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How to Build a DIY Shade/Heating Plant Grow Table!

I’ve been thinking about adding some shade to my recent flowers I planted in the garden due to some of the flowers burning and rotting away in the California sun, which is very strong. For this, I was thinking about perhaps putting a tarp over it with some pvc piping to make a mini tent but I found a better idea, use pvc pipes and bend them in a way you can put garden share over it. And in the winter months, you can swap it out for thin plastic sheeting to get a greenhouse effect.

This seems much simple and more cost effective over buying greenhouse kits on Amazon.

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Garden DIY – How to Make a Raised Bed Garden!

For those of you looking for ways to help your older parents manage their garden better without hurting their backs, you might want to think about building them a “raised” bed garden”.  I think this is also a great idea for keeping your lawn intact while adding a bed garden to your yard.

I first got this idea from a older couple i know. I just wanted it bigger. My ground has allot of clay in it so i built up my first garden about 10 inches off the ground.My parents are getting older so i thought i would make them a smaller one so they wouldn’t have t

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How to Make a DIY Electric Watering System!

Tired of watering your plants daily?  Perhaps your plants are dying while you work or play?

No worries, make yourself one of these DIY electric watering system and it will literally water your plants for weeks on end.

Of course, you have to know how to program an Atmel controller and some circuitry soldering is required.  You could probably make something similar too though

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Garden DIY – How to Make a Greenhouse!

For those of you who have a big yard and want to start growing your own organic plants so you know they are “organic”, you might want to seriously think about building your own greenhouse as it can help your plants to keep the optimal temperature plus humidity level, which should help them grow faster than ever.

I’ve done a research on the web and one of the better DIY articles on how to build your own greenhouse is at DoorGarden.com. The author describes a method of m

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Garden DIY – How to Grow Asparagus!

Asparagus is probably one of my favorite vegetables, I like it steamed and goes great with my medium-rare steaks/trip-tips.  I guess you can actually grow Asparagus in your home? (But it takes 2 years before the plant even starts giving off stuff you can eat.)  If you are patient and have some time to kill, this could be a great way to grow your own asparagus.

via sustainablog

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Cloning Hack – How to Clone Tomato Plants!

For those of you trying to multiply your garden plants, you might want to take a look at this great instructable that shows you how to “clone” tomato plants by cutting them at 45 degree angle and more.  Of course, cloning plants in this manner has been done for years before the discovery of DNA and genetic science but it still is the best way to multiply your garden.

I am pretty sure the same method will work for most garden plants so mark this page for your reference!

For this instructable, I will show you how to increase the amount of produce you can gro

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Apartment Garden DIY – How to Make a Window Farm!

Do you live in a metropolitan city in an apartment where space is simply hard to come by?  Well, here’s a great idea for making an edible window farm to make most of your sunlight and window space.

Window Farms are vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield edible window gardens built using low-impact or recycled local materials.

How Window Farm works:

Each participant in the project makes it easier for the next windowfarmer to grow some of his/her own food. The system design and instruction sets evolve as each person comes up with ideas

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DESIGN – DIY Polaroid Flower Vase!

Check out this awesome design, a DIY Polaroid Flower Vase for small plants and alike. (via greenmuze)

Designer’s Website

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Lawn DIY – How to Make an RC Lawnmower!

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video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpMazvf-R98

Here’s a rather interesting hack that involves a regular lawnmower converted into an RC lawnmower.  Brilliant!

This should make lawnmowing much more fun.  Better yet, your kids will have a blast cutting the lawn.

This instructable will show you how to make your Arduino into an R/C interface that you can use for just about anything requiring remote control. I will also show you how I built an R/C lawnmower using my Arduino, a cheap R/C transmitter and receiver pair, and a couple of electric-wheelchair motors f

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Lawn Mower DIY – How to Diagnose/Repair a Lawn Mower!

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For those of you with a lawn mower, you might want to note this great DIY that shows you how to diagnose/repair a lawn mower and its engine parts.  I think this can be a great reference in the future if your lawn mower breaks down for some reason.  Of course, don’t forget to check out the solar lawn mower mod and solar lawn mower robot too.

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