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Indoor Gardening 101. Are you interested to learn how to grow plants year round? Here is a great workshop I will be hosting tomorrow! Included in this blog: -Upcoming workshop details -My concept indoor growing shelf -Inspirational photos on indoor systems -Great tips for winter gardening Indoor Winter Gardening! Thursday, February 20th, 5-7pm Atrium Lounge, Concordia Greenhouse, 13th floors, 1455 de Maisonneuve West. Ever wanted to grow food year round in your home? Nothing beats fresh herbs and vegetables when cooking any meal. 1. First, you will need to devise a good plan for space. 2. For those who have cats, you know how difficult it is to keep plants living within the home. Check frequently for white fly, aphids, and spider mites. 3. All plants need UV light from the sun in order to thrive. 4. Obviously, you need a method in order to keep your plants well watered. 5. Although it’s difficult to grow plants in the winter, it’s not impossible. 6.

Tomato varieties:Red Grape (F1) 60 days to maturity. 8. Beautifully made coin rings : pics. Bonsai Species Guides. 4 Simple Steps to Grow a Hundred Pounds of Potatoes in a Barrel. Container gardening isn't only for savvy urban gardeners and folks with limited space to grow, it can also be for folks who want to maximize their yields in a controlled environment. Not only does growing potatoes in a barrel reduce the amount of weeding and exposure to pests and fungi, you don't even have to risk shovel-damage to the tender potatoes by digging them out of the ground when they're done, just tip the container over! After extensive research to plan my own potatoes-in-a-barrel, I've boiled all of the recommendations down to 4 simple steps to a winning potato harvest. 1. Select and prepare a container You'll need to pick out a container such as a 50-gallon trash barrel or one of those half whiskey barrel planters.

Alternatively, you can buy used food-grade barrels or commercially-available potato planters. Just about any 2 to 3-foot tall container will work, but be sure to select a container that either already has holes in it, or is okay to cut holes in. 2. 3. 4. As a lifelong city kid... how do I go about learning how to hunt? : gaybros. Denim thread. I've been burning wood into Pokeballs of various "types" : pokemon. Stuffed Hobbes (with pattern)

I spent a while digging through my Calvin and Hobbes books studying the Hobbes character when he was in the stuffed-toy form. Early versions of Hobbes were very cartoony, and things like the shape of the nose and the number and placement of stripes were not always consistent. His proportions also appear to have changed slightly over the years. Later versions were crisp, clean and very consistent in the features. I based my Hobbes doll off of pictures that appear in the later strips. To create the pattern, I broke the doll down into separate basic shapes. This pattern requires creating and stuffing all of the different body parts separately, hand stitching them all in place, and then hand stitching all of the stripes in place individually. If that wasn't completely clear, this project requires a ton of hand stitching. Begin by printing out my homemade Hobbes pattern, preferably on stiff paper like cardstock. You will need orange, black, and white fleece, with thread of the same colors.

4 Simple Steps to Grow a Hundred Pounds of Potatoes in a Barrel. No Globes. BeginnersCPP.com -- Lesson 0- Setting Up Cygwin. How to Fix Your Cracked iPod Screen: 10 steps. Fixing a cracked iPod Touch screen. Now playing: Watch this: iPod Touch screen repair The iPod Touch is one of the sleekest, most advanced portable media players on the planet.

Unfortunately, it's also one of the most fragile. With one side covered entirely by a thin pane of glass, a single careless drop is enough to turn the iPod Touch into nothing more than an expensive paperweight. To protect your investment, Apple offers a one-year, limited warranty on its iPods, with the option to buy an extended Apple Care warranty. But on the day CNET Associate Editor Antuan Goodwin dropped his first-generation iPod Touch face-down in a parking lot, he was out of warranty and out of luck. A cracked iPod or iPhone screen is really a lose-lose proposition: you either pay someone upwards of $100 to repair it, or shell out for a new one. To inspire others who may be considering a similar repair, I've put together a video and slideshow featuring some highlights of the repair.

Travel and Work Abroad | Work Abroad Holidays, International Work Experience and International Co-op Term Abroad for Canadians | International Experience Canada. Do you have an adventurous spirit? A willingness to challenge the unknown and identify your own opportunities? Through International Experience Canada (IEC), you can customize your own year-long work holiday abroad by: Deciding what country you want to visitObtaining the appropriate application for that destinationDetermining if you need help with travel arrangements for your work holiday, including job search International Experience Canada secures arrangements and agreements with different countries around the world to make it easier for you to travel and work in another country for up to one year. Choose Your Experience Click on the images below to spark your own travel ideas and get the information you need to choose the right travel and work abroad experience for you.

