Fireplace ashes contain high levels of potassium and calcium. Both compounds are essential to the vitality and vigor of your ornamental and food producing plants and as long as you chose to burn only non-pressure treated wood in your fireplace, you have one of the best natural fertilizers and acidic soil neutralizers you can find.

Aloe is easy to grow and scientists have long touted the medicinal benefits of aloe, especially when it comes to treating burns. Aloe can be used to treat all kinds of burns from sunburns to …

As more and more attention is focused on recycling and green living, you’ve found that the term recycling means much more than putting some newspapers in the recycle bin and taking your aluminum cans to …

There is nothing more irritating that weeds that creep into your well-tended flowerbed or vegetable garden. You spend hours working the soil and feeding your plants only to realize that once again your garden has …

Free garden mulch is all around us. We may just have to think out of the box.
Let’s face it. When it comes to planting the spring flower beds and getting your landscaping up …

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Soon Frugal Gardener will be your ultimate resource for gardening on a shoestring budget.  We hope to bring you all the information you need to start your own plants, grow your own vegetables, keep your …