Whether you are an ardent plant gardener, a beginning herb gardener or just like to have a pretty yard, these frugal tips may aid you in saving a little money!
1. Rancid coffee and coffee grounds make great organic fertilizer. They supply many trace minerals and low, gentle levels of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous. Several people even operate their own home business offering this precise service.
2. Remember a good soaking of water less often is better than a light sprinkling every day — for vegetables and for your grass.
3. If your neighbor has a plant you particularly like, ask for a cutting, rather than going to the nursery and buying one. Maybe you could trade a cutting from one of your own plants.
4. To easily water a tomato plant, bury a bottomless coffee can next to the plant and pour the water into the can. This allows the water to go directly to the roots.
5. Plant marigolds in your plant garden. They can attract insects that eat aphids and other pests.
6. My man purchased some used carpet at a garage sale, cut it into wide strips and laid it down between the rows in our garden. Now we will pick peas with getting our shoes muddy.
7. Use grass clippings as mulch around your plant plants to keep moisture in and weeds out. Just don’t use the clippings right once you have fertilized your grass or treated for weed control.
8. If you’ve got access to them, pine needles make fantastic mulch.
9. A natural, frugal garden pest spray: mix 1 large spoon of liquid dishwashing soap and 1 cup of cooking oil. Use 3 tablespoons of this mix to 1 quart of water and spray on plants.
10. In the herb garden, to keep plants like mint from taking over too big an area, put it in a clay pot and simply plant the entire pot! “He who plants a garden, plants happiness.”
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