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Tips for Growing and Using Lemon Balm - Here are some tips on growing lemon balm in your garden and how to use it in cooking and home remedies.

Tips for Growing and Using Lemon Balm

August 9, 2016 by Ann Leave a Comment

Thinking of adding lemon balm to your herb garden? These tips for growing and using lemon balm will help you get started. Lemon balm is a popular herb used in herbal teas, wines, and as a fragrance for beauty products. The lemon scented leaves have even been used to polish furniture. Lemon balm is aRead More

6 Fall Garden Plants for a Bountiful Harvest- These hardy vegetables and herbs can thrive through cold temperatures. They are perfect for your fall garden!

6 Fall Garden Plants for a Bountiful Harvest

August 2, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

When you think of gardening, do you only think of spring? If so, you’re not alone since that seems to be a pretty common thought process. Moving past spring and planting a fall garden is a great way to continue growing amazing fresh foods for your family once the temperatures turn colder. If you’re planningRead More

7 Flowers for Your Cutting Garden- Planting specific flowers in your garden is ideal if you would like to cut and display them. Here are some great choices!

7 Flowers for Your Cutting Garden

July 26, 2016 by Katie Femia Leave a Comment

Are you curious about what a cutting garden is exactly? When gardeners talk about a cutting garden, they are talking about a garden of flowers that are ideal for cutting and using in vases and flower arrangements. As you can imagine, not all flowers are suitable for this, so planting specific flowers is ideal ifRead More

6 Great Tips for Growing Beets- Do you enjoy eating beets? You can grow big, healthy beets in your garden with these 6 important tips.

6 Great Tips for Growing Beets

July 21, 2016 by Ann 10 Comments

While beets don’t look like much on the outside, on the inside they’re a vibrant color. Usually they’re red, but brilliant golden and bright white beets also exist! Whatever variety you plan to grow, homegrown beets can make a delicious addition to recipes or can be made into homemade dehydrated beet chips! You’ll be ableRead More

6 Awesome Tips for Growing Cabbage- Cabbage is a fairly easy vegetable to growing in your garden when you follow these 6 helpful gardening tips.

6 Awesome Tips for Growing Cabbage

July 20, 2016 by Ann Leave a Comment

Use these tips for growing cabbage in your garden to add cabbage to your cold-weather crops. Do you like having cabbage in your salads? Maybe you love to make homemade sauerkraut! However you like to eat cabbage, your cabbage-based recipes are sure to be extra tasty if you’re using cabbages you grew in your ownRead More

6 Great Tips for Growing Onions- Have you ever considered growing your own crop of onions? These helpful gardening tips will get you started!

6 Great Tips for Growing Onions

July 19, 2016 by Ann Leave a Comment

Have you ever considered growing your own onions? It’s actually not that hard to do, and you don’t need a lot of space to grow a large onion crop! If you’re looking for a relatively low-maintenance vegetable to grow, you definitely should consider onions. For some helpful growing tips, take a look at these 6 GreatRead More

6 Awesome Tips for Growing Carrots- Growing carrots is pretty easy if you know what to do. These gardening tips will help you grow a great crop of your own!

6 Awesome Tips for Growing Carrots

July 14, 2016 by Ann 8 Comments

Carrots are good for you and so tasty! Whether you like to eat carrots as-is or prefer to use them in soups and dishes, it can be wonderful having homegrown carrots at your disposal! You’ll be able to grow a great crop this year after reading about these 6 Awesome Tips for Growing Carrots! 6Read More

6 Great Tips for Growing Broccoli- Growing broccoli is rewarding and healthy. These gardening tips will help you grow your own thriving broccoli plants!

6 Great Tips for Growing Broccoli

July 13, 2016 by Ann 2 Comments

Broccoli is a great beginner crop! It can be somewhat finicky about temperature, but if you plant at the right time for your region you have the possibility of growing a great crop! Of course, there’s more to growing great broccoli than just planting in the right temperatures. So to help you succeed, here areRead More

6 Tips for Growing Lettuce- Lettuce is a great beginning gardener's vegetable. Here are some great tips on growing lettuce to get you started.

6 Tips for Growing Lettuce

July 12, 2016 by Ann Leave a Comment

If you’re a beginner gardener, you have to grow lettuce! It’s really easy to grow! Even if you’re an experienced gardener, lettuce should be part of your crop. Not only is it great to be able to grow your own salad greens, but growing lettuce is also a great way to fill in random emptyRead More

Tips for Repelling Ants- Are ants taking over your home or yard? Here are some easy ways to get rid of ants and keep them from returning!

Tips for Repelling Ants

July 7, 2016 by Katie Femia 2 Comments

Are ants taking over your home or yard? Here are some helpful ways to get repel them! Ants can be a real problem, especially during the warm spring and summer months. They can ruin a picnic quickly, eat your precious plants, and some even bite! If you are sick of ants invading your space, thereRead More

6 Expert Tips for Growing Watermelon- Growing watermelon can be a challenge. You will find it much easier with these helpful gardening tips.

