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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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A Moon Garden on Your Balcony

September 17, 2009

Gardens are wonderful. We all–or almost all of us–can agree on that. But what if you’re busy working hard all day long and by the time you get home, the sun is long gone? Can you still get any enjoyment out of some plants on your balcony? My answer is a resounding: YES! Yes, you [...]

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46 Pots for Under $100

March 20, 2009

My very talented designer/photographer buddy, Kaci sent me this link from Design*Sponge. Pots can be one of the most expensive parts of container gardening, so it’s nice to see that there are so many stylish options at reasonable prices. Check it out! These Mynta hanging pots from Ikea are only $24.99!

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Make Your Own Aerogarden for $5

January 27, 2009

Always wanted one of those fancy shmancy AeroGarden to grow herbs indoors? That is, until you found out that they cost $80 and each seed pod module will set you back another $15. Yikes! You’d have to grow a lot of herbs to beat the grocery store price! But if you’re a crafty type, there’s [...]

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The World’s Worst Container Gardening Advice

January 13, 2009

Or, in other words, what NOT to do… Photo by .leila Fill your pots with dirt wherever it’s convenient for you. I did this. Once. Things like potting benches sound quaint, but they’re not ideal for medium or large containers. If you are filling a big pot, it is much easier to put the pot [...]

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Food Stamped: Can Food Really Be Grown in an Urban Setting?

December 30, 2008

Over at The Jew and Carrot — a really wonderful blog about Jewish food issues and ethical, local, organic food in general — guest blogger Sarah Newman brought up an interesting documentary called Food Stamped about food stamps and whether you can really eat healthily on our government’s food program for the poor. In the [...]

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Lighter Pots, Less Soil Wasted, and a Way to Recycle Plastic Bottles

December 22, 2008

Think all three can be accomplished with one tip from a Master Gardener? Yup, they can! Backyard Gardener published a list of 100 tips from Master Gardeners in their January issue. Some tips are better than others. I plan on posting the better ones here. Last week, I posted about a tip to make choosing [...]

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Another Frugal Gardening Tip

November 10, 2008

I’m not even going to bother telling you that times are tough right now. We all know that. But what can frugal minded gardeners do about it? Well, for starters, you can take cuttings from your existing plants and those of your friends and neighbors (with permission of course). Taking cuttings means free plants. I [...]

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