Guest Post with Michael Nolan "How to Trash Your Garden"

Today, I am honored to have a  guest post by Michael Nolan "The Garden Rockstar" He is sharing with us "How to Trash Your Garden" 

Now that I have your attention!
 Michael Nolan is a book Author! He is a Co-writer of  "I Garden: Urban Style"

A great book that showcases Urban Gardens! Michael also writes on his own blog  "My Earth Garden" where he shares his love of gardening, food, environment and building his own rural  Homestead from the ground up! This month on "My Earth Garden" Michael is going "Around the Blog in 31 days" He will be doing guests posts on 31 blogs in the month of May!

I always enjoy reading Michael's blog, I especially love his "How to videos" & I really love his videos where he lets loose and has fun being who he is! I hope you check Michael out after reading his guest post! He is a Fabulous guy to hang with on Twitter & a great guy to learn from!

I know introduce you to the Fabulous Michael Nolan....

How to Trash Your Garden

A guest post by author Michael Nolan

I love talking trash.  As a southerner it is my birthright.  In this case though, we’re going to talk trash in a different way as I give you a few examples of how to trash your garden using recycled materials, look cool, be eco-friendly and save a little cash in the process.

Seed Starters

There are so many different things that can be used as seed starting pots.  From fiberboard egg cartons to the egg shells themselves, paper towel & toilet paper rolls to newspaper seed starting pots, the sky is really the limit and a little creativity is often all it takes.  It is not necessary to buy them, but if you feel the need to spend money on them please just ask & I will make you some.

Plant Markers

Please tell me you don’t buy plant markers.  Just… don’t.  If you have an old set of broken down mini blinds, cut them down into 8” lengths, trim one end into a point and you have readymade plant markers that will last the entire season and then some.  You can even recycle an aluminum drink can into some free metal plant tags if you’re feeling really crafty.

Recycling Plants

If you aren’t recycling plants, what’s wrong with you?  Most of every plant can be recycled from feed for pet chickens to the precious compost pile that you should be building, and don’t forget seed saving! Saving your own seed is the ultimate in recycling in the garden.

You can trash your garden like a pro when you allow yourself to see beyond the common uses for everyday items around you.  Give the local landfill a break and your garden will thank you for it.

Michael Nolan, The Garden Rockstar is an author, blogger and speaker on gardening, sustainability, food ethics and homesteading.  He is currently in the process of writing a new guest post on a different site for each day in May. To follow his progress, visit MyEarthGarden.com.


I hope you all enjoyed Michael's guest post. If you have any questions for Michael, he would love to answer them for you.

Thank you Michael for being a guest today on Jenn's Cooking Garden! I look forward to reading all your posts for the next 31 days!