5 useful items I have picked up and used in my home garden. Save money by salvaging free items. #wvfrugalgardener #veggiegarden #gardeningonabudget #planting
I got tired of buying fertilizer because the prices are so high. I bought two rabbits, I feed them from the garden and they feed the garden. It is working out wonderfully and they are a lot lower in cost that the commercial fertilizer.
I get free coffee grounds from the local Fish and Chip shop, free spent mushroom compost from a nearby mushroom farm, free straw from the pet shop, free sticks for kindling in the alley behind my house, a neighbour gives me all her raked up leaves and we have a local plant swap where you leave a plant and take a plant.
I didn't know about UNCF. In my county in WV our library has free seeds from the WV Extension office along with garden calendars that suggest a garden/planting task each day. Thank u for the tips.
I also use the sprouted potatoes too plant for potatoes that I get for free at aldi's into my potato towers from free pallet woods and about make a free hot bed with more free pallet wood and cold frames from free Windows and a drying rack from free 12x12 " baskets just had too buy 2x2"x8' boards.
I garden year round. In January l put out a video reminding everyone to buy Dollar store seeds. In recent years the number of seeds per pack has gone down but still a good buy for home gardening.
@@thefrugalgardener Thanks for your suggestions. I have saved a lot of seeds from previous years and swap seeds with friends. I have so many now I probably will never need to buy seeds again
I used my friends decking boards for multiple planters and limbs from my yard and my cousin's yard for bean poles and cucumber trellis. And I made tomato cages from contrite wire fencing that have lasted for 25 years and counting but this year my neighbor and sister gifted 14 cages witch helped so much. And bought and old time tiller for $50.00 and a set of 3 pickling crocks for $50.00. They will last along time.
My natural fertilizers is the egg water from boiled eggs and the water off of my boiled potatoes and invite garden comfrey is my fertilizer once a week ,add when starting my plants I always put crushed egg shell in the bottoms of the holes and coffee grounds if you have them and grass clipping when get them for around my plants because I get a lot if rain off others down spouts this way the plants don't flood out and I mound up the soul around them and put a round trench too hold water during the dry spells. I've started transplanting from one comfrey plant. Now too date I have 20 plants and plan on having around my fenced area too cut down on the grasses. Its so odd because the wild plants I wanted are seeded right next too them. Free leaves and grass clippings from my uncle's land I put the in the compost piles and all plant matters and paper shreds from junk mail.
I got tired of buying fertilizer because the prices are so high. I bought two rabbits, I feed them from the garden and they feed the garden. It is working out wonderfully and they are a lot lower in cost that the commercial fertilizer.
I often wondered why people brought rabbits other than for dinner 😮. You have a great system. Thanks for sharing.
Free is good 👍. They may not look like the prettiest potatoes 🥔 when you first plant them but it the harvest that counts.
I get free coffee grounds from the local Fish and Chip shop, free spent mushroom compost from a nearby mushroom farm, free straw from the pet shop, free sticks for kindling in the alley behind my house, a neighbour gives me all her raked up leaves and we have a local plant swap where you leave a plant and take a plant.
WOW 😮! You really got this figured out. Great 👍
I didn't know about UNCF. In my county in WV our library has free seeds from the WV Extension office along with garden calendars that suggest a garden/planting task each day. Thank u for the tips.
That is awesome! 👍 I also like the calendar 💡 ideas.
I also use the sprouted potatoes too plant for potatoes that I get for free at aldi's into my potato towers from free pallet woods and about make a free hot bed with more free pallet wood and cold frames from free Windows and a drying rack from free 12x12 " baskets just had too buy 2x2"x8' boards.
Pallets are very versatile. I intend to collect more once l have a way to haul them.
I get seeds at the dollar store. It’s not free but very cheap and I have had good results. Thank you for all your great hints🌻
I garden year round. In January l put out a video reminding everyone to buy Dollar store seeds. In recent years the number of seeds per pack has gone down but still a good buy for home gardening.
I wish we had Dollar Tree in Australia
@@kimberly-mo5cp Dollar general, Dollar tree Family dollar. Those are the big 3 in my area. Hopefully you can find something similar.
@@thefrugalgardener Thanks for your suggestions. I have saved a lot of seeds from previous years and swap seeds with friends. I have so many now I probably will never need to buy seeds again
Thank you for great ideas
You are so welcome!
I had no idea about the Arbor Day Foundation! What a great resource. Thank you!
You are very welcome. I just found out about them a few years ago.
I used my friends decking boards for multiple planters and limbs from my yard and my cousin's yard for bean poles and cucumber trellis. And I made tomato cages from contrite wire fencing that have lasted for 25 years and counting but this year my neighbor and sister gifted 14 cages witch helped so much. And bought and old time tiller for $50.00 and a set of 3 pickling crocks for $50.00. They will last along time.
I love the creativity and your resourcefulness.
My natural fertilizers is the egg water from boiled eggs and the water off of my boiled potatoes and invite garden comfrey is my fertilizer once a week ,add when starting my plants I always put crushed egg shell in the bottoms of the holes and coffee grounds if you have them and grass clipping when get them for around my plants because I get a lot if rain off others down spouts this way the plants don't flood out and I mound up the soul around them and put a round trench too hold water during the dry spells. I've started transplanting from one comfrey plant. Now too date I have 20 plants and plan on having around my fenced area too cut down on the grasses. Its so odd because the wild plants I wanted are seeded right next too them. Free leaves and grass clippings from my uncle's land I put the in the compost piles and all plant matters and paper shreds from junk mail.
I can only imagine how much 💰 you save a year by using what is available to you. Very inspiring.😊
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