hacks Archives

January 18, 2016

The Asian delicacy winter melon will keep in storage during the off season and can be used in soups, curries and even candies.

January 18, 2016

Keep your blackberries, raspberries and other brambles neat and tidy with this trellising trick.

January 18, 2016

Get to know your legumes to fix nitrogen into your garden soil and nurse other crops to life.

January 18, 2016

Build your own swales, berms and rain gardens to control rainwater build up and to maximize free irrigation.

January 18, 2016

Protect your city flock’s feed from thieving sparrows and rodents with this no-waste feeder solution

January 18, 2016

Avoid weeds and build soil with sheet mulch—it’s a heckuva lot easier than weeding the garden!

January 18, 2016

Quench your plants’ thirst in the heat of summer with this homemade irrigation system.

January 18, 2016

Grinding up your compostables into smaller pieces aids in the decomposition process, meaning you’ll have black gold in no time.

January 18, 2016

Cultivate all of your culinary herbs in 5 square feet with an herb spiral.

January 18, 2016

Upcycle a netted bag to keep cabbage loopers from decimating your broccoli crop.