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  • How to Put a Garden Hose Spigot on a Five Gallon Pail

    Spigots are devices that allow fluids to flow through when open and stop the flow when closed. Spigots are used in buckets, pails and coolers when brewing tea, juice and wine. Pails with spigots...

  • Steps in Starting a Rotor Tiller

  • How to Use a Compost Spinner

    Making your own compost is an affordable way to add nutrient-rich material to your garden bed for growing flowers, vegetables and herbs. The key to keeping your compost hot and "cooking" is...

  • Different Types of Garden Planters

  • How to Compost Woodchips to Heat a Greenhouse

    The idea that the compost process can be used to heat a greenhouse is not new. The first greenhouses were kept artificially warm with a combination of manure and straw. According to a report by...

  • How to Make a Wooden Garden Trellis

    A trellis is a structure that offers a homeowner many advantages. It provides privacy by screening out a particular area of the lawn. It serves as a vertical wall to block out winds and even...

  • Children's Gardening Tools

    Children love playing in the dirt and gardening activities are favorites even in this world of video games and computers. Gardening teaches a child nutrition and science concepts. Child sized...

  • How to Winterize a Weed Trimmer

    Weed trimmers are second only to lawn mowers in being a necessity for proper lawn care. During the warm spring and summer months, these tools really get a workout. Since grass is dormant in the...

  • How to Use Old Window Screens to Cover a Garden

    Serious gardeners spend a lot of time outside working the soil and hoping to produce vegetables or flowers. There are a lot of things that affect a garden, such as rain, sun and pests. Rain can...

  • How to Get Yard Tools Ready for Summer

    As winter turns into spring and spring into summer—maybe it’s time to spend a little time thinking about your yard tools. If you’re like most of us, spring somehow creeps up and all of a sudden...

  • How to Clean a Pond with Probiotics

    Probiotic is a new word to most of us and we are hearing it more each day. So what are probiotics? According to the currently adopted definition by the World Health Organization, probiotics are:...

  • How to Replace a Weed Barrier

    Weed barriers prevent weeds from growing in beds and borders in your garden. Usually consisting of black plastic or landscaping fabric, they effectively prevent most weeds from germinating or...

  • How to Prevent Seeds From Growing in My Compost Bin

    Seeds in compost may survive the composting process if the pile doesn't heat up properly. Weed seeds that survive will be tilled into weed-free garden beds when you use the compost, thus causing a...

  • Handicapped Gardening Tools

    Gardening is a therapeutic hobby for everyone, including folks with a disability of some kind. Sometimes the difference between enjoying gardening and not being able to is in finding the right...

  • How to Make a Topsy Turvy Out of a Plastic Jar

    You can try the latest rage in gardening--upside-down planting--without spending a lot of money on special planters. In fact, you probably already have the necessary items in your home or garage....

  • How to Hang Garage Tool Racks

    Becoming more organized applies to all rooms in the house, including the garage. Tool racks are a great way to create a permanent home for all of your tools, whether you are talking about hand...

  • How to Use Pond Dye

    Learn how to naturally limit aquatic plant and algae growth in large ponds and lakes, through the use of pond dye. Before becoming involved with ponds and living in an area that is home to...

  • How to Make a Ground Probe

    It's always nice to have a ground probe. Makes it easy to locate under ground pipes, tanks, etc.

  • How to Clean Rubber Gardening Clogs

    A day of gardening can leave you dirty. Shoes are one of the hardest things to clean after you have spent a day in the dirt. Not only are the shoes usually covered in dirt that's difficult to...

  • How to Store Gardening Tools in the Garage

    Winter is a beautiful time for snow-filled activities and holiday spirit, but the cold and snow of the winter months can wreak havoc on your gardening tools if they are not stored properly in your...

  • How to Operate Stabilizers on a Backhoe

    Rear stabilizers are necessary when operating the backhoe. An expert backhoe operator demonstrates how to use these stabilizers in this free video.

  • How to Drive a Backhoe on a Public Road

    Driving a backhoe can be dangerous especially on public roads. Get free safety tips for driving a backhoe on a public road in this free video.

  • How to Brake on a Backhoe

    How to use the split brake system on a backhoe in this free video.

  • How to Operate the Front Loader Bucket on a Backhoe

    How to use the front loader bucket on a backhoe in this free video.

  • How to Use Forks on a Backhoe Bucket

    Like Bobcats and fork lifts, backhoes have forks as well. Find out how to use the forks on a backhoe front loader bucket in this free video.

  • How to Use the Float Bucket Feature on a Backhoe

    The float bucket feature on a backhoe changes the height of the bucket over uneven ground. Learn how to use the float bucket feature on a backhoe to smooth grades in this free video.

