How to Double Dig

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Reuse Vinyl Window Blinds as Plant Markers

The name says it all. For more details go here

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How to Make a Self-Watering Container Garden from a Plastic Storage Bin

Here's a simple Do-It-Yourself Project; a self watering storage bin for your garden.

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5 Gallon Buckets as Upside-down Tomato Planters

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Reusing Wire Hangers

From Northwest Edible Life

"If you or a housemate work off the farm at one of those jobs that require clean, starched shirts, you probably have a lot of dry-cleaner's wire hangers kicking around the house. We return our wire hangers to our dry cleaners for re-use (better for the earth and helpful to the small business owners who run our laundromat) and they can also be recycled. Some people haven't gotten the message, though, because 3.5 billion (with a B!) of these hangers get tossed into landfills every year. That's a lot of coated wire floating around."

From Lifehacker

A few more garden-related uses for your wire hangers:

• Make a simple wind chime or bird repellent by tying shells, bits of sea glass, or old silverware to the straight edge of the hanger, and hang it from a tree or awning as a decoration or in a garden bed (especially one in which you have corn or berries planted) to frighten birds away.
• Straighten the hooked end of the wire hanger, then use pliers to shape the wire hanger into whichever shape you prefer. Stick the straightened end into a pot, and you have a great, free topiary form to grow ivy or other climbing plants on.
• Use them to make plant labels for your vegetable garden.

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Garden in a Whole Foods Bag

Photo series on how to create the above garden container can be found here


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Make Plant Labels from Recycled Garbage

From mrbrownthumb

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Grow A Plant Curtain

Information on using plants to help cut cooling cost.











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The Gutter Garden

This is a neat project; it's basically rain gutters attached to the sunny side of your home which are filled with some dirt and plants.


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How to Grow More Vegetables

How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons is an excellent book on organic farming methods. If you are interested in learning about growing your own organics then this is the book. This book covers everything from double digging to proper posture to crop rotations.  If you would like to purchase a hard copy you can find several options here or click here for a free virtual copy.
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY

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