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Being a perennial cheapskate, I prefer to make use of what I have rather than buying new garden tools—and what I have includes trash. Since it would otherwise be filling up landfills I can even feel virtuous about upcycling it to support my misery ways.

That reuse of items which would otherwise be thrown out also leaves me more money to spend on seeds and plants , since my skinflint habits don’t extend to them.…