Life hacking for garden and summer resident - a collection of 110
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6 LIFEHAKOV FROM HANDY SUNSET
Thanks for the published ten of my articles on various topics, probably not many got more. But 37-year-old summer experience is worth it, and there were other "life hacking", as they now call the little tricks. I offer on the basis of the discretion of several such. Something was born spontaneously, I had to think and try something over several times.
I took a fishing rubber cord 5 mm, applied it after 5 cm with an indelible marker of division, alternating two colors, and got a universal marking tool. By changing the stretching of the cord — and it can evenly lengthen 85 times — I get almost any identical intervals. It is much more convenient than a traditional, always sagging and weakening rope.
About "convenience" (those in the yard) is written a lot. Nothing worked, especially when you need to regularly put the "contents" in the compost. He dug under the old apple tree, far from the well, a thin metal barrel upside down, lower than the ground level.
In the bottom I cut a hole around 200 mm and set a funnel from a galvanized sheet between the barrel and locker, and on top a regular seat with a lid. He refused and from the "firm" means for septic tanks.
At the beginning of each season, I pour 150-200 ml of EM-preparation into an incomplete bucket of warm water, and to feed microorganisms I pour a glass and a half of old jam or syrup.
Every 20 minutes, according to the theory, there are twice as many bacteria, and in a few hours their “livestock” increases hundreds of times. I pour it into the barrel, and they process all the "proceeds" to the very cold (see fig.)
In spring, mosquitoes do not bother the riders; in the summer flies do not swarm - zero emotions. But is this not an indicator of hygiene? There is no smell, the advice to plant fragrant plants around is not relevant. Counted on 4-5 years - nine years have passed, and to be continued. Obviously, the roots of the apple tree are taking their toll. But sooner or later you have to cut down the bottom and use the contents as fertilizer. Maybe it's easier to dig another barrel next to it, move the booth, and sprinkle the old barrel with earth?
The remnants of the EM-drug poured into a barrel with infusion of herbs. To begin with, I bring in a few last carrot or beet pieces (finely chopped). It also works all summer, all you need to do is to leave 2-3 buckets from each batch to ferment the next batch with grass.
In the spring, the mole began to spoil the path from the tiles. Poured a little ammonia into each exit from the earth and trampled underfoot. Maybe not very humane, but he never appeared here again. Do you want - judge me, you want - no.
How many people, so many opinions. You can read that you can’t wash root vegetables before storage, or even categorically: “A plastic bag is death for carrots.”
Every autumn for the 25 years I have been performing this “death number”. I prune a carrot from both ends, mine, putting on a pair of household gloves (with pimples), lightly dry and pack in such bags. Tightly tied, stored in a caisson under the garage. Similarly, and store beets, you can together, in one package. What we do not have time to use, keep to the new crop with minimal loss of quality.
One fall, I covered one strawberry patch with sphagnum moss, and did not remove it in spring. Strawberries bloomed later than others. Minus?
It turned out to be a plus: pure berries lie on the moss, slugs do not creep, there is less grass.
The season of berries in other beds has passed, but here in full swing - extended over time. Moss and in the flower garden looks decorative - for example, under gladioli.
© Author: Vladimir Viktorovich V. Propulsion Uglich Yaroslavl region.
DURABLE SHOVEL OWN HANDS
Shovels are widely used in our gardens and, sometimes, often break. The weakest point in a shovel is the docking station of a shovel handle with its metal part.
It is known that plastic bottles from various drinks (juices, mineral water, etc.) tend to reduce their size when heated. I propose to apply a way to protect the spade shovel from fracture. The whole essence is displayed in the pictures.
At the appropriate size plastic bottle cut off the upper and lower parts. The remaining cylinder is put on the shovel, and under the influence of a heat source (gas burner, soldering iron, etc.) the cylinder sits on the butt joint.
We get a light and durable connection, as well as additional protection of the cutting from fracture. Since the bottles are essentially a waste material, this method does not have any expenses.
Victor MARTYNOV, Mednogorsk, Orenburg region.
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Below other entries on the topic "How to make your own hands - a householder!"
- Useful tips and ideas for home and cottage - issue 59
- Useful Tips and Ideas for the Wizard - Issue 8
- Folk tips and useful ideas - a collection of life hacks 107
- How to properly heat charcoal and other useful summer cottages
- Useful tips and ideas for giving and home - 78
- Do-it-yourself house and cottage: folk tips and useful ideas - collection 142
- How to open a frozen lock
- How to protect the drain from the leaves
- 2 useful life hacks with nails
- Useful tips and ideas for home and cottage - issue 41
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I will share simple advice on how to unscrew a rusty bolt. Its essence is heating.
This is done in various ways: you can use a soldering iron, but ideally a torch or a blowtorch. It is necessary to warm more strongly, then the chances of unscrewing the rusted bolt will be higher, the main thing is to act while it is hot, that is, heat and immediately unscrew. Almost always, such an operation ends successfully.
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We repair the floor with our own hands
In the corridor of a country house, a plank floor has rained in places. I sifted the birch sawdust remaining after harvesting firewood, mixed it with PVA glue, added some water. With a spatula, filled the plastic mass of the gap between the floorboards, and when everything is dry, polished fine sandpaper. Simple, economical and reliable!
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The long ladder is inconvenient for manipulations alone, even if it is not very heavy in itself, like, say, modern metal stairs from a hollow profile.
For example, when you try to put it vertically on a flat surface, the lower supports will “run away” from the lift. To avoid this, it is enough to tie a rope, a sling, etc. to the bottom rung and lift the ladder, stepping over this rope. If the ladder needs to be carried often, you can use a piece of rope with a hook and store it just by hooking it at one of the upper steps.
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Before you install, the ladder must be delivered to the place. As practice shows, the metal composite three-section ladder is quite possible to lift and move alone, but together it is much more convenient. And if your staircase is wooden, then one can be, to put it mildly, inconvenient.
The problem will be solved by a small wheel, preferably already on the mounting bracket. It should be fixed in place using the available tools.
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Saving holey hose
A hole appeared in the watering hose. I wiped this area dry, cleaned it with a sealant, and wrapped it tightly with tape to prevent folds. Natalia GOFAROVA