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Hacking

DIY Fire Starter

The haunting memory of an embarrassingly difficult time getting a fire started in the snow last year motivated me to come up with a solution.

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Hacking Lockpicking

DIY Lockpick Set and Leather Case

This is a beginner lockpick set I made for a LEO to learn on.

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Horticulture

Garden Update: Winter Harvest

We’ve had an incredible first harvest! The garden produced wonderfully.

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Horticulture

Garden Updates: Backlog

Since the garden has been continuously updated from Facebook I’ve decided to make a single post containing the entire backlog to make catching up easier. Future updates will have their own posts.

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Arts

Papier-mâché Masks

My girlfriend and I decided to make papier-mâché Halloween masks this year.

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Horticulture

Rice Hulls and Alfalfa

I want to talk a little bit about using rice hulls and alfalfa from a feed store vs buying them from a company who intends them to be used as soil amendments.

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Horticulture

Grow Tent

In an attempt to save money and have a tent more compact than what is available any where online or otherwise we made our own grow tent.

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Horticulture

Toilet Paper Seedling Cups

Youtube user Guy Brown inspired us to make seedling cups using toilet paper. We decided to go this route because we have a tray for rock wool or coco plugs and this allows us to make our own plugs relatively easily and cheaply.

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Horticulture

First Planting!

Scallions, Broccoli, Cabbage, Lettuce, Spinach, and Celery. (6 rows x 13 ea. = 78 seedlings)

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Dev Horticulture

Irrigation Control and Monitoring

The objective of this project is to create a cheaper alternative to commercial irrigation control solutions with added functionality.