Gardening, How To, Woodworking
Do you Pinterest? My wife does. It’s more than a passing fancy for her, it’s practically a career. “Peter, I saw a bird feeder on Pinterest.” “Uh huh, that’s nice dear.” “You don’t understand, I …
Written by: Peter
Sometime ago I extolled the benefits of making and using compost in the garden. A short list of benefits associated with compost include: adding important nutrients to the soil as well as increasing water holding …
Written by: Leroy
There’s nothing more invigorating than letting my ten year old daughter rip down a few boards with the circular saw and watching her nail them all together with my framing nailer. Before you start dialing …
Written by: Eric
Gardening, How To, Woodworking
There was a gothic teenager eating with his mother at Denny’s last week. I overheard them ordering and when the waitress got to the boy he responded with “I want to devour the babies”. The …
Written by: Eric
Winter gardening is a fading memory, and it’s a great time to start planning gardening strategies for spring and summer. I love gardening and truth be told, I also really like to eat. So it …
Written by: Leroy
Mea culpa, mea culpa. If you read and followed my recommendation on starting cole crops early, I apologize. This rather odd winter made for tough growing and possibly some bad timing, depending on what part …
Written by: Leroy
My wife loves house plants. Our home is the dwelling place for dozens of hanging and potted plants at any given time, running the gamut from beautiful, full and healthy specimens to some that are …
Written by: Phil
Gardening now?! Amarillo was recently hammered with snow, and spring seems far off for many parts of the US. However, if you’re in zone 7 or south, time’s a wastin’! If you can, the time …
Written by: Leroy
Gardening, Landscaping, Safety
We have a small piece of farm property south of Lake Erie, in an area designated by the professional weather-guessers to be within the “persistent snow band.” Anyone living in such an area is intimately …
Written by: Phil
Yard maintenance was easier when we lived in Phoenix; desert landscaping (aka tan gravel) and the scarcity of deciduous trees make for minimal mess. Sure, you might have the occasional rattlesnake skin to dispose of, …
Written by: Phil