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All the tricks and subtleties of planting garlic before winter from “A” to “Z”

The key to high yields of garlic lies in its proper planting. If this is initially done in a bad place and at the wrong time, then neither watering nor fertilizers will help.

The stove is like new. How to clean the oven, burners and grate from dried carbon deposits

Nobody likes to wash the oven or burners, so due to infrequent cleaning, they become covered with an impenetrable layer of soot and dried-on grease that no scraper can handle. In this regard, you need to use very effective household chemicals.

How to cut roses in large quantities in the fall. A method for the lazy

In the fall, after pruning roses, there are many branches left that can be rooted into seedlings. It should be noted that in the spring they have a very high survival rate, so such cuttings get the maximum return.

How to make a pile foundation quickly and inexpensively

For the construction of a gazebo or light frame building, it is optimal to use concrete piles as a foundation.If their quantity is correctly calculated, such a solution will be in no way inferior to a classic tape, but at the same time will cost several times less.

How to make a vacuum pump from a refrigerator compressor, and where it can come in handy

When disassembling an old refrigerator, a working compressor can be converted into a vacuum pump. The latter is useful for vacuuming vegetables and fruits in bags when freezing, stabilizing wood, when working with epoxy or installing an air conditioner.

If you store garlic this way, not a single head will spoil until the next harvest.

A common problem is that already from mid-winter half of the garlic turns into dust, rots or sprouts. As a result, it would seem that with large reserves in the fall, in the spring you have to buy more garlic in the store. If you store your harvest

How to make a receiver for an airbrush compressor from aerosol cans

To prevent pulsating air supply from the compressor, a receiver must be installed between it and the airbrush. With it, the paint will be sprayed evenly, in addition, the engine will be able to work with long pauses, and not hum continuously.

A universal beet preparation for the winter that is never enough

If there is no space to store fresh beets, they can be boiled and rolled into jars. This universal preparation is useful in winter when preparing herring under a fur coat, various salads, borscht, and it can also be served as a side dish for meat.

Anchor puller for pressing bearings out of blind holes

When repairing flywheels, pumps, drive pulleys and other mechanisms, it may be necessary to remove a pressed-in bearing that cannot be reached with any hand tool. A homemade puller will help you get out of this difficulty.

How to make a wood turning tool from an old rasp

A quality large roughing cutter for wood turning can easily cost $50 or more. Having no desire to buy this tool for that kind of money, you can make it yourself.

A 100% way to preserve cabbage until the next harvest in the cellar, basement, attic or balcony

Cabbage collected from the garden or purchased during the season at a normal price can last until the next harvest without any problems. To do this, you just need to properly prepare it for storage.

How to plant onions before winter to get a record harvest

In late autumn there is more free time, so it can be used for planting onions. This, firstly, will make work easier in the spring, and secondly, it will give a very decent harvest.

How to drill an Abyssinian well yourself: What to buy, how to drill, how to launch

You can provide the area with water through an Abyssinian well drilled with your own hands. If you run into a rich aquifer, there will be enough water for irrigation, filling the pool and any other purposes. To drill a well, you don’t need to buy super expensive

2 ways to cut into a pipe under pressure with and without welding

When upgrading a heating or water supply system, it may be necessary to cut into a pressurized pipe. This is more difficult than driving into a blocked highway, but it is quite possible, and without much risk of getting wet.

5 DIY wine cork crafts

After major holidays, wine corks remain. Nobody needs them at all, so they go in the trash. But in vain. Cork corks are an excellent material that allows you to create very beautiful non-trivial

What to make from an empty fumigator? Great idea for your home

Chemical air fresheners are far from safe for health, so it is better not to use them. An alternative to chemistry are aroma lamps, which provide evaporation of natural essential oils. But there is a lot of fuss with them, and besides, they work due to open

Horizontal welding techniques, we learn each in order

To obtain a reliable horizontal (and any other) seam, the electrode is moved in three planes at once: translationally in the direction of its axis, straight along the weld bead and oscillating across the seam. At first it seems impossible, but

Throw in a homemade bag and the toilet shines and smells fragrant for a long time

Toilet bowl refreshing tablets are a good thing, but you can do without them by using a homemade product. A self-made analogue is 10 times cheaper, but it works just as well.

Rapid propagation of currants by layering in autumn

Of course, you can propagate currants by cuttings, but it will take too long for the fruits to appear.It is much faster to do this by digging up the cuttings in the fall. Next summer you can already get a small bush that will quickly gain strength

How to reduce the diameter of a steel bar without a lathe

If for any work it is necessary to use rods of non-standard diameter, you can make a special calibration tool to adjust thicker workpieces to the required size. With him it will take a matter of seconds, not

A quick way to slice cabbage thinly and beautifully

Cabbage, cut with a regular or shredding knife, turns out to be quite large. If you boil, stew or marinate it, it will soften and this will not be a problem. When cabbage is added to a salad raw, it is better to chop it very

You only need 2 eggs, cabbage and 10 minutes to prepare a wonderful dinner.

Having even the simplest products in the refrigerator, you can prepare a very tasty, and most importantly healthy and easy for the digestive system dinner. Even from ordinary cabbage you can make a masterpiece that will be swept off the table in a couple of minutes and people will ask for more.

Manual hole punch for tin from broken pliers

Old pliers with a broken handle can be converted into a hole punch for punching tin and thin sheet aluminum. This tool is useful when installing blind rivets and performing spot welding.

Everything is simple and very juicy, we prepare watermelon marmalade

Marmalade is a favorite dessert not only among children, but also among those who watch their figure and nutrition.Properly prepared marmalade should consist only of natural products and additives. This type of dessert is considered one of the

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