Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2013

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. You were going to save a bundle on your grocery bill by growing your own vegetables and herbs.

Gardening 202

Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Money 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2015

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. Know what different plants require: Finally, be aware of the growing conditions needed for certain plants.

Growing 100

Growing Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2014

None of the trees have produced much fruit in the 5 years since I planted them. Hubby likes to apply nutrients to the soil , as well as additives that break up our clay – in areas he is planning new plantings. We live on the edge of the prairie and have planted native garden plants such as ornamental grasses.

Gardening 167

Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Plants 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

This compound can be found in many plants , some of which can be commonly found growing nearby. Salicylic acid is astringent, but so are other plant constituents, like tannins. While many plants contain salicylic acid, or tannins, or sometimes both, not all of them are suitable for use.

Flowers and Plants 183

Flowers and Plants Frugal Plants Growing 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Stop and admire a neighbor’s garden, noticing and appreciating flowers that have opened since you last walked by or how the leaves are starting to change color or watch a butterfly flitting around the plants. Are there new shoots on the plant or flowers starting to bud? What insects or animals can you spot?

Mother's 202

Mother's Flowers and Plants Outdoors Health and Beauty 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Compost is a natural, organic substance that makes a superior mulch, fertilizer, soil conditioner and improver while stimulating healthy root growth in plants. Compost helps your plants resist disease and insect attack. Make use of this wonderful garden asset like us by learning how to make your own compost. Why make compost?

Compost 187

Compost Composting Making Flowers and Plants 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 2, 2013

Add cheap indoor plants or flower vase with flowers instead of expensive art pieces to decorate the living room. Picture frames are cheap and photos make the room look homey. Framed photos can also liven up the living room when placed on the side table or console table. Painting the walls is cheaper than using wallpaper.

Renovation 221

Renovation Cheap Home Flowers and Plants 221

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 16, 2012

History In 2006 I planted fruit trees, in anticipation of retiring and having time to pick and use the harvest. I planted them that fall, a dwarf pie cherry, an Elberta peach, a Lodi apple and a Braeburn apple. The Lodi put on a couple of apples, the cherry tree grew, the Braeburn flowered and the peach tree had several peaches.

Flowers and Plants 201

Flowers and Plants Home and Garden Plants Gardening 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 27, 2011

Here are a few gift ideas that make a positive impact on the environment: Give organic local flowers. Conventionally grown flowers are not eco-friendly. There are tons of flowering varieties so you can still get the bouquet look. There are tons of flowering varieties so you can still get the bouquet look.

Green 113

Green Perfumes and Colognes Flowers and Plants Fair-Trade 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2012

have used wildflowers for decoration, dried red clover flowers to make tea, dandelion greens in salads and black walnuts in sweet bread. There are also cattails, which I personally have never used, but understand that you can eat any part of the plant, including the root. My Firefox book has recipes. Is this survival-ism?

Used 188

Used Flowers and Plants Student Hunts 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2012

Flower Growing A small garden patch, a shovel and a plant made for a summer long experiment in raising our very own flowers. Many an hour was spent in the crook of the wild cherry tree in the front yard, eating the tiny fruits and spitting the big seeds as far as we could.

Activism 187

Activism Kids Flowers and Plants Backyard 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 2, 2011

And once the stale air is cleared you can then freshen things up even further by placing live, air purifying plants such as an English Ivy or Bamboo Palm as well scented flowers around the house.

Frugal 145

Frugal Flowers and Plants Recycle Recycled 145

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 5, 2014

That means that you spend time picking up trash and money and time on fertilizing, watering, mowing and trimming as well as leaf raking, flower planting and snow shoveling. Neighbors expect that you will keep the exterior of your home and yard looking acceptable according to their standards.

Games 170

Games Flowers and Plants Film Contest 170

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Don’t forget to also add in the flowers and chocolate. Plan a scavenger hunt and plant clues all through the house. And then there’s the pressure to give the perfect gift. Jewelry stores ramp up diamond commercials because if the man in her life loves her, he will buy jewelry, right? Plan a Special Day.

Frugal 177

Frugal Kids Jewelry and Watches Flowers and Plants 177

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 2, 2011

The most obvious is science, especially in the study of living plants and animals and how they are inter-connected. Start a school garden – a native garden to attract local wildlife; a flower garden to improve an unattractive area; a vegetable garden full of fresh, healthy food. Look for ways to reduce water consumption.

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Student Gardening Garden Compost 197

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Get acid to acid loving plants by watering them with a water/vinegar mix occasionally (acid loving plants examples are blueberries, azaleas, pine and etc). Keep cut flowers fresher longer by adding 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 3 tablespoons of sugar to their water. Kill weeds outside by pouring full strength vinegar on them.

Used 278

Used Flowers and Plants Food and Drink Equal 278

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 5, 2013

Call me naïve, but when we first bought our home in 2012, I thought that all I needed to know about gardening is that I needed to water my plants and make sure the weeds don’t get overgrown. We have many different plants, shrubs, bushes and trees because the family who owned it in the 1990s owned a garden center down the road.

Gardening 186

Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Home and Garden 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 26, 2012

As a family, plant a garden or a tree and watch it grow. Visit a neighborhood or community garden plot to learn about how other families grow their own vegetables and flowers. Have children collect backyard flowers and leaves to create nature bouquets or pressed-flower pictures. Encourage outdoor learning at home.

Green 211

Green Flowers and Plants Food and Drink Environmental Movement 211

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Reusable party decorations could include potted plants, glass or metal containers or ornaments, fabric, party lights that you own or can borrow and candles. Recyclable decorations could be dried or fresh flowers, decorations made out of recycled paper or fresh fruit.

Green 183

Green Flowers and Plants Recycle Recycled 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

There is a plant called poke that the mountain folks used for greens, but the kids had another use for that plant. She made June bug strings, I made clover flower necklaces. All they had to do was find some pony poop and plant it! Dolly, in her book, talked about her childhood entertainment. Poverty is inconvenient.

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St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176