Growing food in your own garden can save you a lot of money, not to mention garden-grown food always tastes so much better than the produce you can buy from the grocery store. Below are some tips for getting rid of common garden pests without spending a lot of money.
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Springtime is here. As the weather is warming up, the days are starting to get longer and we all start to see the beginning signs of plants and flowers in bloom, we totally understand why you might find yourself having the urge to get out and do a bit of gardening.
Due to the fact that sometimes the cost of equipment and tools can be a little expensive, we wanted to be able to provide you with some frugal gardening tips for spring. That way, while your garden may end up looking like a million bucks, you won’t have to spend that much money for those kinds of high-end results.
Know where to get your plants. There is sometimes a misconception that in order to start a garden, you need to buy new seed and plants when that isn’t necessarily the case. There are local nurseries and botanical gardens that will sell you their plants that appear to be a bit more withered and worn for a discounted price. You can also speak to them about giving you plants that are considered to be out of season. Also, if you are planting a fruit and vegetable garden, remember that many of the foods that you already have in your refrigerator have seeds in them. Preserve some of those rather than purchasing new packets.
Spring has sprung and it’s time to start thinking about gardening again. Gardening is a great way to supply your family with fresh veggies and herbs and it can save you some money on your grocery bill. Gardening is also a kind of therapy, a chance to get outside and commune with nature. A little dose of fresh air and exercise is good for the soul.
If you don’t have a yard of your own in order to plant a garden, why not take advantage of a community garden? If you don’t know if there’s one in your local area, perform a simple Google search and see what comes up. You will likely be surprised how many opportunities there are close to home. And if you don’t find any information, perhaps you can partner with your neighbors and start one.
A good friend of mine first introduced me to the idea of joining a community garden. She lives in a condo but she enjoys gardening and didn’t want to be left out just because she didn’t have her own backyard. She became part of her local community garden and found it to be a positive experience.
Community gardens are a great way to connect with your local community and they make gardening accessible to those living in condos and apartments. I have never been part of one myself because we have a postage stamp sized yard and I have converted all but one of my flowerbeds into gardens, but if I were to live in an apartment again, I would definitely consider joining one.
Have you ever been part of a community garden?
Last year our garden was full of cat poop. There’s really not a nice way to describe it. We don’t have a cat of our own, but many of our neighbors do and their cats seemed to think that our garden was a giant kitty litter. We decided this had to stop so we did our best to find solutions by talking to other people about it and by searching online for ideas.
Some of the suggestions seemed to make sense, while others were way out there. One example was to drop by your local zoo and ask for some tiger feces. The idea was to spread tiger feces all through your garden. Apparently domestic cats are afraid of larger cats feces. Who would have thought? Needless to say I didn’t try that route.
Instead, my husband and I decided to go to our local dollar store and pick up a couple of packages of 100 wooden kebab sticks. We stuck them into the ground pointy side up throughout our garden and we haven’t seen any cat poop in our soil since!
So, rather than spending a bunch of money to solve our cat problem, we spent about $2 and we can reuse the sticks every year. The only down side is that if you’re not careful, you can put a few wholes in your hands when weeding your garden or when you are picking vegetables. To be honest, I think I’ve hurt myself more by being careless than any cat has ever been hurt by our clever idea.
If you’ve ever had any trouble with cats in your garden, try this out. I laughed one day when I looked over to see our neighbors trying out our trick. It looks like it’s working for them, too!