The problem index · 36 problems
You don't know what it's called. You know what's going wrong.
Nobody searches for “olla irrigation.” They search for my garden dries out while I'm at work. So this index is organised the way the problem actually arrives — and every answer comes with a grade, including the popular ones that don't hold up.
Water
My garden dries out while I'm at work4 graded answersI need to move water and there's no electricity out there2 graded answersHow do I find water on my land before I pay to drill?3 graded answersI want to collect rainwater off my roof3 graded answersMy well runs low or goes dry in late summer3 graded answers
Garden
My tomatoes are rotting on the bottom3 graded answersMy greenhouse or cold frame cooks everything by noon3 graded answersMy soil is poor and I can't afford truckloads of amendments4 graded answersI've got a huge brush pile and nowhere to put it5 graded answersRoot-knot nematodes have taken over my beds3 graded answersI want to grow later into fall and earlier in spring4 graded answersSlugs are eating my seedlings5 graded answersHow do I tell which of these clever tricks actually work?3 graded answers
Critters
Deer are eating my garden7 graded answersSomething flattened my sweet corn overnight2 graded answersRabbits are mowing down my seedlings4 graded answersA groundhog keeps getting into my garden2 graded answersRodents are everywhere and I'm losing feed and grain5 graded answersSomething stripped the bark off my young fruit trees over winter4 graded answersBirds are taking all my berries and fruit3 graded answers
Storage
Mice are getting into the chicken feed4 graded answersI've got moths and webbing in my flour and pantry6 graded answersHow do I store grain and beans for years?5 graded answersI lost a whole freezer of meat and never knew until it was too late3 graded answersI have no refrigeration — how do I keep food cool?3 graded answersMy jerky and dried meat keep going wrong3 graded answers
Power
My solar system works all summer and dies in winter4 graded answersMy pump won't start at the end of a long wire run3 graded answersMy generator seems weak and I can't tell why4 graded answersI want hot water without electricity2 graded answersEvery time the power blinks I lose something4 graded answers
Missing one?
A problem nobody has written up is the next entry.
This index grows from real problems rather than from a list of clever tricks. If you searched for something and found nothing, that gap is the most useful thing you could tell us — and if you've solved something and can show the numbers, that's how an entry earns its grade.