Frugal Friday

[ecosophia]

Welcome back to Frugal Friday! This is a weekly forum post to encourage people to share tips on saving money, especially but not only by doing stuff yourself. A new post will be going up every Friday, and will remain active until the next one goes up. Contributions will be moderated, of course, and I have some simple rules to offer, which may change further as we proceed.

Rule #1:  this is a place for polite, friendly conversations about how to save money in difficult times. It's not a place to post news, views, rants, or emotional outbursts about the reasons why the times are difficult and saving money is necessary. Nor is it a place to use a money saving tip to smuggle in news, views, etc.  I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.

Rule #2:  this is not a place for you to sell goods or services, period. Here again, I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.

Rule #3:  please give your tip a heading that explains briefly what it's about.  Homemade Chicken Soup, Garden Containers, Cheap Attic Insulation, and Vinegar Cleans Windows are good examples of headings. That way people can find the things that are relevant for them. If you don't put a heading on your tip it will be deleted.

Rule #4: don't post anything that would amount to advocating criminal activity. Any such suggestions will not be put through.

With that said, have at it!

Comments

Re: report of chilli plants over winter

[p_coyle]

i had to move into an apartment a few months ago, so the garden has been downsized to some pots on my patio. however, everything is doing well, by far my best attempt at a carolina reaper, several other peppers, a couple tomato plants and a meyer lemon tree. i think there may be a community garden nearby i just found out about today, so making a visit is on the agenda for tomorrow.

i had good luck with putting a bunch of tall, skinny glass encased candles (think tall votives with some space at the top, often with the picture of a saint) around the plants, underneath the frost blanket. the flames never got big enough to catch the blanket on fire and the blanket keeps the heat in to some degree. the candles will last multiple winters, depending on how often you have to use them. this was mostly for citrus trees, so ymmv if using on smaller plants...

Re: report of chilli plants over winter

[kallianeira]

The candles sound wonderful! They would look so good on a balcony! If my neighbours had those I'd be tracking them down to find out what they were doing and copy it. :)

Do they extinguish themselves when the air in the glass runs out? - I have not used that kind.

Carolina reapers were one of the casualties of 2023. I never got any more, sadly.

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