Another day, Another experiment trying to see what gives me the best hydroponic results growing Tiny Tim Cherry Tomatoes!

Used the last 2 water bottles I had saves. Glued their 2 caps together and made a big hole through the 2.

Painted the full 5L bottle with black paint and covered it with aluminum foil, made a hole on the side and solved in a USB water pump (from the many many items I had bought to bring to Ghana many years ago) and cut the other bottle's too 30% and screwed the 2 together.

The water pump is right now connected to power plug, and slowly pushes water up to the top that is filled with mix of 10% perlites and 90% vermiculite, covered on the top with clay balls.

The plant is one of the last surviving tiny Tim tomatoes I had and wasn't growing well inside the IKEA växer system for some reason.

So I will be testing this, and other system compare the taste, number of tomatoes produced and maybe the cost of fertilizer.

I just need my ass to sit down and write the code for ESP32 system to control all of these using solar panel or else it will be wires all over the place.

Not it's time to relax and enjoy the last beer I brought back from Sweden!

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #France #Hydroponics #GrowYourOwn #Plants #TinyTim #Tomatoes #DIY #Recycle #Reuse

It took a really long time, but they are finally starting to grow !

Cut top off because it was getting really tall and skinny, I was expecting it to start growing pretty quickly after removal but it took about 2 months for it to grow.

Now I will have to replace it from it's old 2L coca-cola bottle (from my last job) into a 5L one and maybe even sell them because I have too many right now.

#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #France #SelfWateribg #GrowYourOwn #Plants #Recycle #Reuse

I just realized these bottles make a great water bottle after they are empty. They are made out of metal and the top lid is good for a while before it breaks. A water bottle of that size are hard to find and pretty expensive.

#recycle #reuse #warerbottle

I was planning not to buy anything until the end of the month, but with €0.99 shipping on second hand items, I broke my plans.

Buying a lot of used items from the French site LebonCoin.fr now that the shipping is only 1 euro until the end of this weekend.

Have been waiting for this since Christmas holidays and don't want to miss it.

#France #Reuse #SecondHand #Bargain #Shopping

Laptop Motherboard? Let’s Boot And Tinker

#featured #laptopshacks #originalart #skills #motherboard #reuse #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2

Laptop Motherboard? Let’s Boot And Tinker

Last time, I’ve shared my experience on why you might want to consider a laptop motherboard for a project of yours, and noted some things you might want to keep in mind if buying one for a pr…

Laptop Motherboard? No, x86 Single-Board Computer!

#featured #laptopshacks #originalart #skills #diy #motherboard #raspberrypi #reuse #sbc #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2

Laptop Motherboard? No, X86 Single-Board Computer!

Sometimes a Raspberry Pi will not cut it – especially nowadays, when the prices are high and the in-stock amounts are low. But if you look in your closet, you might find a decently-specced la…

How to turn old windows and doors into a simple greenhouse by the wall of the house.

This will make it possible for people to grow food even during winter. Plus, less garbage ending up on the landfill.

Great win-win solution.

#Gardening #Reuse #GreenHouse #Recycle #GrowOwnFood

Self-Watering Planters Reuse Household Jars

#greenhacks #3dprinted #diy #green #planter #reuse #selfwatering #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2

Self-Watering Planters Reuse Household Jars

Self-watering planters are low-maintenance, and common DIY projects. What we like most about [Tommy]’s design is that it reuses empty jars to create self-watering planters. After all, jars ar…

I miss my old plant!

Lost it during the time I was sick!

#Gardening #SelfWatering #Plants #Recyckle #Reuse #ContainerGarden #France

Project finished. Now I can put plants on top of the IKEA hydroponic system.

Ready to be used, all from scrap wood I found on the street.

Have 3 more to finish!

#Gadening #IndoorGarden #Hydroponics #IKEA #IKEAHack #WoodWork #DIY #Recycle #ReUse

Preparing the 2L milk bottle for growing lettuce hydroponically.

