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Family Balance Sheet
MAY 1, 2020
April 2020 might go down as the most frugal month of my lifetime. With the global pandemic and the decline of our small business, I have flexed frugal muscles that I didn’t know I have. Operation Frugal Living is in full swing at my house. Frugal Kitchen in April: Free Ham? More frugal shenanigans!
Saving Cents With Sense
APRIL 14, 2014
Easy Plant Food Recipes with Three Ingredients or Less. Could your plants and flowers use a little pick me up? If so, it sounds like your plants are hungry for a snack, and the perfect plant food can do the trick. You can make your own! Easy Plant Food Recipes with Three Ingredients or Less: 1. Store well.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 16, 2013
If you want to improve your health and your sustainability, one of the best ways is to grow a garden. Starting small gives you the chance to get to know some of the best techniques for growing your garden, and it can prevent you from becoming overwhelmed. Grow Easy Items First. Make a Plan. Create a Schedule. Use Starts.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 18, 2016
Tip # 1 – Go thrifty on seeds and plants. If you buy organic non-hybrid fruits or vegetables, you can save your seeds and plant them, year after year. Potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes and horseradish can all be propagated by taking a cutting from the tuber and planting it.” Grow sprouts on a tuber. Use cuttings.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
This compound can be found in many plants , some of which can be commonly found growing nearby. Salicylic acid is astringent, but so are other plant constituents, like tannins. While many plants contain salicylic acid, or tannins, or sometimes both, not all of them are suitable for use.
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. None of the trees have produced much fruit in the 5 years since I planted them. My fruit trees are susceptible to a fungus or bug that makes the leaves turn red and die. We live and die by the seasons.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 14, 2012
Finding ways to fit organic foods into your budget is really not much different than any other endeavor of frugality. A tomato picked from a local farmer’s tomato plant, for example, will taste a whole lot better than one that’s traveled several thousand miles to reach your local supermarket’s produce section.
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