Working Holiday Young Professional International Co-op Add to Your Resumé! Ages: 18-35 * Examples of industries: Science, Law, Health, Education, and Commerce, Finance, Communications, etc. Spend Your Co-op Term Abroad! Locksmiths Pissed Off At Geeks For Letting Out The Secret: Lockpicking Is Easy. About Google Voice Lite - Google Voice Help. Important: This feature operates differently based on the type of account you have. Learn more about Google Voice account types. If you have a Voice Starter standalone plan, you can delete numbers in the Google Admin console.

Learn how to unassign or reassign a Voice number. You can only use credits for long-distance and international calls and texts. If you have a Voice Starter subscription, you can’t purchase credits. To make paid calls without a Google Voice subscription plan, buy credit from Google Voice. Upgrade to a full Google Voice account Make sure your phone is on and can get texts.

On your computer, open Google Voice. Tip: If you've forwarded calls from your phone to your Google Voice Voicemail before, to use your new Google Voice number, update your carrier settings. After setting up Google Voice, you can link another phone number. Related topics. How to make magic sand at your home. Dawson College -- Program of study and Extra-curricular activities. Introduction to C++: A video guided tutorial. Introduction to C++: A video guided tutorial THIS WILL BE A LONG COURSE. The material will likely take me about 10-15 weeks to create, and will take you as long or longer to absorb. This covers about 4 semesters worth of material at a undergrad level in a state school. A simple video introduction to C++, this will span from setting up the compiler to early objects, vectors, arrays, data verification and other sorts of material. I will go out of my way to help clarify any and all issues that my students may encounter, I want to help everyone learn to the best of my ability.

Lectures Prerequisites A general knowledge of computers (installing programs, typing) A basic understanding of how computers work. 2-3gb of hard drive space. Internet connection. Speaking English fluently will be a major help to you since it will be in spoken English. Syllabus As I add videos to the course, I will do my best to make them available here, as well as on the relevant reddit (/r/beginnerscpp).

Lesson 1- Hello world! 10 Steps to Become an Olympic Athlete. 10 Steps to Become an Olympic Athlete Don't assume you're too old or out of shape to make your dream of becoming an elite athlete come true. The oldest Olympic medallist was 72! Here are 10 steps you can take towards living your dream: 1. The first step is to determine what shape you are currently in. If you are 35 years old and your favorite activity is sitting on the couch with a six pack and a bag of chips, you probably aren't cut out to become an Olympic gymnast. 2.

Many athletes select a sport based on what they enjoy doing and what they are good at. If you are an older athlete, you are more likely to achieve success in a sport that focuses on "mental" rather than purely "physical" strength. 3. Once you decide which sport to pursue, you need to start developing your skills. 4. A crucial step that will get you to the next level is to join your National Governing Body (NGB). 5. If you haven't already started competing at the club stage, now is the time to do it. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Chrome extension folder. Jellyfish Tank. I was always terrified of jellyfish as a kid. The thought of a slimy translucent blob just below the water’s surface that could deliver a painful sting kept me out of the ocean most of the summer. It wasn’t until years later when I collected a small jellyfish at the beach and observed it in an aquarium that I realized how stunningly beautiful they are.

As it pulsed steadily and allowed its tentacles to flutter behind it, I was completely hypnotized. Soon, I decided to design and build an aquarium that could keep jellyfish alive and well. Convert a regular aquarium into a jellyfish habitat. Jellyfish can’t live in a regular aquarium because they get sucked into the filtration pumps and liquefied. Build Your Own Jellyfish Habitat. Though MAKE Volume 27, which hits newsstands on July 26, is the Robots issue, like all issues of MAKE, it features a wide variety of projects. One of the major projects in Volume 27 is Alex Andon’s Jellyfish Tank. Jellyfish are hypnotic, with their translucent bodies, sweeping tentacles, and fluid motion, but they require custom tanks to prevent them from getting sucked into filtration intakes.

On the pages of Volume 27, Andon, who studied biology and environmental science and is founder of Jellyfish Art, teaches you how to either convert an existing aquarium into a jellyfish habitat or how to build your own custom tank from scratch. Your choice. Here’s the “how it works” visual breakdown: The Jellyfish Tank is one of a few projects from the new issue that we’ve shared with you on Make: Projects, our DIY wiki. Photograph of Alex Andon with the Jellyfish Tank by Garry McLeod; illustration of how the tank works by James Provost. From the Pages of MAKE MAKE Volume 27, Robots! Goli Mohammadi.

23 Cute Pokemon Amigurumi. Mimosa pudica. Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"; also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant and the touch-me-not), is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, to protect them from predators, re-opening minutes later. The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed. It grows mostly in shady areas, under trees or shrubs. Description[edit] Flower Mimosa pudica folding leaflets inward. Mimosa pudica seeds Mimosa pudica with mature seed pods on plant The stem is erect in young plants, but becomes creeping or trailing with age.

