It may not be as sophisticated as the svalbard seed vault, but it is certainly adequate for my needs. I finally broke down and built storage boxes for my seed collection.
Storing seeds, particularly heirlooms, is a great way to save money and preserve our food heritage.
I built these storage boxes inexpensively from 1×4 pine boards.
My first impressions of the Lifetime 80 Gallon Compost Tumbler.
This is a great size tumbler for anyone that generates a small amount of kitchen and yard waste. I filled this in about 4 weeks. We eat a lot of fruits and vegetables so it held quite a bit of waste.
Lavender has many wonderful uses. People use it for tea, essential oil and fragrance. I love the lavender plant for its shear beauty. The plant attracts lots of beneficial bugs to your garden. Propagating lavender is simple. Every gardener should give it a try.
In this video, I am growing cuttings from a plant I bought a while ago.
Well, I went and did it. I finally bought a compost tumbler. After years of fighting the racoons and bears I decided to break down. Stay tuned for videos of me filling it and explaining how I compost.
If you would like to purchase one, I recommend here:
Lifetime 80 Gallon Compost Tumbler
How To Make Your Own Home Made Butter
Did you ever want to know how to make butter? Well, it’s about the easiest thing to do. Starting with heavy whipping cream, I’ll show you how easy it is.
I finally went and did it. I decided to move some of my plants outside rather than let my indoor grow room overtake the house. So the kale, broccoli and lettuce are out the door.
Having made that decision brought up another challenge. Where to put them. The greenhouse is full. So I decided to build a cold frame to put them in. In this video I will take you through the step by step process in building your own.
After purchasing the 10 x 12 Harbor Freight Greenhouse, It became evident there were other modifications that needed to be done.
Scouring the internet revealed a plethora of people complaining about how flimsy it was. I neglected to act right away, which became my worst nightmare.
After about 2 weeks, we had a slight wind and it knocked 2 of the panels off.
Not thinking this was a big deal, I put them back on and added a few extra clips. 1 month later, we had a fairly big wind storm.
The next morning I went out to find that half of my panels were blown off and two of them were snapped right in half.
I knew it was now time to act.
I order twice as many clips as the greenhouse came with.
I secured the panels using every clip I had thinking I was finished.
Well, I wasn’t. Just a few weeks later we had a major windstorm. I’m talking a blowout.
This time, not only did most of my panels blow off, It twisted the greenhouse sideways and collapsed it right to the ground.
I was furious.
So I set out on a mission to solve the problems.
This video will show my modifications.
Well, I’m back from a month long vacation. Thanks for all the emails asking where I was.
In my travels, I kept in mind the fact that I needed to have Christmas presents ready to go.
This video will show you how I solved the problem.
Do you have friends that you would like to encourage to garden but don’t know how? Give them something that they can’t resist.
My thoughts on using reusable shopping bags and saving the environment.