Gardening on a Budget: 23 Frugal Gardening Tips
Gardening doesn’t need to be an expensive hobby; there are plenty of gardening on a budget ideas.
Gardening is meant to save you money or at least be enjoyable, but the beginning start-up costs can feel overwhelming. Not everyone has the cash to start a large garden all at one time – but I promise, gardening on a budget IS possible!
You can find tips for gardening when you’re broke. You don’t HAVE to spend hundreds of dollars for a beautiful garden. In fact, there are plenty of ways to do it on a budget; we started gardening when we barely made ends meet.
Whether you’re a brand new gardener or simply looking for ways to reduce your gardening expenses, I put together a list of my favorite frugal gardening tips.
1. Grow From Seeds Not Seedling Starts
2. Be Creative When Starting Seeds
3. Use Pallets
4. Use Scrap Materials for Raised Garden Beds
5. Recycle & Repurpose Everything
6. Practice Organic Gardening
7. Start Composting
8. Buy Compost in Bulk
9. Start Your Plants from Seeds
10. Homemade Potting Soil
11. Save Your Seeds
12. Make a Rain Barrel
13. Use Homemade Fertilizers
14. Make Your Own Soil Amendment
15. Find Free Mulch Sources
16. Find a Local Plant or Seed Swap
17. Ask Friends for Cutting
18. Shop Out of Season for Plants
19. Say No to Professional Garden Planners
20. Don’t Invest in Large Equipment!
21. Try No-Till Gardening
22. Buy Used or Free Gardening Tools
23. Always Start Slow
Details at: https://www.homesteadingwhereyouare.com/2022/02/17/how-to-garden-when-youre-broke/
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How To Create a Summer Garden on a Budget:
https://www.mystayathomeadventures.com/gardening-on-a-budget/
Budget garden ideas: 30 clever ways to improve a big or small plot for less:
https://www.realhomes.com/advice/cheap-garden-ideas
How To Start a Garden on a Budget:
https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/how-to-start-a-garden-on-a-budget/
Good morning!
Going to sow some seeds this week: early-planted things like pansy, viola, snaps, dianthus, and slow-growing later planted things like Dragon Wing and regular begonias.
Got a puppy a week ago and he’s keeping me busy, must find time to start some seeds despite this cute little furball needing a lot of supervision. His Viking themed rescue name has been changed to Henry.
His dog rescue listing : https://fetchwi.org/doggos/balder
I have been researching 5-gallon buckets in lieu of raised beds. I have been building raised beds for the boss for three years! Now, she is letting me have a vegetable garden of my own for the crops that interest me, like potatoes, winter squash (To attract the pests from her crops), onions, shallots, and okra.
On Youtube, I have found several designs for wooden racks to hold up to 12 buckets. I am also going to make four mounts and plant the Three Sisters.
I am also repurposing a 10’ by 20’ quonset frame with cattle panels and greenhouse plastic for a high tunnel next to our greenhouse.