Here's a simple balsamic vinegar dressing recipe that you can make in 10 seconds. And here's a video to show you how to make salad dressing. This salad dressing recipe follows most others, except for a secret flavor boosting ingredient! Watch the salad dressing video to see what the ingredient is. Store bought salad dressings...
Probably The Best Way To Hook Up A Generator To Your House
Wandering through YouTube, I found what may be the best way to hook up a generator to your house. Its brilliantly simple and safe. Manual transfer switches require wiring inside the electric panel, generator interlocks a bit less wiring. This rig, technically called a meter mounted transfer switch, no wiring. Instead of messing with your...
Grow Apple Trees From Seed? & Acorn Flour - GF Radio 460
Eric and Rick talk about Olive tree problems due to climate change. Flies are ruining the fruit because it no longer frosts in Southern Italy. Listen on the GastroPod podcast Andrea asks on our Facebook Discussion Group about growing apple and pear trees from seed. We suggest checking out the Fedco Seeds Tree catalog for...
Your Water Heater Burner Goes Out, Here's One Reason
Friend calls me, his water heater burner goes out every time it tries to heat the water in the tank. We re-light the pilot light, and the burner - the big ring of fire that looks like gas kitchen range burner - keeps going out or wont light at all. So I call my plumber...
Clean A Dirty Tin Ceiling & Prepare For Painting
To show you how to clean a dirty tin ceiling, I took some photos to show you how we clean one in preparation for painting. You can also use this method to just clean most tin ceilings that don't need a fresh coat of paint. This paint job was a tin ceiling in a small...
There's A Food Show For Everything - GF Radio 459
Rick joins Eric to talk about eclectic DIY (what else?) and important stuff like phone security. Traveling is important to get outside your world, Eric went to Europe, Rick went to Vietnam (not by choice) Cell Phone Manufacturers aren't making your phone slow, the apps are. And with the IOS phone update, best to do...
Urban Farming In Your Front Yard & Workshop Organizing - GF Radio 456
Starting a market garden in your yard, both the front and backyards, is what Curtis Stone did, who has a great YouTube channel that Eric has learned a lot of gardening tips from. His website has books and video classes and in-person classes. We really like the workshop redesign that Erik of Root Simple did....
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Dog Treats Recipe - GF Video
This Oven Baked Sweet Potato Dog Treats Recipe is wicked simple. And probably the easiest dog biscuit recipe you are going to find. Here's my video on how to make them: How to make this sweet potato dog treats recipe: Making these treats is the polar opposite of complicated rocket science. But it took a...
Lithium Batteries Aren't Always Better
I was talking to a tech support person about one of my weather stations that was not working. I told them that I had put lithium batteries in the outdoor sensors for winter. The tech person said, in so many words, that using lithium AA batteries in the weather sensors was not recommended unless it...
Rollerblade Office Chair Wheels To Fix Your Broken Desk Chair!
As soon as I saw the description "Rollerblade Office Chair Wheels" I knew this was the solution to the question: How to fix broken office chair wheels? I have an older Aeron chair, and I have never loved the plastic roller wheels it had. Kinda like those plastic wheels on cheap rollerboard luggage. BTW, my...
Buy A Tiny House Kit On Amazon?
You can buy a tiny house kit from several online sites, but Amazon? Yes you can. Not bad for starting at about $5,000 for a house kit. Unless you lived in a warm area year-round, you would need to insulate. But for a starter home, this is intriguing. These lack the wheels that a tiny...
Simple DIY Chalkboard With A Pallet Wood Frame - GF Video
Really nice DIY Chalkboard you can make in less than an hour. We use chalkboard film and pallet wood to simplify the project. Watch the video below, then read through the instructions and photos: DIY Chalkboard Parts List Chalkboard Film, aka contact paper 24" wide Flat Black Spray Paint 1" drywall screws Picture Hanging Wire...
What To Have When. Storm Preparedness GF Radio 451
Storm and Disaster Preparedness, and what emergency supplies to have is a running theme on GardenFork. Today Rick and Will take over the podcast to what to be prepared for and how to create a simple plan. This is National Preparedness Month, after all. What kind of storms and natural disasters happen in your area?...
Use Soap On Cast Iron? Waffle House Does
To use soap on cast iron is a super hot button topic in the cast iron cooking world. I know because of the cast iron videos and posts I have made. I happen to be in Waffle House, one of my favorite places to be, sitting at the counter, another favorite place. I noticed that...
Can you use soap on cast iron? 3 cast iron myths - GF Video
Can you use soap on cast iron? A HUGE debate in the world of cast iron cooking, watch our video to find out the answer: Can You Use Soap On Cast Iron Yes. Here's why: When you apply a thin film of vegetable oil, ideally flax oil or sunflower oil, to the pan, and then...
Pick Up A Tornado Shelter At The Home Improvement Store
While in the Midwest this week, I was at one of the large home improvement stores and outside they had tornado shelters you could pick up then and there. Tornadoes are a big deal in this state, there are swaths of empty ground along the road where you can tell a tornado came through....
Troy Bilt FLEX Log Splitter, How Does It Stack Up? - GF Video
My video review of the Troy Bilt FLEX Log Splitter attachment. This log splitter attaches to the FLEX power base that also runs the other attachments in this line of outdoor power gear. Watch the video and read through my thoughts below. Heads Up: Troy-Bilt is a sponsor of GardenFork, I think they are a...
Bean Hole Beans Recipe, Dig A Hole, Start A Fire, Cook - GF Video
A while back I read an article about an artisanal bean hole beans recipe, and then and there decided to make the GardenFork version. In other words, the done is better than perfect Bean Hole recipe. Watch the video: Any project that involves open fire and food is a good one. Growing up, we would...