water

In this video Mark tells us about 5 common misconceptions or false expectations that new and aspiring food gardeners have. Handy tip! Want to talk to Mark directly? Did you know that there is another way, outside the forum? Support Mark on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme...

Water chestnuts! Who knew we would see this on the channel? Have you ever grown water chestnuts before, and if not, are you thinking of growing them now? Such a cute Bella blooper Handy tip! Want to talk to Mark directly? Did you know that there is another way, outside the forum? Support...

Have you ever heard of ollas before? Did you know that olla irrigation has existed for thousands of years? In Chinese texts there have been mentions for the use of clay pots for irrigation from well over 2000 years ago. Other ancient documentation shows that clay pot irrigation has been one of...

One can be self sufficient in many ways. You might look into gardening and your physical health, or perhaps having solar power is more your forte. But what about your mental health? What have you done to take care of your own mental wellbeing? Maybe you need to take a break, go out and have...

This is a bit of a weird question - ive got bubbles appearing in the saucers/containers under my pots. The water has only been stagnant less than 12 hours as I always empty it (and recycle it through). Its a hard question to google so thought I'd ask here - the closest question/answer I found...

Here's an article I wrote about a self-cleaning water tank system called Tankvac. It uses water pressure build up when a tank overflows during rain to automatically suck up sludge from the bottom of the tank and expel it out of the overflow. Pretty cool...