Have a few bottles that needs to be covered to prevent algae growth. The best solution is aluminum foil. But it needs to be covered with tape to prevent it from getting destroyed after a few days.

Only problem is, I no longer see the water level in the container. But it's ok for lettuce, 2L is more than enough for one lettuce.

#Hydroponic #Reuse #PlaaticBottle #DIY
#Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #France #Hydroponics #GrowOwnFood #Plants

I miss Paris.

Used to buy 1kg of dried persilia from little India and now all I can find is this 20g package in a 200g glass container. I may buy fresh ones and freeze them instead while waiting for mine to grow back.

At least I can re-use the jars.

#Vegetables #Recycle #Reuse #France

I think I found an alternative to have a comfortable chair in my apartment!

Don't have money to buy new furniture, and can't buy used one because I can't carry them up 6 floor by myself.

But this might be the solution for me. 2 of these and I have a nice place to sit and relax.

I'm sure I can find enough #palettes for 2 chairs.

#furniture #reuse #france

This is horrifying video of what is wrong with our economical system

Such a waste.
#Reduce #Recycle #Reuse #WeDontHaveTime
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFfRHUTY/

Someone had thrown away this perfectly fine piece. What was missing was a few loose screws and some broken wood pieces holding them together. 5 minutes of work, and it is all good to go. Will add some glue to it to make sure it won't break again.

Used the power tools I had bought recently, some glue and some spare parts from my stash of things I have been collecting.

Just need some sanding and painting, putting the top on and will use it as stand for some plants for now.

Love repairing stuff people through away and use them for free.
Will postcthe final product when it's done.

#DIY #Reuse #Repair #WoodWork #France

3 weeks of garbage, plus a few cans, bottles and boxes

Doing all I can to cut back my garbage and buying items either from local butcher, or in bulk to cut back the amount of garbage I create.

It is really hard in France since many items are portion packed and double or triple packed.

This is why I have adapted my purchasing and eating habit to reflect what I can buy with minimum garbage. Specially plastic.

It is the first time I am using a plastic bag for garbage, but it was mainly because it has a lot of chicken skin and stuff that didn't work in my papaer bags I usually use.

The second picture is a 2L milk bottle with all the plastic bags and other items I push into it. right now it's 380g and by the time I'm done with it, it will be about 450 to 500g.

Most of organic waste goes into the compost on the back balcony!

#Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #France #Garbage #Plastic

Bought a used Dremel 3000 kit including all the bits and pieces for 45 Euro!

Sold my old one for almost the same price, without any tools! So this turned out to cost me only 5 euros.

So happy to have the complete box of tools , just need to finish my stationary tool bench and then I have a complete hobby set.

Very excited.

#Drrmel #Tools #Hobby #DIY #France #ReUse #PowerTools

Love buying things second hand.

Got a 6 person set of plates with a few extra for 10 euro!

They were happy to get rid of them and I'm happy to have a matching set that is almost brand new.

#Reduce #Reuse #Recycle #France

Found this almost brand new suitcase in our recycling bin.it is really clean, but the top handle is broken.

I have an identical one that has the top handle but 2 of the wheels are broken.

Going to take the handle of my suitcase and pit it on this one and use mine for storage.

#Recycle #Reuse #Rrpair

I love buying second hand items.

It is great for everyone. Bought a pack of 4 power tools, brand new, never even opened for 80 euro including shipping.

I just need 3 of them, the drill, the sander and the saw, but the other one can be handy as well one day.

The only problem is that it is not a famous brand and will be hard to find replacement batteries for it. But NiMh batteries will last a few years and worse case scenario, i can make a hacker version with 3D printed housing using 18650 standard cells. 5 of them will give me a 4.5Ah instead of the 2Ah that these are

Only thing missing is an angle grinder that may go for a Makita 1000W corded one instead. Even thought i would like cordless, but i can't afford those right now.

Time to start doing some DIY work at home.

#PoweTools #Reuse #DIY #France