There’s no need to prove how important it is to have a water reserve on a garden plot: if something happens to the irrigation system, flowerbeds and lawns will turn into hay in just a week of July heat. So when my old steel tank rusted through and started leaking, I urgently needed a replacement. Read more…
I have been a loyal reader of your magazine for more than 25 years. Responding to your call to subscribers to be not only readers but also active authors, I decided to share an interesting technology based on which I built my residential house: while erecting the walls, I widely used plastic bottle containers. I Read more…
A swimming pool, mind you, is too grand a name. In everyday speech, such tiny ponds for toddlers are usually called “frog ponds.” Building one will not take much time or strain your family budget, and on a hot summer day both your children and you will get plenty of joy from a dip like Read more…
«I find much that is useful, and sometimes simply essential, in your magazine—or rather, in our magazine. Responding to the call to be not only readers but also active contributors, I would like to share my modest experience: building a small garden house and a decorative heating radiator screen». Gardeners and summer residents often complain Read more…
WHAT IS BIOGAS? Recently, more and more attention has been drawn to unconventional — from a technical point of view — energy sources: solar radiation, sea tides and waves, and much more. Some of them — such as wind — found wide application in the past, and today are experiencing a renaissance. One of the Read more…
For water procedures there are quite a few different devices. In Russia, the traditional ones are the banya, the bathtub, and the shower. People say that the banya heals, the bathtub relaxes, and the shower invigorates. In addition, a shower is the quickest way to wash, not requiring any special preparations. In my view it Read more…
Champignon cultivation began at least two hundred years ago. In the early 19th century these mushrooms were successfully grown by Petersburg market gardeners, with the peasant Osinin from Yaroslavl Province considered a pioneer. Whole dynasties of mushroom growers from Moscow, Novgorod, Tver and other major cities are known, who used specialised greenhouses for their production Read more…
Whatever is planted on a garden plot—flowers, vegetables, shrubs, or fruit trees—every plant needs regular, and often heavy and prolonged watering. A simple device, successfully tested by me and serving reliably for more than one season, makes this job much easier. It is a kind of mini-irrigation system consisting of a plastic portable water supply Read more…
Shashlik has long been a cross-national (or cross-regional) dish, spreading across the former USSR and beyond. Every enthusiast has their own “signature” secret for making it. Many now prefer poultry, fish, or even mushroom and vegetable versions to meat shashlik, keeping only the final step the same—grilling over the fire—which is what gives the food Read more…
When organizing outdoor lighting, the nearest power line support (pole) or other suitable wooden structures are often used to mount the light fixture. To save on wiring and for convenient control, the switch is usually installed on the same support in its lower part. To protect the outdoor switch from rain and snow, a suitable Read more…
