Gardening Tips Weekly (November 25, 2018)

Check out our featured article to get a jump start on your spring garden.

Thanks for reading,
Barbara

Problems viewing this email? Click here.

This newsletter is powered by you. Share your ideas and earn cash by entering recurring contests, in a variety of subjects.

Garden & Nature Photo Contest

Share your favorite photos of changing seasons, birds, blooms, wildlife, gardens, parks and other pictures of nature. Published photos are eligible to win $50 prize for the best photo.

Click Here to Enter!

Gardening Tip Contest

Send in your favorite advice on gardening and yard work. Tips selected for publication are entered in our Gardening Tip contest which awards $50 to the best tip.

Click Here to Enter!

Today's Featured Post

Plan-Ahead Projects for Next Year's Garden

Winter is a great time for planning, preparing, and organizing next year's garden. Here are some plan-ahead projects for the winter months that will help you get a jump on next year's growing season.

Share this post on Facebook or Pinterest.

This Week's Guides

Growing Amaryllis

Growing Mushrooms

Making Pinecone Bird Feeders

A pinecone covered in birdseed to be hung as a birdfeeder.

Cleaning Houseplants

Planting a Desert Vegetable Garden

Building a Greenhouse

Today's Posts

Using Antique Plates as Plant Saucers

By lalala...

I found some really pretty glass plates at a resale shop that I just had to have. A number of my houseplants were in need of saucers. I find the plastic ones or even the clay ones to be kind of ugly.

Share this post on Facebook or Pinterest.

Growing With Artificial Lights

By EllenB

The best light for plants may be natural light, but using artificial lights to sprout seeds and grow plants does have its advantages.

Share this post on Facebook or Pinterest.

Use Snow To Water Houseplants

By melody_yesterday

Take advantage of snow to water houseplants! We have had an overabundance of snow this year. It dawned on me one evening that just outside my front door lay a wealth of totally free nutrients for my plants!

Share this post on Facebook or Pinterest.

Lime Or Ashes For Moss

Spread some lime over the area to get rid of the moss, or a cheaper method if you have a fireplace is to lightly spread some of the ashes over the area. If you wet it down, it sort of makes the gray disappear, but it gets rid of the moss.

Make Some Gardening Pants

Make a pair of gardening pants out of an old pair of jeans. Sew the pockets from a pair of old pants on the knees of a pair of jeans. Then stuff the pockets with some foam rubber. These built in knee pads really save your knees. Just remove the foam rubber when you wash the pants.

Winterizing Your Mower

At the end of the grass-cutting season, drain both gasoline and oil from your lawn mower. Oil should be drained so that corrosive contaminants won't have all winter to damage internal parts.

Keeping and Organizing Plant Tags

To keep those plant tags handy pop them into a small photo album that you would slide pictures into. You can get photo albums for a reasonable price at the dollar store.

Insect Repellant for Plants

To keep those pesky insects away from your plants, combine one bulb of garlic, 1 small onion, and 1 Tbsp. cayenne pepper in the blender. Mix with 1 quart water and let stand for one hour. Then add 1 Tbsp. Ivory liquid and mist your plants! By Rachel's mom

Answer Questions and Earn!

We are giving away $200 in Amazon gift cards (US only) for people who answer recent questions on ThriftyFun this month! Gift cards will be awarded to the top ten users who answer the most questions this month. Prizes will be awarded as follows: 1st - $50, 2nd - $40, 3rd - $30, 4th - $20, and 5th to 10th - $10.

Click here to start answering...

This Week's Questions

White Spot on Avocado Seed Growing in Water