Sunday, August 15, 2010

Deep Watering your Trees and Shrubs

DEEP DRIP Tree Watering Stakes aid in the watering and fertilization of your trees at the roots, in addition to better aerating the soil with oxygen. Deep Drip will deeper saturate the ground around your tree allowing the roots to grow deep and strong instead of horizontally at the surface, possibly resulting in exposed roots. This device is designed to work with a garden hose, flood irrigation, or in conjunction with your automatic landscape drip system. Your standard 1/4" drip line easily connects to the Deep Drip spike. And you can also add fertilizer into the shaft to continually direct nutrients to the root zone. Whether you have fruit, oak, or aspen trees, start watering your trees where the roots are and where you want them to be. Roots tend to follow the water source, so show your roots the path to grow deep. When you can get water underground faster, you can water for shorter periods, while practicing sensible water conservation. Our Patent Pending Deep Drip tree root watering devices come in three sizes: 14, 24, and 36 inches.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Building a Compost Tumbler

You can build a compost tumbler to make compost at home.  All you need is a large food grade drum some plumbing parts and a wood frame.  You can get your drum from a restaurant or a restaurant supply company.  I got mine from a friend who works with restaurants. 
Drill a large hole in the bottom of the drum insert a 3" pipe with holes in the side of the pipe for aeration.  Insert an axel through the drum for turning the composter.  For more instruction you can search youtube.com for building a compost tumbler.  There a lot of designs and you can have fun with yours.  I you need more help you can email me at stevenlauder@hotmail.com