  • How to Use Safety Locks on a Backhoe

    Operating a backhoe can be dangerous, so find how to use bucket and boom locks to ensure safety for the backhoe operator, and those working around the backhoe.

  • How to Use an Extendahoe on a Backhoe

    The extendahoe feature on a backhoe allows you to extend the backhoe bucket an extra five to six feet. An expert backhoe operator demonstrates how to use an extendahoe in this free video.

  • Backhoe Safety Measures

    Operating a backhoe can be dangerous, especially for people standing nearby. Find out how to be safe and what to be aware of when operating a backhoe.

  • Backhoe Operator Station Setup

    Before operating a backhoe it is essential to setup up the operator's station by adjusting the seat and other features. Find out how to setup the operator's station in this free video.

  • Finished Product

    Knowing what your finished product needs to be is essential when operating a backhoe. Get expert tips for operating a backhoe with the finished product in mind in this free video.

  • How to Operate the Back Boom on a Backhoe

    The back boom of a backhoe is one of the key features of this machine. An expert backhoe operator demonstrates how to use the back boom on a backhoe in this free video.

  • How to Operate a 4-in-1 Backhoe Bucket

    The 4-in-1 bucket option on a backhoe makes the backhoe even more versatile. Learn how to use 4-in-1 bucket when operating a backhoe in this free video.

  • How to Use a Backhoe to Load a Dump Truck

    The front loader bucket on a backhoe is ideal for loading dump trucks. Find out how to load a dump truck using a backhoe front loader bucket in this free video.

  • Backhoe Maintenance

    Operating a backhoe requires checking it before hand to make certain it is in good running order. Find out how to check a backhoe and prepare it for daily work in this free video.

  • How to Use a Backhoe Transmission

    Backhoes have a four-speed transmission with a button clutch. Find out how to use the four-speed transmission on a backhoe in this free video.

  • How to Clean Gardening Tools With Clorox

    Keeping gardening tools clean is one of the most important steps in preserving the longevity of the tools. FineGardening.com recommends cleaning gardening tools with water after each use to...

  • How to Compost Coffee Filters

    When you actively maintain a compost bin to create black gold compost, you may continually search for and collect both brown and green materials to add to your compost bin. Brown materials such as...

  • The Best Way to Buy Mulch

    Mulch adds nutrients to your soil and prevents soil erosion as well as helping your soil retain moisture and suppressing weeds. You can purchase mulch at home-improvement stores, nurseries and...

  • How to Create a Garden Catalogue of Your Plants

    Creating a garden catalog of the plants in your garden gives you an easily accessible way to keep track of the plants and seeds you have, know when you need to buy more and display the flowers,...

  • How to Microwave Potting Soil

    Seeds and plants do best when grown in sterile soil. Sterile soil doesn't contain weed seeds, fungus spores or diseases. Store-bought potting soil often comes sterilized, but if you are making...

  • How to Create Drainage in a Container Garden

    Every container garden needs drainage. Without a drainage system, the plants will drown. Using rocks or packing peanuts at the bottom of the container is not going to work. What you end up with is...

  • How to Ice Proof a Garden Hose

    If you live in a part of the country where the winters get very cold, you probably put your garden hose into storage for the season. If you don't have a place to keep it indoors, however, you are...

  • How to Test the PH of Garden Soil Using PH Paper

    Knowing the pH of garden soil is useful when determining where to plant a garden. While most plants prefer a neutral range of pH for soil between 6.5 and 7.5, plants such as blueberries and...

  • How to Make a Compost Pile From Landscape Timbers

    For gardeners practicing organic gardening methods to improve the sustainability of their garden, compost fertilizer is literally "black gold." Compost is a soil-like material that is made of...

  • How to Use Sawdust for Compost

    Finished compost is also known by the names humus and loam. It is a light, fluffy soil that is rich in organic material and nutrients that plants need to thrive. One of the best ways to make...

  • Can I Use Pressure-Treated Wood in a Vegetable Garden?

    Pressure-treated wood has been chemically treated with preservatives under pressure to ensure that the preservative saturates the interior of the board. Until 2002, pressure-treated lumber was...

  • How to Fix a Mantis Tiller That Won't Start

    Mantis tillers are great little machines that pack a lot of power. But all of that potential power will do you and your garden no good if the engine will not start. A few troubleshooting steps...

  • How to Clean a Cement Bird Bath

    Cleaning out a bird bath is the best way to keep bacteria and algae from growing inside it. A dirty bird bath is less likely to be used and unhealthy for the birds that do use it. Keeping your...

  • How to Clean Salts Out of Clay Pots

    Clay pots are decorative and attractive and an ideal medium for many plants and flowers. The porous properties of clay allow plants to breathe, help hinder over-watering and aid in protecting root...

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