If you use Epsom salts when planting tomatoes, will you get bigger tomatoes? Find out on this episode of the GardenFork Radio podcast. Erin joins Eric to talk gardening myths, and we find out which ones work and which ones don't. Epsom Salts, Fact or Fiction? Does using Epsom salts with tomatoes help? Use treated...
How To Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades - GF Video
Learn how to sharpen lawn mower blades and cut your grass better with our mower video. Then read through the steps below and you'll be set to mow the grass. Key Points To Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades: Be sure to put some plastic food wrap under the gas cap so it seals before you tilt...
Bucket Bee Feeder Video - Beekeeping 101
Here's a homemade bucket bee feeder I made to feed the honeybees sugar syrup. Watch the video and then step through the photos below. I like the bucket bee feeder because you can feed the bees sugar syrup in the early spring and fall without having to open up the beehive. Our other sugar feeder...
How To Prune a Tree or Bush - GF Video
Can you show us how to prune a tree? Yes. For this post, we'll be pruning an apple tree in spring, but this method applies to most trees. Watch the video, then read on. How To Prune A Tree - Some Tips: Early spring or fall is the best time to prune. Use bypass pruners...
Replace A Broken Window Pane Like A Pro - GF Video
Learn here how to replace a broken window pane, its not that hard, and once you do it, its like butter. Easy Steps To Replace A Broken Window Pane: Remove the broken glass. Remove the old putty. Pull out the old glazing points Measure the window pane. Get Glass Cut. Drop in glass and push...
How To Cut Up Chicken - GF Video
Wondering how to cut up chicken? The chef term for this is to joint a chicken, but cutting up a chicken is a pretty good term for me. When you cut up a chicken instead of buying, lets say, chicken thighs, you save a ton of money. The cost of a whole chicken is not...
DIY Cold Frame From A Recycled Window - GF Video
Build this DIY Cold Frame with a window your neighbor is throwing out. I see windows out for the trash all the time, I could probably have built a whole greenhouse already! I like this home made cold frame for starting and growing salad greens, as they don't get too tall, perfect for this rig....
Austin, Grow Lights, & Staining Wood - GF Radio 407
Rick joins Eric to talk for this episode of the GardenFork podcast. Eric tells of his trip to Austin to meet with GardenFork sponsor Troy-Bilt and meet up with rest of the Saturday 6 bloggers. The community service project, reviving a community garden, was done working with Planet In Action. Rick tells about his LED...
Mini Greenhouse Build #1 - GardenFork.TV
This is the first mini greenhouse build we did and we learned a lot. We have built several more since, and they are great garden season extenders. I start my salad greens early and can keep kale growing into winter with a PVC mini greenhouse. Watch the how to video: A few tips on the...
How to build a grow light - GF Video
Want to build a grow light for seed starting? In this video I show you how to make an inexpensive one from parts you can buy at the hardware store. This rig may not be fancy, but it works, and that's what its all about on GardenFork. Check out our seed starting video below as...
How To Start Seeds Indoors - GF Video
I made a new video on how to start seeds indoors to reflect all I've learned lately. This included making cool paper pots and cardboard tubes. To start seeds indoors You need warmth and light and water. Lots of light and warmth, and not much water. Soaking wet seeds or seedlings will die off, imagine...
Pizza Oven Heated By Aluminum Foundry
Tom built this brick pizza oven that is heated by a DIY aluminium foundry, and sent me a note and great photos. He says: Eric, loved your pizza oven video, so I built one and it worked as described. Mine only got to about 600 degrees, so instead of 90 seconds cook time like Naples...
Cooking Steak On Charcoal with Will
Here's a how to on cooking steak on charcoal by our friend Will of the The Weekend Homestead. I've been emailing with Will about different DIY and homesteading topics, and he watched our video on how to cook steak directly on charcoal and shot a video about his steak. Nice. I'm not sure why people...
My Thoughts On The Flow Hive
"Eric, what do you think of the Flow™ Hive?" I get this question every week, so I thought I'd write out a post to refer people to for more information. The short answer is this: It is a great solution in search of a problem. People who are not beekeepers see this product and the...
What Camera To Use? - GF Radio 405
The best camera to use is the one in your hand! Eric and Rick discuss what cameras they use and why. Plus how to store your photos and display them. Rick has this Canon DSLR camera: http://amzn.to/1o2Wc1s Recommends this great small camera: http://amzn.to/1KUyfOG And uses a portable hard drive to back up his memory cards: http://amzn.to/1KUxKnB Rick...
Caring For Your Parents, Selling The House : GF Radio 403
Tracy joins Eric to talk more about how they moved their parents into care facilities, emptied the house, and sold it. In our previous podcast about taking care of our parents, we talked about working with a medicare consultant or elder care laywer, this was very helpful for us. Getting power of attorney is the...
Garden Predictions with Erin of The Impatient Gardener - GF Radio 403
Erin of The Impatient Gardener joins Eric to talk about garden trends and what Erin see happening in the garden design world, something Eric knows nothing about, so this should be interesting. White Gardens are big, but the number of plants are limited with that color. Boxwood is also all over the place in the...
Homemade Pallet Pry Bar With No Welding - GF Video
Build this homemade pallet pry bar with parts from the hardware store, no welding required. Grab a bunch of right angle brackets and some nuts and bolts, and make a pallet buster. Neat. Pallet Pry Bar Parts List Eight 4" right angle brackets Two 3 ½" Grade 5 ⅜" bolts & nuts Two ¾" ¼"...