6 Expert Tips for Growing Watermelon

July 6, 2016 by Ann 5 Comments

Watermelon is such a delicious summer treat! There’s nothing like a fresh, ripe watermelon on a sunny day! That watermelon is likely to be even more delicious if you know it grew in your own backyard! While growing watermelon can be very rewarding, it’s also a little tricky. To help you out, here are 6Read More

6 Great Tips for Growing Potatoes- Grow your own harvest of potatoes with these useful planting, watering, and pest control tips.

6 Great Tips for Growing Potatoes

July 5, 2016 by Ann 3 Comments

Whether you’re looking to plant something new or just want to grow a better harvest, here are some helpful tips for growing potatoes. Potatoes come in so many different varieties! Some are small, some are large. Some potatoes are brown, and some are purple! All are delicious and can be used in tons of differentRead More

6 Expert Tips for Growing Beans- Beans are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. Use these expert tips to grow the best green beans in your garden!

6 Expert Tips for Growing Beans

June 30, 2016 by Ann Leave a Comment

Beans are tasty, nutrient-rich, and low-cost recipe ingredients. They also make great beginner crops! They’re pretty easy to grow, produce a lot of beans, and leave the soil full of nitrogen (which most vegetables thrive off of). So if you aren’t growing any beans already, this is the year to start! To help you toRead More

6 Expert Tips for Growing Cucumbers- Are you thinking about growing cucumbers? Use these expert gardening tips to grow healthy and thriving cucumber plants.

Tips for Growing Cucumbers

June 29, 2016 by Ann 8 Comments

Growing your own cucumbers is easy when you follow these expert gardening tips. There’s nothing nicer than a cool cucumber salad on a hot summer day! Imagine if those cucumbers were fresh from the fields, too! That’d be a real treat! You can have that by simply growing your own cucumbers. Cucumbers are not tooRead More

Organic Gardening Tips Anyone Can Afford- Organic gardening doesn't have to cost a fortune. Use these tips to build an organic yet budget-friendly garden.

Organic Gardening Tips Anyone Can Afford

June 28, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Here are some affordable ways to enjoy organic gardening. Organic gardening has become more popular in recent years since many are working to avoid unnecessary chemicals in their lives.  You may be thinking that organic gardening is going to be extremely expensive, but in fact, it can be one of the most cost-effective ways to produceRead More

How to Keep Deer Out of Your Vegetable Garden- Deer can eat away at plants and wreak havoc on your vegetable garden. These helpful tips will keep them away.

How to Keep Deer Out of Your Vegetable Garden

June 23, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

If you live in an area with a population of deer nearby, you likely struggle to keep deer out of your vegetable garden.  These beautiful creatures are herbivores, and of course they are naturally drawn to your fresh grown produce.  This can be devastating to budding plants and a growing crop.  How do you solve thisRead More

Butterfly Garden Basics- Attract beautiful butterflies to your yard with these simple tips and tricks for creating a butterfly garden.

Butterfly Garden Basics

June 22, 2016 by Jody Leave a Comment

Learn what it takes to attract beautiful butterflies to your yard with these helpful Butterfly Garden Basics.  If you are looking to create a beautiful butterfly garden that draws in all sorts of winged wonders but don’t know where to start, you have come to the right place. With these Butterfly Garden Basics I’m goingRead More

6 Great Tips for Growing Corn- Planning on growing corn this year? Here are 6 great tips for growing corn to ensure your harvest is great!

6 Great Tips for Growing Corn

June 21, 2016 by Ann Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love an ear of ripe, sweet corn! It’s even better if you’ve harvested it from your own backyard! By growing your own corn crop you can make sure your family has enough corn to last all summer, and you get to choose everything that goes into growing the crop. You can grow itRead More

Tips for Growing Columbine- Columbine is a hardy perennial that comes in a variety of colors. Growing this beautiful flower is easy with these helpful tips.

Tips for Growing Columbine

June 20, 2016 by Katie Femia 6 Comments

Columbine is a classic flower that has been enjoyed in gardens for decades! A hardly perennial, it comes in a variety of colors that allows you to match the blooms to your landscaping design. Easy to grow and even easier to enjoy, Columbine is the perfect flower for making your yard pop. Take a lookRead More

10 Inspirational Quotes All About Gardening- Find inspiration to get out and grow something with these lovely gardening quotes by various authors.

10 Inspirational Quotes All About Gardening

June 17, 2016 by Katie Femia Leave a Comment

Since the season of gardening is upon us, there is no better time than to find some inspiration in it! Over the decades many writers have found ways to express their love of gardening and the inspiration they find in it through verse. If you want to be inspired by their words, take a lookRead More

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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