What will be in my Austin vegetable garden?

April 1, 2010
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Have you ever grown a plant from seed?  I do, all the time, and love the process. Followers of my blog know that I start almost all of my plants from seed. I use these great little seed boxes, handmade newspaper pots and some regular potting soil.  It’s like the miracle of birth, taking [...]

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Making paper seed pots

March 31, 2010
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The beginnings of spring appearing all over (both in my garden, and in the gardening blog world). Trees are sprouting, bushes are coming out of dormancy, and tiny green shoots are appearing from the brown earth.
Here in Austin, where the winters are mild, and the springs arrive early, my garden is tricked into thinking [...]

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The best dustpan in the world

March 29, 2010
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The best Dustpan in the world.
When I’m working on a project, I make a mess. A big mess. I’m a sloppy worker. My wife has nicked named each and every one of my tools THE sawdust maker – as in “Are you going out to the garage to use the noisy or [...]

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How to make wooden seed boxes

March 28, 2010
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I want to thank everybody for all the great comments on my previous post – Several people emailed me about how I make the boxes and pots. So here you go! Today I’ll talk about making the boxes, and in my next post, I’ll show you how I make those great little newspaper [...]

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Wooden Seed Boxes

March 25, 2010
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Spring is in full swing. Here in Austin, every day this past month has been sunny, and 70°. Of course we get the occasional spring rain. Once a week there is an awesome thunderstorm that rolls through, and washes everything down, but otherwise it’s just perfect springtime weather.
And just about every day [...]

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Spring Tulips

March 20, 2010
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Regular readers know that last fall I planted bulbs in my garden. I had gone to Costco to pick up some bulk toilet paper, and saw a display with lots of bags of bulbs. These mass planting bags were 3-5 dozen bulbs of different varieties. I managed to get a bag of [...]

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First daffodils of the season

March 3, 2010
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Last night we got one of those strange Texas storms.  Heavy rains rolled in sometime after we went to sleep, and this morning when I woke up, the birds were chirping, and there was that great smell that happens in the mornings after it rains.
Of course, one of the the first things I do every [...]

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Oh, Hello Friend package exchange

March 1, 2010
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Who doesn’t love to get something incredible in the mail.  I know I do.  And sometime next month I will.  Danni over at oh, hello friend has done it again.  Last year I was too late to sign up for the package give-away, but this year, I had it starred in my Google Reader, and [...]

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Installing ikea recessed lighting – Blixt recessed lights Part 2

February 26, 2010
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Who puts recessed lighting in a garage?
I do!
My regular readers know that my garage is the testing ground for all my modern home projects.  To me, the primary job of a garage is to hold your car(s), but so often it doubles as a workshop.  This is what happens to me, and about 150 million [...]

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Installing ikea recessed lighting – Blixt recessed lights Part 1

February 1, 2010
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Where can you find 3 recessed halogen lights for under $20?  Ikea of course.  These little lights (they are about 3″ across) come 3 to a pack and require a bit more assembly work than the usual Ikea project.
But I’ve put a lot of Ikea stuff together – bookcases, TV consoles, Dining room tables, and [...]

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