Garden, Growing and Reuse

Ways To Reuse Old Items For Your Container Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

One of the more interesting ways to garden is to grow items in containers. You might be surprised at the types of plants you can grow in a container garden. Container gardening can be a great way to grow your own food, improving your self-reliance and living more sustainably.

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Reuse Gardening Garden Plants

What to Know About Growing a Balcony Container Garden

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. Produce Suited for Container Gardening.

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Growing Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants

Don’t Recycle, Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Plastic trash bags.

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5 Tips for the Beginning Gardener

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 16, 2013

If you want to improve your health and your sustainability, one of the best ways is to grow a garden. Caring for a garden offers opportunities for exercise outside, and it allows for you to ensure that the food you eat is responsibly grown. For the beginner, though, gardening can present a number of challenges.

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Gardening Garden Plants Growing

Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2013

You were going to save a bundle on your grocery bill by growing your own vegetables and herbs. 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 Heirlooms And Save Their Seeds.

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Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Money

How to Control Garden Weeds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 30, 2013

I remember, as a child, spending hours in the garden with my mother. We would pull weeds, pick produce, plant seeds , water, and generally putter in the garden. Now that I am older and have a home of my own, I realize how much work a garden can be. How do you control weeds in your garden? Get Growing'

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Gardening Garden Home and Garden Landscaping

Natural Solutions for Garden Pests

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 17, 2014

We planted our first in-the-ground vegetable garden this year. When we moved into our new house, we were so excited to get some vegetables growing on the property. Maybe because of his clear passion for gardening, we have a ton of gardens around the house. Spider mites can be detrimental to the vegetables in the garden.

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Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Plants

Guerrilla Gardening And Seed Bombing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

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. Want to get involved in doing some guerrilla gardening of your own? Sounds pretty civil indeed, if you ask me!

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Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Los Angeles

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Get ready to see hiking trails, dog parks, outdoor eateries, green concert spaces, community gardens, pollinator plantings, playgrounds, rooftop gardens and terraces, and more in communities that expand and revitalize. Raised garden beds eliminate the need to kneel to tend or view plants. Yard maintenance grows smarter.

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Backyard Home and Garden Plants Outdoors

Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. My garden. I designed everything, built the cedar beds from scratch, put up wire fencing, built vertical growing structures, and hauled in the soil. Purple raspberries from my garden. Enjoying some outdoor time.

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Kids and Family Home and Garden Money Frugal

7 Simple Ways to Go Green in 2013

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 6, 2013

Plant a Garden. Gardening is an enjoyable activity, and it can help you improve your sustainability. You don’t need a huge garden, either. In fact, if you are new to gardening, it might be better to start small. Even if you don’t have a lot of room, you can grow a container garden.

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Green Simple 2013 Home and Garden

Less Obvious Things That You Need To Buy Before Moving Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

DIY Butterfly Garden Ever wondered what a butterfly garden is? Butterfly gardening is the art of growing different species of flowers that actually attract these beautiful. Ways To Reuse Old Items For Your Container Garden One of the more interesting ways to garden is to grow items in containers.

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Modems Home and Garden Buy Buying

7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Growing up, my re-used T-shirts as dust rags and other cleaning supplies. There are numerous items that can be used in a container garden. You can re-use newspapers and other items as garden mulch. Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. Find Ways to Re-Use as Much As You Can. You can do the same. Go Green'

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics

Being Environmentally Friendly Saves Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

Ny taking your own bags, reusing plastic bags you already have or even sewing some fabric bags from old t-shirts and things you can save a lot. As for water take shorter showers and reuse water where possible, such as collecting the water from your shower to water the lawn. 8.) Grow your own produce.

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Saving Money Money Reuse Home and Garden

How to Establish an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle at Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Cleaning, garden, washing and personal products often contain ingredients that are considered poisons on their own or are petrochemicals derived from oil. Reuse and recycle – consumerism has taught us to throw away anything that is broken or that we no longer want or need. It’s easier to go out a buy a new one, right?

At Home

At Home Home Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale

Would You Live in the Past for Peace of Mind and Financial Well-Being?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 28, 2014

You’ll reuse items to avoid buying new ones, which keep more items out of the landfills. She washed every plastic baggie she used as well as tin foil and other kitchen necessities to reuse later. Instead, you’ll choose items like cloth napkins and cloth towels. Living a Frugal Life in the Present with a Mindset in the Past.

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Green And Frugal Wellness Washer and Dryer Frugal

6 Ways to Improve Your Marketability

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Improve your marketability, and you will find yourself with job offers, promotions, raises, or a growing business. Ways To Reuse Old Items For Your Container Garden One of the more interesting ways to garden is to grow items in containers. What skills do you think can improve your marketability?

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Go Green and Save Big

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 22, 2015

Green shopping with companies that reduce shipping impacts, reuse and recycle packaging, shrink carbon footprints, and are committed to resource conservation are hard to find. Searching for an extraordinary approach to build a home garden and not feel like you simply put a monstrous stamp on the world’s destruction?

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Green Green And Frugal Home Improvement Home and Garden

Control Your Bagworms – Economically and Organically

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

From May through August or early September, those larvae are feeding, growing and enlarging their bags as they grow. The Peach Tree Battle Six Ways to Reuse Your Plastic Grocery Bags The Christmas Tree – Artificial or Real? 5 Products That You Should Avoid Using How to Garden Over Winter: Key Strategies for Success.

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04/09 Pinterest Pin(s) of the Week: Tin Cans

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 9, 2013

From Elise at Grow Creative are Tin Can Lanterns. From Recycle Reuse Renew Mother Earth Projects come these towel storage tin cans. This Wind Chime idea came from Learn 2 Grow – there aren’t any instructions, but it looks pretty simple to figure out. And I really like the shade of blue and green that she used.

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How to Go Green Witout Going Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The old phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” is crucial when it comes to small, and inexpensive, ways of going green. For example, rather than purchase water in plastic bottles, invest in a faucet-mount water filter that retails for less than $40 and reuse glass juice and milk bottles. Start Small.

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10 Unusual Uses for Empty Toilet Paper Rolls

Saving With Shellie

JUNE 26, 2014

We all hear it – “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. Recycling can often be easy but I love finding opportunities to Reuse. For those of you wanting to start your garden from seeds, here are some easy steps to try to get those seeds started! As the seedlings grow, insert the entire roll into the ground. :: Bird Feeder .

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How to Become an Earth Friendly Consumer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

If you have items you aren’t using, recycle them or give them to someone who can reuse them. How about buying your kid a bike they can ride to school or your wife some organic seeds she can grow in the garden that can feed the family. Also, be sure to buy recycled products like toilet paper. Give green gifts.

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Consumer Recycle Recycled Recycling

10 Uses for Orange Peels

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2016

Why not reuse and save some money! #1 8 – Fertilizer : If you’ve always wanted to start your own garden, but the soil at your home just doesn’t seem to be the greatest, nutrient-rich stuff you’ve ever worked with, you can always just get some oranges. How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening

10 Uses for Orange Peels

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 26, 2015

Why not reuse and save some money! #1 8 – Fertilizer : If you’ve always wanted to start your own garden, but the soil at your home just doesn’t seem to be the greatest, nutrient-rich stuff you’ve ever worked with, you can always just get some oranges. How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening

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