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Seed Starting For Beginners
So its that time of the year again where you want to start your seeds for the upcoming season! And why not?! Its a great way to save money from purchasing that $3-$8 a piece plant from your local stores. At least with your $1.50 seed packs from the store you could potentially get 15-30+ plants depending on how many seeds are in your pack. And given they grew to a seedling and then to maturity properly. DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something at no extra cost to you. Please check out our Disclosure…
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How to Save your Seeds
Getting Started If you are new to the whole gardening thing, especially when it comes to seed saving, it is easier if you start with the basics. Dont go worrying about all the hybrids and such that life has to offer now. There is a lot more to flowers than taking the seeds and expecting that same plant to grow from them. Today, there are many varieties of color and shapes of the same flower done by cross polination. Which for the creativity of a gardener is amazing! We all LOVE to be creative now, don’t we?! DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a…
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How to Grow Sunflowers
Sunflowers are probably my favorite thing to plant, grow and harvest. It all started when I was getting married a few years ago. We decided on a fall theme wedding and I was determined to do as much as I could for this wedding myself to save money. You name it…the food, the favors, the invitations and this included the decorations as well. But instead of using silk flowers. I wanted the real deal… So I sought out my local Walmart and in the garden center I found the seed display. That glorious seed display that I absolutely LOVE to stare at for a good 15 mins while my kids…