Plant movement[edit] Video clip showing leaves closing after being touched Mimosa pudica is well known for its rapid plant movement. Taxonomy and nomenclature[edit] Common names[edit] The species is known by numerous common names including In South Asia many unrelated names are also common. Distribution[edit] Cultivation[edit]

Montreal: Des jardins sur les toits | Alternatives. Depuis 2003, Alternatives promeut la récupération des espaces inutilisés comme les toits, les terrasses et les balcons pour développer de nouveaux espaces verts et productifs. Le but est de créer de nouveaux modèles de production alimentaire simples, abordables, écologiques et participatifs. Cette nouvelle technologie se veut facilement transférable au Sud comme au Nord. Elle permet de faire face à l’urbanisation croissante, la pollution et à l’appauvrissement des populations urbaines. C’est un mariage entre culture hydroponique, permaculture et agriculture biologique dans une approche de jardinage collectif.

Concrètement Notre technique consiste à cultiver des fruits et des légumes dans des bacs à réserve d’eau. Victoires Grâce à ces projets, nous les citoyens : Partenaires À l'international, les partenaires d’Alternatives à Port-au-Prince, à Cuba, au Mali, et en Afrique du Sud appliquent la même technique avec notre appui. Un programme primé !! Jardins Chez Soi Jardins Entre-Mamans. Top 10 Ways to Repurpose Your Old iPod.

How to chop wood without messing around. [VIDEO] - StumbleUpon. Electronic Mail Services. Take a wooden matchstick and slice a thin sliver from one side. Then cut the remaining stick in two, lengthwise. Make sure you leave a little of the red tip intact for effect. Discard one half. Make the aircraft by glueing the sliver of wood - the wing - across the remaining part of the matchstick - the fuselage. Catch a bunch of flies. Meanwhile, put a tiny drop of rubber cement at each place along the wing where you want an engine. Take the flies out of the freezer. Breathe life into the flies. Launch the aircraft. Make A Cheap & Easy Solar USB Charger With An Altoids Tin.

Photos by Joshua Zimmerman The craftster behind the very popular $3 solar-powered emergency radio is back with a new awesome project: a cheap solar battery charger with a USB plug. Zimmerman wrote, saying that he saw a lot of small solar powered chargers being talked about over Earth Day, but there was a big problem: "They're all quite nice, but also quite expensive. I don't think I've seen any for less than $60, and I've not seen one that really suits my style. " So, he came up with his own, using one of our favorite reusable items -- the ever wonderful Altoids tin. In looking for the cheapest way to accomplish the task, Zimmerman found that he could build a USB solar charger for under $30 (or $10 if be buys parts in bulk, though it's not likely you'll be buying bulk solar cells and DC-to-USB converter circuits). Zimmerman states, "The central brain of our project is a DC to USB converter circuit. $3 Emergency Solar-Powered Radio Made With an Altoids Tin.

Joshua Zimmerman has a great project up on Instructables for turning an Altoids tin into a compact solar radio. All said, the entire project cost a whole $3. It seems like a project coming at a time when everyone is ultra aware of emergency situations, so it is both a fun and practical weekend tinkering project. It even comes complete with plug-in headphones. Joshua writes, "In honor of all my good friends still over in Japan I've decided to create an Instructable for a $3 Emergency Solar Radio.

It's a great thing in case of tsunami, nuclear melt down, or zombie invasion. And he's right. With a project time of just under an hour, it's ideal for testing out your DIY skills on a weekend. The full instructions are on Instructables, so you can get the details for putting this together yourself -- the steps don't look daunting, and it's a great learning project. Here is a beefed up version Joshua created that he says still only cost about $6 to complete. Build a Solar Charger For iPhones In 30 Minutes.

How to Grow Papayas Indoors. Burseraceae. How to make a glow lantern. [VIDEO] - StumbleUpon. Light Bulb Shrimp Aquarium. Make Your Own Gifts LIGHT BULB TERRARIUM – Green Holiday Gift Guide - StumbleUpon. Bonsai Care and Types of Trees in Your Guide to Everything Bonsai. STRING GARDENS. 66 Things You Can Grow At Home: In Containers, Without a Garden - Planet Green. Camping Wind Turbine. Free Amigurumi Patterns. Zelda Fans UNITE! Octorok Boss Amigurumi *pic chubby* Ampharos. Pokeball, Go! Wooper | Kiwiyarns Knits. Pokemon - Ampharos. My knitted toys. Ood Creature. Doctor Who amigurumi - Now with added Daleks on page 3!

Doctor Who amigurumis. Amigurumi Dolls, Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns & More - Craftster. How to Make a Terrarium - Home Flower Projects | Fresh Home.