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Thrifty gardening Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Grandma used to trade plants with her sister. Use compost, make your own. The Guardian’s article, How to Be a Thrifty Gardner dove to detail about making compost: “You should have about two-thirds brown stuff (carbon source) to one-third green (nitrogen). Tip # 1 – Go thrifty on seeds and plants. Use cuttings.

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It’s Time to Plan Your Frugal Spring Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We often have dug big and deep holes (we plant a lot of trees), then layered in the compost and other amendments as we fill the hole back in, mixing each layer. My Grandmother in the Midwest used to trade plants with her sister in the far west so each could have different varieties.

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Zulily’s Top 10 Baby Booming Cities!

Nicoles Nickels

With a 109% increase in the popularity of composting over the last 30 years it is no surprise that another highly popular item is the Honest Company’s biodegradable cloth wipes. San Antonio, TX: While not as highly populated as its sister cities to the north and south, San Antonio has just as strong of an appetite for baby purchases.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I’m a long-distance cyclist, a triathlete, a wife, a mother of two, a sister, a daughter, a friend, DIY-er, and a community member! They finished around the time I was finishing high school, and then there was college – my sister’s freshman year was my senior year!