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Green Living

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Green living topics are all over Hometalk, from the ground up. Since every part of a house can benefit from green living upgrades, Hometalkers are always talking about green living. Saving the earth starts at home! Do you want to make greener living choices? Talk to Hometalk members who have made green living choices that they could live with. Browse photos of ecological projects around the home and garden, or search green living posts - your questions might have already been answered!



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Compost Bin/tiller

Got this used Mantis tiller at a yard sale for $15 recently. All it needed was a carburetor, which my husband stole off the gas blower. I took it to the compost bin, reducing it down to a ...»
manageable level. I can never get the compost to turn over with just a pitchfork, it is too heavy. I will admit, it was a mess, the tiller kept getting full and I had to keep the tines clean. But I am glad it did the job. BTW, this little baby is powerful in the veggie garden, too! I think it will outperform the medium & large tillers we have.

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Becky J Troy, IL 2 days ago
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    Jeanette S Yesterday
    Boy do I understand! Congrats on our super find. Hubby bought one of these little gadgets a ...»
    couple of years ago and anyone who plants, tills, or just wants to get the job done must have one of these! Good job!

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  • We completed our professionally constructed pond in 08, after having our 'homemade' one for 15 years. It has one of the best investments we've ever made, for landscaping, entertaining, and the beauty and sound of it watching the koi every day.

Gardening: We need more ideas for water conservation for watering flowers & gardens during these hot, dry summers.

Rain barrels are ok, but certainly hold very little when it comes to a landscape requirement!
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Victoria Acworth, GA on Feb 02, 2011
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    check out Aquascapes RainXchange (www.aquascapeinc.com). It can be built to any size 33 ...»
    gallons-a million if you would like. We've helped install them in many countries for drinking water for entire communities. ---The best part is they add a beautiful waterfeature to your yard. If you choose a system with a booster pump it will pressurize the water too.

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Solar Lighting: A Diverse Seletion

A quick look at some of the more commonly recognized solar lights, and those that probably wouldn't come to mind! Today's solar lighting offers diversity and more. From flashlights to ...»
solar street lights and lots in between, there's something for just about everyone.

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Solar Flair Lighting Sagamore Beach, MA 3 days ago
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  • Turning on the water. We are storing the rain water that is coming from off the roof and out the gutter in one of our rain barrels. It is supposed to be much better than hose water for the plants.
  • Watering the garden plants. Tomatoes, peppers and herbs. We connected a hose to our rain barrel and ran the hose out to the garden. It worked great for water pressure since the garden is downhill from the rain barrel.

DIY Raised Garden [part 2]

We went ahead and planted some veggies the other day. We planted cherry tomatoes, "Mr. Stripey" heirloom tomatoes, giant marconi peppers, bell peppers, JalapeƱos, banana peppers , and ...»
also cilantro, sage, basil and thyme.

These were already started plants. We also picked out a bunch of plants that we can start from seeds that we are thinking about planting soon. Hopefully its not too late!

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Raindrop Gutter Guard Sys... Cary, IL 4 days ago
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17 Plants You Grow from Kitchen Scraps

I love composting all the kitchen scraps I can but when I fill up my compost bin or run low on some vegetables in the garden using kitchen scraps to grow plants is a great activity.
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The Black Thumb Gardener Pittsford, NY on Jan 31, 2013
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  • This is what we started with - just an area in the yard with a black municipal composting bin.
  • You'll need five pallets to get a two tiered system. Start by creating a back wall and securing another pallet for a side wall.
  • Use long deck screws to attach the pallets top, middle and bottom of each side.
  • A two bin system allows for piling kitchen and yard waste on one side to decompose and storing the finished compost on the other side. 1
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How to Build a Composting System from Pallets

After seeing countless photos of these systems on Pinterest and in the blogosphere, we finally got around to making our own composting system from pallets this weekend. It's really quick and easy - here's how we did it in less than an hour.

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Heather Benton Canada on Apr 29, 2013
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    Thank you, Cliff.
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Quick Trick: Homemade, Eco-friendly Dryer Sheets

Your washer buzzes and the clothes are sopping wet. Not exactly a great time to discover you're out of dryer sheets. Don't panic, you can still soften up your clothes! All you need is a washcloth, some fabric softener and a little ingenuity. In fact, it's so easy you don't even need a step-by-step! Here's what you do:

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    What a great idea!
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  • Used longer pallets for front & back. Front door swings open for access
  • Pallets are held together with steel pull ties. will make it easier to take apart if I decide to move it. Also as pallets are hard wood it was easier than trying to nail or screw them together

Pallet Compost Bin

I put this together yesterday - if I can do it anyone can!! I grow Morning Glories in the spot on the left so that should make it look more compatible to the garden area. Will add chicken ...»
wire around the bottom to keep the compost from falling out

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Mulch piles doing all the work for me.

I continue your read all your posts about gardening with wood chips. I am grateful to have such a wealth of knowledge and experience, shared on HomeTalk. I have plenty of room and time to ...»
let the woodchips turn themselves into composted mulch. I am going to pick a spot this spring, were I have hard clay soil and weeds, and cover it with 8 inches of wood chips. Then I will leave for 1 year, and monitor and document its progress, for weeds, and soil conditioning. I want to see if it can transform soil composition.

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Phil Bauman Louisburg, NC on Feb 10, 2013
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    Phil Bauman on May 13, 2013
    I have down slowed down a bit with an old back injury, but I plan to begin using my wood chips ...»
    this month. First I am going to map out a small area and get soil samples, and monitor the soil change that take place over time, without any other supplements. Second I am applying wood chips around some of my veggie plants; I have planted in my row garden, and compare them to other plants in the same row. Due to physical limitations, I had to reduce my standard 12 rows down to only 3; 125 foot rows. And if I am able I will seal my 2x12x12 boards and build 2 each 4x12 raised beds, with a soil mixture of potting soil, peat moss, vermiculite, and AZOMITE.

    P.S. I am having trouble getting photos from my phone to upload, but I will get it worked out.

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How to Clean that Stubborn Toilet Bowl Ring for .25 cents

Chemical free trick to clean that nasty toilet bowl ring.. http://anyonecandecorate.blogspot.com/2012/0... ...»

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