Month: June 2016
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Growing Elderberries A Treasure for Many
I have been growing elderberries for four years now and they have become one of my favorite edible and beneficial berry plants. It is the third week in June and they are all in full bloom now. The blooms can either be mixed with a batter that you can make pancakes out of or you…
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More Water Catchment Lessons Learned for Everyone to Learn From
My water catchment system is full again and catches water from every rain, but there are still a few tweaks to be made. I thought I had a rock solid water catchment design, but discovered a few issues that need to be resolved. The issues to be addressed include water sitting on top of the…
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More Valuable Rain Water Harvesting Lessons Learned to Teach All
More Valuable Rain Water Harvesting Lessons Learned to Teach All post outlines some of the mistakes I made. The accompanying video covers how to properly bend downspouts, sizing of the first flush system drainage holes. It also covers moving water away from structures, use extra glue on your first flush system. The video goes on…
