DIY Wario Costume - Dyeing the Overalls Purple

For this Greens and Machines blog post, I will be going over the steps I took to make a Wario Costume from off the shelf items. Not nearly as complex as the Coach Z costume, but I am certain someone will want to reference this post later when they go to make a costume.

How do you put together a costume of my favorite character from the Super Mario universe? It is less complex than you'd think.

There are 4 main pieces to the Wario Costume (and a few extras, but those aren't critical).

The Hat

The Gloves

The Shoes

The Shirt and Overalls

For this post, I'll be going over dyeing the overalls. For the items I needed to sew, the hat and the gloves, read the post here.

DIY Wario Costume -- Sewing the Hat and Gloves

For this Greens and Machines blog post, I will be going over the steps I took to make a Wario Costume from off the shelf items. Not nearly as complex as the Coach Z costume, but I am certain someone will want to reference this post later when they go to make a costume.

How do you put together a costume of my favorite character from the Super Mario universe? It is less complex than you'd think.

There are 4 main pieces to the Wario Costume (and a few extras, but those aren't critical).

The Hat

The Gloves

The Shoes

The Shirt and Overalls

For this post, I'll be going over the items I needed to sew, the hat and the gloves.

Top Tips for Gardening as a Renter

Are you looking to start a vegetable garden, but you don't own the land, house, or apartment you live in? Gardening can be tough if you don't own the land under your feet, but it doesn't mean that you can't garden. I have been renting for the past decade and have maintained a garden in one form or another. Below I will share with you my top tips for gardening while renting.

5 Ways to use PVC Pipe in your Gardening Projects

Here are several ways you can use PVC pipe in your garden:

1) Trellis for Tomatoes and Peppers

In a big enough yard, you can use PVC pipe to build really big frames. In this garden I once attended to I used some smaller diameter pipe to act as a stake to allow the longer and wider diameter pipe to stand upright. Once the structure is standing, some string or other method of tying plants up can be used to keep plants upright. Read more about it here.

3 "Impossible to Kill" Vegetables for Beginning Gardeners

If you're looking to start gardening but you don't have a green thumb, sit back and watch. You should have no trouble growing these three vegetables as they easy to grow and are tough to kill with neglect. And the best part is: all these can be grown in containers!

What I Learned about Gardening in 2020

For this I'm only going to be discussing the container garden and hydroponic garden I'm maintaining at my house. You can watch my vineyard harvest video to see how my year went with that sector.

2020 has been a long year filled with challenge and adversity. But we as a species are good at adapting for the given scenario. Likewise, gardening took on a whole new found interest and popularity with the general populace confined to their homes. But in any case I'll discuss that along with what I've learnt from my gardening experience this year.

5 More Plants to Grow in 1 Gallon Container Gardens

In my previous article: Best Vegetables to Grow in 1 Gallon Container Gardens, we talked about growing the following plants in 1 gallon containers:

Basil, Swiss Chard, Lettuce, Cilantro, Green Onion, Kale, Chili Peppers

In this article, we're going to cover a few more vegetables that you can successfully grow in a one gallon container.

Planting Peppers in a Kitty Litter Container | Container Gardening

My landlord had thrown out some kitty litter containers. Now instead of going to the recycling center, I snagged them. These kitty litter containers are perfect to re-purpose into a container garden! Not only did they previously hold food grade safe material, they are around 5 gallons in total volume, which can support the growth of most plants. Let me show you how to grow vegetables in this container.

Plants for the Pandemic -- Vegetable Gardening Under Quarantine | Coronavirus special

It is now the middle of March and we are at least a month into Coronavirus panic. As the grocery store shelves clear of toilet paper and canned food, you might want to consider stopping by the nursery.

Transplanting Avocado Trees

Today, we are going to be transplanting my buddy's two biggest avocado trees from these pots into a more permanent location in the ground.

5 Vegetables for 5 Gallon Bucket Container Gardens

Have you been looking to start a container garden, and have quite a bit of space to grow some vegetables? You may want to look into using 5 gallon buckets to grow some food. Being cheap and readily available, you can get your garden off the ground for next season with no trouble at all. Let's talk about setting up a 5 gallon container garden sand some crops to consider growing.

