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New Garden: Starting Seedlings Indoors or in the Garden?
I was recently talking to someone who is thinking about starting plants from seeds for the first time. Some of her questions included whether it’s too late to start seedlings for this year and if she...
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The Family Garden: A Different Mindset
Are you an ardent gardener and now that you have children, you have a hard time squeezing in time to work on your garden? Are you new to gardening, but you think you just can’t possibly get started...
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Do-It-Yourself Halloween Decorations
Mix of LEDs, pumpkins and DIY Halloween Decorations My neighbors put out a number of Halloween decorations and my children wanted some too. I politely explained to them how I don’t believe in using...
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How Vacuuming Can Save Energy and Lives
Lint Clogged Dryer Vent at Alicia’s Folks This past weekend, I got to a project that has been bothering me for some time, I cleaned out the dryer vent at Alicia’s folks house. Clogged dryer vents...
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Going For Solar – DIY Small Scale Solar
5 panels spread out along walkway Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could buy a solar panel and just plug it in to an outlet without needing to hire an electrician? Well, now you can! Be sure to read the...
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Cleaning Refrigerator Coils to Save Energy
Very, very dirty refrigerator coils Many of you have been trying to guess what the above image is, ever since we posted it in How Vacuuming Can Save Lives. While I had the shopvac and brushes out to...
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Growing, Growing, Growing Potatoes in a Garbage Can
Wordless Wednesday Our regular readers are aware that this year we started growing potatoes in a garbage can. They’ve grown very fast, so here is a picture walk through the process: We started with...
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Making Micro-Solar Sustainable and Affordable
What cool things could you create with this Solar Pocket Kit? Have you ever bought a solar powered gadget only to have it fail in about a year? We have dozens of defunct solar yard lights that worked...
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Shrinky Dink Wine Charms from Discarded Plastic
Do you remember the excitement of watching shrinky dinks shrivel up and shrink as a kid? Do you want a unique personalized way to identify your wine glass or beer bottle at your next party? Recycled...
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Jon’s Reading Wish List for DIYers
I wish I had more time to read and make things. For now, I will just have to share the books I just added to my wishlist after reading the 15 great books for making your own gadgets article on...
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Saving Water with a New Toilet
Water it’s the key to life. Over the human span water has been the most fought over resource and it is one of the most important resources for sustaining life on this planet. Look for the WaterSense...
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Flush for Good Giveaway – $200 Home Depot or Lowe’s Gift Cards
In honor of World Toilet Day and their Flush for Good Campaign, American Standard is encouraging people around the world to learn more about saving water. To help promote it, they are giving 2 of our...
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Save Water with Every Flush – American Standard Champion 4 Max Review
In honor of World Toilet Day on November 19, 2013, we replaced one of our toilets with a WaterSense 1.28 gallon per flush American Standard Champion 4 Max and could not be happier. Alicia says that...
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Are 3D Printers Green?
As someone who likes to create new things, I have been following the 3D Printing revolution from the sidelines for a couple of years. Until now, getting in the game required spending over $1,000 and...
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Turn down your water heater to save energy
Many water homes have their water heaters turned up too high. Many health codes used to call for hotter temperatures for home water, to ensure that dishes and clothes got clean enough. However, science...
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