Couponing for the Rest of Us

Home Depot: $5 Off Coupon, Free Flowers Coupon, More!


Click the picture above to sign up for Home Depot Gardening coupons!

Did you know that you can get coupons for gardening and outdoor projects?  Sign up for the Home Depot Garden Club and get coupons EACH WEEK for Buy One Get One Free Flowers, $5 off shrubs, $3 off Miracle Gro soil, even $5 off $50 Purchase Coupons!  (I’ve received 3 of those in the last month and a half alone – how handy!)

Here are some of the coupons I’ve received in my email – but you’ll get lots of others too when you join the Home Depot Garden Club (Click picture at top to sign up)

You’ll also get some great coupons in your mailbox for signing up – here is a picture of one of my favorites that comes out in early fall… Buy 2 get 1 Free Mums!  I even got a couple great coupons last year for $3 off Kingsford Charcoal – awesome!

These coupons are great when you pair them with a sale – and since most home improvement stores (Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, etc) will accept competitor coupons, you should be able to use them at the best sale in town!  (I used my mums coupon at Ace last year to get them for $1.64 each- read about that here)


Filed Under: Frugal Family Life, Gardening
May 2, 2012 by 1 Comment

New Home Depot Garden Club: Join for $5 Coupon and BOGO Flowers!

Have some planting or yard projects to do?  Think there might not be coupons for that?  Think Again!  Here’s one I got in my email before – but you’ll get lots of others too when you join the Home Depot Garden Club (Click banner above to sign up)

Join the Home Depot Garden Club to get emails with sweet coupons inside – like a $5 off coupon for starters, plus these current ones that were being sent out in April:

  • $5 off $50 Lawn & Garden Purchase
  • $10 off $50 Purchase
  • BOGO Household Plants
  • $5 off any Bayer Shrub or Tree Coupon
Filed Under: Gardening
April 30, 2012 by 1 Comment

Marigolds Keep Bunnies Away From Plants: True or False?

My mom always had a nice big garden in the backyard – and between every row of lettuce or beans, she’d plant a row of Marigolds.  We even had Marigold beds surrounding the garden fence.  The reason?  Supposedly, marigolds keep bunnies from munching your plants!  I was always told that they don’t like the smell of the flowers – but when I just did a little research – I found quite the opposite was true!

Apparently, some folks have seen bunnies munching down the Marigolds themselves, and others claim they attract spider mites.  Others report that Marigolds draw ladybugs which eat harmful aphids. (Well at least one positive, right?)

If that’s the case, my tomato plants are DOOOOOMED (dun-dun-dun) because we live on the edge of a wood and bunnies regularly scamper across the backyard.  My marigold plants apparently won’t be the tomato saviors I thought they would.

Do you have any tips for keeping out those wascally wabbits?  Please share!

 

Filed Under: Gardening
April 28, 2012 by 1 Comment

Home Depot Coupons – Sign up Now!

It’s Saturday – and that means lots of us are out working in the yard, planting, or doing some home improvements.  There’s a way to get coupons for that too!  The Home Depot Garden Club is an awesome way to get coupons on plants, gardening tools/supplies, even charcoal and bug spray.  I look forward to these coupons each month – they’re always so good!

Here are a couple of coupons that we got in the mail after signing up last summer

  • Kingsford Charcoal Coupon
  • BOGO Perennials
  • BOGO Bulbs
  • B2G1 Mums
  • $10 off a Composter

Click the banner below to sign up for these great coupons!

Filed Under: Coupons, Gardening
July 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment

GET GROWING–IN THE GROUND!

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NOW is the time to get your plants in the ground.  This winter is what we gardeners would call a “Blackberry Winter.”  What this means is that the cooler weather has stayed with us a little longer than usual.  So, it’s not too late to get your garden in the ground–literally!

If you’re following our series on getting started, you should already have the following information:

1)  How will you plant?  In a container or in the ground or maybe an above ground bed?

2)  Where is the best place to plant your garden?  What part of your yard gets at least 6 hours of full sun?

3)  Is water easily accessible to my garden?

4)  What do you want to plant?  What are your favorite veggies?  What does your family eat most?

Starting your garden isn’t rocket science, but you do need to know a few things.  Since everyone has different needs and plans, we’re going to break it up into Container Gardens, In Ground Beds, and Above Ground Beds.  We will break these into 3 different posts to make it easier to follow.

IN-GROUND GARDENS

Planting a garden in the ground, is a great way to have a garden, big or small!  It’s the “old fashioned” way of gardening.  Digging or tilling is the method of getting your plants in the ground, so we’ll talk about it.

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Filed Under: Gardening
May 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Get Growing… In Containers!

Green Urban Farmers Are Back!

We apologize for a couple weeks lapse in blogging.  But the tornadoes were overwhelming!

We’re going to get back on schedule with our posts around here!

NOW is the time to get your plants in the ground.  If you’re following our series on getting started, you should already have the following information:

1)  How will you plant?  In a container or in the ground or maybe an above ground bed?

2)  Where is the best place to plant your garden?  What part of your yard gets at least 6 hours of full sun?

3)  What do you want to plant?  What are your favorite veggies?  What does your family eat most?

Starting your garden isn’t rocket science, but you do need to know a few things.  Since everyone has different needs and plans, we’re going to break it up into Container Gardens, In Ground Beds, and Above Ground Beds.  We will break these into 3 different posts to make it easier to follow.  However, you are welcome to visit www.greenurbanfarmers.com and view all the posts at one time.

CONTAINER GARDENS

Having a container garden requires nothing more than 4 things:

1)  A container for planting.  For veggies, I like to use something at least 15″ or more to give lots of space.

If you want to grow herbs, a smaller container around 8″ is great.

