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33 tips: Gardening need not be an expensive hobby

Posted Oct 22 2007, 08:05 PM by Karen Datko
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We thought we'd said our last word on gardening as the season ends for many people. But Frugal Panda's excellent tips are too good not to share. Did you know you can use vinegar or boiling water to control weeds? Vinegar, egg shells and dish detergent are alternatives to chemical pesticides. Favor perennials over annuals, Panda advises, and start plants from seed. Just about any container will do. (Is there no end of uses for vinegar? Another blog we found lists 64, including this handy nugget: keeping chickens from pecking each other.)

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I planted iris and daffodil bulbs this past spring.....someone told me to cut the tops to 3" and pull the bulbs out til next spring....I have done that and put the baggies in my crisper in the refrig.....is that the right thing to do with bulbs....thanks

betty (Posted 10.23.07 4:07 PM ) Report Abuse

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