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How to Learn About Gardening in a New Locale

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’ve been trying my hand at gardening for the last 15 years, though in a very amateur way. (If The gardening season in the Midwest is how I thought gardening everywhere worked. Seeds for the spring garden are planted indoors in December. Seeds for the spring garden are planted indoors in December.

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Four Frugal Things (and one not-so-frugal)

The Frugal Girl

I’m not close to considering myself a gardener, but this is easy and reliable enough for even me! I like my crackers to come from the store, please and thank you Anyone who has made crackers can tell you that they are a lot of work for not much reward. The homemade crackers,though? Tedious is an appropriate descriptor!

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Calling All Gardeners: What's Eating Our Tomatoes?

Family Balance Sheet

I spent a lot of time this past spring shoveling out the old clay dirt that was in my garden and replacing it with the mix that is recommended in the book, Square Foot Gardening. It was hard work and there was an initial expense, but I knew I wouldn't have to deal with the weeds any more and I knew my plants would love it.

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

My cute kids when they were little I used to be a Spanish teacher until I stopped working to stay home with my kids. Our two goats I’m planning to milk next year We also have a big garden, fruit trees, a medicinal herb garden and grow some cut flowers. Gretchen, thanks so much for participating!

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Live Butterfly Garden

Family Balance Sheet

Have you seen the Live Butterfly Garden Hatching Kit advertised on TV? The box contains the mesh 'garden' as seen on the box and a coupon to receive 5 caterpillars and food via mail. She waited anxiously all winter to be able to order the caterpillars for the garden. The Butterfly Garden was a lot of fun for my whole family.

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Vertical Gardening Update: I've Got Cantaloupes

Family Balance Sheet

Cantaloupe is one of my most favorite things to grow in the garden. In years past, the plants took over my garden and spilled into the yard , so I changed my planting strategy for the melons this year and planted upward , not at ground level. Thanks for reading. Thank you for supporting Family Balance Sheet!

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Meet a Reader | Lina from Germany

The Frugal Girl

After many years with only odd jobs or jobs without many prospects, I have finally had the chance to build a career in my new home country, working in life science. However, I had to work hard for this, and I also needed to learn a new language, which meant taking after-work classes and a lot of self-study. Since April 2022.