  • Squash is a vining plant.  It likes lots of space.
  • Tomatoes are bushy types of plants and they, too can use lots of space.
  • Green beans are a vine, and like to climb a trellis of some type.  In a 15″ pot, you will be able to have quite a few plants since theses plants can be placed close together (every 2 inches), just make sure there is something for them to climb like fencing around the pot, or a handmade trellis with some height.  you can even set the container on a deck in a corner and allow the green beans to climb along the decking.

2)  Good potting soil.  If you choose to use a 15″ pot, you will need at least .75 cubic feet, maybe a tiny bit more.

3)  Access to water on a regular basis.  (A water hose will make watering much easier).

4)  Your favorite plant.

How To:

1)  Fill your container with potting soil (which you can get from any    home improvement store or mass retailer).



2)  I find it helpful to add water to the dirt about halfway through until the dirt is damp and then mix it well.

3)  Finish filling the container to within about 2 inches of the rim of the  container.



4)  Water again and mix.

5)  With a hand shovel, dig out your dirt deep enough so that when you place your plant into the container the root ball of your plant is covered well.  Tomatoes should be planted deeper than other plants and we’ll get to that.

 

6)  Remove your plant from it’s container and check to see if there are a lot of roots matted together.  If so, take a pair of scissors or sharp knife and gently cut down the side about 1/4 inch deep into the side.

Cut from top to bottom in 4 places around the plant.  You can also just break the bottom up a little by pulling it apart but don’t go up too far into the plant if you’re doing this, just loosen it around the bottom.

7)  Once your plant is secure in your container, give just a little more water  to secure it further.

8)  Watch your plant on a daily basis and water regularly.  In the heat of summer, a great deal of water is lost and in a container garden, a plant does not have the luxury of stretching its roots deeper to find a water source.  YOU are the water source, so keep your plants watered to keep them healthy and productive!



**About planting tomato plants in a container:

Tomato plants are unique in that they produce “suckers” or “small branches” that are not productive.  The goal is to give your tomato plant the best start by removing these little suckers off of the main stem and plant the tomato plant deeply so that the dirt comes all the way up to the lowest leaf.  This will help the plant to establish it’s roots and have a good start by removing anything that saps it’s energy from growing strong.

We are definitely not the know it alls about gardening!  There’s so much information out there!  We love hearing from you and any suggestions you have or tips you’ve learned about gardening!  Please let us know so we can share them with everyone else!

In addition, we want to encourage you to read, read, read about gardening!  We really like Mother Earth News because they view gardening from an organic perspective and have so much great information. 



Filed Under: Family Fun / Kid's Crafts, Gardening, organic
May 12, 2011 by 2 Comments

*New Series* | Starting Your Very Own Garden!

Today begins a fun new Thursday night series – written by our dear friend Elizabeth over at Green Urban Farmers. She has a passion for growing healthy food for her family – and she’ll be showing us step-by-step how to start our own gardens.  Come back each Thursday for more tips and new weekly gardening “assignments” from Elizabeth!

 

Kasey & Kelly, thanks so much for inviting us to join Time2Save!

Sandy & I are the Green Urban Farmers and we’re excited about this opportunity to share some of our knowledge with you to help you continue to SAVE money, create memories, and learn something in your own backyard!  Visit our website, greenurbanfarmers.com, to read more about us and follow our gardening blog!

Having a garden can be one of the most rewarding adventures.  There’s so much to do and learn about when you’ve got a garden, not to mention all the great stuff you eat without paying for it!

If you’ve got kids, your garden can become an outdoor science classroom, home economics classroom, and even a classroom that teaches your youngsters about life and responsibility at an even deeper level.

Since the gardening season is upon us for Summer planting, we’re going to spend the next couple of weeks talking about getting started with your garden and how to keep it going.  Now is the perfect time to get your gear together and dig in!

Today we’re just going to talk about getting started.

So, you want to start a garden…

You may not be interested in anything huge, because maybe it’s just you or you two, or maybe you just want to piddle in some dirt without a lot of work–it can be done!

Maybe you’ve got grand ideas (like my husband had) and you want to till a big space so you can can green beans or feed your family of 6, like ours–it can be done!

A few things to think about before you dig:

  1. Think about the size of your garden.  Remember that you want to enjoy this endeavor and not begrudge it once you get started.  We recommend for all you first-timers that you start off small.  You can always expand!  You have everything to gain from starting off small!  To give an example of what “small” means, consider something like a 4′ x 4′ area.
  2. Can you or do you want to dig in your yard? Or would you rather do an above ground bed?  Or maybe even some container gardens with cute pots here and there!  Green Urban Farmers can help you with your selection!  We’ve done a blog about container gardening to help you out!  Visit us to find out more: greenurbanfarmers.com

Here are a  couple of  containers we found ideal!:

Now the pot with all the holes in it is called a Strawberry Planter and it is used specifically for Strawberries.  We’ll talk about fruit in your garden later but it’s such a cool pot to work with!

  1. Where does your yard get at least 6 hours of full sun? This is a very important requirement for your garden spot.  All vegetables that grow require lots of sunshine to grow and produce!  (At least most of them do).
  2. What do you want to grow? Think about what vegetables your family eats on a regular basis and consider growing some of these vegetables that you know your family will eat and won’t waste.

Take some time to be thinking about these things.  Next week, we’ll give you some “how-to’s” about putting your garden together.

**GREAT IDEA**
Start a gardening notebook where you can keep these important facts we just listed.  Write down the answers to the 4 questions above so you’ll be ready to start digging!

**Green Urban Farmers locally sells raised beds in different sizes and shapes!**

Visit our website:

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Filed Under: Gardening, organic, thoughful thursday
April 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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