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. It happens to the best of us. Grow Plants That Will Thrive In Your Climate. Talk to experienced gardeners in your area.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2015

One of the things I enjoyed about living in a home was the gardening. I’m starting to grow an indoor herb garden, but I also want to be able to grow certain vegetables, even though I’m in an apartment. This is where the balcony container garden comes in handy. Containers and Soil.

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 14, 2014

Easy Plant Food Recipes with Three Ingredients or Less. Could your plants and flowers use a little pick me up? If so, it sounds like your plants are hungry for a snack, and the perfect plant food can do the trick. Easy Plant Food Recipes with Three Ingredients or Less: 1. But where do you begin?

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Plants Flowers and Plants Recipes Food 103

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 28, 2011

I have been trying for years to add more fruit to my garden space. The sweetest, most tasty cantaloupe I have ever eaten was from my garden. The plants take up so much space and grew out of my box and spilled into the yard. The plants dried up. Raspberries I bought these plants at a yard sale last year.

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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

APRIL 30, 2012

I loved the idea of learning how to churn butter, weave, make candles, and use the bounty of nature as our forefathers and mothers did. To this day, I love to experiment with using alternative methods and products – and nature’s bounty, to help supply our needs. Grandma had a milk cow and she let me churn the cream into butter.

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For the Mommas

APRIL 19, 2016

Spring Planting Season – Get Ready with Miracle-Gro® Potting Mix. Do you dream of big, beautiful flowers on your front porch or juicy tomatoes growing on your patio? This premium potting soil for indoor and outdoor containers is the best way to grow plants twice as big versus unfed plants. ReadySetGro.

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Saving With Shellie

MAY 8, 2015

This Raised Garden Kit is only $28 today at Home Depot. This is perfect if you are still looking for a spot to plant a garden in your yard. You could plant flowers but we use our raised garden bed for growing vegetables! Not up for a backyard garden? TheThe dimensions are 42 in.

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Saving With Shellie

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It’s about time to start thinking about planting a Spring garden! If you were jealous of all your friends’ beautiful fall produce, it’s time to get started with your own garden for spring and Home Depot has a great deal today. Grab this Raised Garden Kit is only $21.98. Thanks My Frugal Adventures !).

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 14, 2015

It’s about time to start thinking about planting a Fall garden! If you were jealous of all your friends’ beautiful summer produce, it’s time to get started with your own garden for Fall and Home Depot has a great deal today. Grab this Raised Garden Kit is only $21.98. Grab one and get your garden going!

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 6, 2015

It’s not too late to plant a garden! If you are jealous of all your friends’ beautiful summer produce, it’s time to get started with your own garden and Home Depot has a great deal today. Grab this Raised Garden Kit is only $21.73. Our garden is a mix of vegetables and herbs and we love it!

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2011

Use water collected from dehumidifier to water your garden and flower pots. It fills up quickly on sweltering days and I use that water for my flower pots. When waiting for the hot water to heat up from the faucet, trap water in a jug or bucket and use it to water your garden and flower containers.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 25, 2011

We used vinegar and water to wash the windows and old newspaper (back when people still actually read the paper) to dry and polish them. In case you aren’t aware, vinegar can be used for a myriad of purposes – ranging from diabetics treatment to pickling agent to cleaner. Here, for your reference are 101 uses for vinegar.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

APRIL 27, 2024

I use Bitdefender for both internet security and a VPN. Botanical gardens - I may be allergic to a lot of things, but that doesn't stop me from loving cool plants and flowers. I am fascinated by the fact that some gardeners just know how to grow almost anything.

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Saving With Shellie

APRIL 28, 2015

This Raised Garden Kit is only $28 today at Home Depot. This single bed will fit in every yard and will transform your formerly bare space into an instant garden. The 22 pound Greenland Gardener Raised Garden Kit is made from a composite material that saves 16 pounds of plastic and wood flour from landfills per bed.

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For the Mommas

AUGUST 14, 2012

Jeremiah Williams has been tending the gardens of the Tennessee governor’s mansion for over twenty-five years. Though his heart is also broken, Jeremiah realizes that his gift of gardening is about far more than pulling weeds and planting flowers. It’s about tending hearts as well.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Compost is possibly the most efficient and useful way of disposing of household waste; nearly 40% of this waste is compostable. Compost is then be used on the garden as an organic and valuable fertilizer and soil improver. Make use of this wonderful garden asset like us by learning how to make your own compost.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 27, 2013

I make sure I always have a variety of herbs on hand without breaking the bank by keeping my own container garden. Even if you are a beginning gardener, there are plenty of herbs that are easy to grow and have a lot of uses in the kitchen. The dark green, aromatic basil plant originally hales from Italy.

