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Hacks related to gardening: the cultivation of plants for purposes such as ornamental quality, food use, or natural habitats for wildlife.

Hacks related to gardening: the cultivation of plants for purposes such as ornamental quality, food use, or natural habitats for wildlife, as well as questions which are linked to this activity, such as working with compost.

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Removing stones from mud

In my yard, I have a large mud area that I plan to plant grass in. This mud area, because of how it was originally set up, has many stones in it (ranging from 5 to 15 centimeters in diameter). The only ways I can try removing them right now are by…
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Child safe water hose

Right now, I am using classical water hose outside of my house. But there is a problem: My young kids are playing with the hose and turning on the water. Yes, I am also trying to solve this issue through parenting, but the kids are relatively small…
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How can I soften hard soil enough to insert short plastic stakes?

I bought a couple of cheap solar lamps for the garden but it's winter and the soil is hard. They're meant to just push in, but the base of each lamp seems to be a cheap plastic and I've already shattered one. The spike itself is approximately 6…
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How to remove tree roots

Our backyard is fenced in by coniferous trees (Thuja). Sadly enough, a few of them have died, and I want to remove them and replace them with a fence. The problem however, is that these trees grow their roots deep into the ground. I could try…
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