Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 21, 2011
My composting adventures all started about 9 years ago when our local Penn State Cooperative Extension office offered a free composting bin (the round one in the picture) when you attended their free composting seminar. I have a system going, but I am a laid back composter. Usually, I'm wearing my bathrobe.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
Basically there are two reasons to compost. The second is supplementary to the first–you use the compost as fertilizer. Although there are numerous aids available to assist you in composting, it all comes down to the fundamentals; make a pile of biodegradable matter and wait until it breaks down. No Need to Get Fancy.
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Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 13, 2012
Whether you are a novice gardener or a master gardener, there are many free or low cost gardening seminars, workshops, and events happening at this time of year. You'll walk away with great information about this year's gardening trends, gardening techniques, and maybe even a plant or two. Garden Nurseries and Greenhouses.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 7, 2011
Yet, you pay the prices because you want to provide chemical-free vegetables for you and your family. You will have peace of mind knowing that your tasty vegetables are chemical-free, and the money you save will be an added bonus. First, you will want to create a compost pile that will produce organic fertilizer for your soil.
For the Mommas
AUGUST 6, 2019
Free Gardening 101: Friendship Gardens Kindle Edition. In this book you will learn organic and sustainable growing practices on a range of gardening topics : Garden bed preparations, soil life, spring gardening, summer gardening, fall gardening, watering, composting, planting, and more.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 10, 2011
Last year, I chronicled my box garden conversion from random planting to the more calculated method, known as Square Foot Gardening. Even though I amended the soil in my boxed garden with compost over the years, the majority of the soil was thick, heavy clay that made pulling root vegetables, like carrots, very difficult.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Before kids, I spent my free-time volunteering at a stray rescue shelter for dogs. This doesn’t include the many free in-library activities we’ve enjoyed over the years. I carefully save my seed packets to use over several years and even harvest some seeds from my previous year’s plants so I don’t need to buy as many in the future.
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