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Steph Coelho

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Conserve Water & Save Money

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

Since it’s the middle of summer in my zone 7 garden right now I thought it might be good to review some principles of watering our gardens & trees. If you’re paying a monthly water bill, you don’t want to waste money and when you do water, you should be getting the most for your…

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Cats & Your Garden

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

One of the things that many gardeners dislike is having cats visit their garden. If you would like to keep cats away from your garden, there are some frugal steps that you can take that can help relieve the situation: First, remove the poop. I know…icky! If you don’t, however, the cats will think the…

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Is Organic Gardening Frugal?

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

Let’s think back to our grandparents’ gardens, whether they were full of geraniums or rows of carrots or beans; my guess is all of their gardens were grown organically. I can’t remember any of them mixing up chemicals to add to their potted plants or their garden beds…but I do remember huge blossoms and giant…

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Frugal Container Garden

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

Pots and planters can be an expensive item if you’re planning on venturing into container gardening. Instead of heading to the garden store, or the warehouse stores, think creatively. When you realize that you can put a plant in almost anything that holds dirt and has some sort of drainage system, the possibilities for inexpensive…

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Frugal Gardening

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

When it comes to your garden, you need more than just plants to keep it alive. You also need the tools to keep the garden healthy and vibrant. To take care of your garden you also need to keep your tools safe. To do that you should get a shed from Capital Construction to keep…

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Vinegar Uses In Garden

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho 1 Comment

1. Clay Pot Cleaning: Vinegar will remove the white salt buildup on old clay pots. Simply soak the affected areas in full strength vinegar. 2. Kill Grass: Undiluted vinegar will kill grass between bricks and sidewalk cracks. Simply spray where needed. 3. Kill Weeds: Spraying full strength vinegar on weeds will kill them – be…

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Shrubs From A Pile Of Sticks

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

From this pathetic little bunch of twigs, given a few years, I will have a couple of nice rows of hydrangeas. I grabbed the handful of trimmings out of the compost pile when helping my mom in her yard this spring. The second photo shows the same bunch, this time prepared into ready to plant…

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Free From Landscape Firms

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

A phone book and your local newspaper can be great tools to get your garden going and growing this spring. No, you’re not going to shred them & use them for mulch (although, this is not a bad idea). What you want to do is look up the landscape firms in your local area. Make…

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Save Money – Gardening

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho Leave a Comment

The Earth Laughs in Flowers – Ralph Waldo Emerson Gardening can be fun, enjoyable and downright expensive if you’re not careful. This site is dedicated to bring you easy to implement gardening tips and techniques that can help you save money while keeping all your plants in tip-top shape. Making your garden beautiful on a…

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Garden For Free

August 10, 2017 by Steph Coelho 1 Comment

Is it possible to have a lush flower garden, produce your own veggie patch or just add to the landscaping around your home all for free? Absolutely. One of the easiest ways to do this is to participate in your local chapter of Freecycle. This is a Yahoo list, available at FreeCycle.org. The organization began…

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(X) Inexpensive Alternatives To Grow Lights

Inexpensive Alternatives To Grow Lights

Grow lights can be a really helpful tool for indoor gardening. Many people find that they are worth their cost. However, they aren’t cheap. Therefore, you might want to consider some of these inexpensive alternatives to grow lights. What Are Grow Lights? Grow lights are exactly what their name says: lights designed to help plants…

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Maintaining a Garden to Keep Your Indoors and Outdoors Clean

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4 Reasons to Volunteer for an Eco-Friendly Gardening Club

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5 Ways Depression Costs Me In the Garden

5 Ways Depression Costs Me In the Garden

I struggle with chronic, recurring depression. While it’s well-managed, the symptoms do creep up from time to time. Depression is an expensive mental health condition, in ways that might surprise you. In fact, during bouts of depression, I find that it costs me in the garden. This does mitigate the many mental health benefits of…

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