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Square Foot Gardening: Starting Over With New Soil

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Last year, I chronicled my box garden conversion from random planting to the more calculated method, known as Square Foot Gardening. When I first set up my box garden about 9 years ago, I naively used soil that was dug up from another project on our property. I admit that I didn't use blended compost.

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10 Frugal Tips For Earth Day

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Grow Your Own: Planting your own vegetables, fruit, and herbs can save you money, but it can also reduce the use of chemical pesticides. You can also follow along in my gardening journey. Not only is it cutting down on your household waste, but it is producing organic soil to help you save in your garden and/or lawn.

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