YouTube Recap | Videos from December 2019

In case you are not subscribed to our YouTube Channel or you missed one, here are the videos we released in the month of December 2019! In total, a total of 5 vids were released, making for a total of 73 on the year. What a year this has been! Our channel has grown substantially. At the time of my typing, we've hit 312 subscribers. We'd like to thank you for joining us on our journey and stay tuned for next year. More videos are coming in the next year, so don't forget to subscribe!

Make your own Chicken Biscuits
"After making those delicious biscuits, I had to put some chicken in between them. Here's the recipe if you want to make some also!" -- Vinny

YouTube Recap | Videos from November 2019

In case you are not subscribed to our YouTube Channel or you missed one, here are the videos we released in the month of November! In total, a total of 5 vids were released. This month had some excellent cooking, homebrewing, and machining videos! More videos are coming, so don't forget to subscribe!

BEST Maple Mead | Learn to make Mead
"That mead recipe from a few years ago was so good, I decided to make a video out of it!" -- Vinny

YouTube Recap | Videos from October 2019

In case you are not subscribed to our YouTube Channel or you missed one, here are the videos we released in the month of October! In total, a total of 6 vids were released. This month had some excellent cooking and machining videos! More videos are coming, so don't forget to subscribe!

Harvesting Grapes Grown in 5 Gallon Buckets | Container Vineyard Harvest 2019
"Another good year in the vineyard." -- Vinny

YouTube Recap | Videos from September 2019

In case you are not subscribed to our YouTube Channel or you missed one, here are the videos we released in the month of September! In total, a total of 6 vids were released. This month had some excellent cooking, gardening, and behind the scenes videos! More videos are coming, so don't forget to subscribe!

Gardener Reacts to the Farming Skill in RuneScape
"After all the RuneScape references we've made over the years, I decided it was time to make a RuneScape video." -- Vinny

Greens and Machines Soundtrack Volume 1

If you've been watching our YouTube videos, you have definitely heard the music in them. That music has been compiled by none other than Diecaster D. AKA DJ Petesake. Now on his Soundcloud is the first volume of instrumentals we've used in our videos. Have a look! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel!

Click here to Listen!

Gardener IRL reacts to Old School RuneScape Farming

If you haven't noticed from some of our blog posts and design inspirations, we played a lot of RuneScape in the past. Back in 2005 when we first played, Jagex revealed the farming skill. At first I was a bit put aback by it because who on earth would want to grow virtual vegetables when you can do it outside. Well, the skill was fairly popular, a little addicting, and a good moneymaker in RuneScape itself. And eventually after that, Farmville and Farming Simulator were created and released so that answers my question regarding the genre.

Here are the main points of the video:

YouTube Recap | Videos from August 2019

In case you are not subscribed to our YouTube Channel or you missed one, here are the videos we released in the month of August! In total, a total of 6 vids were released. This month had some excellent cooking and gardening videos! More videos are coming, so don't forget to subscribe!

Best French Bread Dinner Rolls Recipe | Learn how to Bake
"I finally found a recipe for bread that I liked. A lot." -- Vinny

YouTube Recap | Videos from July 2019

In case you are not subscribed to our YouTube Channel or you missed one, here are the videos we released in the month of July! In total, a total of 7 vids were released. This month had some excellent metalworking and gardening videos! More videos are coming, so don't forget to subscribe!

I Made Wine from Golden Beets. Here's how it Tastes
"Did I end up liking this wine after making it?" -- Vinny

Khachapuri | The Next Avocado Toast?

I was recently introduced to this dish after browsing an online image board. After seeing how it looked and what was in it, I had to bake it. Some research later and I had already gone off to buy the cheese.

If you can identify as one of the following, I recommend closing your browser now and looking at a different web page:
Vegan
Gluten intolerant
Lactose intolerant

What you may see may offend you. I deeply apologize that you will not get to enjoy eating this wonderful creation. With that out of the way, let's talk about this dish. Or click here to skip ahead on how to make it.