Oh, crap. Late Blight Fungus Threatens Tomato Crop in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
“…the outbreak spread in part from the hundreds of thousands of tomato plants bought by home gardeners at Wal-Mart, Lowe’s, Home Depot and Kmart stores starting in April.” We started a bunch of ours from seed but two of the ones I’ve got in containers are organics from Home Depot.
Here’s info on identification and treatment.

Date posted: July 30, 2009 | Filed under projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on Tomato Blight?

Build-As-You-Grow Potato Bins. Ooooh, I sense a very simple and inexpensive project coming on…

Date posted: April 17, 2009 | Filed under projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on Build-As-You-Grow Potato Bin

Looking through eBay for replacement Jeep parts, I found a $50 repair kit for a $500 OEM replacement part. I’m seriously considering this solution instead of trying to source a new regulator.

Date posted: March 25, 2009 | Filed under projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on Jeep regulator repair kit

This Flickr set from Noisy Decent Graphics is what I’ve been trying to do this year, only much, much better.

Date posted: February 5, 2009 | Filed under design, flickr, productivity, projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on Flickr 366

Camera Hacks: Extend Your Flash Cord with Network Cable I wonder if this actually works or not? It might be worth a try.

Date posted: January 17, 2009 | Filed under projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on DIY Flash cord with RJ-45

Apparently, Maryland has an online firearms safety training program for potential law enforcement recruits. I’m still going to take the in-person course, though.

Date posted: October 28, 2008 | Filed under projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on www.mdgunsafety.com

Plainview, a full-screen web browser, with a tiny footprint. Helpful for designers like me. Very nice.

Date posted: October 27, 2008 | Filed under projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on Plainview

The Saturn’s vents are blowing warm air, which prompted this research: How to Fix Your Car’s Air Conditioner. I had no idea it was possible to recharge R-134a myself.

Date posted: June 9, 2008 | Filed under projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on Fix your Car’s AC

Just so I don’t lose the damn bookmark again, here’s a store featuring misting systems, water sprinklers, & mist and irrigation supplies. I’ve ordered from this vendor before and had great service.

Date posted: June 7, 2008 | Filed under greenhouse, projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on Misters and nozzles

XBMC Turns Your Mac into the Ultimate Media Center. Hm, this looks really interesting…

Date posted: May 12, 2008 | Filed under projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on XBMC Media Center