Improvements to land Plants Currently Alive with Comments Name Location Cold Tolerance. pH Plant Date Notes Amaryllis, “Apple Blossom” Several ’15 From a student’s family, won at a dinner. Flowers in May. I guess my friend was right was right April Showers do bring May flowers. Apple, Dorsett […]
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You need to send your soil into a lab. At the time of writing this costs about $30 on amazon for this soil laboratory test kit. I was able to get a free laboratory test kit with a code from Gnome in exchange for them advertising their lawn care formulas […]
Its been about a year since we put a small version of the travel trailer solar system I described in a previous article. Well, I have noticed most people are interested in adding solar capability to their rigs, often with dreams of running nearly everything in their campers (Air conditioning […]
I’ve been a bit absent from my site lately, and that’s because I’ve been having a lot of fun ripping apart our brand new tiny travel trailer. Its a Bushwhacker 17BH. A bunkhouse for the kids and with full functionality. We like to think people get a laugh out of […]
This automatic do it yourself chicken coop door is made from parts and pieces that can be easily obtained from Amazon or a local big box store. This daily chore is one that seems like it should be simple to automate, but I have been trying to build the perfect automatic chicken door for a decade now that is safe, reliable, and impenetrable.
Tired of closing and opening your chickens? Going away for a vacation and don't want to worry about predators getting in your coop? Then you can buy som
I have spent months trying to find a simple way to receive a message when the power goes out on a circuit in my house. It is a GFCI circuit with a deep freezer that seemingly trips for no reason and at random times, sometimes months in between. The freezer […]
I’m not alone in my prepping attitude. A news article I recently read indicated that there is a growing fear among people that some disaster is coming and more people than ever are thinking of the “What if?”. The disasters people were concerned about ranged from global recessions to terrorism […]
Start with Why I love to make stuff and watch my family smile and I bet if you have ended up on this page, you like projects and surprising people too. Adding a turbo button to a Power Wheels vehicle is a sure fire way to bring a smile to […]
Running a site that focuses on growing a food forest, raising farm animals and DIY projects, I’ve made all the mistakes there are to be made when it comes to watering. I’m going to focus on the two models I have used and include links to those, but there are […]
We use our gorilla cart daily. I’ve literally used it to move dumptrucks full of dirt and mulch and the abuse shows. I know many people who at the first failure would just buy a new Gorilla Cart, but, I am the kind of person that wants to keep things […]
Hang Ceiling Drywall Alone I was very successful in using this method to hang drywall in our garage, but I must encourage safety. Hanging 75 lb 5/8 inch ceiling drywall by yourself can be dangerous, please, please have someone that is watching you to make sure you do not get […]