http://matts.org/taxonomy/term/12/0 How does my garden grow? Pretty well thanks! en http://matts.org/rainwater_barrels_on_a_budget <p><a onclick="window.open(this.href,'RainwaterRecoverySystem','resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status'); return false" href="http://matts.org/photos/image/28"><img align="left" hspace="9" border="0" src="http://matts.org/sites/default/files/photos/image_1/thumb_28/100x75_crop_thumb_DSC_0011.JPG" alt="Rainwater system" /></a>Here's how you can save a lot on your summer water bills and help the environment a little at the same time.&nbsp; The system I built stores 165 gallons of water, which is enough to water our large garden pr</p> <p><a href="http://matts.org/rainwater_barrels_on_a_budget" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://matts.org/rainwater_barrels_on_a_budget#comments Gardening Green Technology Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:06:30 +0000 Matt 29 at http://matts.org http://matts.org/node/20 <p>This winter was hard on both my wife and myself. Very hard.<br /> Not only did we have a high workload, but the weather was intensely lousy and oh so bloody cold.<br /> So to mitigate it a little we set up a window garden to grow our favorite lettuce, called &ldquo;bib lettuce&rdquo; or &ldquo;buttercrunch&rdquo; the latter of which may be a brand. I&rsquo;m not really a lettuce enthusiast but this stuff is really really good, it just melts on your tongue.</p> <p><a href="http://matts.org/node/20" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://matts.org/node/20#comments Gardening Sun, 10 May 2009 22:07:42 +0000 Matt 20 at http://matts.org