| There are several good reasons to grow a garden. | | | | for the Buck? |
| And with today's economy, everyone is looking for | | | | If you want to start a vegetable garden to save |
| ways to cut expenses. Lately, we can read all over | | | | money, consider growing vegetables that give a big |
| the Internet and hear all the time that growing | | | | yield and have a significant return for an investment. |
| vegetables in your garden can be cheaper, more | | | | Good way to do this is to select vegetables that are |
| interesting, and better than buying them at | | | | expensive to buy in the grocery store (like tomatoes |
| supermarkets. | | | | and melons) or to grow large quantities of |
| The biggest concern to most people is the fact that | | | | vegetables that you purchase regularly. |
| it will save so much money. Growing your own | | | | If you never had a vegetable garden before, take a |
| vegetables in the garden or in containers, if done | | | | tip from experienced gardener, and take a look at |
| properly, can reduce the amount of money you | | | | these six classic vegetables you can grow from seed |
| spend on groceries. But, if will you succeed in doing | | | | and harvest throughout the summer, and save some |
| so depends on the costs involved in growing the | | | | money doing so: |
| crops, amounts and types of vegetables you choose | | | | These vegetable seeds are top sellers year after |
| to grow, vegetable yields you could expect from | | | | year, and for a good reason! Of course, the varieties |
| your garden, and many other factors. So, to answer | | | | change yearly, but standby vegetables like tomatoes, |
| the question from the title: "yes" - if done correctly. | | | | beans and carrots all always at the top of the lists. |
| It's possible to spend a small fortune on a garden. If | | | | * Bush Snap Beans |
| you go out and buy everything that you need (or | | | | * Lettuce |
| you THINK you need) to start a vegetable garden, | | | | * Bell Peppers |
| and then calculate all of the input costs (tools and | | | | * Carrots |
| equipment, fertilizers, pesticides, water, etc.) | | | | * Peas |
| associated with gardening, you could end up with an | | | | * Tomatoes |
| astonishing figure. These costs can add up quickly, | | | | Except these six vegetables already mentioned, in |
| even for a small vegetable garden. The trick to | | | | order to save money growing vegetables consider |
| saving money with a vegetable garden is limiting the | | | | vegetables like broccoli, beans, beets, carrots, |
| costs, while purchasing the things you really need for | | | | cucumbers, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, |
| your vegetable garden. | | | | summer squash, spinach, tomatoes and Swiss chard. |
| And one of the most important things that will | | | | All these vegetables will provide the biggest returns |
| determinate if you will save money by growing your | | | | on your investment of space and time you spend in |
| own vegetables is choosing the types of vegetables | | | | your vegetable garden. |
| to grow in your garden! This is done by factoring in | | | | Even a relatively small garden, say 20' x 20', will give |
| the cost of seeds, fertilizer and water (the cost of | | | | you enough room for variety, without being |
| growing vegetables) against the cost of purchasing | | | | overwhelmed. Of course how much you save by |
| those same vegetables in a grocery store. Some | | | | growing your own vegetables depends on the |
| vegetables simply won't save you much money. For | | | | fluctuating cost of food. |
| example, corn; because you don't get a high yield of | | | | Remember, growing vegetables will save you money |
| corn from a small garden and because in season corn | | | | in the long run - the first year might actually cost |
| is inexpensive to buy, it doesn't pay off to grow | | | | more if you need to buy tools, pots and all your |
| corn in your garden in order to save money on | | | | seeds, but the second and following years will be |
| groceries. | | | | much cheaper! |
| So, What Vegetables Will Give You the Most Bang | | | | |