Off Grid Living Box Set: Introduction to Alternative Off-Grid Lifestyle with 90 Steps on How to Build Your Own Backyard Homestead, Live a Subsistence Agrarian ... Off Grid Living Box Set, Off the grid 101) by Kendall Cobb & Theodore Hall

Author:Kendall Cobb & Theodore Hall [Cobb, Kendall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4 –A Melting Pot of 20 Additional Hacks

Finally, here are twenty more hacks that you can use to enhance your organic gardening experience!

Hack #36:

Using diapers laid out in the bottom of your flower pots will keep them moist for days!

Hack #37:

You can use old wellington boots to create beautiful mounted gardens. Simply fill the boot with soil, and plant our seeds, then use hooks or wire to mount these boots on the fence or wall!

Hack # 38:

If you have unplanted seeds, you can store these in a photo album, marking them for quick and easy reference!

Hack #39:

Put eggshells in your garden instead of throwing them away. You can see the benefits of this quickly, as the eggshells break down, the add nutrients to the soil, and also help with water retention!

Hack #40:

You can also grow green onions from fresh ones. You do not need seeds to grow onions, simply cutting the bottoms off fresh onions and drying them. Then you plant them, and a few days later, you will see them sprout.

Hack #41:

Using old wine bottles to edge off your garden, you will see that your garden remains moister for longer, and also it makes for interesting borders.

Hack #42:

You can use your old t-shirts to hold your tomato plants upright!

Hack #43:

Use a planter stand, a water tray and a fern to make a beautiful bird bath. Birds will help to control pests in your garden!

Hack #44:

Use essential oils and water to make effective sprays for your plants!

Hack #45:

Sharpen your tools and keep them clean by storing them in in a planting pot filled with abrasive sand!

Hack #46:

Use tape and paint to give your planter pots a quick makeover!

Hack #47:

You can use an old cardboard drinks holder to plant your start up seeds!

Hack #48:

If you have a random box that is in your storeroom, one that you perhaps purchased from a flea market, then you already have a suitable space for a small herb garden!

Hack #49:

Before planting your seeds, soak them in warm water for about 24 hours. They will grow much better!

Hack #50:

In your herb garden, you can use a permanent marker to write the names of these herbs on plastic forks, and then dig these forks into the ground, marking out where each of these herbs occurs!

Hack #51:

A pretty way to mark your various crops is to use rocks and stones that you find outside. Simply paint these rocks with waterproof paint, writing the name of the crop on it, and placing it in the soil with the label side up!

Hack #52:

Garlic is a popular culinary ingredient. You can multiply your garlic crop by taking an organic garlic bulb, breaking it down to reveal its cloves, planting each clove with its pointed tip towards the sky, and covering these cloves. Then you can relax and watch them grow!

Hack #53:

Potatoes are an exceptional crop to start your organic experience. You can plant these flexible vegetables anywhere, even in a wire cage, no bigger than the one you would use for tomatoes.

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