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Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead, you broke your budget buying every gadget from the big box gardening store – not to mention the pricier mature plants and the chemicals to make them grow faster and produce more. Grow Plants That Will Thrive In Your Climate. Compost Yard And Garden Waste. Instead, use composted yard and garden waste.

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Guerrilla Gardening And Seed Bombing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Coined in 1973 by Liz Christy and her Green Guerrilla group in New York City, guerrilla gardening uses “seed grenades” as a way of introducing vegetation to empty lots in NYC in order to make the city look better. Sure, people do actually plant some of them, but I think throwing them is much more fun. You know you do!

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What to Know About Growing a Balcony Container Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I still have some old flower pots from before, and these would make great containers for some of my vegetables. However, there are some produce items that need a little more growing space than what my old flower pots offer. You can do composting on a smaller scale, and even use mulch, to prepare your soil. Salad greens.

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How to Throw a Green Party

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Entertaining doesn’t have to be damaging to the environment, nor do you have to limit the fun to throw a green party. So check out these great tips on how to throw a green party and do your bit for the environment. This is one area where it is simple to go green. The New “Go Green” Mondays. Invitations.

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