Cardboard gardening

[Curmudgeoness]

This is such a good idea, and free, that I had to share it. You can use cardboard in the compost pile, use it instead of tilling to start a garden, and the best idea is that you can forget about buying pricey pots for container gardening and use cardboard boxes instead.

I’m a bargain hunter. A penny-pincher. A cheapskate. Nothing makes me happier than finding thrifty and resourceful ways to save money on the things I need or want.

I’m also a gardener. And, as anyone who has ever tended a patch of tomatoes can attest, it’s alarmingly easy to spend a lot of money on a garden. So you can imagine my excitement when I discovered a super cheap, super simple way to have a better garden. Cardboard!

A couple of years ago, I heard that cardboard made a good foundation for new garden beds, so that fall I grabbed a few recycled boxes, flattened them in the backyard and waited. In spring, when it came time to plant, the cardboard had broken down and I had a lovely new garden bed of rich soil, ready for planting.

Something that’s free, easy and makes for a better garden? I was hooked.

http://www.birdsandblooms.com/Gardening/General/cardboard-gardening