Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 18, 2016

As I was doing some yard work a couple of days ago, I noticed my neighbor tilling up a vegetable garden spot in his back yard – a sure sign of spring! Here are 4 thrifty gardening tips for you if you are planning a garden this year. Garden web has a forum specific to Canada at The Canadian Garden Exchange.

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For the Mommas

AUGUST 6, 2019

Free Gardening 101: Friendship Gardens Kindle Edition. Friendship Gardens is a nonprofit project teaching gardening and growing food for Friendship Trays, Charlotte’s meals on wheels program. This ebook is their ‘Gardening 101’ guide designed to help gardeners grow more food.

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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. I had great success, but at the end of the season, I vowed that in 2011, I was going to replace all of the dirt in my box with new soil following the Square Foot Gardening recipe for a soil mix.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

One of the more interesting ways to garden is to grow items in containers. You might be surprised at the types of plants you can grow in a container garden. From using espaliering to grow apple trees in a container, to herbs, to a variety of vegetables , it’s possible to transform a small space into an effective container garden.

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For the Mommas

JULY 26, 2019

Free Coffee Grounds for Your Garden at Starbucks. Gardeners can score Free Coffee Grounds for Your Garden at Starbucks! Stop by your local participating Starbucks and pick up a free pre-packaged bag of used coffee grounds to enrich your gardens and compost!

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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. I chose broccoli.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2015

One of the things I enjoyed about living in a home was the gardening. I’m starting to grow an indoor herb garden, but I also want to be able to grow certain vegetables, even though I’m in an apartment. This is where the balcony container garden comes in handy. Produce Suited for Container Gardening.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 17, 2012

We spent this past weekend, cleaning up my square foot garden. As you can see, it needed some attention: Some of the 'weeds' in the picuture is the mint that I naively planted 10 years ago when we built my garden box. I converted the box to the square foot garden method until 2 years ago. Have you opened up your garden yet?

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For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Free Coffee Grounds for Your Garden at Starbucks Gardeners can score Free Coffee Grounds for Your Garden at Starbucks! Stop by your local participating Starbucks and pick up a free pre-packaged bag of used coffee grounds to enrich your gardens and compost!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2014

The sun on my face and the sight of grass peeking through the snow makes me think of lawn and garden tasks I need to do. Here are gardening related tasks I do in February to get ready for the coming spring. We live on the edge of the prairie and have planted native garden plants such as ornamental grasses. Prune fruit trees.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 12, 2012

At our house the gardening catalogs started arriving last week. Plan your garden. Now is the time to plan your garden. Use them to help you learn about what species and varieties will do well in your yard or in your garden. Perhaps you find a wild flower that you can dig up or get seeds from to put in your garden.

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Couponing 101

JULY 24, 2012

Check out how to create your own worm composting bin. This is a great way to reduce food waste, add great nutrients to your garden/yard soil, and save on fertilizer! Daily Frugal Tip: Create A Worm Composting Bin is a post from Couponing 101. Do you have a Frugal Tip you’d like to share? Please send me an email !

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 13, 2012

In previous years when we started our garden, we just partitioned part of our yard as vegetable garden areas. This year, we wanted to build a permanent above ground garden that we could maintain each year. The nice part about building your own box garden is that you can make it any size that you want. 4 corner Brackets.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. Gardening and Landscaping: Summer is also a time to garden, rejuvenate your landscape, and enjoy an adult beverage in your cozy backyard.

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 3, 2013

As the weather starts to warm up, it has many thinking of starting a garden in hopes of a bountiful summer crop. Start using all of your organic kitchen scraps to create your own compost pile which will lead to some amazing soil. Cool Garden Markers. I hope you have a great garden this year. Good Soil on the Cheap.

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 1, 2012

You may have a dedicated space where you grow food, but if you don’t, keep reading because the information here also applies to edible landscaping and container gardening. If no one but the puppy finds that beautiful harvest of dill and eggplant appealing, you may have wasted time and garden space.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2015

There are few healthier and better ways to save money than organically growing your own fruit and vegetables in your own garden. So if you’re interested in turning your garden-patch into a bowl of ripe produce, here’s how to start. So if you’re interested in turning your garden-patch into a bowl of ripe produce, here’s how to start.

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 18, 2012

Today only, you can get this Handy Roll-Along Garden Cart , a $59.99 The perfect cart for gardeners and homeowners featuring a strong metal frame with soft handgrips, durable wheels and a heavy duty nylon bag. The nylon cleanup bag features handles for easy carrying to empty into compost pile or for yard waste removal service pickup.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 7, 2011

First, you will want to create a compost pile that will produce organic fertilizer for your soil. There are also compost bins that you can purchase from home and garden stores that will hold your compost. These things, when broken down, provide excellent nutrients to the soil of an organic garden. Preparation.

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

APRIL 12, 2012

Tips for understanding and buying the right compost bin for your yard.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 31, 2012

FREE Kindle Book: Composting Inside & Out. Right now you can get this Kindle book, Composting Inside & Out: The comprehensive guide to reusing trash, saving money and enjoying the benefits of organic gardening for FREE (normally $16.99). I love finding FREE books, don’t you? Don’t have a kindle?

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2019

Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. Live Butterfly Garden – I wrote about this activity a few years ago and it is still a favorite summer memory. I was an avid gardener for many years.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Going green for schools can be as simple as starting up a school vegetable garden, recycling waste or installing water tanks. These activities can be taken further by making the vegetable garden a kitchen garden and including the preparation and cooking of healthy meals in the curriculum.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 19, 2012

We compost much of our food and garden scraps. As a family, we try to be good stewards of our environment: We crossed 10 paper products off our grocery list and replaced them with reusable alternatives. We opt out of lawn chemicals. We conserve water (and save money) during the summer.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

There are numerous items that can be used in a container garden. You can re-use newspapers and other items as garden mulch. Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. You can do the same. Look for ways to re-use what you already have. Turn old towels into bags that can be taken to the grocery store.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

My garden. I save money where I can, reusing old food containers for my multitude of seasonal seedlings, getting free five-gallon buckets from the bakery to use for extra growing space, making compost from our fruit and vegetable scraps, and starting almost everything from seed. Purple raspberries from my garden. helping out 7.

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Couponing 101

AUGUST 29, 2012

This is a GREAT magazine if you’re interesting in gardening, but don’t have very much backyard space at your house. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas.”

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For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have.

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 5, 2012

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. This offer expires at Thursday 04/05/12 11:59 PM EST EST. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 13, 2015

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have.

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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.

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For the Mommas

JULY 25, 2014

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. You can subscribe to Urban Farm Magazine for only $8.99 per year (40% off)! You can order up to 1 years at this price!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

Compost kitchen scraps. Grow our own garden of veggies. Compost our leaves and grass. Compost our leaves and grass. Use compostable garbage bags. Household changes we’ve made : Switched from chemical cleaners to homemade phosphate and eco friendly ones. Buy as many organic and local foods as we can.

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For the Mommas

AUGUST 9, 2012

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. Magazine Deals: Better Homes & Garden, Whole Living & More. Today only, subscribe to Urban Farm Magazine for only $4.50 per year (70% off)!

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Saving With Shellie

MAY 20, 2014

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. Remember magazines make great gifts because they give all year long. Pick one up for your favorite neighbor or teacher.

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For the Mommas

MAY 18, 2012

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. Better Homes and Gardens Magazine Subscription | $3.75 This deal will be valid through tonight, May 18th at midnight (EST). Be the first to comment. an Issue.

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For the Mommas

APRIL 5, 2012

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. This deal will be valid through tonight, April 5th at midnight (EST).

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