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Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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 Plants That Will Thrive In Your Climate.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. Visiting family in Florida, we enjoy no-cost activities like visiting their beautiful beaches! I designed everything, built the cedar beds from scratch, put up wire fencing, built vertical growing structures, and hauled in the soil.

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Living Off the Land – My First Paw Paw

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They grow to a max height of about 20 feet and have lovely large leaves. Paw Paws are a native American tree, growing naturally in over 25 states from Florida to southern Ontario to Kansas. I used a grapefruit spoon to coax them out and then put them aside for the compost heap. Get Growing' Where to get Paw Paws.

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10 Uses for Orange Peels

Saving Cents With Sense

Thankfully, if you just finished going through that bag of Florida oranges, all those peels can help keep your brown sugar an actual sugar. You can use this powder like you would any store-bought bath powder and have a nice, “Florida (or Arizona) orange” smelling bath, courtesy of your local supermarket. #5

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10 Uses for Orange Peels

Saving Cents With Sense

Thankfully, if you just finished going through that bag of Florida oranges, all those peels can help keep your brown sugar an actual sugar. You can use this powder like you would any store-bought bath powder and have a nice, “Florida (or Arizona) orange” smelling bath, courtesy of your local supermarket. #5

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