Author Archives: Bill

Building a Step

Sounds kind of boring.  And it probably is.  The floor of our mud room is about 12 1/2″ lower than kitchen hallway floor.  For the longest time we had a large wooden block step there.  It wasn’t very big, and we … Continue reading

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Framed Door for Greenhouse

We love our greenhouses.  They aren’t fancy.  They weren’t expensive.  They are cheap.  But they’ve given us some protected areas for starting and growing a variety of plants. While we love them, the door zippers are frustrating.  They are the … Continue reading

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Adjustable Tomato Trellis

Once again,  the tomatoes got completely out of control before we got a decent trellis up for them.  Seems to happen every year.  One year I will have this made before the tomatoes are 8 feet tall!  We put the … Continue reading

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EMT Conduit Blueberry Cover

This year we moved a lot of our raspberries, some to a row of raised beds at the lower part of what we call the berry room, and the rest of the black raspberries that were still in 22 gallon … Continue reading

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Garden Irrigation – Drip Rings

In this article, I will discuss the setup I use to add drip irrigation to large pots and grow bags.  I put drip rings of various sizes in bags and containers.  I make these rings to fit the container and … Continue reading

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Raised Grow Bag Benches

One of the things we like best about raised beds is the ability to work without having to bend down to or get down on the ground.  As we get older, this becomes a much bigger issue.  We have found … Continue reading

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Tote Storage Rack

We have a large number of the big heavy duty 27 gallon totes that we store things in.  Things like the boys’ stuff that they don’t use or don’t have a place for.  With Sam in Okinawa, and having only … Continue reading

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Greenhouse Shelves

In the fall of 2024, we purchased two inexpensive hoop house greenhouses from Amazon, one 7′ x 12′, and one 10′ x 20′.  We set up the smaller one up by the house, to be used for starting plants and … Continue reading

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Reviving an Old Snow Blower

We found an old Gilson ST826 26 inch snow blower at the Purdue University salvage store, probably 10 years ago.  It only cost us $75.  They said it ran, but ran rough.  So I figured I’d tinker with it to … Continue reading

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Just Plant Stuff

You don’t have to be the perfect gardener.  You don’t have to do everything right. You just have to try. Nobody is as good a gardener as God.  He can make anything grow anywhere he wants.  Just look at these … Continue reading

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