Best Budget Garden Tips from Our Readers We asked our readers for their best budget tips for the garden, and they delivered! Tips from our readers for gardening on a budget
If you’re trying to save money gardening, there are lots of things you can do. Composting, seed saving and dividing perennials are some great solutions. But what else can you do to pinch a few pennies? We asked our readers how they stretch their garden dollar and they had some great ideas! Take a look at their tips to see how to grow a beautiful garden without busting your budget.
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Sharon and her friends pool their resources and coordinate who will start which vegetable seeds each year. One person might start all the beefsteak tomatoes and the eggplants, another might start the cherry tomatoes and cucumbers. In spring the friends meet up to distribute the seedlings, and everyone gets just what they need.
Tip submitted by Sharon Moore, IL
Debi and her friend look for large perennials with potential for division at the garden center. Then they split the cost and the plants! The perennial bachelor’s button (Centaurea montana) above has multiple crowns in one pot so it’s easy to pull or cut apart. But for a plant with a dense root ball and a single crown, you may need to use a soil knife to cut it into pieces and get the divisions you want.
Tip submitted by Debi Jones, TN
Tip submitted by Brenda Lantz, OK