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This is an amazing book for learning what can fit where. Remember that it is more for advanced gardeners so start small. Use it as a guide on long term plans.

This is a great guide to low-cost or free soil creation/amendment It also has a great guide to growing almost every veggie/herb. It works amazingly as a substitution for the very expensive recommended soil in This great guide to planting closer together to avoid weeds

Some ideas for reducing water usage:

Sub-Irrigation (there are a great many ways to do this, this is just one)

Hugelkultur Looks like shit but creates an amazing wood "sponge" under your gardens. After 2 years you pretty much don't need to water again (if done correctly). You also get a constant stream of nutrients from the wood breaking down. It is possible to "contain" hugelkultur beds to create more of a "I mean to do this!" order so people don't think you are just piling shit up everywhere.

Definitely agree. The first year, I'd start the herbs and get some compost going, if you can. For your compost, make use of whatever is locally available in quantity (eg, grass, leaves, food scraps, kelp, pond scum). This website is a good resource.

I started out using the Square Foot Gardening plan with raised beds and had good success. Now I've added some lasagna beds, as I think this method is more environmentally friendly and sustainable (and easy!). (Mel's Mix uses peat moss, which isn't sustainably harvested, is my quibble.) I'd say whatever you do, don't bother tilling anything. Is a waste of time, IMO. No-till is where it's at. Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza is worth reading if you're interested in this method.

In looking at the diagram, 11-20 makes up only one of the 4 caster systems on this deck. The other 3 are made up of (8,) 9, 10 and 13. The part number 13 is what I have multiple kits of because it is the service kit for all casters. The bushing number 14 is common only in the one with the bolt running clear through the system. However, that bolt is only running through a piece of plate steel about 1/4" thick. If I drill through number 8 and the two 9's on the other three, the bolt will need to be much longer. I would guess an M8 x 100 since the one on the plate steel is a 70 mm carriage type bolt. Do you think that will be strong enough? Should I be looking at a certain strength of bolt? Shouldn't that bolt be tack welded so it doesn't spin just like the carriage bolt number 11?

edit: I would need two of these https://www.amazon.com/John-Deere-Original-Equipment-AM120681/dp/B00CAXE6G4 and one of these https://www.amazon.com/John-Deere-Original-Equipment-AM120680/dp/B00CSBRZUW to repair this deck properly. $125 is just too much. Screw that...

The problem is that your hands are greasy afterwards, so what you need is a really good degreasing hand cleaner. Get some Gojo or Fast Orange, it's what most mechanics use to get automotive grease off of their hands, and it can be used without water. It's a thick paste with pumice particles in it to help rub off oils and grease, so just rub it into your hands and then wipe off with a towel. I keep a bottle of Gojo in my bag right next to the sunscreen and it works super well.

The wire.
Crimping tool.
Wire terminal lugs.
Battery Terminals.

Ask you shall receive, or, let me google that for you! :) I know that feeling when you don't have an experienced person to show you the ropes. All of this I learned from a week of reading and looking at everything I could concerning the matter. Sometimes there is no-one to show you what to do and you have to figure it out. It's not easy, but it is really satisfying. EDIT man that sounded really preachy... sorry about that, came from a good place :P hehe

Last fall, I read Lasagna Gardening (http://www.amazon.com/Lasagna-Gardening-Layering-Bountiful-Gardens/dp/0875969623/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310442283&sr=8-1).

As I recall, the author recommended the following:

• thin layer of manure (or compost)
  
• cardboard to suppress weeds
  
• thin layer of manure (or compost)
  
• 6-8 inches of straw
  
• compost around the plants you start.
  
  Digging to loosen the soil seems unnecessary as the ground will loosen as the straw decomposes. So far, I've created an environment that my plants seem to be loving.
  
  I've also found this to be extremely useful for filling raised beds.

Sure you can probably use it for a lot of things depending on how brave you are. But that looks like a specialized tool like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Avocado-Picker-Head-AVOCADO-PICKER/dp/B000AYE1Z6

Just chiming in, I have had to dig a bunch lately for deck/fence projects. I got this hand auger and it's awesome. Costs less than renting one for a day and perfect for small'ish jobs. http://www.amazon.com/Seymour-Mfg-AU-S6-Post-Auger/dp/B00002N8OK/

Check out the blumat stuff if it's just water and no nutrients, these seem to be a simple setup. I use a floraflex bubbler, subsurface drippers, a pump, and a timer. This gives me about 3 or 4 days on autopilot, but it's the exact opposite of an easy setup.

Edit: If you're just looking for a sensor I've heard these work good
https://www.amazon.com/Scotts-GRO-Water-Sensor-Starter/dp/B0758GY595

You need a probe rod. I like to use fiberglass because if you hit an electrical line, you’re less likely to be seriously injured or killed. Here’s a link to the one I use: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N851N6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_NPXZBbRZMEM37

You’ll want one that’s at least five feet long to probe out the drain field. Before putting any tools in the ground, make sure you call your states Utility Protection Center (811) and have them come mark your utilities. It’s a free service and if you’re present while they are marking, many times they will help you out with making sure all your utilities are located well.

These are HEPA air filters pretty sure they aren't for your vtec/car...https://www.amazon.com/GrowBright-6-Inch-CleanFlow-HEPA-Filter/dp/B01M0M1YTI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509503519&sr=8-1&keywords=6+inch+inline+hepa+filter

Best purchase I ever made, a manual auger makes digging holes so much easier then using a traditional post hole digger

https://www.amazon.com/Seymour-21306-Hardwood-Handle-Diameter/dp/B00002N8OK

Get him a bulb auger and a big bag of daffodil bulbs (the kinds that can be naturalized). He will have so much fun and the yard will look amazing next spring.

https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Bedding-Plant-Auger-Diam/dp/B001A5UU0O

http://www.amazon.com/Hesi-HESI-Starter-Kit-Soil/dp/B00503BU8I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408905867&sr=8-1&keywords=hesi+starter this one.

a combination of four diffrent ones. im not even close to the recommended mixratio. im using half of it or something.
im also using tapwater which is pretty hard where i live.

This is pretty much what I have. This one Is the style I was reccomended.

I can't believe anyone still uses that kind. This kind works so much faster and better!

Pretty cool. It utilizes a thermoelectric power generator. You can buy them on amazon.

I grabbed one a while back after someone on this reddit posted a video of a guy charging his phone by putting kindling in a coffee can, lighting them on fire, and sticking one on the side.

You can generate the electricity with cold too.

Nah, but it looks like they are just really expensive here.

http://www.amazon.com/Hesi-HESI-Starter-Kit-Soil/dp/B00503BU8I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348669660&sr=8-1&keywords=Hesi+nutrients

I can get the Gerneral Organics starter kit for around 40$

If you had a bit more money for the project, you could also try one of these. I watched a YouTube video on it, and it seems easy enough to do by yourself.

Ahh, to me it just looks like a electric generator motor attached to a crate engine.

You're going to need something to stand on and safely shoot from, so I'm going to modify this. IT worked for Termors, it'll work for zombies!

Looks like part of the machine a tractor pulls to cut wheat or whatever.

https://www.amazon.com/Sickle-Bar-Rock-Guard-16/dp/B07BB6XJN8

> 9800k

https://www.amazon.com/Earthquake-9800K-2-Person-Powerhead-Compliant/dp/B06X93WNRS

Spindles from a cotton picker. Used ones are also repurposed as markers by surveyors.