Eric talks about high efficiency toilets, and why they can clog, its not what you think, usually. Also a story on having to unclogged a toilet and the final remedy that really worked. The toilet snake is a specialty item you can buy at your hardware store. This whole toilet subject was started by our...
Strawberry Pest Identification?
Wade from up north asked if we could help with this strawberry pest identification, so I am posting his email to us below, along with some photos. ________ Last summer we decided our hoop houses in the middle of the yard were unsightly, and just not performing that well. We tore them out and built...
Is this a Bee? Wasp Identification
I got a wasp identification email from a friend this weekend. "Not sure if these are bees or hornets. Any thoughts? We have two nests." I get a lot of these 'are these honeybees?' photos. I am always surprised when I do get this question, because I think most everyone knows basic insect identification. But...
Plywood Boat Builder Will & his dad Bill - GF Radio 381
A while back I was contacted by a young man who built our plywood boat, and he made a video about it. I thought it was brilliant, and arranged with his parents to have a quick talk on the phone. You can watch the video here Deek's original plywood boat video is on the Make...
How To Harvest Potatoes - GF Video
Here's how we harvest potatoes. It isn't rocket science, its just dirt. Watch our how to video first. Like I said, its not rocket science to harvest potatoes. The most important thing is to not pierce the potatoes when harvesting them. If you use a shovel or gardenfork, you may pierce them. No big deal,...
Bacon Wrapped Grilled Cheese Recipe - GF Video
The best grilled cheese recipe I've ever made. Inspired by a BuzzFeed video, I had to make our version of this grilled cheese. It tastes wow. Childhood memory of slices of process american cheese, unwrapped from the plastic, laid on top of white bread, and put in the toaster oven. I'm thinking processed slices of...
Hilling Potatoes How To - GF Video
Hilling Potatoes is the middle step when you grow and harvest potatoes. Not sure what hilling potatoes is? Watch our how to video and read on. Hilling Potatoes, what is it? Potatoes, the crop, grow along the stem of the potato plant. When you plant your potatoes - video here - you plant them 6"...
How to Grow Potatoes - GF Video
Learn to grow potatoes in this video, and in the following videos we show how to hill potatoes and how to harvest them. Growing potatoes is not hard, but there are a few terms you need to be familiar with. We'll go through them below. How to grow potatoes - step by step Potatoes are...
Paper Wasps, Makerspaces, & Corn Cooking - GFR380
Rick joins Eric to talk about the new microphone that you all helped buy, the ATR2100 USB microphone got a lot of good feedback. Use our Amazon link. This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but I earn a commission from. Thx! And a big thank you to all who have...
Troy Bilt Flex Review, One Engine Goes A Long Way
Here's my Troy Bilt Flex review after using the Flex Power Base and the Wide Area Mower and Pressure Washer around the GardenFork Testing Grounds. The testing grounds, otherwise known as my yard, are typical of what your average homeowner has: grass, trees, some weeds, dogs. Full Disclosure: Troy Bilt has compensated me for my...
Stir Frying, Cooking with Ginger, & New Windows - GF Radio 379
Eric is trying out different microphones, please let us know what you think be email: [email protected] First we tackle stir fry at home, and the why it doesn't work as well as at the restaurant. Eric has some answers, what are yours? Then we discuss cooking with ginger, along with the stir fry. Microphone tests:...
Best House Cleaning Tip For Dog Hair
With two Yellow Labs in our house, here is my best house cleaning tip for dog hair. Its a battery powered lightweight vacuum. Dog hair is a constantly falling onto our floors. Whenever the dogs shake, there it goes. With this vacuum, I can keep on top of the mess. I have a regular canister...
DIY Storage Racks For Basment or Garage - GF Video
Build these DIY Storage Racks to store long stuff in your basement or garage using recycled lumber. These storage racks are good for long things, like lumber, kayaks, poles, canoes, etc. I had some 2"x3" lumber left over from a project, and I didn't want to throw it away, so this recycled lumber became these...
DIY Battery Replacement & Podcasting - GF Radio 378
Rick joins Eric to talk about the DIY moment Eric had when he realized he could order replacement batteries instead of sending off a piece of equipment for repair. Might be obvious to everyone else, but not Eric. We both love www.transom.org , a website devoted to helping people craft superb audio stories for radio...
Carrot Salad Recipe with Sunflower Seeds - GF Video
Here's a carrot salad recipe that's better than the usual one. No raisins, this one adds toasted sunflower or pumpkin seeds, which works great for me, and I wanted to share it with you. Many carrot recipes fail for me, they are too sweet and don't have the best ingredients in them. This one climbs...
More Brick Pizza Oven Plans & Photos
Here are additional photos of our DIY brick pizza plans. Easy to make and break down, you can build a pizza oven in a few hours and be making pizza in the oven tonight. Note the sturdy table the brick oven is on, this thing is heavy! I used two pieces of tile backer board...
Foraging For Edible Wild Plants In The Backyard - GF Video
There are edible wild plants in your backyard that you can forage for and make a great salad from. No need to go to the farmers market, you've probably got edible greens in your yard you can eat. Identifying and harvesting edible plants is called foraging, but I call it free food in your yard....
Toaster Repair with Erik of Root Simple - GF Radio 377
Erik Knutzen of the website and podcast Root Simple joins Eric to talk about toasters, straw bale gardening, grey water systems, etc. In other words, a typical eclectic DIY show from GardenFork. Erik has been on the podcast a few times, listen as we talk about how to make furniture. Here are links to some...