Cheap Garden Stakes
As I’ve been doing yard maintenance and clearing old landscaping for new garden beds, I’ve accumulated a lot of tree limbs and branches. I was getting ready to throw them all away, when Kristy suggested I cut them up and use them in the garden. This was a great idea! Especially when they take up so much room in the trash. This also saves a trip to the hardware store, and the expense of buying a bunch of plastic stakes. All the little things will nickel and dime you, and part of the reason we like to garden is to save some money, right?
Recycled tree branches trimmed up into garden stakes
Using a pair of loppers for the bigger branches, and hand trimmers for the smaller branches, I trimmed down the branches into various size stakes. With just a few minutes of work, I had more stakes than I would have had if I had purchased them.
You can make quick fences with Garden Stakes and Natural Fiber Twine
I got my first garden bed planted in the front yard last weekend. One of the biggest challenges of a front yard garden is to keep people from walking on it. Until the plants are established, the garden looks like just another pile of dirt to playing kids. I used my new stakes and some natural fiber twine to quickly make a little fence around my newly planted garden. It’s not strong and wouldn’t prevent vandalism by any means, but it does create a very visible border that even a running kid would notice and go around.
I’m still experimenting with ways to keep the night time meandering cats from passing through. I’ve had foot prints in the garden bed the last two days…
