{"id":53385,"date":"2020-05-19T12:07:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T17:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=53385"},"modified":"2020-05-19T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T17:07:36","slug":"dirt-cheap-the-best-frugal-gardening-ideas-on-the-internet-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=53385","title":{"rendered":"Dirt Cheap: The Best Frugal Gardening Ideas on the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dirt Cheap: The Best Frugal Gardening Ideas on the Internet<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the price of healthful groceries going no place but up, lots of thrifty folks are starting a garden to save money on their bills this year. But what about the money to start a garden? It can be a very expensive undertaking, especially if you\u2019ve never gardened before in your particular location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been researching ways to start my own garden as inexpensively as possible and thought, \u201cHEY!!! I know some other folks who would absolutely love frugal gardening ideas!\u201d So\u2026here they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step One: What Kind of Garden Are You Going to Grow?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the very first thing to decide is what type of garden will work best for your situation. This will depend a lot on your soil, your climate, your skillset, and what you have easy and inexpensive access to. Following are some articles and books that will help you make your decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pallet Gardens: Simple, Easy, Free<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straw Bale Gardens Complete<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create an Instant Garden with Sheet Mulching<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIY Super Easy Raised Garden Bed for Under $30<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Build a Raised Garden Bed for $12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who aren\u2019t build-y: Big Bag Fabric Raised Beds<\/a> (I have used these with great success for veggies with shallow roots and as a bonus, you can use them on concrete if you\u2019re gardening on a patio.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Square Foot Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More in Less Space<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 Fruits and Veggies You Can Grow in a Bucket Garden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PVC Drip Irrigation System for Your Garden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Save BIG on Lumber Supplies for Your Square Foot Garden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dirt Cheap: The Best Frugal Gardening Ideas on the Internet With the price of healthful groceries going no place but up, lots of thrifty folks are starting a garden to save money on their bills this year. But what about the money to start a garden? It can be a very expensive undertaking, especially if […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[319,1912,346,5837],"class_list":["post-53385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-survival-2","tag-food","tag-food-production","tag-gardening","tag-organic-prepper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53385"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53386,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53385\/revisions\/53386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}