Have a great invention to help with gardening? Are you the self-reliant type that prefers Building It Yourself vs. buying it? Share and discuss your ideas and projects with other members.
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December 16, 2013 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
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How many jars do you want drilled?
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December 16, 2013 | #17 |
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Hehehe, I think I'll stick with plastic, at least until my toddler gets a little steadier and less destructive. We had a broken jar incident outside and it took an hour to get all the pieces up! And he loves to "help" by rearranging all the seedlings.
On a related note, has anyone embossed old spoons to use as tags? |
December 16, 2013 | #18 | |
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Years ago we found our neice in the bathtub playing with the old school razor blades. No real damage but it wasn't a pretty sight. Worth |
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December 16, 2013 | #19 |
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I would have keeled over if I saw that. It's like they're trying to freak us out. Mine will find the only unprotected glass object for 100 yards and smash it. Last week he smashed some candlesticks I didn't even realize were part glass! And the way he goes through stemware, I may need to repurpose my mason jar stash sans holes.
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December 17, 2013 | #20 |
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Here is my variation on Larry Hall's pop bottle garden. I used juice bottles since we don't drink pop. It worked great for my lettuce and greens. I was able to carry the lettuces inside this fall when frost was in the forecast. The totes are from big lots and were less than $3 each. Add a zip tie and some left over window screen.
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December 17, 2013 | #21 |
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Told about this one before but will post it again.
Grease separator. Big plastic or glass bottle. Put drippings into bottle with funnel. Put cap back on with hole in it. Turn upside down the grease goes to the top the broth comes out the bottom through the hole in the cap. Put good cap without hole on the bottle and toss in the trash. Works great. Worth |
December 17, 2013 | #22 |
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Hamburger patty press.
Put hand formed patty in skillet. Cook one side. Flip over. Fill sauce pan with water that will just cover the patty. And place on patty while cooking the last side. This will keep the patty from shrinking up and it will stay flat. Adjust the weight of the pan by the amount of water you put in it. The bottoms of my pans are clean by the way. Worth |
December 17, 2013 | #23 |
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I use scrap copper wire to hang bird feeders from tree limbs.
It mever rusts and they last practically forever. Worth |
December 17, 2013 | #24 | ||
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I remembered another way I reuse. My MIL bought a cse of tiny bottles of water (yes, I stopped that practice immediately) for my toddler that were perfect, when wicked and inverted inside an old glass, for starting seeds. You can also make pseudo-net cups out of the cups that Burger King ice cream comes in, as they have a nice lip and are a good size, but they break down really really quickly in sunlight (much quicker than beer cups anyway). |
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December 19, 2013 | #25 | |
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You'll have no trouble with plastic cups or yogurt cups either if you put the drainage hole in the side of the cup level with the bottom, instead of on the bottom. I use a moto tool with a small (1/4") grinding head to make the holes... about 3 each cup. Last edited by Got Worms?; December 19, 2013 at 09:53 PM. Reason: add content |
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December 20, 2013 | #26 |
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Eh, I tried putting holes everywhere -- bottom, side, three, five, seven... turns out you'd need a really big hole to accommodate the fifty million gallons of water that fall in the first 30 seconds of a good Texas Rain. Then the cups drain but the plants -- and dirt -- have bounced out!
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December 20, 2013 | #27 | |
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December 20, 2013 | #28 |
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Hehehe, we have eaves, but c'mon, there's only room for like sixty seedlings under there! Some are going to be exposed, it's inevitable (because I'm a compulsive seed hoarder/starter). I usually start them outside if it's warm enough, too.
And sometimes it does come down sideways! I had a whole row of pots that were flush with the side of the house get swamped once. Fortunately they were bigger so just needed a little dirt added. And the tote I mix dirt in-- under the eaves AND under a table -- was full to the brim with peat-perlite soup! |
December 21, 2013 | #29 | |
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