Rambo Moe's Online Encyclopedia of Survival Knowledge
This article is a guide to building a composting toilet. A compost toilet is a good idea for rural or remote areas where indoor plumbing isn’t available. Outhouses are common, but can be cold, smelly, uncomfortable, and can contaminate ground water. A compost toilet doesn’t have these problems, can be stored indoors, and are cheaper and easier to make, to boot. This toilet will sit about … [Read more...]
This is a guide to making a homemade hydroponic system. It is a static solution, lettuce raft-type system as discussed in An Introduction to General Hydroponic Systems. This style was chosen because it is a relatively cheap and easy system to make, while still offering flexibility in what you can grow and allowing you to grow multiple plants at once. It's a great system for growing organic … [Read more...]
This is a guide to building your own indoor compost. For more information on composting, check out composting 101 and the benefits of composting. A few quick notes: Green material is organic material high in nitrogen. It includes most kitchen scraps, grass clipping, egg shells, etc. Brown material is organic material high in carbon and phosphorous. It includes shredded newspaper, … [Read more...]
Today we're going to talk about a fashionable topic that's always popular with the ladies: using worms to decompose your kitchen waste, and creating an effective fertilizer in the process. Okay girls, settle down. Worm composting, aka vermicomposting, is a very effective method of composting your food waste and turning it into fertilizer for your garden. The process is quicker than other … [Read more...]
