Archive for March, 2009
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Ask any vegetable gardeners, new or old, what their favorite things to grow are, and you'll probably hear something like tomatoes or peppers or cucumbers... something that looks good dangling in the garden and tastes great fresh too. It's a littler rarer to hear someone wax nostalgic about potatoes. Why ...
Posted in Vegetable Gardening | 5 Comments »
Friday, March 20th, 2009
A rain barrel is a great way to conserve water while providing ample irrigation for a garden or backyard orchard. But sometimes rain barrels develop issues. Today we'll look at a few solutions for common problems.
Fixes for Common Rain Barrel Problems
Mosquitoes hovering around the rain barrel --A mosquito donut ...
Posted in Water Conservation | 1 Comment »
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
The easiest way to save money on your water bill is to cut down on how much water your family uses each month. Don't worry: I'm not going to tell you to stop bathing here.
Let's take a look at six simple ways to cut your monthly water bill by up ...
Posted in Water Conservation | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
For those who are thinking of installing a graywater system to recycle some of your home's water for lawn and garden usage, this video should be helpful. It explains how much it cost the homeowner to do it, what all was involved, and the steps he went through to ...
Posted in Water Conservation | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
It's no secret that bees will improve the output of your backyard fruit orchards and vegetable gardens. Planting bee-friendly goodies will attract these great little pollinators, but you don't have to stick all sorts of odd wild flowers in your garden (when gardening space is limited, it makes sense to ...
Posted in Backyard Orchard, Bees & Beekeeping | No Comments »
Friday, March 6th, 2009
All right, you're down with eating healthy organic food, and you're ready to start a vegetable garden of your own, because let's face it: Whole Foods gets pretty darned expensive after a while (okay, it's expensive the first time you go too).
The only problem? You live in an apartment ...
Posted in Tools, Vegetable Gardening | No Comments »
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Seasonal allergies, dog & cat allergies, mold allergies... it seems that everywhere you look, there's something poised to make you sneeze. And as an allergy sufferer myself, I'll be the first to admit that sneezing isn't the worst of it. Chronically stuffed sinuses, headaches, watering eyes, coughing, etc. ...
Posted in Natural Health | 3 Comments »