Upcoming Plans
Make it a greenhouse!!!
Soon you'll be able to add a greenhouse kit to each planter for less than $2.00. That's right, for less than $2.00 each you can add months to your growing season!!!!
Start plants earlier
Get a jump on planting by starting your seeds before the last frost.
Harvest Longer
Keep picking well after the normal growing season is over. How good will your fresh produce taste next October?
Prototyping and testing are complete and these plans will be available soon.
Coming Soon:
SquirlTubs
Fruit Trees in self-watering containers???
Yes you can!!!!!!
Instructions for an 8'x8' Greenhouse you can build for under $100
That's right, under one hundred dollars for an 8'x8' greenhouse. Combined with our greenhouse kits for the planters, you may even be able to grow things like carrots, radishes and greens through the winter.
A rainwater harvesting system
Collect, store and fill your planters with naturally soft rainwater.
"Grow-bags" for as little as $2.00 each
Grow potatoes in your driveway, on your patio or even on your front steps.
Chicken Coop plans for a small budget
You'll be amazed at how many fresh, healthy eggs you can get from just a few chickens. And you'll be even more amazed at how good they taste.
No plumbing, but it is wired. Know why?
Composting Manual
How we do it here at the SquirlzNest. Remember those chickens? Stop filling our landfills with your yard and kitchen waste. Supercharge your planters with an all natural, earth-friendly (and best of all FREE) soil ammendment. It works well in your yard too.
Strawbale Gardening
You'll be amazed at what you can grow.
Homemade Hydration Bladder/Plastic Bag/Bottle Dryer
Wash and re-use those bags and bottles and keep your hydration bladder from getting funky.
DIY Pond Aerator/De-Icer
Crayfish Traps
"Rusty" Crayfish are an invasive species in the Midwest. Large (up to 3" long), mean tempered (they can draw blood if they get a hold of you) and fast reproducing, they're known to displace native species and reportedly eat fish eggs. They're also very tasty. Ever hear of "Crawdads"?
A Natural Chemical-free way to repel wasps, hornets and yellow jackets
Did you know that most stinging insects are territorial? Using materials from an earlier project you can trick the pesky devils into staying away, without chemicals.
Mosquito Season is Coming!!!
Learn how we reduce their presence, naturally.
Greenhouse Attachment and upcoming products
Damn, we're busy!!!!!!
Keep up with our latest developments.
Short or Tall
Can you spot the "decoy" eggs and do you know what they're used for?
Compost
Vermicompost; it's a great soil ammendment.
Feed the chickens and the fish too!!!
Other Projects
Slash Your Heating Bills!!!!!!
For less than $25 in parts and for literally pennies a day to operate, you can build a "heat straw" that keeps your house warmer, regardless of how you heat it.
If you have questions about anything you see here, feel free to email and ask:
info@blindsquirl.com
The "JunkBoil" Stove
Not to be confused with those expensive canister-type backpacking stoves.
DIY Personal Hot Tub/Laundry
Wash yourself and your clothes.
Put the kids to work.
Anybody can talk about "sustainability"; talk is cheap. But here at the SquirlzNest, we're even cheaper. We have to be.
Low Maintenance Chicken Feeders
Fill them 2-3 times a week instead of every day.
