Simple ways to save money while you garden
Pack up the taste of summer by preserving it in your freezer. Avoid waste and save money during the winter months by freezing freshly picked garden vegetables. Nothing beats the taste of fresh summer produce, and while there are many preservation methods available to conserve the bounty of the season, options such as fermenting and…
It’s only August, so why am I bringing up the fall already? While stores are already preparing for Halloween, gardeners are still enjoying the warm days of summer. If you’re looking to get the biggest bang for your buck in your garden, planning in anticipation of fall is critical. Sowing seed now and keeping your…
Summer is in full swing, and that means the gardening season has really begun. Seeds and seedlings have grown into sturdy, productive plants. Pollinators are out in grand numbers, and there’s no shortage of stuff to pick from the branches, vines and stems around the garden. Tomatoes are starting to ripen, eggplants are slowly appearing,…
Gardening can be a great way to relax on the weekend. It can be a great way to make some extra money, or to spend quality time with family. But, gardening can also be expensive. You need to continue to get plants and grow them, sometimes it isn’t as cheap was we would like. So…
Have a great gardening tip that saves money? Share it with us. Simply email us so we can share it with everyone and others can save from your favorite frugal gardening tricks: Weeds If you need to use a weed killer, buy the concentrate. It’s expensive, and it doesn’t work as well if you dilute…
Prepare Your Lawn For Fall By Matt Morrison Hemingway once said, “America is the land of wide lawns and narrow minds.” Now, I don’t know about narrow minds, but we definitely love our lawns. Fall is one of the most important times of the year to perform lawn care maintenance. The process you need to…
It is possible to have an appealing, unique look to your yard without investing thousands of dollars every year in order to do so. Practicing some basic conservation rules can help you to save money and still make your yard look great. One great new innovation that is all the rage is the art of…