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Garden Season #3 Begins: Planting Seeds & Frugal Gardening Series

Saving Cents With Sense

I have officially started my garden this year and I’m already looking forward to the fresh veggies I’ll have this summer! I picked up organic seeds and planted yellow squash, tomatoes, jalapenos, cucumber, lettuce, cilantro, and basil. 3 Easy Garden Plants for Kids. 3 Easy Garden Plants for Kids.

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Square Foot Gardening: Starting Over With New Soil

Family Balance Sheet

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'll post pictures next week of my finished garden.

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Lowe’s: $.50 Tomato & Pepper Plants!

Saving Cents With Sense

I posted this earlier on Facebook – but wanted to let you all know that Lowe’s has tomato and pepper plants on sale today for only $.50 My Lowe’s had a variety of tomato plants (including cherry tomatoes, which grow really well!) and pepper plants: jalapeno, green, and orange bell pepper. Did you get your FREE Tree today , too?

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My New 30 Travel Things

Shereen Travels Cheap

I always come away with some delicious snack and having had a great conversation with at least one vendor. It's conversations like that that make me feel closer to a destination and help me understand the people who live there better. I am fascinated by the fact that some gardeners just know how to grow almost anything.

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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

Family Balance Sheet

Some of my finds: Red ladies’ size 9 red Converse for $2.50 – These retail for about $40 and this pair was hardly worn and will fit my oldest daughter. My Downsized Garden. Last summer, I made the decision to drastically reduce the size of my vegetable garden.

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Frugal Living Community: Frugal Gardening Live Chat

Saving Cents With Sense

Head over to the Frugal Living Community tonight, 4/5, at 8pm EST to discuss Frugal Gardening with me and my co-host, Melissa from Stockpiling Moms. We will be discussing ways to garden on a budget, using spall spaces, and enjoying the fruits of your labor. I actually just started my 3rd season of gardening (post to come soon!)

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Christmas Gifts on a Budget: Up-cycling is the Answer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Using epoxy, attach a saucer to a garden stake. Cover plant pots for one off coordinated dining room décor. These are great conversation pieces and are on target for office party gifts. Old tea cups and saucers become mini bird baths and bird feeders. Galvanized pipe for plumbing is perfect. Epoxy the tea cup to the saucer.

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