Dog toys are expensive, here is a video & plan for a simple homemade dog rope toy. Our Labs love this toy, and after they destroy it, we can easily make another one. Moose and Charlie Pup are the tug of war toy dogs in our house, the others are tennis ball fixated. I came...
Always Outsource Floor Sanding, OK? : GardenFork Radio
How not to sand a wood floor is just part of this week's GardenFork Radio. We also talk about hydroponics, aquaponics, composting, chainsaw safety, and some new viewer mail! Call our Listener Voicemail 860-740-6938
Cast Iron Cookware Reinvented by Borough Furnace : GardenFork Radio
Cast Iron Cookware hasn't changed much since the turn of the century. That's about to change as Jason and John, owners of Borough Furnace, bring cast iron cookware into the 21st century. John and Jason have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to build a modern day foundry to create cast iron cookware and...
How to Chainsaw Tree Logs
Here Eric shows you how to use a chainsaw to cut up tree logs into firewood. Keep in mind Eric is not a professional lumberjack, just your average DIY guy who likes to use his chainsaw to cut down trees, and cut the logs to fireplace length. Use this information at your own risk. Always...
Anonymous is not anonymous on the internet : GardenFork Radio
Cast Iron cooking startup Borough Furnace, bag gardening with mike, anonymity on the web, Table Saw safety with SafeStop.com from an article on NPR.org, and viewer mail! acadia's book is at www.acadiamcgee.com call our listener voicemail line with your thoughts or comments. 860-740-6938
How to Cook Radishes : GardenFork Radio
Chef Erica Wides joins us today to talk about how to cook radishes, how to use soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and toasted sesame oil to enhance your home cooking, and to answer the question that vexes us all, why does restaurant food taste better than my home cooking. Plus Erica's thoughts on knife sharpening, good...
How to plant tomatoes : GardenFork Radio
Priscilla, tomato expert and my neighbor, joins us for another talk on how to grow tomatoes. we talk about how to plant tomatoes, and the different varieties we like. Priscilla grows a ton of tomato seedlings and sells them at her roadside stand, and all our tomatoes come from her. Our favorite tomato last year...
Cool Manhattan Time Lapse Video
I spent a lot of time in NYC, lived there about 25 years, and I saw this really nice time lapse video by Josh Owens, and wanted to share it with you. Mindrelic - Manhattan in motion from Mindrelic on Vimeo. I was pointed to Josh's site on Twitter by @katiemo and @nerdist
Protect Your Email, the world is reading it! GardenFork Radio
Want to protect your email and make it secure? Listen as Eric and Mike and Monica talk about email security, email scams, gardening, starting carrots, and making sure your passwords are safe. Mike is what i call an expert on email security, and Monica and I use email, so this is a good topic. photo...
New beehives in our second beeyard, bearproofing the beehives
We have a real bear problem in our town with bears, and bears really like to tear apart beehives. So to hedge our bets, we decided last year to start a second beeyard in another part of town. Our second beeyard is near the center of town, right next to the cemetery. The honeybees and...
HoneyBees making burr comb after hiving the package
Its only been a week since we hived all the bee packages, and our bees are already firing on all cylinders. When you hive a package - you can watch our how to hive a bee package here - you pull out one of the frames to make room for the queen cage that will...
How to replace your car or truck fender : GardenFork.TV
Need to replace your damaged car fender? Learn here how to replace that car fender that hit guard rail, or got mashed by someone who couldn't stay in their lane, or whatever accident damaged the fender, learn here how to replace your truck or car fender with a replacement from an auto recycler or a...
Super Seed Potatoes, Growing in the Garden
Last fall I helped a neighbor dig a bunch of potatoes, and we were given a few bushel baskets of potatoes for our efforts. The potatoes were pretty darn simple to harvest, as the garden soil was nice and loamy, it dug easily with a garden fork. The hardest part was not hitting the potatoes...
How to make Pesto, Parsley Pesto : GardenFork.TV Video
Looking for a pesto recipe? or how to make pesto? Watch our Pesto Recipe with a new twist, we'll use parsley instead of basil. This same recipe works great for basil pesto BTW. Parsley is super healthy and easily found in the store or your backyard garden. Eric's Parsley Pesto Recipe 1 bunch of flat...
How to start a homestead : GardenFork Radio
Steve and Scott join us today to talk about how the are starting a homestead, what they are planning to do, and where they are getting good information on homesteading. Their homestead will be in Northern California. Scott has a fun blog called Holy Crap I'm A Hippie, and Steve produces several podcasts at the...
Mike Is Now A Ford Guy : GardenFork.TV
Mike and Eric talk about Mike's Ford Bronco from the mid 80s, and then Eric joins us to talk about aquaponics, which is a pretty cool system for growing food and fish. His aquaponics blog is here. You can listen to Rick talk about how to set up an aquaculture farm here on this GF...
Our Apple Trees Blossom
This hasn't ever happened before, but all our apple trees are blooming this spring. Usually there are a few that don't bloom. At least two of our trees bloom biennially. Here is the oldest tree in a view from our house. Last weekend was rainy with fog, so it looks great in the yard.
Jack in the Pulpit appears in greenhouse
I had dug up a few sage plants last fall and managed to get them thru the winter in the greenhouse. The trick I've discovered is to not let the soil dry out. Even though the greenhouse is not heated, it can get pretty warm in there on sunny days, so paying attention to the...