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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 …
This post is more of a supplemental to the installation guide at Install Dr.com. The hope is that the pictures and some of the notes I took as I did the installation will make your radio install that much smoother. The guide includes: Original radio removal Wiring new radio using a wiring harness Wiring diagram 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 just registered for the 2010 World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, because that’s where I live 🙂 . This will be my third year going to this show. I love checking out the new innovations in builing materials and tools. There is always a great showing from manufacturers like Bosch, Makita, DeWalt and 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 …