DIY Solar Generator From Old Solar Lights Don’t throw away another old garden solar light ever again! Use them and make powerful solar panels to charge your batteries. Have you got old solar lights from the garden laying around? Well, did you know with a little thinking and a little solder here and there, you can …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. The Many Benefits of Hügelkultur Raised Garden Beds Hügelkultur gardening is almost like composting and growing at the same time! That alone is advantageous but add the additional benefits of the moisture retaining design, the landscaping benefits, and that they eventually can become as low or high as you choose makes …
How to reuse silica gel packets We find these small moisture absorbers packaged in with almost every thing these days, but can we recycle them? Yes! Not only are there a lot of home uses for these little silica packets but I have been told their life can be extended even further by heating …
DIY Wood Pallet Shed There is a time of year when we begin our winter preps. Getting equipment and summer goodies under cover is part of that chore. So is having a place to store the preps and tools for spring planting, home and lawn maintenance If you have outgrown last year’s storage space this is an …
DIY Self Watering Alaska Grow Buckets+ Update These nifty grow buckets wonderful for smaller spaces where having a full size garden isn’t feasible. They also extend the growing season for our Canadian and Alaskan gardeners. Add that they are self watering and they go from being nifty to awesome! For the video instructions, additional pictures and information …
State Rainwater Harvesting Laws Is your state one of the states with legislated laws on how much, when , or what you can harvest rainwater for? At this time none of the states ban rain barrel collection of rain water for personal use… but should something provided by nature that falls upon your …
2 DIY Flower Pot Smokers Not only is smoked meat delicious, but smoking has been a method of preserving meat with out refrigeration for generations. You can purchase a large or small home smokers and change the flavor of the meat with the wood you use. But why spend that kind of money when you can …
DIY Creative Pallet Project We see many many neat projects made from pallets. So many in fact that in my own home area pallets have become hard to get free anymore! But most the wonderful creative ideas we see don’t provide detailed instructions on how to make them! I personally am not the type of person who can …
Some posts may contain affiliate links Tiny Mobile Shelters Built from Garbage! I have seen people turn garbage into some cool stuff. But this is absolute Brilliance. Oakland artist builds tiny mobile homes for the homeless from things he finds in trash heaps and dumpsters. These tiny little homes could give you an idea or …
DIY: Pallet Smokehouse Smoking your meat and hunted game is a great way to preserve it both now and after the SHTF. Using recycled materials like pallets makes it even a better method reducing building costs of your smokehouse significantly. The maker of the videos says he was able to build his with a …
