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Money Saving Monday: Gardening

March 1, 2010 at 2:57 pm Leave a Comment  

money-saving-mondayA home garden is a fantastic way to save money on produce throughout the summer. We were not very successful last year, due to a lot of unexpected family travel. This year, however, I am determined to grow plenty of our favorites! One of the items on my 40×40 list is to grow and preserve enough vegetables to last through the winter. I don’t have my sights set quite that high this season, but I’m hoping to make good progress.

One of the simplest ways to save money is to start your plants from seed, rather than waiting later in the spring to purchase plants. It takes a lot of care, but you can purchase an entire seed packet for less than half the cost of a plant. Many can be sown directly into the soil in the next month or two; others will need to be started indoors now! A growing light or pad will help your seedlings thrive. Actually, one of the kids at our girls’ school just researched growing lights vs. regular lamps as his science project and discovered a fluorescent bulb was more effective. I think I’ll be trying my hand with one of these Germination Stations this year. We’ll have some expert tips later this month to help us all as we get our money saving gardens started!

We also want to hear your ideas for frugal gardening. The rules are simple: write about the given topic, mention MSM and link back to Inexpensively in your post, then come back here to add your permalink in the Mr. Linky. Be sure to grab the banner to let everyone know you’re participating! If you do not have a blog of your own, you are welcome to share your tips in the comments. Then, check out the great tips from Team Inexpensively and our readers.

We love to hear about your tips, tricks and frugal living ideas each week. Join us on Money Saving Monday to share your budget tips for spring break—whether you’re planning a beach vacation, amusement parks or a staycation, we want to hear your frugal ideas!

Filed Under: Home and Garden Tagged With: gardening, Money Saving Monday

About Heather Sokol

Heather Sokol is the founder of Inexpensively. She has been married to Spencer for many, many years. Together, they have five kids, fourteen pets, seven fish, and a web development company. What they lack is sanity.

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