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4 Hobbies for Adulthood

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Gardening is another hobby you can pick up at any age. Putting your hands in the dirt and nurturing different plants to grow in different environments fulfills a primal instinct that goes beyond just filling your time. Cooking and Baking. Nature does wonders for the spirit, and hiking is a great way to explore it.

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Creating Your First Herb Garden: Picking the Right Herbs

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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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Don’t Recycle, Reuse

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My spouse has many plantings around our several acres. When he plants something new that needs a steady supply of surface water, due to shallow roots, he sometimes uses a 2 liter soda bottle. He cuts small holes in bottom, fills with water and places it next to the baby plant to drip irrigate it. Two liter soda bottles.

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Seven Cheap Hobbies That You and Your Family Can Enjoy

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Building model airplanes, for example, might have gone by the wayside with the recession because it is a hobby that can quickly get expensive. You can even make a game of it with your kids and challenge them to identify certain trees and plants, just watch out for poison ivy! Fishing Fishing is another fairly inexpensive hobby.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

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A garden stepping stone for Mom, maybe?! Making a garden stepping stone is not difficult or expensive, but does require some adult supervision. What Is a Garden Stepping Stone? Garden Stepping Stone Craft Kits Hobby Lobby had several versions of kits to create a stepping stone. The most expensive was around $20.

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10 Uses for Orange Peels

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We recently planted an orange tree and I can’t wait until it is producing so I can have fresh squeezed orange juice, sliced oranges on my salad, orange marmalade, or just a quick snack! And here are a few more gardening tips: Frugal Tips to Start a Garden. How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden.

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Festival of Frugality #271- 10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition

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SillySimple presents Frugal Gardening: Seed Starting Part I posted at Silly Simple Living. Learn about dryer balls, static discharging sheets, plant-based dryer sheets, and more.&#. Sites like Dell and Newegg make it easy to build your own computer.&#. Download a form and get something set up to protect your kids and assets.&#.

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