Cheap Seed Starting Containers: What Actually Works
Yogurt cups, toilet paper rolls, egg cartons. You’re probably already throwing away the best seed starting containers you could use. Here’s what actually works and what has let me down.
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Free Herb Garden from Grocery Store Basil
That grocery store basil bundle is basically a free propagation kit. Propagating plants from cuttings is easier than it sounds, and one $1.99 bundle can turn into 6 to 10 plants with just a jar of water and a bright windowsill.
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Cheap Cut Flowers: Sunflowers, Cosmos, and Zinnias
Sunflowers, cosmos, and zinnias are three of the cheapest, easiest cut flowers you can grow from seed. One packet of each is all it takes to have fresh bouquets from July through October. Here’s how to get them started in April.
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Free Herbs From Your Kitchen Counter
Those grocery store herb bundles can give you free plants if you know what to do with them. Basil, mint, and oregano all root in a glass of water in under two weeks. Here’s the low-effort process that actually works.
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Cheap Cover Crops That Pay You Back in Spring
Leaving garden beds bare over winter is a slow way to wreck the soil you spent all season building. Cover crops fix that for almost nothing. Here’s what works in zone 8b and how to get it in the ground this month.
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Dirt Cheap: Cover Crops That Actually Do Something While Your Garden Sleeps
Bare soil in a PNW winter is a slow disaster. Cover crops like winter rye and crimson clover keep your beds productive, fix nitrogen, and cost almost nothing. Here’s what I actually use and what I got wrong the first time.