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Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Home and Garden 53

For the Mommas

MAY 13, 2019

Extend the beauty of your garden to the rest of your landscape with Miracle-Gro tree & shrub plant food spikes. Use once a season, in the spring & fall for lush beautiful foliage & vibrant color on all deciduous; evergreen & flowering trees & shrubs.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. We also grow a large garden & lots of flowers, fruit trees & a 100-year-old grapevine. We have sheep, an old goat, chickens, guineas, dogs & cats. What’s one thing you splurge on?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Get up half an hour earlier to go for a walk, get outside during your lunch hour and walk or sit in a local park, plan a weekend outing or spend some time in your garden after work during the warmer months when the days are longer. Are there new shoots on the plant or flowers starting to bud?

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This list of thoughtful, but FREE Christmas gift ideas is proof that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on the people you gift to if you use your time, resources, and creativity. Are you a gardener? Do you have beautiful perennials in your garden? Garden Harvest. Are you a gardener? Give your Perennials.

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

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.

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Flowers and Plants Home and Garden Plants Gardening 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

If you really want to send out paper invitations, use recycled or handmade paper and use a single sheet. Party decorations that are used once and then thrown away contribute to the huge amounts of land-fill being collected every day. A party held in daylight hours will use less power than one held at night.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JULY 8, 2013

10 Fun and Frugal Ways to Use Herbs in Your Home. Summertime is the perfect time for growing a window sill or backyard herb garden. If you have found yourself with a bunch of freshly grown herbs but only so many recipes to try them in, take a look below at 10 fun and frugal ways to use herbs in your home. Take a look!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Going green for schools can be as simple as starting up a school vegetable garden, recycling waste or installing water tanks. These activities can be taken further by making the vegetable garden a kitchen garden and including the preparation and cooking of healthy meals in the curriculum.

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For the Mommas

MAY 30, 2015

off a $25.00 Coupon to use at Dollar General Stores. Your coupon may be used in stores today, 5/31/15 only. This is great coupon to use on items your wouldn’t normally have a coupon for! Did you know that Dollar General has Gardening Supplies? I am hoping to plant my spring flowers soon!

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For the Mommas

MAY 23, 2015

off a $25.00 Coupon to use at Dollar General Stores. Your coupon may be used in stores today, 5/23/15 only. This is great coupon to use on items your wouldn’t normally have a coupon for! Did you know that Dollar General has Gardening Supplies? I am hoping to plant my spring flowers soon!

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For the Mommas

APRIL 25, 2015

off a $25.00 Coupon to use at Dollar General Stores. Your coupon may be used instores today, 4/26/15 only. This is great coupon to use on items your wouldn’t normally have a coupon for! Did you know that Dollar General has Gardening Supplies? I am hoping to plant my spring flowers soon!

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Plants Gardening Garden At&T 40

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 21, 2011

I was just starting to garden, and quite frankly I had no idea what a compost was until I saw the ad for the seminar. After a long winter sitting idle, I am turning it regularly and hopefully it will be ready to be used in a month or two. When I've stopped adding to a bin, it is supposed to "cure" for 4 weeks before you use.

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Saving With Shellie

APRIL 13, 2016

Gardening season is here and today only, you can grab this Jiffy Professional Seed Starter Greenhouse Kit for just $3.88 (regularly $7.98) at Home Depot. All you have to do is add water and any flower, herb or vegetable seed to start your perfect garden. Each pellet is 100% biodegradable for an environmentally-friendly use.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 26, 2012

This is mainly because more people are seeking out these green products and services to buy and use for themselves. Now that there is a financial incentive, people are more inclined to be environmentally aware in their choice of the things they buy and use. The greater the demand, the cheaper the goods are to be produced.

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For the Mommas

JUNE 27, 2015

Your coupon may be used in stores today, 6/27/15 only. This is great coupon to use on items you wouldn’t normally have a coupon for! Did you know that Dollar General has Gardening Supplies? I am hoping to plant my summer flowers soon! Here are some more coupons that you can use. Get $5.00

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Flowers and Plants Plants Taxes Gardening 40

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2016

However, there are simple things we can do every day that help Mother Earth by using less energy, sending less trash to the land fills, and conserving our natural resources. In an effort over the years to save money at the grocery store and reduce our waste, I’ve found reusable alternatives to many paper products that we were using.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 23, 2015

My husband and I even use the drive time to our destination as time to talk through any goals, issues or other plans. You don’t even have to stay at the home, you could just check in daily to collect the mail, water the plants and garden, feed the goldfish, open/close blinds, etc. Time away can really clear your mind.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

Mom had a vegetable garden and grew sweet corn. When the ears were full and ripe she would pull one down and let me make a doll – using the cob for the body, the silk for the hair and the husk for the clothing. There is a plant called poke that the mountain folks used for greens, but the kids had another use for that plant.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 7, 2013

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? May is flower season after all, and the green goddess will love planting fresh perennials in the yard. It comes with six vegetables and herbs seeds and is perfect for a windowsill garden.

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