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How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

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In previous years when we started our garden, we just partitioned part of our yard as vegetable garden areas. This year, we wanted to build a permanent above ground garden that we could maintain each year. The nice part about building your own box garden is that you can make it any size that you want. 4 corner Brackets.

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How to Start a Garden Frugally

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As the weather starts to warm up, it has many thinking of starting a garden in hopes of a bountiful summer crop. But if you are not careful it can get quite expensive when you start factoring in the cost of plants, soil, fertilizer, containers, and mulch. Find Free Plants. Cool Garden Markers. Good Soil on the Cheap.

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10 Frugal Tips For Earth Day

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Grow Your Own: Planting your own vegetables, fruit, and herbs can save you money, but it can also reduce the use of chemical pesticides. You can also follow along in my gardening journey. Not only is it cutting down on your household waste, but it is producing organic soil to help you save in your garden and/or lawn.

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10 Uses for Orange Peels

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We recently planted an orange tree and I can’t wait until it is producing so I can have fresh squeezed orange juice, sliced oranges on my salad, orange marmalade, or just a quick snack! And here are a few more gardening tips: Frugal Tips to Start a Garden. How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden.

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Tips for Finding the Perfect Gift for Mom’s Unique Personality

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She’s an earth mother fond of baking kale chips and reminding you to save energy, recycle and compost the banana peels. Is there any better gift for this type of mom than a selection of plants (or seeds for the budget extremist) from the local nursery? ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense â„¢, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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10 Uses for Orange Peels

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We recently planted an orange tree and I can’t wait until it is producing so I can have fresh squeezed orange juice, sliced oranges on my salad, orange marmalade, or just a quick snack! And here are a few more gardening tips: Frugal Tips to Start a Garden. How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden.

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