and his dad are still debating whether or not they should remove the temporary fenced put in place to protect the bed from their pet cats which like to poop near plants, especially if they’re mulched.

The left over patio blocks they didn’t use as edging for the bed found a new home. They decided to use the bricks as edging around their green Dwarf (Dissectum) Laceleaf Japanese Maple, which was bottom trimmed to allow for planting of flowers and yellow roses underneath, near the base of the tree. Behind this 10-year old dwarf green laceleaf, they planted a regular (palmatum) Bloodgood Japanese Maple. They’re not sure how this combination would work especially because there’s not enough sunlight for the yellow roses, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Like all great endeavors, gardening is both a science and an art. There’s always something new that can be done, either to make it look good or more practical. Some of the ideas we found on the internet and youtube, while a few ideas are our own.

It’s your garden, plant and decorate it as you will…

Backyard Organic Gardening Ideas & Landscaping Design Made Easy & Simple – Vegetables and Flowers Mix in Beautiful Edible Gardens.

You can also read other ideas on How To Make A Fantastic Raised Bed Herbs Garden here: http://www.herbs-info.com/blog/how-to…

3-Tier Raised Garden Bed: My Mom’s Garden – How My Dad Plans To Re-Transform It, Again!! (Part 2 )

Published on Jun 25, 2015

 

For garden lovers, this video series is for you. This is Part 2 of How My Dad Plans To Re-Transform My Mom’s Aging Garden. In this part, the entire front section of Aiman Mom’s garden was replaced with raised 3-tier garden boxes made of woods. Even though the strawberry season is ending, Aiman’s dad re-planted the strawberry in the bed for next year’s harvest. The runners will have to be trimmed throughout summer however. In between these strawberry plants, his dad planted several annuals – Red Scarlet Sage Salvia, Begonia & Petunia flowers.

Hopefully this video will provide inspiration or ideas for those who love gardening. We too oftentimes scoured youtube and internet for landscpaing ideas and projects for our backyard flower & vegetable garden.

In Part 3, Aiman and his dad will be building boxes for the left side of the garden so stay tuned….

From Part 1 (And if you haven’t watch it, click here: https://youtu.be/8oe2fMLjDZM)

If you’ve been watching our videos you’ve probably come across a video entitled, “Backyard Organic Gardening Ideas – How My Dad Transformed My Mom’s Garden” (https://youtu.be/3-ZGAqs5IPg). It has been several years since that initial transformation, and some sections of my mom’s garden have either fall apart, require face-lifting or simply needing fresh new ideas to make it look better and prettier.

In particular, the front portion of my mom’s fenced in vegetable garden where we normally plant strawberries in the Spring and flowers in the summer, the black plastic / rubber edging kept falling apart every year, most likely due to frost heaving during the winter. It’s an easy fix, but Aiman’s Dad would like to try a fresh new idea – a three-tier raised garden bed. He envisioned that the raised and tiered beds would be perfect for growing the June-bearing strawberries in the spring and planting mix of colorful annual flowers in the summer. The drawback to this project is that we would have to redo and modify the pvc piping for the drip irrigation system in the front.

Because of time constraint, we will not be able to show you how each of the three-tier modular garden box is constructed, but once the boxes are completed and planted with, we will do another video to show the results.

The pink climbing roses on the right side corner of Aiman mom’s fenced in garden continue to bloom nicely, unfortunately the white colored climbing roses on the left side corner died presumably due to the prolonged cold and snow on the ground this past winter. So we probably have the red colored climbing roses from the rear corner to the front.

In this video, Aiman also provides an updated look at his mom’s double-pink knockout roses garden bed. This flower bed which was build last month was constructed using landscape bricks alongside his garage. The pink roses have bloomed and they looked stunning. Aiman and his dad are still debating whether or not they should remove the temporary fenced put in place to protect the bed from their pet cats which like to poop near plants, especially if they’re mulched.

The left over patio blocks they didn’t use as edging for the bed found a new home. They decided to use the bricks as edging around their green Dwarf (Dissectum) Laceleaf Japanese Maple, which was bottom trimmed to allow for planting of flowers and yellow roses underneath, near the base of the tree. Behind this 10-year old dwarf green laceleaf, they planted a regular (palmatum) Bloodgood Japanese Maple. They’re not sure how this combination would work especially because there’s not enough sunlight for the yellow roses, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Like all great endeavors, gardening is both a science and an art. There’s always something new that can be done, either to make it look good or more practical. Some of the ideas we found on the internet and youtube, while a few ideas are our own.

It’s your garden, plant and decorate it as you will…

Backyard Organic Gardening Ideas & Landscaping Design Made Easy & Simple – Vegetables and Flowers Mix in Beautiful Edible Gardens

For Part 3, please watch it here: http://youtu.be/-zcP4O-75PE