Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2013

You were going to save a bundle on your grocery bill by growing your own vegetables and herbs. Instead, you broke your budget buying every gadget from the big box gardening store – not to mention the pricier mature plants and the chemicals to make them grow faster and produce more.

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Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Money 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2012

There really is nothing like the experience of eating something that you have just picked fresh from your own garden. More and more people like myself are returning to the joy of growing vegetables, herbs and even eggs right in their own backyards. I mean you have to buy tools, seed, fertilizer, etc.

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Gardening Garden Health Home and Garden 267

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 12, 2012

You can have your soil tested if you have trouble growing things, or if your soil has been greatly disturbed by recent construction activity. Your state university most likely has an agricultural extension to which you can submit samples to be analyzed (for a fee – ours is$15 per sample).

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Flowers and Plants Gardening Garden Frugal 185

For the Mommas

MARCH 13, 2015

Celebrate spring with this garden-themed Easter basket idea from Design Mom , who painted an old wine crate and filled it with seeds, small plants, mini tools, and a few simple toys. Let Grass Grow in Your Easter Basket. Grow your own basket greenery (instead of buying the bagged stuff) with this idea from Zakka Life.

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Easter Grow Your Own Plants Growing 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Today’s Throwaways Are Tomorrow’s Tools. How to Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables. If you do already compost, how do you like it? Related posts: Become A Compost Master with 7 Steps. How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment. How to Garden Over Winter: Key Strategies for Success.

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Compost Composting Making Flowers and Plants 187

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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Reuse Gardening Garden Plants 228