Starting your plants from seeds is significantly more cost effective than buying starts from the nursery year after year. Yes, there are initial set-up costs, which completely vary based on how elaborate a system you want to create to start seeds, but after that, it really is just the cost of a packet of seeds. Read More >>
Tamara from Monroe, Washington Checks in
A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other people’s pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all find unique ways to save, show off our chickens and have a rock star gardens. Keep them coming! Howdy folks! It is Read More >>
7 Seed Starting Tips Every Vegetable Gardener Should Know
Starting your plants from seeds is significantly more cost effective than buying starts from the nursery year after year. Yes, there are initial set-up costs, which completely vary based on how elaborate a system you want to create to start seeds, but after that, it really is just the cost of a packet of seeds. Moreover, Read More >>
Starting Seedlings Under Grow Lights vs. Natural Light
Starting your garden from seeds is undoubtedly cheaper {and more gratifying} than starting them from plants from the nursery. Investing in a grow light is one of those, “Should I, shouldn’t I?” sort of dilemmas a lot of people teeter back and forth on. In the end, only you can decide how much of an Read More >>