TechCowboys on April 30th, 2007

Wow, now I’ve met the rototiller, and I’m pretty tired from it. It’s a good thing I weigh as much as I do or there would’ve been no chance of me running it as it would’ve run away with me. As it was, I just did a few rows of the garden to try it [...]

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TechCowboys on April 23rd, 2007

I’ve been keeping a keen eye on the local freecycling list at Yahoo for materials I can recycle in the garden. As my budget for building the hardware needed to setup a specifically square foot garden is extremely limited, I need to use reclaimed materials as much as possible. I’m hoping the only costs would [...]

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TechCowboys on April 23rd, 2007

Step 1: Start seedlings….. Here’s how I started the seedlings and the equipment I’ve used: – 3x 4′ shop light fixtures with 2x 40w flourescent plant/aquarium lights each.- wire linen closet shelving cut in 4′ lengths, plus brackets for attaching to the wall- Various plastic trays and clear lids from HomeDepot and Rona to grow [...]

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