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A Small-Space Gardening Solution: Bathtubs
In my post Three Ways To Garden Without Land, I mentioned container gardening as an option for small spaces. A couple of days ago I came across this fellow’s novel solution and had to share it: That’s...
View ArticleHow To Make An Axe Handle By Hand
This guy is awesome: If one of your old hand tools broke, could you take a chunk of firewood and craft a new handle for it? Personally, I think I’d start with a sapling of a comparable dimension to the...
View ArticleConverting a Bicycle into a Plow
The ingenuity of mankind never ceases to amaze me: I like the bit where he throws all the old bike parts on the ground. But I find throwing things on the ground amusing – maybe that’s just me. Or not....
View ArticleBuilding a Chicken Tractor: So Easy a Girl Can Do It
The “Garden Girl,” that is: That looks like a pretty simple, clean design to me. Over the last few months, we’ve had some serious problems with losing chickens. Something evil is sneaking in at night,...
View ArticleRegister For Survival Gardening Training
Space Is Limited to 100 So Sign Up Quickly. Feel Free To Share With Friends & Neighbors As Well Register For The Survival Gardening Webinar Here The post Register For Survival Gardening Training...
View ArticleHow To Use A Scythe: Short Documentary
There’s a reason much of mankind has moved away from traditional methods. Actually, there’s more than one reason. Power tools are convenient… modern agriculture has pushed many off the land and into...
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7 Gardening Tools You Don’t Need
“Shoot weeds up so high into the air that gravity incinerates them on the way back down!” “Pick tomatoes with a handy extendable glove that also turns hornworms into SOLID GOLD! Then you can sell your...
View ArticleDIY Compost Screen/Soil Sifter
This is clever: Some years back I realized my need for a way to sift compost. Little garden beds that need to be planted with tiny seeds don’t do as well when you dump a bunch of coarse stuff into...
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How Much Land Would It Take To Feed Your Family?
The classic question asked by nearly all newbies to self reliance is: “How much space do I need to feed my family from my own land?” The problem with the food GURUs is that NONE of them really like to...
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American-made Classic Clothespins: A Review And A Call to Action
Herrick Kimball’s “Classic American Clothespins” I like to air-dry clothes. (I promise I’m not a hippie. I only made tie-dyes once. I mean twice. I mean, like eight times… but I’m over it now. Really...
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Think You Can’t Grow THAT in Your Climate? Think Again!
Ever wish you could grow something delicious from outside your growing zone? Me too. I wanted to grow plants that don’t grow in North Florida… so I figured out how. In this article, I’m going to...
View ArticleHow To Split Wood Like a Caffeinated Beaver
Sometimes the low-tech solutions are the best: I live in a climate where we rarely need heat, but back when I was in TN I would’ve given at least one of my favorite teeth for a good wood stove and a...
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Tool Review: Kobalt Magnum Grip Self-Adjusting Locking Pliers
The holidays are tool season. Local stores put out lots of bits and pieces, gadgets and gewgaws, assortments, kits, collections and all shades of rugged metal and plastic offerings for the handyman....
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A Simple, Low-Tech Trick For Keeping Your Greenhouse Warm (and Cool)
Since it’s been cold lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about frost protection and growing species appropriate to my area, as well as pushing non-appropriate species to grow. (I’ve got an...
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Is Tilling Evil?
Tilling is demonized for a variety of reasons – but is it truly evil? If not… in what circumstances is it appropriate? Emotions run high when tilling is mentioned. On the one side you’ll find the...
View ArticleA Nice “Seed Ball” Mini-Documentary
When I was interviewing Sean Law about his run-in with code enforcement, we talked a little bit about “seed balls.” I have to confess: I’ve never made any. But I have started searching out methods and...
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You Could Learn a Lot From a Hippie
Original photo by Shawn Smith (CC license) Remember the initial mass rebellion against the banking system that launched the Tea Party? At early events, you’d see everything from “End the Fed” signs to...
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Seedballs: Easy, Fun and A Great Way To Add Plant Diversity
Today I’m going to share a little bit on an exciting and fun way to easily add plant diversity to your property (or neighborhood). They’re called “seed balls.” I’ve done a couple of minor articles on...
View ArticleBuild Your Own Wicking Garden Bed
A few weeks back I harvested a nice crop of yacon from a friend’s “wicking” garden bed. For those of you who are tired of watering, building a few self-watering beds like his wouldn’t be a bad idea....
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Extend Your Gardening Season With a Cold Frame
Do you live someplace cold and wish you could still eat homegrown vegetables when it’s snowing outside? I’m lucky enough to live in Florida now, but I remember being miserable when the winter took away...
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