DIY Garden Projects
Yardibles is all about saving money and DIY. Find out some neat garden and landscape tricks that will save you some dough!
How to remove an old gas tank from a John Deere LA115 Riding Lawn Mower
This morning we ventured over to my parents house to help them replace a leaking gas tank from our old mower. We were gifted this mower from our in-laws when we were living in Washington. We had an acre to mow, and they just purchased a new mower for their property. When we moved to Arizona, we brought the mower with us, ,in case we ended up in a place that had grass. Well, we did not. So we left it at my parents house so they could use it on their 1 acre of lawn. Now all these years later, the mower is still working like a champ, but…
Easy Hack for Irrigation Drip Line Installations
Installing and replacing old worn out drip lines on your irrigation system is no fun. The 1/4 drip lines are not easy to slip onto drip heads. Follow along with me to find out my easy hack for irrigation drip line installations. Buy a Craft Heat Gun That heading pretty much sums up the whole purpose of this article. After moving to Arizona from Washington State 5 years ago, I have had to become a pro at irrigation installs and repairs. We didn’t need these system up there because…… RAIN. A lot of RAIN. This heat gun from amazon is similar to the one I use. Watch the video below…
What Is A Wicking Bed
So as you may know, we have recently moved from Washington, the state of perpetual rain to Arizona….. the desert. After being here for just a year I am ready to figure out the best local and eco-friendly gardening methods available for growing vegetables in the desert. Here in Phoenix, we can garden almost year round. The summers do get a little hot (110 degrees plus), even a little toasty for my tomatoes. I didn’t know you could grow sun dried tomatoes on the vine until we moved here :). They are trying to tough it out for another month or so then as it cools they will…
Affordable DIY Patio
Below is a project and write up I completed while living in Washington State. Let me know what you think!!!! Looking for an affordable DIY patio? So was I when I came across an ad in a local online buy/sell/trade website. It was a listing for FREE leftover granite pieces from a local granite business. It turns out, it is cheaper for these businesses to give away the scrap pieces from projects they have finished than to haul the 1000 lb pallets to the local dump. To me the words FREE and DIY are what really get me excited. So I started thinking what could I do with a couple…
Aqua what? Aquaponics!
My love of gardening plus my love of tinkering = a love for trying & building new things. One day the kids and I were home. I was browsing the net looking for new ideas for my Arizona garden… and low and behold.. what did I find. Aquaponics. This is like a tinkerer’s dream come true… build a self-contained system using grow beds, pipes, pumps, (duct tape), and fish to create a sustainable food production super system. So I look at the kids and ask them if they want to get a new pet… or 6. Of course, the answer was yes. So off we went… first to…
