I have gardening on the mind and though I would see what fellow gatherers do to save money in the garden these days... I've got tons of garden dreams but not lots of cash flow to make them happen.
What are your gardening money saving tips/ tricks?
Look for free fertilizer, someone with chickens. Pour some of this in your garden. Ask friends if they have some extra seeds, that they harvested from last year.
I never even thought of chicken scratch as fertilizer! Thanks.
I love starting plants from seed too. I also just remember that stem cuttings are a great way to get plants for free that can be nurtured in to full grow plants in no time.
Make your own potting soil by baking soil for a half hour at 250 degrees to kill seeds and pests. Don't buy starter pots, but use whatever you have on hand. Bottoms of milk juts as Dana suggested, but try making newspaper pots (Google for instructions) or use sections of toilet paper tubes, etc. Compost for next year and you won't have to worry much about fertilizer. Don't use fresh chicken manure, as it's very high in nitrogen and will burn your plants.
Use a soaker hose or water by hand to keep from wasting water. Catch rain water whenever you can and use that to water. Rain water is better (as well as free!) because it doesn't have chlorine, cysts, bacteria, etc. in it.
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I love starting plants from seed too. I also just remember that stem cuttings are a great way to get plants for free that can be nurtured in to full grow plants in no time.
Use a soaker hose or water by hand to keep from wasting water. Catch rain water whenever you can and use that to water. Rain water is better (as well as free!) because it doesn't have chlorine, cysts, bacteria, etc. in it.