Our Grape Arbor is a Stacking Function Fail

...ewart’s worst nightmare. A poster by Benjamin Dewey. Available in his Etsy store. I wish I had a conclusion to this post with a miraculous solution, like say specially trained roof Chihuahuas. I don’t. I do wish that the non-fruit producing Vitis californica vine that grows along our northern fence could be swapped with the prodigious one on the arbor. If fruit grew on the fence vine I could more easily net or cage it, or it least thin it out with...

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058 All About Aquaponics

Today on the podcast Kelly and I head to a unique homesteading supply shop called the King’s Roost to talk to the owner, Roe Sie, about aquaponics. During the show we discuss: What kind of growing medium to use Types of fish Water quality What female fish look like How to get an aquaponics system going How much it’s going to cost Troubleshooting Roe gives a tour of his aquaponic system in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c64xVIndQ8 Yo...

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052 Listener Feedback and So Much More

...ant to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. A downloadable version of this podcast is here....

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How to Fix a Sash Weight

...n. If not, you’ll need to get some replacement cord at your local hardware store. 3. To install a completely new cord remove the window from the frame and locate the circular hole seen in the diagram below: Tie a knot in the end of the sash cord and use a small nail to secure it in that hole. Thread the other side of the cord through the pulley and secure it to the weight as seen above. Having lived with old windows now for seventeen years, I’m a...

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