Summary: Grow bags are a popular method of growing plants, but they can be vulnerable to extreme temperatures. This note will discuss various methods of protecting grow bags from extreme heat and cold.
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Summary: This note examines the use of grow bags in container gardening, highlighting the benefits such as being lightweight and easy to move, made of breathable fabric that allows for better drainage and aeration, can be used for a variety of plants, reusable, and promoting healthy root growth through air pruning. The downsides include the
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How do you manage moisture in grow bags? It can be a bit tricky to get the moisture levels just right in grow bags. It is particularly challenging because grow bags not only dry out from the top, but also around the sides of the bag due to the high level of air flow. To
Summary: The best soil mixture for grow bags will depend on the type of plants you are growing and the conditions in your area. However, generally, a good soil mixture for grow bags should be well-draining, moisture retaining, nutrient-rich, and lightweight.
When it comes to using a grow bag, one of the main challenges is figuring out how much soil to use. The problem is, grow bags are measured in gallons, but the soil you buy at the store is measured in cubic feet. It can be tough to know how much soil you need for
What areas in your life can you reduce clutter? Clutter can affect different areas of your life and have a negative impact on your well-being and productivity. By decluttering your physical space, digital devices, schedule and to-do list, you can create a more organized and peaceful environment. In this list, you will find different types
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Summary: Prepping is simply emergency preparedness, which is the act of actively preparing for emergencies or unexpected events, such as natural disasters, power outages, or other crisis situations. The goal is to have the resources, alternatives, a well thought-out plan, skills, and knowledge necessary to survive and recover from these types of events.
When selecting between plastic pots and unglazed terracotta pots for your container garden, it’s important to choose the one as it can greatly impact the growth of your plants. Consider comparing the following pros and cons of each before making your decision:
Keeping your plants hydrated can be a tedious task, but self-watering terracotta spikes can be a real game changer. These spikes eliminate the need for constant manual watering and ensure that your plants are getting the right amount of water. However, to make sure your spikes are performing optimally, you should be aware of certain
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When creating your own homemade lip balm, you’ll often find that waxes like beeswax, soy wax, carnauba wax, and candelilla wax are commonly used as a base ingredient, also referred to as the foundation. This is because they provide several benefits to your lip balm. Firstly, they act as a binding agent for all other
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A wood dowel, often referred to a dowel pin, is a cylindrical piece of wood used to join two pieces of wood together. A wood dowel acts just like a floating tenon except that dowels have less gluing area and use multiple holes (mortises) that must maintain alignmein mating pieces. Which can be tricky without
According to this grow bag size chart you will see that the most common grow bag sizes for fruits, vegetables, and herbs are: 7-gallon, 10-gallon, 15-gallon, and 20-gallon. The 7-gallon grow grow bag is the most widely used and will cover most vegetables, herbs, and fruit. Smaller plant, such as herbs, you can get away
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One of the first questions you may have when you begin using dowel joinery is: What dowel size should I use? When woodworkers talk about dowel size most often they are referring to the diameter of the dowel. There is a general rule for diameter size (loosely based on mortise and tennon joinery) that will
A quick note of my late summer 2022 results with ollas and terracotta watering spikes. The image below shows a container of Dragon Wing Begonias. They are watered with an olla made from two clay pots glued together end to end. One of the drainage holes is plugged shut. The other drainage hole is corked
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There are three different doweling guides for the Jessem doweling jig (model # 08350) that you can purchase separately or is included in the master kit (not affiliated).
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What Is a Jessem Doweling Jig? A Jessem doweling jig (not affiliated) is used by woodworkers to easily and systematically create dowel joinery for woodworking. It is a premium tool that I would consider a lifetime tool because it is heavy-duty, well built out of anodized aluminum, laser engraved, and precise. The Jessem doweling jig
The holes in a homemade olla made from clay pots can be small. It can be hard to fill them. I have found it easiest to use a funnel with a tip small enough to fit in the hole. As shown in the picture above. Funnels are cheap and work quite well. Especially if you
I recently purchased a rain poncho and rain pants for my get home bag/go bag. I thought it would be helpful to make a list of alternative uses for a rain poncho or rain pants if someone finds themselves in a emergency survival situation.
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Today’s blog post is about what we are doing at Jorbins.com. Specifically the note format we use and why we use it. Questions: Have you searched for anything on a search engine recently looking for an answer to a question you have? Have you noticed that much of the results you see tend to be
Before I purchased my terracotta watering spikes I did read a few comments about algae growing inside clear bottles. I have found this to be true when the bottle is exposed to the sunlight outside. Below is an example: Although the algae could be considered unsightly, so far it has not affected how the watering
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