{"id":17966,"date":"2018-04-16T10:37:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T14:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/?p=17966"},"modified":"2018-04-20T13:14:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T17:14:03","slug":"money-saving-monday-april-16-2018","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/money-saving-monday-april-16-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Saving Monday: April 16, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/suzuki.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17967 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/suzuki-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"suzuki\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/suzuki-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/suzuki.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saving on Gardening<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>April is in full bloom and what better way to satisfy your green thumb than to think about ways to save on gardening?\u00a0 Check out our tips below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Save your Seeds!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even before spring approaches you can save avocado pits, rose stems, and lots of other typically-discarded compost items and nurture them to grow indoors.\u00a0 By the time its planting season, you will have a collection of blossoms to plant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy in Bulk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a Gardening Pro or Part-time Planter, buying in bulk can help you save!\u00a0 Part-time Planters may only need to buy some items in larger quantities, such as mineral rich soil or small clay pots like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/25-Mini-1-3-4-Clay-Pots-Great-for-Plants-and-Crafts\/153155801\">these<\/a>\u00a0 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/store\/walmart-coupons\/\">Walmart.<\/a>\u00a0 (Don\u2019t forget to use your cash back bonus through BeFrugal)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be Creative\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more true to nature than being resourceful and using what you have?\u00a0 Be creative in the types of pots and planters you use.\u00a0 Save items like coffee cans, funky salad dressing jars, and other garden-functional house hold items that can be easily converted into pots to serve a second purpose outside. Recycling these items gives you major green thumb bonus points!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Division isn\u2019t just for math\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This awesome tip comes from the gardening powerhouse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhg.com\/gardening\/design\/styles\/save-money-in-the-garden\/\">Better Homes &amp; Gardens<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany perennials can be divided up into segments when you buy them. Each segment will root. Don't be afraid to divide the mature perennials already in your garden. Honest, it won't hurt them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Happy Planting everyone!!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more helpful gardening suggestions, check out this wonderful list at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhg.com\/gardening\/design\/styles\/save-money-in-the-garden\/\">Better Homes &amp; Gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/money-saving-monday-april-16-2018\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"excerptimage alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Saving on Gardening April is in full bloom and what better way to satisfy your green thumb than to think about ways to save on gardening?\u00a0 Check out our tips ... <a title=\"Money Saving Monday: April 16, 2018\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/money-saving-monday-april-16-2018\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Money Saving Monday: April 16, 2018<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17966","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-frugal-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}