Joel S's Profile

If you're gardening in the ground, not in containers, and you have deep rooted plants like melons that need a good soaking, the old water containers can be a great tool. Drill tiny holes all around the container, and then dig a hole big enough to bury the container except with the neck sticking out of the ground. Position it near your planted vegetables. Put the holey container in the ground, and fill in the area around the container really well with dirt. When you water your plants, just fill up the underground container with water. It will seep through the holes and really saturate your plant's deep roots very efficiently. Wait 90 days, and eat melons.

I just read the link, and yes, sanding is the worst part -- because it's important, and regardless of the picture of the can of primer on the how-to-page, this looks rough to me. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I expect AT to have higher standard for a before and safer.

Lists like these make people so self-conscious about their decisions, afraid to make choices, and self-loathing over decisions they've already made. DIY gives people the power to improve their lives through real invest in time with their space and possessions, but criticisms that denigrate a person's accomplishments because they're not "magazine worthy" undermine the value that people get out of taking risks and making their spaces and possessions truly unique.

#6 on my list -- tired magazines like Elle Decor that tell people how to improve their lives through shopping. Uggh.