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Square Foot Gardening – How to easily rehabilitate depleted Mel’s Mix

Birch · ·

If the Mel’s Mix in your Square Foot Garden bed has sunken down watch this video. Here I discuss why this happens and how to easily fix the problem and get back to gardening! Books mentioned in the video: All New Square Foot Gardening Third Edition by Mel … [Read more...] about Square Foot Gardening – How to easily rehabilitate depleted Mel’s Mix

Filed Under: How To, Demonstration Tagged With: gardening, Mel’s Mix, organic gardening, square foot gardening

Easy Blueberry Potting Mix Recipe Without Expensive Shipped In Ingredients

Birch · ·

Years ago when I started growing blueberry plants in containers I spent days tracking down a soilless potting mix I could make myself. This is the recipe I found and have been using ever since.  Recipes for potting mixes are nearly endless. Often, one or more of the … [Read more...] about Easy Blueberry Potting Mix Recipe Without Expensive Shipped In Ingredients

Filed Under: Demonstration, How To Tagged With: blueberries, gardening

Eliot Coleman Mouse Trap Box Improvements and Modifications to Eliminate Bending Down!

Birch · ·

Make checking your trap line and moving your traps easier and faster with the tips in this video!  This is part three in a series of videos on the Eliot Coleman mouse trap box. The Eliot Coleman style of mouse trap box is a highly effective method of catching mice and … [Read more...] about Eliot Coleman Mouse Trap Box Improvements and Modifications to Eliminate Bending Down!

Filed Under: Demonstration, How To Tagged With: DIY, Eliot Coleman, gardening, mouse trap

How To Make A 3/8” Screen From 1/2” Hardware Cloth

Birch · ·

Learn how to use readily available materials make a sifting screen in between the commonly available sizes of hardware cloth. 1/2” and 1/4” hardware cloth are readily available across the US. What if you need to screen some soil to an intermediate size such as 3/8”? You could … [Read more...] about How To Make A 3/8” Screen From 1/2” Hardware Cloth

Filed Under: How To Tagged With: gardening, hardware cloth, staples

Woodturners, this sharpening jig will change the way you work!

Birch · ·

Using this jig on your woodturning scrapers will enable them to slice through wild grain like never before! This video is about the Veritas Scraper Burnisher for Turners. I purchased this burnisher and a Tracy Owen Finishing Tool (scraper) by Henry Taylor Tools several years ago. … [Read more...] about Woodturners, this sharpening jig will change the way you work!

Filed Under: Reviews, Demonstration, How To Tagged With: bowl turning, burnishing jig, product demonstration, product review, tools, woodturning

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