Category: Gardening tips

Projects To Get You Off Grid – Rain Barrels, Chicken Coops, and Solar Panels

Projects To Get You Off Grid – Rain Barrels, Chicken Coops, and Solar Panels If you are looking to become more self sufficient, some of these rain Barrels, chicken Coops, or Solar Panels projects may just get you off the grid, this truly is a wonderful collection of awesome do-it-yourself projects. Chicken coops, rain barrels, …

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Materials to Use for a Vertical Garden

Materials to Use for a Vertical Garden Do you have a boring patio or garden wall? Are you looking for a way to add some color and interest to the wall? If so, you should consider creating your very own colorful vertical garden of art to liven up that space! Who said that you need big …

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Homemade Water Wheel Electric Generator

Homemade Water Wheel Electric Generator Who wouldn’t love free electricity? I would love to live completely off-the-grid and not have to worry about the rising electricity costs. It would also be a nice feeling to know that if the SHTF one day, we would still have power… Water turbine generators can be built at home …

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Learn How to Can Your Own Food

Learn How to Can Your Own Food If you’re going to can at home, you need to do some research first to make sure you’re doing it safely. This is one time when it’s NOT okay to tweak recipes! Canning is really one step beyond cooking. It is a method that applies heat to food in …

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20+ Easy and Effective DIY Tricks for Gardening

20+ Easy and Effective DIY Tricks for Gardening Spring is here and that means one thing, wait, no, it means two things, gardening and warmer weather. Whether you are brand new to gardening or you have a veteran green thumb, you know that gardening is a rewarding way to spend more time outdoors—or make the most …

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