Below is everything (newest at top) with "life OR home-garden" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereIF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE WASHER AND DRYERfrom 2026 in ( life / home-garden / appliances / advice )
From Harper & Knowles I've Repaired Hundreds of Washers. These Are the Only 4 I'd Actually Buy.And these are the Only 4 Dryers... read more WHAT TO PLANT IN MID-MAY: A GUIDE FOR GARDENERSfrom 2025 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
Prompted and edited by Bill. As mid-May rolls around, gardeners are entering the prime planting season for warm-weather crops. The last frost has passed, and the soil is warming up, making it the perfect time to introduce summer vegetables, herbs, and flowers into your garden. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just getting started, here'... read more ESSENTIAL HOME MAINTENANCE TASKS YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO IGNOREfrom 2025 in ( life / home-garden / maintenance / advice )
Image via Freepik Owning a home comes with a slew of responsibilities, and one of the most crucial aspects is regular maintenance. Neglecting critical maintenance tasks can lead to costly repairs and compromise the safety and integrity of your home. In this article, we explore some essential maintenance tasks that homeowners must pay attention to. ... read more PARENTS CAN RELOCATE ON A BUDGET WITH THESE THRIFTY MOVING TIPSfrom 2024 in ( family / home-garden / moving )
Embarking on the journey of buying a new home and relocating your family doesn't have to strain your wallet. This article is designed to guide you through efficient strategies to manage your finances during these significant transitions. You'll gain insights on how to approach the home-buying and moving processes in a way that aligns with y... read more DIARY, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2023from 2023 in ( life / home-garden / blog / shopping )
Went to Home Depot today for one of those door-closer things for screen doors. I'd left ours propped open all night by accident, and the wind weakened its hinges. When I pushed to close it, a bracket snapped, and the door flew open instead of closing. I looked for a replacement at the Lowe's in Columbia after our regular Saturday morning vi... read more TIPS TO MAKE YOUR EXTREME BACKYARD INSTALLATION COME TO LIFEfrom 2023 in ( life / home-garden / entertainment )
Submitted by Steve Johnson. Photo Credit: Roger Lagesse via Pexels A backyard is just a backyard, right? Wrong! There are plenty of awesome things you can do in your backyard. If you're dying to see your backyard space come to life with an extreme installation, there are plenty of options. Whether you want a personal mini golf course, a full on... read more THERE IS STILL TIME TO GROW THESE FROM SEEDfrom 2022 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
According to this gardening video (What Vegetables Can I Still Plant in August? IN ANY CLIMATE), there's still time (60 days before first frost) to grow these FROM SEED: Cucumbers (maybe use trellis to save space) Bush and pole beans (use teepee/sticks to save space) Dill Zucchini and yellow squash Swiss chard Tomatoes (certain ones like Juliet... read more HOW TO RESCUE A GARDEN DESTROYED BY GRAZON CONTAMINATIONfrom 2022 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
'We have about 80 acres in pasture. Four years ago, our co-op started a spraying program. Having horses, Grazon was recommended. I was told it was safe for the horses to stay in the pasture while it was sprayed and even ok for the horses to eat while still wet. I was never told not to compost the manure. Two years ago, I started composting manu... read more GREAT GARDENING TIPfrom 2022 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
Aminopyralids are bad news, yet a lot of people don't know how bad they are yet. People need to recognize the problem. : How to Rescue a Garden Destroyed by Grazon Contamination... read more MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR YARD BY PLANTING AN EDIBLE LANDSCAPEfrom 2022 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
(Natural News) A home garden is a must-have for any prepper. Even if you live in a small house or apartment, you can grow vegetables and herbs on a window sill or in containers like pots or buckets. With some planning, you can also turn your yard into an edible landscape before SHTF. (h/t to TheSurvivalMom.com)... read more LIFE, FARMING, GARDENINGfrom 2021 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
Such a Great Video. Watch on Bitchute Amazing how easy it would be for farmers who use lots of chemicals to regenerate their depleted soil. If you know a farmer, pass it on to them! Great information about life, farming, gardening and more from THE HIGHWIRE... read more PERMACULTURE & DECENTRALIZATION WITH PENNY LIVINGSTONfrom 2021 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
