Build a Wooden Garden Arbor
Instructable posted by
specialk
We wanted to have a small arbor for a garden entrance. We were looking for something made of wood, and fairly simple, with an Arts and Crafts or Craftsman style. However, the sturdy ones in the style we liked can be quite expensive ($200-$300 range, with some as much as $1000), and the only ones we ... read more »
Altoids Tin Mini Garden
Photos posted by
mischka
You dont have an own garden, but like to live in a green environment? Why dont you make an Altoids Tin Mini Garden for your desktop? Use an empty Altoids tin. Put in a piece of tissue, add garden cress seeds and water and wait 3 days. Dont forget to keep your seeds wet. read more »
Slug Trap from Recycled Water Bottles
Instructable posted by
AndyGadget
This is a beer-baited slug trap made from two empty drinking water bottles. It introduces no harmful chemicals into the garden and does not harm the local wildlife (apart from the slugs). It also re-purposes items which would normally have been thrown away. Using green bottles makes it merge well ... read more »
Self-Watering with Yarn
Instructable posted by
moxiepurple
A friend told my Mom how to do this, she has been using this method for several years. You will need: Yarn (I am using cheap acrylic Red Heart brand) Scissors Flower Pots A drip try for flower pots Plants Dirt Braid Yarn & Insert into Pot Cut six strands of yarn about one foot long (you want i... read more »
Growing Heirloom Vegetables
Instructable posted by
richie_114
This instructable will follow my garden as it grows, From opening seeds to preparing the soils. (Though you missed my first plot being tilled, hoed, and amended) A quick explanation about heirloom seeds; Heirloom seeds are from plants grown the old (Read BEST) way, No genetic modifications, hybri... read more »
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rtty21
How to Grow Ferns from Spores
Photos posted by
ChrysN
Last spring I bought a lovely maidenhair fern for my balcony garden. It grew happily and soon became one of my favorites. Towards the end of June I went away for a week on vacation. The weather was cool and rainy so I had thought my balcony plants would be fine for the week. Nope, I was wrong; w... read more »
Garden Bat box
Instructable posted by
crudworks
"Bats signify a healthy green garden" Help out with the preservation of bats with this bat box capable of housing 50 bats, that can be made in just over an hour. Just before mothers day, I had a little spare time to cobble together a nice little bat box for my mother who had been pestering the whol... read more » | subscribe for free |
