Ways to Go Green

Have you ever tried to grow your own garden? If the thought of growing an entire garden with a lot of plants is overwhelming to you, start a container garden with a few herbs. Gardening is a little tricky, unless you know what you are doing. Ours was a complete fail last year, so I have done a lot of research I would love to share with you. This week I will be writing about green ways to take care of your garden.

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Ways to go Green In the Garden

One of the easiest ways to go green is trying not to produce more waste by purchasing a product to use once and then just throw it away. In order to combat the bugs in our garden this year we have incorporated a few organic pest control methods we make ourselves. These are super easy and do not take much time. By making your own pesticides you are reducing your waste and not putting unnecessary chemicals into the environment.

• Eggshells can be added to your garden. First let them dry completely and rinse them out. Then use a blender or food processer to crush them. Adding crushed eggshells in the bottom of the planting hole will prevent blossom rot for plants such as tomatoes and peppers. Blossom rot is caused by a calcium deficiency in the soil. The eggshells will break down and provide calcium for your soil.

• Crushed eggshells can also be used to deter slugs, snails, and cutworms from eating your garden. These pests do not like to crawl over anything sharp. Sprinkle these around the edge of your garden to prevent these nasty pest from getting in and also around your plants. 

• Here is a recipe for an organic pesticide spray that is super easy easy to make. The use of garlic in this spray deters deer and rabbits from your garden. While the soap will work on the soft bodied pest by drying them out. Boil 2-3 head of garlic in about 1 quart of water. Add 1-2 tablespoons of soap such as a castile soap. Let the mixture stand overnight and drain into a spray bottle.

We have been saving our eggshells and crushing them and using them around the perimeter of our garden as well as around each of the plants. I will report on how well this way to to green is working as my garden progresses through the season. I will start spraying them with the green insecticide soon, since they are growing so quickly.

Do you have any other ways to go green you use in your garden? I would love to hear what others do. I need all the help I can get. 

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Ways to Go Green

We had a wonderful weekend this weekend. On Saturday I had a girls night out and had a fabulous time at the Glass Cactus dancing with my friends. Thanks everyone for a great evening!

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Ways to Go Green

In an effort to eat the things we love, this summer we are growing a garden. So far this weekend we have planted tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini and bell peppers. Soon we are going to transplant our Jalapenos. We tried growing a garden last year, but this was a complete fail. We learned a lot and trying something new. This year we are trying the lasagna method. I can't wait to report on how well this goes. If successful I am working on a post to show you exactly how we did it without a tiller. Being from Texas we love salsa, so we are trying to grow a salsa garden to make fresh salsa this summer. Hopefully all the veggies will come in at the same time for us to make fresh salsa. I am so excited about growing a garden this year I can't wait to harvest the fresh vegetables. If they don't keel over with our Texas heat.

The weather here in Texas has reached summer temperatures already. It has reached into 90's this weekend. Since it is very hot outside, we were able to enjoy our pool this weekend. We have been heating our pool all week with our solar panels located on the roof. We are so excited we are able to utilize our solar panels in our efforts to go green. These were on the house when we purchased it. This was a major selling feature for us when purchased our home. It is April and we are swimming in our pool!

In the next few weeks I will be writing about 20 small little steps you can do to go green leading up to my Earth Day giveaway. I will write a review about a cleaning kit with several different types of green cleaners included in the kit and one kit will be given away to my fabulous readers on Earth Day April 22. So check back soon for when this giveaway is going live or like Pounds4Pennies Facebook page, so you know the moment this giveaway goes live. You don't want to miss this.

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Super Saving Saturday

There are a lot of FREE coupons to print. Several high value coupons! Be sure to click and print all you want, these may go fast when they reach their print limit.

