I don't have the money. I'm also not convinced it's all that useful. Perhaps by the time I do have the money, someone will be able to answer that for me.

It looks like the bamboo fencing is also working pretty well as a trellis for some creeping vine. Very nice. And I really like these colors for the furniture, so reminiscent of both growing green...

What I want is my own house, retrofitted at a cost I can afford. That's my dream.

Another fun thing for kids: if you put the tops of trimmed carrots into a bit of water, the tops will sprout greens again. Unfortunately the carrot won't root, but for a few weeks it makes a very ...

I have thin, flyaway hair, and what I do is squeeze it a bit with a towel so it doesn't drip too badly, then let it air-dry before I comb it out with a coarse-toothed comb. It comes out with more ...

I skin, stew and can them. Plain, both whole and diced, as that way I can use them in a variety of recipes.

I would dearly love to put in solar panels. I can't afford it. The city I live in could make it the law nine ways from Sunday, and I *still* couldn't afford it.

There's Greyhound. And for the, erm, 'adventure travel' experience, Green Tortoise.

I'm ... of two minds. On the one hand it does address a need for slimline rain tanks that can fit into urban spaces. On the other, it's more expensive than an ordinary rain barrel -- I think I co...

I'm looking to replace my raised beds in a few years, myself, and from the look of things if you want cheap, wood is about it. On the other hand, a good solid wood construction will last a long ti...

I think you mean car-camping, or at least, camping at no great remove. Otherwise, this would be mighty fragile and a bit big and heavy for something that only does one thing. Back whe...

Considering that I've been using the same hangers for roughly twenty years and it looks to me like they've got at least another twenty in them ... tell me again just why I should dump them and get ...

It's NOT a tax. It's a fee, to be collected by the store providing the bags, to be used to fund community litter abatment programs ... just what, is unspecified, as is to whom the stores would giv...

My rules are: Only put stuff out on the curb if there's a fair bit of passing traffic, and room for both it and wheelchairs or scooters. Whatever's still out by the next day, bring back in and dis...

I lived in the City for over 20 years, and once doubted I could ever feel comfortable anywhere else. Yet, when I did move away a few years ago, I found it very easy. Proposals like this one were ...

You posted yesterday on Berkeley's paths, right? The one with the photo of the path up to Indian Rock? I grew up in Berkeley, and in my experience it was possible to grow greens and herbs there t...

If money were no limit, I'd like solar panels, yeah, but also solar water heating, a heat sink, house fan, grey water system, and rain barrels. And then I'd buy up some of the empty lots around to...

My dog doesn't need a bathrobe. I mean, yeah, I *do* spoil my dog -- I'm currently reaching 'round his wriggly little heinie to type this -- but that same money could buy a whole heap of tennis an...

I've not used one of these, but I love on/off toggles on showerheads. In addition to saving a bit of water, they save on soap, shampoo and effort -- one good lather up without water, rinse off, an...

I just keep a glass by the sink too. In the bathroom, as well. It's not like it's that much bother to wash them. And the eight servings of water a day thing? Health nut nonsense, and recently d...