Ok, so I decided I wanted a vegetable garden. The problem? My yard is mostly shady. So I put my thinking cap on and decided to make a "mobile garden" using a pallet, casters and large pots.
My budget: About $30
I already had two yellow pots. I did find a giant pink bucket in my garage I will be drilling holes in to plant the bell peppers on and a friend of mine is giving me two pallets. I bought Pumpkin seeds, Pea seeds and radish seeds at the Dollar Tree for 4 /$1. My tomato plants came in a pack of 4 for $1.66 as did my Bell Peppers. I had a bit of gardening soil left over from an attempt at planting a little tree a few years ago, I also had a few garden supplies. I did purchase a few flowers for my front yard. Three sets of impatiens clearanced at .91 for a bundle of 6 from Walmart and my most expensive flower was a pot that contained three different flowers. That was $2.99 on clearance.
So far here is what I have spent out of my $30 garden budget:
(3) Impatiens .91 each container (Total: $2.73)
(1) Garden medley of plants (Total: $2.99)
(1) 4 pack of Tomatoes ($1.66)
(1) 4 pack of Bell Peppers ($1.66)
(2) Weed covers (Total $2)
Seeds from the Dollar Tree (4 x .25 = $1.00 + Flower seeds priced at $1 x 3 = $3)
Total spent: $15.04
I have to buy some soil if I can't find any off of Craigslist or Freecycle. I am definitely trying to utilize them for any pots or plants people may not want. I know I'm going to have to buy casters this weekend to make the mobile part of my plan...mobile. lol My aunt is going to save me all her coffee grounds as I don't drink them, but I read somewhere today that Starbucks will give you coffee grounds if you ask for them. So I may try that.
I may also have a yardsale to try to "Add" to my budget. I pretty much have 0 cash. lol. I wanted to start gardening to be self sustaining. I spent a majority of my food budget on veggies so if I can cut that cost out, I will be set. :)
I went to water the trays I had bought (4 little tomato plants and 4 little bell pepper plants) when I noticed my little tomato plants were wilting. I didn't want to plant them until Sunday because I was going to have some help (My aunt, it's a long story but I'm not a physically strong person.)
I decided to go ahead and pot the tomato plants so they wouldn't die out on me and then I had an empty tray so I went ahead and planted radish seeds in that tray.
I also had six empty tray slots in another tray I had been growing Morning Glory seeds in so I used those for my peas.
So as it looks now I have 6 pea seeds and 4 radish seeds planted in little trays. I'm hoping I get something out of them. I will admit that I got the seeds at the Dollar Tree for 4/$1.
Here are a few photos:
The yellow pots now hold two tomato plants each. I'll be staking them sometime today. I don't have any tomato cages and I tried to find a nice DIY but they all looked really crazy.
I'm hoping I can get ahold of a blackberry bush to plant at the back of my property.
I found a lot of ideas and posted them to a pinterest board, if you are interested in that board you can click here.
So, that's it except for a little outdoor refurbishment that I will post about later on. :) I certainly hope I do a good job. My tomato plants are now in the sun warming up.
My budget: About $30
I already had two yellow pots. I did find a giant pink bucket in my garage I will be drilling holes in to plant the bell peppers on and a friend of mine is giving me two pallets. I bought Pumpkin seeds, Pea seeds and radish seeds at the Dollar Tree for 4 /$1. My tomato plants came in a pack of 4 for $1.66 as did my Bell Peppers. I had a bit of gardening soil left over from an attempt at planting a little tree a few years ago, I also had a few garden supplies. I did purchase a few flowers for my front yard. Three sets of impatiens clearanced at .91 for a bundle of 6 from Walmart and my most expensive flower was a pot that contained three different flowers. That was $2.99 on clearance.
So far here is what I have spent out of my $30 garden budget:
(3) Impatiens .91 each container (Total: $2.73)
(1) Garden medley of plants (Total: $2.99)
(1) 4 pack of Tomatoes ($1.66)
(1) 4 pack of Bell Peppers ($1.66)
(2) Weed covers (Total $2)
Seeds from the Dollar Tree (4 x .25 = $1.00 + Flower seeds priced at $1 x 3 = $3)
Total spent: $15.04
I have to buy some soil if I can't find any off of Craigslist or Freecycle. I am definitely trying to utilize them for any pots or plants people may not want. I know I'm going to have to buy casters this weekend to make the mobile part of my plan...mobile. lol My aunt is going to save me all her coffee grounds as I don't drink them, but I read somewhere today that Starbucks will give you coffee grounds if you ask for them. So I may try that.
I may also have a yardsale to try to "Add" to my budget. I pretty much have 0 cash. lol. I wanted to start gardening to be self sustaining. I spent a majority of my food budget on veggies so if I can cut that cost out, I will be set. :)
Day 1 was actually last night around 8pm.
I went to water the trays I had bought (4 little tomato plants and 4 little bell pepper plants) when I noticed my little tomato plants were wilting. I didn't want to plant them until Sunday because I was going to have some help (My aunt, it's a long story but I'm not a physically strong person.)
I decided to go ahead and pot the tomato plants so they wouldn't die out on me and then I had an empty tray so I went ahead and planted radish seeds in that tray.
I also had six empty tray slots in another tray I had been growing Morning Glory seeds in so I used those for my peas.
So as it looks now I have 6 pea seeds and 4 radish seeds planted in little trays. I'm hoping I get something out of them. I will admit that I got the seeds at the Dollar Tree for 4/$1.
Here are a few photos:
The yellow pots now hold two tomato plants each. I'll be staking them sometime today. I don't have any tomato cages and I tried to find a nice DIY but they all looked really crazy.
I'm hoping I can get ahold of a blackberry bush to plant at the back of my property.
I found a lot of ideas and posted them to a pinterest board, if you are interested in that board you can click here.
So, that's it except for a little outdoor refurbishment that I will post about later on. :) I certainly hope I do a good job. My tomato plants are now in the sun warming up.
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