The Conscious Resistance Network presents: The Activation Episode 3: Permaculture & Decentralization with Penny Livingston In the 3rd episode of The Activation, Derrick Broze talks with Penny Livingston, a permaculture teacher, activist, and public speaker. Derrick and Penny...' ... read more ON THE SUBJECT OF BIDETSfrom 2020 in ( culture / humor / home-garden )
Hilarious conversation I came across on thegatewaypundit.com in the comment section of an article...No toilet paper for you!I have a bidet. Best investment eva!How do you dry your crack?It has a built in blow (heated) dryer.Holy moly! I'm slumming it with my basic bidet!And a heated seat... I know I'm rubbing it in.... read more IF YOU WANT TO HELP THE BEES, LEAVE THE DANDELIONS ALONEfrom 2020 in ( life / health / environment / home-garden )
The British Ecological Society is encouraging people to mow around dandelions, buttercups, and other flowering weeds to help pollinators.... ... read more WINTER ORANGES IN NEBRASKAfrom 2019 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
Amazing. Nebraska retiree uses Earth's heat to grow oranges in snow... See Nebraska retiree uses Earth's heat to grow oranges in snow Winter temperatures in Alliance, Nebraska can drop to -20°F (the record low is -40°F/C), but retired mailman Russ Finch grows oranges in his backyard greenhouse without paying for heat.... read more REDUCE WI-FI TO ATTRACT BUTTERFLIES AND BEES TO YOUR GARDENfrom 2019 in ( life / health / environment / home-garden )
Attract butterflies and bees to your garden, reduce wi-fi. A happy garden is a wireless-free garden. Decades of research has already determined that plants and insects as well as animals and people are harmed by exposure to wireless radiation.: attract-butterflies-and-bees-to-your-garden-by-reducing-wifi-radiation-frequenciesSee also: New-Houses-... read more DIGGING A SHALLOW WELLfrom 2019 in ( life / health / advice / home-garden )
Digging a shallow well from dowsing to digging to capping. This shallow well will provide water for our bees and supporting plants. This dig uses a modified hand auger and took about 4 hours to complete (17 feet with nearly 4 feet of water).This guy makes it look easy: youtu.be/5rYPRMm8Arw... read more FOLDING CLOTHESfrom 2017 in ( life / home-garden / chores )I thought I'd watch some sports on TV while folding clothes (making up for my complete lack of chores yesterday). My viewing choices were NBA basketball (where travelling is only called/penalized after 4 or 5 steps), bull riding (where I just feel sorry for the bulls), or a dog show (where I just couldn't care less). My sister Lucy would... read more FENCE GUYfrom 2016 in ( life / home-garden / humor )
So, the wife texts me saying, Fence guy quoted $35500 to do the fence. He's coming out Wednesday.This is a fence repair for a small backyard, not a new thousand acre fence.Me: How much?!Wife (paraphrasing): Oops, I left out the decimal point!... read more GARDEN THIEVESfrom 2014 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
Just finished putting up chicken wire around my strawberries. Elizabeth picked one last night, turned it around to look at it, and discovered that it had been bitten into. We can only assume it was rabbits. How many were ruined? I asked. Four, she said. In my garden, that's a LOT. :) Anyway, hopefully the wire (not to mention the new scarec... read more NEW WASHER DELIVERED TODAYfrom 2013 in ( life / home-garden / appliances )
The new washer was delivered today. I let them take the new one away even though we'd just bought it (used) a week ago. That's right, it lasted just one week. Oh well, we didn't really need that $200 (after tax and delivery), anyway. </sarcasm>I say let them take it because I could have had the repairman from the store, DT's... read more HOUSE CLEANINGfrom 2013 in ( life / home-garden / chores / humor )
While doling out who would be doing what for today's house cleaning project, my wife Tara assigned the following to me: Strip and make the bed. Knowing me, she then felt the need to clarify. That means strip the bed. I'll just let that sink in for those who don't immediately get it.During the chores, she told Elizabeth she could take ... read more STRUGGLE IN THE VEGETABLE GARDENfrom 2013 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
No, not just me and my pathetic crop management. While that's definitely been a struggle, there have apparently been physical altercations going on in the garden, specifically on top of the onions. The tops of those plants -- once so proud and erect -- are all now bent over. I hope they're not broken, not that I guess it will affect the b... read more GREAT SUCTIONfrom 2013 in ( life / home-garden / chores )
In preparation for the much-anticipated Comcast installation (Internet, not TV), I do as they suggest and clear out a space where I want them to put the cable wall jack. Once I have that space cleared, I decide to vacuum the area. It's almost an instinctive reaction: You clear out a space that hasn't seen the light of day in months, then va... read more GARDEN IMPROVEMENTSfrom 2013 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