$5.00 off Philips Norelco Shaving Replacement Head Printable Coupon
$1.25 off when you buy any ONE Disney or Marvel Vitamins  - HIGH Value Print NOW!
40¢ off when you buy THREE Pillsbury® Crescent Dinner Rolls
30¢ off when you buy any Yoplait® Lactose-Free Yogurt cups
40¢ off Pillsbury® Sweet Rolls OR Grands!® Sweet Rolls
75¢ off when you buy any TWO All-Natural DOLE® Salad Kits
$1.50 off when you buy any ONE AVENT Pacifier Pack
$3.00 off AVENT Multi-pack BPA-Free Baby Bottles
$1.50 off AVENT BPA-Free Toddler Cup
50¢ off when you buy any ONE Pure Via® any size
$4.00 off TWO NESCAFÉ® DOLCE GUSTO® Coffee Capsules
50¢ off when you buy any ONE Equal® Sucralose
50¢ off when you buy any THREE cans of DOLE® Pineapple
$3.00 off when you buy any Zantac® product 24ct or larger
Video Rewards: $4.00 off when you buy any Zantac® product 24ct or larger
$1.25 off Glade® PlugIns® Scented Oil Twin Refils
40¢ off Glade® PlugIns® Scented Oil Holder
  Video Reward: $1.85 off when you buy any NatureSmart Ester-C® item
$1.75 off when you buy any TWO NatureSmart Ester-C® items
Video Reward: $1.60 off Nature's Bounty® Vitamins or Supplements
  Like Rewards: $1.10 off THREE Balance Bar® Singles (1.76 oz)
Like Rewards: $2.25 off when you buy any ONE Stopain® product
55¢ off Uncle Ben's® Long Grain & Wild Rice
$1.25 off Glucerna® Multi-Pack Bars or Multi-Pack Shakes
$1.35 off when you buy any ONE Stopain® product
$1.00 off THREE Jars of DOLE® All Natural Fruit
$1.40 off when you buy EIGHT HOT POCKETS® Brand Items
$1.00 off when you buy any THREE cans of DOLE® Pineapple
$1.00 off when you buy 6 cans of Mighty Dog® brand dog food
50¢ off when you buy TWO Cans of DOLE® Mandarin Oranges
50¢ off when you buy EIGHT CUPS any variety Yoplait® Yogurt
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40¢ off when you buy THREE Totino's® Rolls Snacks
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Friday Finals - Kroger Mega Event, Tom Thumb, Walgreens, CVS

Wow I can't believe another Friday is here. This has been a busy week for me and I haven't gotten much sleep. I am really tired, but I wanted to get this out to you before it got too late and I didn't want to do it. So here it is. 


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Walgreens

4 Mars bunny Candy $0.39 – 2 $1/2 M&M Mars Ester Products

            -FREE + 11 overage each

1 Nice Aluminum Foil $0.79

3 Cans Hunts Tomato Sauce $0.33 each Walgreens Coupon, $1/3 Kroger Home Mailer

            -FREE + $0.01 overage

OOP

$0.38

I spent $0.38 and saved $6.99 on $7.38 worth of products at Walgreens, and I didn’t even have any RR!

KROGER MEGA EVENT

MEI = Mega Event Item

2 International Delight Creamer $2.50 - $1/2 International Delight Blinkie

            -Final $2.00 each

4 Greek Yogurts Kroger Brand $0.25 – Clearance

            -Final $0.25 each

1 Smart Balance Milk $2.99 – MEI, $1.50/1 Smart Balance Milk, Printable NLA

            -Final $0.99

2 Sauve Shampoo $1.46 – MEI

            -Final $0.96 each

2 Pace Picante Sauce $1.99 – MEI, $1/2 Pace Picante sauce SS 01/22/12

            -Final $0.99 each

4 Edge Shave Gel $1.99 – MEI, 4 $0.55/1 Edge Shave Gel, Printable, SS 03/25/12

            -Final $0.94 each

2 Onions @0.48lb

            -Final $0.74

1 Huggies Pull Ups $9.49 – MEI, $3.00/1 Kroger Ecoupon

            -Final $5.99

2 Mrs. Bairds Bread B1G1 - $0.55/1 SS 01/22/12 

            -Final $1.32 each

I spent $23.98 and saved $25.29 on $49.27 worth of food and products at Kroger. Little man still wears pull-ups at night. So I am still buying diapers for now. I can’t wait until I no longer have this expense.

