Gardening is a fun and relaxing hobby, but it can quickly get expensive. Save money and start collecting these 10 common household items so you can spend your money on that new plant you’ve been drooling over.

Kristen is a former farm kid turned urban gardener who owns the popular gardening website, Shifting Roots. She is obsessed with growing flowers and pushing the limits of what can be grown in her zone 3b garden. She also loves to grow tomatoes, but oddly enough, dislikes eating them raw.