Leanne’s Guide to gardening on a budget
Looking for some gardening tips to help you this Spring? Check out some of Leanne’s tips on how to have a nice garden on a budget. Leanne’s piece was selected from the tenant writer’s callout and her handy gardening tips will be featured in national Housing Choices publications.
Think having a nice garden is not in your budget? Think again. Let me share with you some ways you can have the best garden for next to no money. My main tip is to score plants for free! If someone you know, whether it’s a relative, a friend, a neighbour or even a garden you walk past every day... ASK for a cutting. Literally thousands of plants can grow from cuttings. Almost every suburb has a Buy Nothing group on Facebook. I cannot stress enough how many established plants, tools and sprays are gifted. Join up today, score great stuff, reduce landfill and meet others in your community.
As for fertilisers, you can make your own at home just using everyday bits and pieces. Put your banana peels in warm water in a jug, next day give your plants a massive healthy kick when you water them. I also throw in used teabags, peels from carrots and cucumber and my favourite, eggshells. DO NOT USE POTATO SCRAPS unless you want potatoes sprouting everywhere. I hope these tips help. Gardening is a fantastic way to calm your farm, help with mental health issues. I cannot put into words the pride you have in yourself while enjoying what you have created. My last tip, think outside the square! - Leanne
Gumtree free items...for example, I have big, beautiful rocks along the perimeter of my garden. I’m pretty sure I got $400 worth of rocks for no money. Verge collections are like Christmas for me. From lattice, pots, plants and discarded garden ornaments that need a bit of love. All can transform your garden. All Bunnings have a discount trolley in the garden section. Plants are marked down daily because they’re looking too haggard to sell at full price. Another tip to save money; if you have a big pot to fill with potting mix, use broken pots, tiles, even sticks and leaves to fill the bottom half of the pot. You’ll be amazed how much potting mix/soil you save.
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