Save Money by Gardening

Container Gardens are easy if you keep a few rules in mind.

Use a mixture of Vermiculite, Perlite, Coconut Coir and garden soil to provide proper drainage and the ability to hold water.
Healthy plants need room to grow a supportive root system. Pots should be 10 inches deep or more.
Fertilize more often since potted plants can [...]

I think this book is just fine, nothing really special. The recipes are the part that adds value. I was hoping for more variations on sauerkraut, which I found lacking in this book. The other information was interesting. I can recommend this book since it’s inexpensive.

I bought these after reading how strong and durable they are. The large one lasted just a week-the mailman accidentally reversed over my lawn squashing the pot flat. Although metal, they are only made of sheet metal so they are easy to handle and not too heavy. On the positive side they look very attractive [...]

I’ve been using Smart Pots for the last few months and I’ve been very pleased. They’re lighter than other planting pots and are easy to maneuver. Machine washable, although I recommend to wash with water only so you don’t contaminate your plants. My plants thrive in Smart Pots!

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This item works a little too well in fact. The little sticky traps are covered so I actually need to order more! They work well because you are able to push them as far down into the pot as you need to unlike other traps you would just hang in the general area. [...]

I’m in Florida and every insect that breathes, moves or flies is hovering around my plants, chewing on my plants, nestled between leaves, lounging in the soil or crawling around the outside of the pots they are everywhere – tiny tiny bugs, gnats swarming around my head while I check these strips for GNATS, [...]

Topsy Turvy has become the latest craze in home gardening. Growing tomatoes upside down looked like a fun thing to do for me, but I thought I could create the same thing without the cost.
So I took some peat pellets I had,
soaked them in water and added a beef steak tomato seed.
within one week, I [...]

I love this system! it’s easy to use, and almost every seed I planted germinated! The lid is a bit flimsy, but that didn’t hinder my plants growth. One thing I particularly like about this is that you only have to water it once or twice a week in the bottom pan, [...]