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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :tongue I started cleaning out the garage this morning. The idea was to toss junk and other stuff that I am not using. But I find I am the world's worst clean up person. Just about everything I pick up and look at, I say to myself, that could come in handy for something, someday, and I think I...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    :caf I watch all the Gardener Scott videos I can find. I'm just a hack gardener, so I'm willing to listen to anyone and everyone and consider their ideas. If you want a relatively quick and easy pallet wood raised bed, I think Gardener Scott shows how to make one with as little as one decent...
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    Shredded printer paper for bedding

    I bought all my shredders, used, at our local church charity Thrift Store for less than $5.00 each. Some are better than others, but at that price, I use them until they die, and I still have an extra one or two shredders to put into service sitting in the closet. I would love a commercial or...
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    Shredded printer paper for bedding

    Almost all my shredders are crosscut shredders. :tongue I don't use paper shreds, per se, in the nest boxes. The paper would stick to the freshly laid eggs and Dear Wife did not like cleaning the paper off the eggs. That did not last long at our house. I have heard mixed results from others...
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    Shredded printer paper for bedding

    @BigBlueHen53 thanks for the shout out and the link to that thread. Lots of concerns and real-world experience using paper shreds have been discussed in that thread. I encourage @Laurie Williams to check out that thread. For now, I'll just address my experience with some quotes from this thread...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    :caf A day or so ago, a member, @Land of Lincoln asked me how many pallets does it take for me to build one of my pallet wood raised bed v2.0 designs? The short answer was about 3 pallets broken down and cut into correct sizes. :idunno It occurs to me that some people maybe are looking for a...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    And let's not forget that you can use really hot water with Dawn dish soap in it to warm up and soften the rubber hose or pipe while the dish soap adds a little extra lubrication.
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Thanks for the info. That's what I needed.
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    I bet that watering wand comes in handy. Did you make it yourself? If so, can you tell us how you made it? I think I want one for myself! :tongue FWIW, I had purchased a couple of watering wands that worked great for a year or two, then they both broke. They had those heads that you could...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    :clap It's been a week and a half since I had to restart, or fix, my Super Sweet 100 tomato plants that the tops got eaten by the deer. This morning, I was outside looking at the plants to see how they were doing. Honestly, if you did not know what they looked like 10 days ago, you would think...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :old We must be close to the same age. I have the exact same memories. My grandpa grew up during the Great Depression, and I cannot remember throwing anything away that might be reused. We built lots of stuff with both used lumber and used nails. Maybe that's why I am so comfortable making...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    That's why I have stashes of both in my shop. Dear Wife does not like those metal coat hangers, so I take them out to the garage, and they eventually get used for something. I save the thin wire from unpacking stuff. Just roll it up and put it in a drawer, ready for use if/when the time comes...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    ⚠️ Clearance on Central Machinery 9" Band Saw at HF I just picked up a Central Machinery 9" band saw at Harbor Freight on clearance for $84.00. I got the last one at our store. Here is a picture of the box... That Central Machinery band saw is being replaced by the Bauer 9" band saw selling...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    ⚠️ Clearance on Central Machinery 9" Band Saw at HF I just picked up a Central Machinery 9" band saw at Harbor Freight on clearance for $84.00. I got the last one at our store. Here is a picture of the box... That Central Machinery band saw is being replaced by the Bauer 9" band saw selling...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Looks like you solved the problem. Great job. I don't know about the screws for your feeder, but our local Fleet store sells all kinds of screws and bolts in bins. You can buy a single bolt if you want. I often take a part into the store and look for a matching bolt or screw if not a common...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I have never loaded cattle panels in a pickup or small trailer. But lots of people do it successfully. Sounds like you have a better way. Thanks for sharing. I hope it helps @Sally PB who posted her concerns.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    :caf This guy makes it look easy... My local Fleet store will deliver cattle panels to our house, but the trip charge costs more than the cattle panel. Probably a good option if I were to buy many panels. They have a long flatbed trailer so the panels would be flat when delivered. Also...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I had rabbit in the military mess hall. It was good. I think more people had a problem with the idea of eating rabbits than the taste itself. In Europe, you can often buy fresh rabbit meat on the open market. I think they have a different attitude towards rabbit meat, with a long history of...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    That's too bad. My father had some bad reactions to poison ivy many years ago and had to go to the doctor for shots. That's no fun. If you had bad reactions in the past, it's smart to avoid repeated exposure. Unfortunately, there is no medication that you can take to prevent poison ivy...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Hard to tell the size from the picture, but it should work fine to trap chipmunks. Just have to figure out what bait to use. The chipmunks I have in the yard are smaller than a rat, so I would think it would work. :idunno Not quite sure why you want to use a live trap to catch rats and mice...
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