Tag Archive: Gardening

A Few Pictures from This Spring

A very wild tulip my aunt grew

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Gardening as a Frugal Project: Factors That Make for Success

#7 Grow crops that are expensive in the stores. This gives you the best return for your investment. Red, yellow, and orange bell peppers are an excellent example. They are pricey but no more difficult to grow than green peppers (they just take longer) or tomatoes. You can have more colored bell peppers than you …

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Gardening as a Frugal Project: Factors That Make for Success 1-3

#1 You Have to Like Vegetables By “gardening” we generally mean vegetable gardening. True, gardening for food does branch out into fruits, herbs, legumes, and even grains, but vegetables are at the core of food gardening, and beginners and hobby gardeners may grow vegetables (and flowers) exclusively. Therefore, if you are going to save money …

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My Fall Favorites

2. Favorite Food? Hmmm. Things using the fall harvest? 3. Favorite Color? Autumn red 4. Favorite Drink? Water 5. Favorite Treat? Dried apples or pears 6. Favorite Place to go? To bed 7. Favorite Candy? None 8. Favorite Movie to watch? I don’t watch them often enough to have a favorite fall movie! 9. Favorite …

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