CVS 03/27/12

2 Mars Bunny Candy $0.50 each

1 Jelly Beans $0.99

Used:

$1.99 ECB

OOP – FREE

Received:

$1.00 for Mars Bunny Candy

$0.99 for Jelly Beans

I got Easter items FREE at CVS and saved $2.93 on Candy at CVS this trip. They were out of the pineapple and Bertolli Pasta Sauce, so I got rainchecks for those.

CVS 03/29/12

2 Mars Bunny Candy $0.50

1 Can Black Olives $0.88

Used:

$1.00 ECB

$0.25 CVS coupon for 2 Mars Candy

OOP

$0.63

I spent $0.63 and saved $3.30 on $3.93 of candy and olives at CVS this trip. I needed fillers to use the $1.00 ECB, I was out of Mars coupons, but I had the CVS $0.25/2 Mars.

Tom Thumb

The receipt printed very weird for this on, so I am going to give it my best shot.

1 Angle Bath Tissue $6.99 - $0.45/4+ doubled Rolls Angel Tissue RP 03/25/12

            -Final $6.09

1 Hormel Sandwhich Meat $4.69 - $2.49 Store Q, $0.50/1 doubled Hormel Natural PRINTABLE

            -Final $1.49

2 Safeway Fries $2.19 – Sale $0.30

            -Final $1.89 each

3 Del Monte Canned Veggies $1.29 - $0.69 Store Q, $0.75/3 Kroger Home Mailer

            -Final $0.44 each

2 Dole Pineapple $1.00 - $0.50/2 Doubled Dole Fruit SS 03/25/12

            -Final $0.50 each

2 Gogurts $2.79 Clearance 50% Off - $1.00/2  Coupon Booklet

            -Final $0.50 each – My kids eat these quickly

1 Starkist Tuna Selects $1.69 - $0.50/1 Doubled Starkist Selects ALL YOU Mar '12

            -Final $0.69

1 Odwalla  Bar $1.00 - $0.15/1 tripled SS 01/08/12

            -Final $0.55

1 KCup Coffee $7.99

1 Wholly Guacamole $5.29 Clearance %50 - $0.50 doubled SS 03/25/12

            -Final $1.64

I spent $28.70 and saved $20.07 on $48.77 worth of groceries and items at Tom Thumb.

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Altogether I spent $53.69 and saved $58.58 on $112.27worth of food and other items this week.


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Chocolate Strawberry Brownies

These Chocolate Strawberry Brownies are the best and are super easy to make. My kids just love these brownies. I made them for Valentines day. However, I think these Chocolate Strawberry Brownies are great for any occasion.  They really taste like Chocolate Covered Strawberries. These have to be healthy they contain a fruit, RIGHT?

I use the box brownies, since I got these for FREE I really couldn't beat the price.

Chocolate Strawberry Brownies

 1. Open the box of brownies and dump the contents into a large mixing bowl.

2. The box usually calls for water, instead use the same measurement of strawberry puree . 

 3. Add oil and egg. Just like the box calls for. 

4. For extra Chocolaty brownies unwrap 24 Hershey's kisses.

5. I use the small muffin tins and put a Hershey's kiss in the center of each brownie.

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As always I forgot to take a picture of the final product. These Chocolate Strawberry Brownies were all gone by the time I thought of it. Since the brownie mix was FREE, the egg was around $0.10 and so was the oil. If I didn't add the kisses these cost me around $0.20. I can't remember what I paid for the kisses, but they are under 1/2 a bag.


I normally make strawberry puree when strawberries are in season. I wash and put all the strawberries in the blender and freeze them in 1/4 cup baggies. Then I have them all the time for smoothies or whatever we want to add strawberries to.

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