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If you have some pipe left over         various pipes.
from your last DIY project you can      When you're done you'll have a
easily turn it into a fun lawn          triangular rack of pipes of
game with some creative sawing and      varying heights that are quite
painting.                               tricky to successfully sink a
Team Saturday, a division of This       lobbed tennis ball into. Check out
Old House focused on fun weekend        the video above to take a peek at  

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Plan your garden with an emphasis       grow more zucchini from one plant
on economics by selecting plants        than you'll ever eat. The
that are cheaper to grow at home        Alexanders grow a couple of
than they are to purchase at the        cucumber plants, from which they
grocer.                                 make a dozen jars of pickles. They
MSN Money highlights the                never buy pickles.
adventures of William Alexander,        Lettuce and herbs are also         

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Thursday night will be a prime          when the radiant is low are
night for watching the Perseid          especially long, skimming the
meteor showers thanks to a              upper atmosphere and flying far
moonless night sky and the peak of      across the sky.
the passing Perseid meteoroids.         To get the most enjoyment while
According to Sky and Telescope          watching for Perseids, find a dark
magazine the peak of the Perseid        spot with an open sky view, bundle 

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We're well into picnic season, and      you would use packing peanuts to
you may have already experienced        ship a delicate package, you can
the inevitable bruising, spilling,      use real peanuts to protect your
and other disasters that plague         food. Just make sure they're
motion-sensitive foods. Home-           unshelled and unsalted (there's
centric blog Re-Nest says you can       nothing like biting into a salty
keep your food safe with some           apple). And, come picnic day, be   

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If you love the idea of having a        and even those of us with a black
backyard pond but don't have the        thumb have a chance because they
space—or even the yard!           are generally hard to kill.
—to put one in, a water           Check out the full article for
garden in a container is a deck         additional tips and resources. We
and balcony-friendly alternative.       have a tip we'd like to tack on
Photo by Editor B.                      for people living in mosquito-     

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Commercial egg-style smokers are        a lot to be desired as far as
extremely expensive. Put off by         looks were concerned. Nigel's
the high price one resourceful          recreation is by far the most
DIYer made an absolutely beautiful      polished we've seen. It's a
homemade smoker complete with           beautiful shade of blue, it has a
stand, chimney, inlet damper, and       nice butcher block stand, and the
other polished features.                extra thick pots make it extra     

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Whether you've made your own            parts you'll need for both natural
barbecue or have an old one             gas and propane, depending on your
sitting around in the garage, if        preference.
you've tired of the charcoal scene,     You'll also need a few basic tools,
you can save money on a new gas         like a drill and a wrench. If you
grill by converting your old one        know how to weld, that could come
instead.                                in handy too, although it isn't    

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Want a backyard fire pit but would      steel drum used to build this fire
like something more unique than         pit is attractive and effective.
your basic fire pit DIY? Check out      The entire build was improvised
how a clever user at DIY site           from recycled parts, but you can
Instructables made an attractive        use it as a nice starting point
fire pit from a stainless steel         for your own, similar DIY. Head
washing machine drum.                   over to the full post at           

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Last year we showed you how to          customize the look based on the
turn a tomato cage into a simple        fabric and fabric detailing you
holiday decoration. Today's DIY         choose. In the photo here the
project turns a tomato cage into a      tomato cage lanterns have an
lamp diffuse and easy to customize      antique/country vibe thanks to the
lamp.                                   heavier cotton fabric and floral
Tomato cages already have a lamp        detail. You could just as easily   

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Not exactly up on your                  this constellation rather than the
constellation knowledge?                Little Dipper (Ursa Minor), even
Photographer Peter West Carey           though Polaris is part of the
explains how to find Polaris, the       Little Dipper, because the Big
North Star, for both practical          Dipper has ‘brighter' stars (I
survival purposes—and to          know I'm disturbing some           

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