How To Make Scented Soy Wax Tea Light Candles — Free PDF Tutorial
December 3, 2009 – 9:09 am | 3 Comments

Ever wanted to make your own scented candles?  It’s not just for the “Martha Stewarts” of the world — it really is fast and easy, and it only takes about an hour.
Even with no experience, …

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Urban Gardening: Stuff is growing, and I ate it.
May 4, 2010 – 4:40 pm | No Comment
Urban Gardening: Stuff is growing, and I ate it.

So, the day after I planted all the seeds, it rained. All the seeds got redistributed into clumps! But they came up, and in the last five days, things have really taken off. …

Urban Vegetable Gardening: Eating Dandelion Greens?
April 24, 2010 – 7:13 am | No Comment
Urban Vegetable Gardening: Eating Dandelion Greens?

Like any crapola lawn, our city grass is full of dandelions. I remember someone telling me that dandelions are edible, so I decided to give the leaves a try. My 2.5 year old …

Vegetable Gardening: Hardening Off Seedlings
March 14, 2010 – 5:08 am | 2 Comments
Vegetable Gardening: Hardening Off Seedlings

As I get closer to planting my first successful vegetable garden, I discover more and more things that I don’t know about growing things. First off, you need a lot of plants for an …

Vegetable Gardening Advice For Beginners
March 1, 2010 – 8:24 am | No Comment

Gardening has issues. There’s always something wrong — unless you’re in some kind of plant paradise, you’ve either got bad soil, no sun, no precipitation, locusts, bunnies, squirrels, aphids, or mysterious plant diseases.
Every time …

Why grow your own vegetables?
February 26, 2010 – 6:41 am | No Comment
Why grow your own vegetables?

If you live in the city and have gotten all your food from the grocery story your entire life, you may be wondering what the benefits are of growing your own vegetables. After all, …

How I’m growing organic vegetables in the city.
February 22, 2010 – 10:23 am | No Comment
How I’m growing organic vegetables in the city.

Since I’m a nerd, I don’t feel right about doing anything new unless I read a manual or take a class about it. I like the security of having an expert or good instructions …