Naturally Frugal Living
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Maggie from Family Frugal Fun is sharing how she repurposes egg shells and uses them to start her seedlings. If you’re into growing some of your own food then you know its time to start your seeds. This year instead of purchasing a seed starter kit, try saving your egg shells for a week or [...]
I didn’t really enjoy vegetable gardening until I began square foot gardening. The first time I read Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work by Mel Bartholomew it clicked and I knew I found a system that would work, but also one that I would enjoy! I downloaded Square Foot [...]
Have you heard about using a worm bin to help you compost your kitchen scraps? Does it sound overwhelming or expensive? It doesn’t have to be either! Melynda of Our Sunday Cafe has a tutorial for making a frugal worm bin using common household items. She includes advice on how to take care of worms, [...]
I just downloaded Raised Bed Gardening: How To Grow Vegetables and Food With Easy, Simple Raised Bed Garden Designs for FREE on to my Kindle. If you have read my blog for a while, you know that I am a raised bed gardener. I have 11 raised garden beds and that number is sure to grow [...]
Last year as I was perusing the blogosphere looking at gardens, I repeatedly read of gardeners complaining about the lack of bees in their garden. Their plants were healthy and flowering, but they were not producing fruit. I thought I would share a few things I do to attract bees to may garden. A large [...]
I just downloaded Growing Herbs at Home or in Your Garden for FREE on to my Kindle. It is a good introduction to herb gardening. As a bonus, at the end of the book, you will find a link to down load another free book: How to Make Your Organic Garden Grow Faster. Edited to add: [...]
I am always anxious to start gardening. The general rule of thumb is plant cold-hardy vegetables 4 – 6 weeks before the last frost, but I just can’t wait that long! Our last frost isn’t until mid June! Since I am impatient, I have come up with several different ways to create frugal cloches for [...]
I just downloaded two gardening books for FREE on to my Kindle: Indoor Salad Gardening and Urban Gardening: How To Grow Food In Any City Apartment Or Yard No Matter How Small. Although I live on a couple acres, we have a very short growing season, so I turn to urban gardening techniques to help me [...]
I just downloaded A Quick Start Guide to Organic Gardening for FREE on to my Kindle (ETA: It is now $0.99). There are some good tips in this short guide, but as the title suggests, it is a short guide, it is by no means a comprehensive guide. I liked the sections on composting and dealing [...]
