Showing posts with label Saving Money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saving Money. Show all posts

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Gardening- Growing food for scraps - scallions

Planting scallions from scraps 

      Have you ever grow food from scraps? I have done it will scallions in my bosses garden and I have been doing it with celery. 

Thankful bunnies for their scraps
     One of the lady who's kids I watch, has been saving her veggie trash for my bunnies. They love her and her family for that. Sometimes I even find treasure in there for my garden. Like I did on Tuesday, with scallion ends. 

Planting bottoms of scallions 

      I cut off the tops and gave them to the bunnies. Then I took the bottoms and bought them in my green house. I dug a little hole in the dirt and planted them. Then watered them. Within a few weeks they will be growing again. 

Planted scallions 
     Growing this way has been super easy for me. Then I have them growing in my yard and they were free. The only down fall is. They are most likely not non-GMO organic heirloom plants, but they are free and I won't be saving their seeds. 
     Have you ever tried this? Do you have any tips on how to grow them? Let me know. 

Monday, January 5, 2015

Free Kindle Gardening Books

      These books were free when I posted this, but please check before you buy that the price hasn't changed.
 
 
 
 
 
      To find out more on what is going on in my garden, free books, information on plants or garden ideas, join me on FaceBook at  Pa Gardeners and on Pinterest at Missy Life of a Working Mom. 

Friday, January 2, 2015

Reading ~ Free Books

     these books were free when I downloaded the today make sure you check before you download them.
 
Naturally Bug Free: Homemade Pest Control for Organic Gardening Made Easy (Organic Gardening Beginners Planting Guides)
 
      I think this book will be a good read. It will help get ride of the bad bugs natural. This is important so my family and I are eating toxic food from the garden. This might also work in the house, which is good so we are breathing in horrible things for our body. I can't wait to read it.
 
 
Organic Micro Gardening Hacks Vol. 2 - Maximize Your Garden Efficiency with Limited Amount of Space (Micro Gardening Hacks, Organic Gardening Guide, Maximizing ... Garden, Organic Gardening, Micro Gardening)
      This book caught my eye. I want to know more about the hacking. I also want to start to read up on micro gardening. I looking forward to see what they tips are and more about micro gardening.
 
Square Foot Gardening - How To Grow Healthy Organic Vegetables The Easy Way: Including Companion Planting & Intensive Vegetable Growing Methods
      I already own this book. I think that everyone starting a gardening or looking to get ore out of there garden should give this book a try. It has great tips on it and it is free.
 
 
To find out more on what is going on in my garden, free books, information on plants or garden ideas, join me on FaceBook at  Pa Gardeners and on Pintrest at Missy Life of a Working Mom. 


Monday, December 1, 2014

Reading - Free Kindle Gardening Books


I hope this book helps e learn some tips on growing vertical, because next year I want to use teepees to grow some veggies.
 
I hope this book is helpful with learning how to save my seeds. I would love to have a mini farm and not have to buy seeds every year.
 
I read this title and it just seem interesting how they would write a book about this. I can't wait to read it.
 
I so excited with the free books Amazon is giving away! It is awesome that they give free books away everyday! Here is what I downloaded for my collection today follow me on Facebook at Pa Gardeners to find free gardening books.

Monday, November 10, 2014

Reading ~ Free Kindle Gardening Book

I so excited with the free books Amazon is giving away! It is awesome that they give free books away everyday! Here is what I downloaded for my collection today.....
 

I read a different Book like this and learned a lot of information on growing fruit indoors. I can't wait to see what I learn from this book.
 
Here is another book on growing fruit indoors. Hopeful this books help me keep my fig tree, lemon tree, and orange tree alive this winter.
 
 
I can't wait to see what knew information I learn in this handbook!
 
I guess today Amazon want people  to learn about growing thing in doors. This will be helpful for a lot of people that live in cold climates. Which books did you download?
 
 
 


Thursday, November 6, 2014

Couponing - Giant Deals for week of 11/8

Here is what it look when I plan for a couponing trip 

I'm finally getting my mojo back into couponing. I stopped a while because I was working on the THM lifestyle and i'm still going diet for the most part but my family who just need to lose weight would like something that they are used to.  
So I promised my husband I would build back up our stockpile because it's dwindling. He likes to have it for emergencies and I like to have it because of my faith in their beliefs on having a stockpile. 
This weeks giants deals are Great! In italics will be the THM's food. The rest of the food that my family eats like regular cereal and stuff like that. 

Here is what I'm buying this week for my stockpile 

24 cans of Del Monte Veggies $12
16 cans of Dole Fruit 19.04 
     I'm going to do 16 different transactions. 
           16 coupons (.40)2 = 12.08
               Total after transactions and coupons ~ $6.24

16 bags of Malt - O - Meal Cereal $16
     I'm going to be doing 16 transactions. 
          16 coupons (.75)2 = $24
                 Total after coupons and transactions ~ Free (Giant won't give money back so it'll just be free)

1 Ocean Spray cranberry sauce 1.70
     In-store coupon- free Giant cranberry sauce 
               Total after coupon 1.70

8 boxes of Pillsberry's brownies $10
           6 coupons (.35) only one will double = $2.45
          1 coupon ($1/2) = $1
          In-store coupon - $.30 off gas after you by 8 items = $7.50 
               Total after coupons and gas points -.95 (I will make $.65) 

Total money spent out of my pocket is $27.20

Total money spent air to gas points is $19.80 for 66 items. 
     Average cost per item ~ $.30
(These are items that I know my family will eat before they expire and will be a huge help my stockpile)

Hopefully this will help both the THM dieters to find cheaper food and other people who aren't on the head and help them find cheaper. Thank you For The Mamas for your Facebook page helping me put together my stockpile buy! 

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Reading ~ Free Gardening Kindle Books

Looking for something to read? But also want to learn a little? Check out these gardening books!
 
This book sounds to good to be true. I want to read it because I want to see what the author has to say. I don't believe you can get all the information you need in this book to be a homesteader. I also really wondering if it will only take a half hour to read.
I guess Amazon is having a homesteader day! At least this book isn't making any promises.
 
I love two for one book sets. I also love that they are free! I can't wait to read some more on green house.
 
Get these while they are free and read along with me! Join me on Facebook at Pa Gardeners!
 
 
 

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Reading ~ Free Kindle Gardening Books

     Have you missed seeing what books are free? My Kindle library is full, but free gardening books I will always add. Here are some free books, I found today!

 
( This book will be a great winter read! I want to learn more about using straw around the garden.)
 
( I love the 101 tip types of books. I always learn a few tips that I never knew. As a gardener, I feel like there is some much to learn about!)
 
( I find vertical gardening so interesting. It seem like an amazing idea for people that don't have any space.)
 
What are you reading? What type of gardening books grabs your eye? Let me know. You can always join me on Facebook at Pa Gardeners see what going on!