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Setting up a garden wicking bed for beginners

May

10

2023

How to make a wicking bed In this video ‘Setting up a garden wicking bed for beginners ‘ I demonstrate how to construct and set up a garden wicking bed for planting seedlings. In his demonstration I take the option of building the garden wicking bed from timber and then lining it with a waterproof ...

Find tank water level and capacity

Apr

16

2023

In this video ‘find tank water level and capacity’ I demonstrate an easy low tech way to find the level of water in a garden tank by using a hose pipe. I also show how to estimate the amount of rainfall, in mm, that is needed to fall on a shed roof for the run ...

How to move a garden shed in one piece

Mar

26

2023

In this video ‘How to move a garden shed’ I demonstrate an easy low tech way to move a small garden shed in one piece, no dismantling required. Here are the steps I went through to complete this task successfully. Step 1. Prepare a suitable site to move the shed onto. Remember these small shed ...

How to reweave a riempie chair seat with rope

Feb

25

2023

Step by step instructions How to weave a riempie chair with rope. This video tutorial is for beginners and shows, step-by-step, how to restring or weave a riempie or thong dining room chair with rope. Step1. Remove the seat of the dining room chair from the chair frame Step 2. Remove the old material, riempie ...