Family Balance Sheet

MAY 10, 2011

Last year, I chronicled my box garden conversion from random planting to the more calculated method, known as Square Foot Gardening. I had great success, but at the end of the season, I vowed that in 2011, I was going to replace all of the dirt in my box with new soil following the Square Foot Gardening recipe for a soil mix.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2012

If you don’t believe me, check out my harvests for 2010 and 2011. This means that you use natural products to feed and protect the plants. The Contribution to the Planet One cost-saving strategy you can use in your veggie garden is to make your own compost. Making your own compost will save you around $35 to $60.

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Gardening Garden Health Home and Garden 267

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

You might be surprised at the types of plants you can grow in a container garden. Here are some ideas for re-using old items for your container garden: Seed Starts If you are just starting some seeds, for later planting in a container or a more traditional garden plot, there are a number of interesting alternatives.

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