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7 Ways to Save Money in the Garden
By Louisa Price
Growing and cultivating a home garden is fun but can also be a huge expense if you are not careful. Maintaining your garden on a budget is not as difficult as it seems; you just need to organize and plan ahead. Read on to find out gardening tips and tricks that help you save money while keeping your garden beautiful and healthy.
When you are purchasing your garden supplies, particularly your seeds, it is advisable that you buy only in small quantities and buy what you need. Buying extra seeds is like pouring your money down the drain.
It is also good idea that you buy your home garden from nearby sources. Like plants, home garden suppliers and vendors may be spurting in your local neighborhood and more on the internet. Online sellers may be attractive with low prices, great packages and deals but you should also consider extra fees like shipping and freight charges. So when you compare prices and costs, be sure to look at the total expense instead of the individual item price tags.
When you want to buy heavy items such as soil, animal manure, green sand and other ingredients of organic fertilizers, be sure to buy from local sources since heavy items generally mean higher shipping costs.
Be always be on the lookout for sources that are free. For instance, you may want to swap seedling, plants and other materials with your gardening friends. Both parties benefit; you get something you need while your friend gets something that he or she needs as well. Moreover, you get to establish and nurture friendships and acquaintances too.
Another way to save money in the garden is to go for shrubs and plants that naturally grow in your neighborhood or locale. You may be amazed to find some of the most beautiful wildflowers growing inconspicuously at the street corner.
As for fertilizers, go organic and get the most benefit out of your trash. Take banana peels for example, it is rich in potassium and very good for the soil.
Waste does not only mean compost but it could also include other things such as an old wooden ladder or steel grates. An old ladder could be the perfect trellis on which to grow climbing plants like beans or peas.
Time your purchases. Flowers and plants come in seasons and their prices fluctuate accordingly. You can save money on a particular flowering shrub which could cost around $30 dollars during March and drops down to $15 in November. Autumn is usually a great season to get the best deals from plant sales.
If you are a beginner at gardening, and are a little hesitant about making holes for planting seeds, trees or shrubs, it is likely that you may settle for paying extra planting charge at your local nurseries. Keep in mind that there are no guaranties that your plants will grow when the nursery does the planting.
It is recommended that you plant seeds yourself as this not only saves you money
but also gives you hands-
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