My Projects

A few months before I made this version, my first compost sifter was way too laborious to manually shake back and forth. It resembled an like an old gold miners, sifting pan. This version 2 model, while it doesn’t look like much, sifts dirt and compost down to a nice fine aggregate, which is great for growing plants and holding lots of oxygen. So far, this sifter has sifted it’s way through 25 -30 wheel-barrow loads of dirt. I am currently designing a sturdier version for next spring.

I found some goodies hiding in the garden today! Pumpkins, Onion, Carrots, Jalapenos, Tomatoes (which are still surviving!) and my Tabasco plant hiding on my Bonsai Shelves. Since my tomatoes are still going strong, I’ve trimmed back the withering tops with the hopes that these will regrow.

I am getting ready to plant my fall 2009 garden so I grabbed some fresh compost out of my horizontal composter today. It really needs to be screened and all the organics that haven’t broken down to the correct size will be mulched again and put back into the composter to help start the new batch. Looks like I need to bust out the old compost sifter!

After it was all said and done, and after buying parts from 3 different people I paid less then $150 for my complete Yakima Kayak Car Carrier (car and kayak not included :) )

I bought this bare kayak off craigslist for $500 in the spring of 2009. I’ve put a couple hundred into fishing accessories.

Here is some of the produce we picked during the spring of 2009. 25 pounds of potatoes, 10 lbs of cucumbers, 5 lbs of chive onion, some lettuce, squash, tomatoes, snap peas, etc.