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. Our grocery budget dropped by over $40 per week in the third year of my gardening efforts and it gets better every year.
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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Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 23, 2015
Are you good at decorating cakes? Decorate and sell cakes for birthdays, baby showers, graduation, etc. 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. Do you crochet or decoupage?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 14, 2015
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.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 13, 2012
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.
Saving Cents With Sense
DECEMBER 10, 2014
About: Features a tractor with a trailer, a fruit stand with cash register, fruit, cake, a tree with apples, a garden patch with vegetables, a cute dog house. Plant tasty vegetables in the garden; Drive the tractor into position and load up the fruit and vegetables; Have fun playing with Charlie the dog.
For the Mommas
MARCH 13, 2015
Celebrate spring with this garden-themed Easter basket idea from Design Mom , who painted an old wine crate and filled it with seeds, small plants, mini tools, and a few simple toys. Take the kids outdoors with their new baskets, and get planting. Make it a Breakfast Easter Basket.
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