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I have long wanted to have a good, strong stool at the dacha. I’ve been trying to make it out of polypropylene pipes for the last couple of years. The created stools did not cause much delight among my friends, and my wife will not get used to them in […]
When purchasing a suburban (garden) plot, you should be careful and circumspect. It happens that you can’t build anything on it, and a vegetable garden is the only thing it is suitable for. Let’s study the main nuances associated with the purchase of suburban land. We study the documents According […]
The concept of “decorative vegetable garden” came to us from the distant Middle Ages, when pharmacy gardens began to appear in monasteries, and in castles and fortresses — vegetable gardens for growing herbs and vegetables for the master’s table. As a rule, rather modest-sized plots were allocated for them, but […]
When building and repairing a house, it is not always advisable to purchase or rent bulky prefabricated scaffolding. Sometimes, especially with a limited budget, can help out hinged scaffolding, which is easy to make yourself. Why are they needed? To paint a pediment or nail a board somewhere at a […]
A chainsaw is necessary in a country farm. With it, you can also knock down an old tree, and quickly prepare firewood. And for those who make wood, it is simply irreplaceable. For ordinary tasks, you do not need to buy an expensive professional model at all — a household […]
4. Forgot about the chain lubricant When filling the saw with a fuel mixture, remember about the oil for lubricating the chain. If it is not enough, it is better to top up to a full tank. After all, the fuel and oil tanks are emptied during operation almost simultaneously. […]
Agriculture, like everything else, has its own history. It is quite long: perhaps this is the most ancient branch — historians count almost 12 millennia. In one of the previous publications, we considered slash-and-burn agriculture. And in this article I propose to get acquainted with the chinamp technology — the […]
Should a vegetable garden be beautiful? Many will answer with confidence: “Of course, yes!” However, beauty is a subjective concept, you will agree. Everyone understands what kind of garden can be called beautiful in their own way, but there are ideas that have been tested by time and practice, have […]
About 10-12 thousand years ago, in the Neolithic era, our ancestors decided to switch from collecting edible root fruits and hunting to agriculture and animal husbandry. Historians value this fact very highly and call it the First Agrarian Revolution. It was the emergence of agriculture that laid the foundation of […]
For many summer residents, the issue of a place available for planting is very acute: it is often catastrophically not enough to satisfy all summer fantasies. And although my plot is quite spacious, I also try to optimize my beds. In this publication I want to share my experience of […]