Hinged Trellis
Set your posts. Dig the holes for the posts. Set the 4X4s in the holes. It's very important that the front faces of the posts are parallel. You can check this by running a string across the faces and using it as a ... [... more]
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Building A Greenhouse
Many millions of recreational gardeners can extend their growing season, by weeks or even months by building their own greenhouses. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, able to hold a few plants or a veritable ... [... more]
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Garden Stool
Put the bolt through the seat. Using a brace & bit, drill a hole halfway through the top of the seat. The hole should be wide enough to accommodate the washer. Once you have the hole drilled halfway through the seat, ... [... more]
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Hanging Things
Hang the bird feeder from a pulley connected to a cable that runs between two trees in your yard. This takes care of the squirrel problem by making the feeder hard to get to, and it also keeps the feeder high enough ... [... more]
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Making A Terrarium
Monitor your terrarium for the first few days. It will rain inside the terrarium every day, distributing the water throughout the environment. However, if you notice condensation on the inside of the container, it ... [... more]
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Laying Sod
Prepare your area. To prepare the area, till the soil and remove any rocks or debris. You may want to get a soil test, to determine whether or not you need to raise or lower the pH. To take a soil sample, dig a 6 to ... [... more]
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Living Boulder
Add acrylamide copolymers and potting soil to hole, add plant. Acrylamide copolymers are tiny plastic particles which can absorb 400 times their weight in water. Adding these particles to your planting hole will ... [... more]
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Leveling A Lawn
Cover the area with a 1/4” layer of sand. Shovel the sand onto the area, then rake it around so that it evenly covers the sunken area of the lawn. Top dressing is a slow process. You can only apply a small layer at a ... [... more]
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Veggie Garden
TIP: When buying your tomato plants, do not choose small plants which have already developed fruits. This is a sign that the plant is under stress. A better choice would be a larger plant with no fruits. ... [... more]
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Garden Hose Care
Left or right will cause the hose to kink up the next time you pull it out to use it. Coil it in a figure 8 instead. Alternating half twists to the left with half twists to the right will keep kinks from forming when ... [... more]
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Edging Ideas
In order to ensure that you have the same “rise and fall” to the posts, place the wooden block on top of the piece you are about to hammer into place. Line up the top of the block with the top of the previous post to ... [... more]
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Live Wall Decoration
Moisten the sphagnum moss. You can get this at any garden store or nursery. Sphagnum moss is very dry and hard to work with. Moistening it will make it easier to use and keep it from breaking. Press it down into a ... [... more]
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