You want to know another frugal secret? I collect tired once frozen, dried up marigolds (and zinnias.) It’s what I do in the fall. This year, our eldest, W wasn’t as confused as to why his weird mother does this. Having helped him with his science test on the life cycle of a flower, I knew he understood that [...]
After everyone has put away their gardening toys and tools for the year, mine come out. This is the time of the year to plant perennials. One because they are on sale. And two because I’ve asked them and they would rather brave a cold winter with mulch on their feet than try to survive [...]
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Here we are midsummer and gardens across the nation are producing wildly, including mine for the most part. I’m worried about my broccoli and cauliflower though… It doesn’t look so good. It seems my broccoli has been stripped naked and my cauliflower is suffering from…oh I don’t know squatters. In my garden, squatters don’t have [...]
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