I finished up my little rain barrel project yesterday. My three rain barrels used to be underneath the downspout coming off the roof. And that's great for catching the most rain, but the problem was that it is downhill from and not close enough to the garden where it's needed. I've looked into pumps, but they're expensive, which mig... read more TRIED TO MOW THE LAWNfrom 2013 in ( life / home-garden / chores )
Well, I tried to mow the lawn, but the lawnmower wouldn't start. I swear. :) It's probably all clogged up from sitting there unused all winter. It was a hand-me-down mower, anyway, probably in need of replacing, but that's just not in the budget right now.Actually, the yard looks better au natural at the moment because it's full of ... read more I LOST MY TOMATO PLANTSfrom 2013 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
We had a freeze Tuesday night, so I lost my tomato plants and probably my cucumbers. :( I replaced those original tomato plants, adding cherry tomatoes, and might have lost those too because, even though I hadn't planted them yet, I screwed up and left them outside one night when it got below freezing. So, those along with a new batch of tomato... read more THIS YEAR'S (2013) VEGETABLE GARDENfrom 2013 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
My checklist for this year's vegetable garden:Soil tilled? Check! Top soil added? Check! Plants bought? Check! Seeds for plants not available for purchase? Check! Plants planted? Check!Now the watering ... and waiting begins! Oh, you're wondering what I planted? Lettuce, room for cabbage, Strawberries, Cucumbers, Onions, room for bell peppe... read more BRITISH TOWN GROWS ALL OF ITS OWN VEGETABLES, SEES IMPROVED CIVIC LIFEfrom 2011 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
When the small British mill town of Todmorden, tucked in between Yorkshire and Lancashire, first began installing fruit and vegetable gardens all around the area as part of the Incredible Edible program, it likely had no idea that the novel, yet simple, concept would make the town a foremost inspirational and self-sustaining model of the future. ... read more PICK-YOUR-OWN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMSfrom 2011 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
This could prove useful as food (and gas) prices soar this coming year: Where to Find Pick-Your-Own Fruit and Vegetable Farms/Orchards for Local, Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Pumpkins, Along With Canning, Freezing & Preserving Instructions!Find a pick your own farm near you! This website provides local listings of pick your own (also called U-pick ... read more SAFETY FIRSTfrom 2010 in ( life / health / safety / home-garden )
Always wear your safety glasses when mowing the lawn or weed-eating. I didn't today (though I do half the time), and I got hit in the eye with a rock that was launched by the mower blade, bounced off the side of the house, and hit me in the left eye. My first thought after I let go of the mower -- which killed the engine -- and put my hands to ... read more INSTALLED THE NEW DISHWASHERfrom 2010 in ( life / home-garden / appliances )
I finally got around to installing the new dishwasher that Tara's sister Stephanie mysteriously bought for us. Not sure why, but I never look a gift horse in the mouth. Seriously, if anyone ever feels like giving me something, feel free! :) Anyway, taking apart the old one (and its hoses) released the most foul stench into the house. When Tara ... read more VEGETABLE GARDEN 2010from 2010 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
Hopefully, this third time is the charm! It (the garden) has begun. See pictures, below. Click to zoom in: -- -- The white fence (if you can even see it) is for the peas to cling to once they start growing. The real fence in the background is what I eventually finished last year but had never posted any pictures of until now.... read more WHAT TO PLANT NOWfrom 2009 in ( life / health / food / home-garden )
Just FYI if you were wondering, 'cuz I was. In my case, it's the middle of September.Broccoli. If you live in a warmer climate and can find a quick growing Broccoli variety, you can harvest well into November.Source: What to Plant Now... read more I BUILT A FENCEfrom 2009 in ( life / home-garden / chores )
I forgot to mention I built a fence last weekend. It only spans about 12 feet from the side of the house to the retaining wall dividing us from our slightly-uphill neighbor. I've still got to cut a gate into it. Hopefully, I can pull that off. I pulled it off. Click here. Maybe next weekend I'll get the other side of the house fenced. Tha... read more |
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