how much money can you save per month by growing your own vegetables?

Question

i'm planning on building a small veg patch probably about 20ft by 30 ft

Answer 1

There's the cost of plants and seeds, fertilizer, equipment, pest control, etc...plus the constant labor. There will be loss to weather and insects(despite pest control) and some may spoil before you can eat it. Having a small garden may cost more than buying vegs. But there's the enjoyment of gardening and there's the superior taste of home grown. Also the joy of sharing your yield with others. I know my garden is costing me but I've been doing it every year for 36 years now -- go for it!

Answer 2

I guess the answer is "it depends". You spend time to keep the garden free of weeds and watered that's not figured into the equation. Also growing conditions in your area has a lot to do with your success. A company I work with provides vegetables plants and seeds for a plot that size for about $97 shipped to your door. If you take care of them, you can supply vegetables for a family of 4-6 for some time. Most people I know do it because it's a great excuse to go outside and vegetables grown in your backyard tend to taste better and there's a pride element that can't be beat.



Hope this helps!

Answer 3

I even have an allotment and the least puzzling issues are runner beans,french beans,courgettes (take in simple terms slightly area so perhaps 2 flora max.) ,mixed salad leaves,beetroot,-and strawberries are particularly elementary. there's a sturdy programme on with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall approximately novices veg turning out to be.Y ou can enhance in simple terms approximately something in pots so as that is a sturdy commencing element as its a attainable area.I actually have a e book referred to as The Allotment education manual (in simple terms as suited for gardens)-it runs via the 12 months telling you what you will be able to desire to do each and each month. in case you desire to enhance potatoes try them in an excellent thick plastic sack or bin-sturdy thought for constrained areas. As an fairly 1st situation i might sow some pots or rows interior the backyard of salad leaves or lettuce of your determination.purchase some tom. flora from a backyard centre and placed them in gro-bags.Then runner beans(they might desire to enhance up some form of help gadget-bamboo canes frequently) theres a sturdy internet site referred to as allotments 4 all-has particularly some info and you will ask questions additionally

Answer 4

a pound of tomatoes cost between 1.99 and 3.49 a pound. A pack of tomato seeds cost anywhere from 10 cents to 33 cents and you have about 100 to 150 seeds per packets. If you spend 5.50 for good quality of seeds and they usually have about 25 seeds per pack. each plant even if they produce 10 pounds of tomoatoes, that is not bad for about a dime.

Answer 5

there is nothing better in this world than going and picking

your own vegetables, they are a joy to grow and a joy to eat

knowing you have grown them, go on and enjoy best of luck