Need winter storage for potatoes but don’t have a ton of money? Try this method. Continue reading “Low Cost D.I.Y. Root Cellar”
Tag: gardening
“The Rocket”
A prototype gasification biochar stove with an added cooktop to utilize waste heat. Continue reading ““The Rocket””
Biochar: Double Walled Gasification Stove
A simple design for a backyard biochar stove that anyone can build. Continue reading “Biochar: Double Walled Gasification Stove”
Insulated Composter – “The Tardis”
The latest experiment in composting. Continue reading “Insulated Composter – “The Tardis””
Solar Heated Compost Pile
An experiment to see if adding a solar heat collector to the small composter can raise the temperature inside the composting drum and “jump start” the thermophilic bacterial decomposition process. Continue reading “Solar Heated Compost Pile”
Open Top Flame Cap Biochar Kiln – Second Design
A critique of my first attempt to make biochar with an open top kiln and how to solve some of the problems. Continue reading “Open Top Flame Cap Biochar Kiln – Second Design”
Open Top Flame Cap Biochar Kiln.
Tom builds an open top biochar kiln.
Protecting Seedlings
A quick and easy method for protecting seedlings from ducks, squirrels, and wascally wabbits.
The Best Composter?
DIY insulated drum composter with a hand crank.
Gardening Without Plastic: Wooden Worm Tower
Do we really need all that plastic in the garden? Continue reading “Gardening Without Plastic: Wooden Worm Tower”
Tinker's Blessing 