Author Archives: Brian Gallimore

Betrayed by De®vaes Family

I’m not going to spend a lot of time writing on this subject, because all the points have already been made and I’m not a very good writer.  I was sad to hear that Jules Dervaes trademarked common names, namely ‘urban homestead’ and ‘urban … Continue reading

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Aquaponics Growbed Drain

This little gizmo serves as two drains in one.  The first drain is an adjustable ‘slow’ drain.  It will need to slowly drain about 75 gallons of water over a 30 minute period.  The second drain is an overflow, and … Continue reading

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Aquaponics Growbed Frame

Here are some pictures of the growbed frame I built for my aquaponics system.  I changed the dimensions on the fly because I wanted to minimize the number of cuts I had to do.  The bed is bigger than I … Continue reading

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Crazy Kiddo

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Aquaponics Project – Design

I’ve been talking about hydroponics and aquaponics for years now.  (and now that I understand the biology a little more, I’m not even considering hydroponics anymore)  I think it is time I finally implement my first solution.  I’ll use this … Continue reading

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Android Phone

I finally decided I’d had my clunky old windows phone (with no data service) long enough. I decided to ditch AT&T and move to Virgin Mobile. I don’t like the way AT&T structures their data plans, and they are generally … Continue reading

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Instant Poll: Help The Gallimore Family Decide

I want to plant strawberry plants in the front beds.  My reasoning is that we have never have used the beds, the cedar bark looks OK, but it is dead and boring.  I could have a living mulch that gives … Continue reading

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Water Infrastructure Upgraded

I managed to get the rest of the trench dug, 130′ of pipe and wire, a manual valve, a solenoid valve, and 2 hose bibs installed.  I did a pressure test and found no leaks.  Only thing I have to … Continue reading

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Trench for the Future

All of last year, I carried 5 gallon buckets of water out to the end of the driveway where my asparagus is growing. I’m going high-tech and plumbing water right out to the bed this year. I’ll put a hose … Continue reading

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