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Frugal Container Gardening

A Little of This, A Little of That – 8/8

by Fern on August 8, 2010

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Container Gardening in the Blogosphere

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Container Gardening Grab Bag 7/2

by Fern on July 2, 2010

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Container Gardening Blog Posts

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Stylish DIY Container for the Balcony Gardener on a Budget

June 29, 2010
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Being on a budget doesn’t have to mean using ugly containers. If you’re willing to put a little elbow grease into converting a cheap plastic pot into something unique and stylish, then you can have nice looking pots for less than $20. Hunt down garage sales and scour Craig’s List to find inexpensive pots. Then [...]

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Container Gardening Grab Bag 6/18

June 18, 2010
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Mike has a pretty neat idea to make about how to make a self-watering pot out of a soda bottle and t-shirt. Interested in vermicomposting (composting with worms)? Genevieve has got you covered. Take out your iPod and load it up with the latest Nest in Style podcast with hosts Jayme and Theresa chatting it [...]

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5 Creative Container Ideas That Won’t Break the Bank

April 14, 2010
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This being tax season in the midst of a recession, I know that finding extra money for containers can be a bit like trying to squeeze blood out of a rock. I feel ya, believe me. But there are some pretty fun containers just waiting for your plants, and the good news is that they [...]

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Container Gardening Grab Bag 04/09

April 9, 2010
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Last week’s grab bag was well received, so I decided to make it an ongoing series. This week’s post includes everything from bad garden humor to succulent container garden photos to one of the hottest topics in gardening this week: window farming.

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Carnival: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Edible Container Gardening

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I am so excited to publish the very first Life on the Balcony Blog Carnival! Thank a million times over to all of the people who participated. Without further ado, I give you a plethora of great posts on edible container gardening for your reading pleasure…

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10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Planning Your Container Garden This Year

January 15, 2010
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This is the time of year when everyone goes crazy with seed and plant catalogs. Who can resist gorgeous photos of vegetables and flowers with equally tantalizing descriptions? It doesn’t help that the catalog deluge hits mid-winter when people are feeling a little cabin fever. But if you want to have a happy, healthy container [...]

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Three DIY Garden-Inspired Gift Ideas

December 15, 2009
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I hope there are some hard core gift buying procrastinators like me out there, because this post was originally scheduled for last week. I just couldn’t get all the little odds and ends I needed in time to create these gifts in time. Luckily Chanukah is 8 days long and Christmas is 10 days away. [...]

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Composting on the Balcony: The Easy Way to Environmental Virtue

December 14, 2009
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I am really excited to share this guest post about composting on a balcony, written by Hannah Katsman. Hannah shares techniques for saving time and money in the kitchen at CookingManager.com. A mother of six, she also writes on parenting and life in Israel at A Mother in Israel. * * * * * The [...]

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Fullerton Arboretum Succulent Sale

December 6, 2009
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I went to check out the Fullerton Arboretum’s Cactus and Succulent Sale this weekend. Arboretums and botanical gardens are great alternative places to find interesting plants at reasonable prices. At this particular sale, there was an assortment of people selling pups and cuttings from their plants. They were all really friendly and knowledgeable. It was [...]

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A Couple of Things I Forgot to Mention

November 20, 2009
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I think I forgot to mention a couple of things that I think LOTB readers will be interested in. First, if you’ve held off on trying out the Soil Scoop for yourself, aHa Modern Living has provided a discount code (balcony) so that Life on the Balcony readers can receive 10% off. More details in [...]

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