Helping you build projects without a big shop using Japanese hand tools and power tools
Like you, I’m always having to fix something or try and upgrade something really outdated around the house. If you’re interested in changing that old valve under your sink or scraping that popcorn ceiling you’re in the right place.
Putting in an irrigation system to raised bed gardens is not necessary, but I don’t have the time to individually water plants for the four garden areas I’m putting in. Being in a desert, if I missed a day or two I would definitely lose plants when summer comes. Read More …
The raised bed gardens that I built are for square foot gardening method. All this means is I am using the suggested dimension of 4′ x 4′ x 6″ for the size of my beds. When making these beds the only thing that needs to be kept in mind is accessibility to the plants in Read More …
I was inspired by reading Square Foot Gardening. So much so I decided to convert a section of our backyard to raised beds for gardening. Technically, I could have left the grass, but I wanted to keep a balance in our outside water usage. Also, I don’t like cutting grass. Needless to say, I kind Read More …
The goal for this project was to not buy anything and try to use a little power tools as possible to build the grow lamp. This is not so much an exact way to make a grow lamp, but more of showing how I did it to help with ideas on how to adapt what Read More …
After a little over a week, the following plants started to sprout: Small radish, red round Tokyo Bekana Kyona Mizuna Pac Choi Fuyu Shomi Hakurei Turnip Kyona (Mizuno) Sprouting Bed #2
I finished mixing the soil, setting up the irrigation this last weekend so I was able to plant bed #2. This bed gets about 70% sun so we’ll see how these seeds do there. Here is what went into each square foot of the 4′ x 4′ gardening area: MarigoldMed. 12-18″Gold and Red[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column Read More …
The seedlings started to really take off since I finished a home made grow lamp setup (post coming soon) about a week and a half ago. Another thing is I’ve been doing is mixing a little Miracle Grow in every other watering. I figured they weren’t getting any nutrients from the peat containers they were Read More …
I’m really new to gardening. In fact I bought the Jiffy Professional Greenhouse starter kit, holds 72 plants, and some seeds without really thinking things through. Some times its fun to just jump into things. I came to realize I have a lot of work to do before I can plant the seedlings I’m trying Read More …
My wife and I were on a trip to Washington state last fall when we came across these raised beds in front of a restaurant. The restaurant used the herbs and vegetables in the cooking when they were in season. The design efficiently used the water because of the drip irrigation system. I am thinking Read More …
I was looking around online for free building code sources and found these: ADA Accessibility Guidelines (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines ) Architecture and Bulding: Standards and Codes – This is a compilation of links hosted by the UNLV library. Topics covered by this guide include architecture, building and construction, design, housing, planning, preservation, Read More …