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A few sources of free supplies for those who want to grow with less.
- Free seeds - look for a seed library- check with family owned nurseries at end of season, they have to toss expired seed, they still germinate. Save seed from food - tomato, potato, pepper, squash
- Free containers. Know anyone in a landscape installation company? Ask them to save you 5 and 15gallon pots. Make newspaper pots, sew felt bags ( get felt at a craft thrift store . )
- free fertilizer: coffee grounds from neighbors, guinea pig litter or rabbit litter if you know people with pets, bean soaking liquid,
Thanks for sharing! I think your approach applies even when it's not out of necessity: the most sustainable gardening is done with minimal external inputs, and the best way to get plants is sharing with community 💗
It all looks healthy, not too many slugs and snails in your area I'm guessing. Apparently a saucer of beer is a good low cost way of dealing with them.
I found a couple of snails on my broccoli last night and threw them over the fence
Oh yeah and my squashes haven't fruited at all yet, lazy bastards
Thankfully you used the boxes. Pallet wood often has pesticides and chemicals to keep insects from being transported with the freight.
The garden looks great! Your peppers are doing much better than mine, although we’ve never been great at growing them.