Homesteading
by eam31 It’s January and in most places it’s cold and snowy. It hardly seems the time to be thinking about gardening, however, this is the time to start planning your garden. Good planning now means that you might have vegetables earlier in the year. Now is the time to order seed catalogs, plan what [...]
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It’s Christmas time and I wanted to give my readers a special gift. I know that it’s a bit cold and wintery to be thinking about a garden but it’s my favorite way to beat the winter blues. I start thinking about what I want to grow in the garden and searching seed catalogs in [...]
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Yesterday marked the start of the 2008 Holiday season. Black Friday got off to a horrifying start with 3 deaths and at least 4 other injuries. I have never been one to shop on Black Friday but I am beginning to believe that we need to change the tradition. This is the second year in [...]
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Has the high price of food got you thinking about growing your own vegetables? Can’t wait to get started? You don’t have to wait! It’s not too late in many parts of the US. There are numerous different vegetable plants that can be grown in the cooler months. Check with your local extension agent to [...]
Continue reading about Winter Gardening: 30 Vegetables to Grow in the Winter
Most people shudder when the weather gets cool enough to turn on the heat. High fuel and electric prices are making the winter months a challenge to almost every budget. I am happy to turn on the heat because it not only provides free heat but also free hot water. Our electric bill will plummet [...]
by bjmccray The cost of everything is going up! That doesn’t come as news to anyone and it is a reality that we all deal with daily. How do you make ends meet when your income doesn’t go up as fast as your cost of living? Many people are returning to a trend that became [...]
Yes, I was accused today of being out of my frugal mind. What would precipitate this kind of comment? I was researching the possibility of alternate forms of energy and came across plans for a waste oil heater. Waste oil is basically used motor oil and most car repair shops have to pay someone to [...]
After finishing the container garden article this morning, I walked out my backdoor and lo and behold, the perfect container for my square foot garden was staring at me. I have walked by it every day all winter and my only thought was to take it to the dump. When I said ANYTHING could be [...]
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Vegetable Container Gardening I don’t want people to think that I am turning Oh My Aching Debts into a gardening blog but I can’t think of anything that defines the meaning of frugal better than growing your own food. The frugal minded will tell you that being frugal isn’t about being cheap or doing without. [...]
by riesenweib Do pictures like this make you green with envy? There has been much talk among personal financers this year about gardening. Frugal Dad and Being Frugal built their square foot gardens and have actually begun planting in them. A four foot square may still be too big for your yard if you live [...]
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