Tips for setting up a garden on a low budget
The following examples are plants that can be grown or propagated easily at home or at school.
Many examples show how you can use or repurpose waste such as bottles, tyres or pipes.
Don’t throw away cardboard tubes
These toilet paper tubes can be used as seedling planters and are if they are made of cardboard, the seedlings can be easily removed when big enough and the tube composted.
Use upside down nursery trays to stop pets and animals eating your seedlings
From: 23 Insanely Clever Ideas on Low Budget #13.
Use pallet to plant your seedings
Staple garden cloth to the other side of a pallet, fill the pallet with soil and plant your seedlings.
How to make your own vertical garden with plastic bottles
Guide to set up the vertical garden, suitable plants and maintenance.
Useful Plastic Bottle Garden Projects You Can Make Easy At The Home
From: 12 Easy and practical ideas for re purposing plastic bottles.
A variety of trellises that can be made at home
From: 19 Successful ways to Building DIY trellis for veggies and Fruits.
Make a garden fence with plastic bottles which double as planters
From: Useful Plastic bottle garden Projects you Can Make Easy At The Home #4.
Plastic bottle as water sprinkler
From: Useful Plastic bottle garden Projects you Can Make Easy At The Home #12.
17 Houseplants You Can Grow Easily In Water
Some plants will thrive indoors and grow in water. See the selection of plants and simple instructions for successful plants.
Lemon Skins Can Help Your Seedlings Grow
Lemon skin forms perfect cups that can aid in the growth of seedlings.
Growing tomatoes upside down can greatly increase the amount of tomatoes in a limited space.
From: Insanely Clever Ideas on Low Budget #15