Tube Gate Hardware

Making a worm tube couldn't be easier, and most supplies are inexpensive – or maybe even free. Worms from the garden will find and eat the goodies prior to leaving rich worm poop (), extending to a 3- to 4-feet (3 m.) radius around the tube.

Typically, the latch is a metal prong that inserts into a hole in an adjacent post when the gate is shut; to open this type of gate, the latch is usually pulled to release from the post.

Many more wonders remained for me to explore, so I took my leave of the Keeper of the Gate and proceeded to make a quick inventory of genera and species not yet described. After all, Aroidia was a place of all plants, and even though two intelligent races...

Your dog wears a collar that picks up this frequency, and when the dog gets close to the buried-fence perimeter, the collar first emits a warning beep or vibration and then gives the dog a shock.

Alternating Current Like the name suggests, this current alternates direction, flowing one direction half the time and a different direction the other half. That said, choosing the right welder for you and your farm is not necessarily a straightforward,...

This is a cool feature! This book will be of great help to the owner of a small yard, a connected home and the renter.One negative; plants are listed without Latin Names. These are the pieces missing that should take my front yard from okay toNow for...

Then, partially fill in the hole with fine soil and place your seedlings, still in their tubes, into the holes with their tops even with the soil surface. Parsnips can also develop forked or deformed roots if they're grown in hard or clumpy soil, so it's...

And some bucks get feisty during rut and bash their humans, so Dad said, “No more bucks with horns!” Horns get caught in fences, too. Another reason dairy goats get disbudded is because horned does (those are girl goats) hook each other with their...

The only trouble is that members of the cucumber family don't like to have their roots disturbed. Once they're wet, they become more flexible and the bottoms will level themselves out.

Plants can utilize about four times the amount of CO2 found in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide gas -- CO2 -- can be used for enriching the growing conditions for plants. You can make your own CO2 generator with yeast and a sugar solution.

Bigger plants take longer to grow and cost more to ship than tiny annuals. Mail order plant sources can lead you to exciting new possibilities but it's up to you to remain aware of your zone hardiness rating in order to wisely choose from unfamiliar perennials.Perennials...

Being able to water them just once a week is much more convenient than having to tend them every day.Pierce the base of a small plastic disposable drink bottle with a piercing tool, leaving the cap on, and insert a 4-inch length of tubing into the hole,...

This is much like the approach of a Peregrine Falcon on it's prey, possibly because both have monocular vision[1]. Each eye sees a different image. Perhaps to grab something stirred up within the ruffled ground, or just being extremely curious.

His research has shown that grapevines with more bridge cells are more susceptible to Pierce's disease, which can lead to severe vineyard damage. When a plant takes up water from its roots, water passes through these tubes as if it were sipping water...

The results look like somebody came along with a teeny, tiny chainsaw. A little digging by hand orin the immediate area of the fallen plant almost always reveals the culprit: a small, soft-bodied grey or dull brown caterpillar-looking creature that curls...

Ponce/Flickr New tractor tires can be prohibitively expensive, so if it's just a small puncture you're dealing with, you may want to consider buying a patch kit—a smart thing for any farmer to have—or having a local dealer patch it for you.

As long as men (and women) have had possessions, they've needed a place to store them. We hope this spotlight on some of our members' favorites is a nice change of pace for your Saturday morning.

Bucket or similar container to hold the milk (This can range from a 5-gallon bucket to a stainless steel bathroom trashcan to a file box. If you're using a 5-gallon bucket, consider buying a padded lid to sit on while you train.

Next, drill a hole for the hose bibb (that's the valve with a handle to turn the water on and off, and where your garden hose attaches). Scott cut a rectangular opening just larger than a downspout, and made a 2-part screen: one layer of fiberglass window...

Aquaponics is a method of growing fruits and vegetables in a hydroponic system combined with the aqua-culture of fish. Place the end of the bioreactor hose in the top of the planter.

If you can connect it to a GFI outlet, so much the better. You might be tempted by the photos in the seed catalogs that fill your mailbox in January. If you're starting plants inside, artificial light is a big help.

But this wasn't enough, it had to have something inside, to hold the stick tight. First, I had to figure out what the pinecones would be stuck to….I thought of a stick, one of those which I use for my plants.

Most of the wasps who take over one of the nesting holes are not harmful to the bees, but they do have predators, notably a tiny 1/4-inch wasp called Monodontomerus, who uses its ovipositor to bore through into the bee cocoon where it lays its egg.

These tubes are covered by a leaf that serves as a hood to control the amount of rain that falls into the tube. (see reference 2)Wild pitcher plants grow in sunny bogs covered with peat moss.

If you love to cook outside but want something a little more sustainable and energy-efficient, the GoSun Stove may be for you. According to Tech Crunch , the GoSun Stove “uses a unique design that directs sunlight towards a cylinder, which the company...

1 ounce beeswax 4 ounces herb-infused olive oil 1 T. A beeswax lip balm is very similar to salve , except the proportion of wax is higher. Difficulty: Beginner Time: 1 hour or less A beeswax lip balm is very similar to salve, except the proportion of...

For a sugar-free option, break off a small corner of a bar of unsweetened baking chocolate instead. Pour into lip balm tubes and allow to cool before capping and adding labels. Stir until smooth.