Grow These 12 Crops to Cut Your Grocery Bill
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Date: 2025-03-21
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phild8095
Last night we opened the last pint of cherry jam made in 2024. We still have blueberry, blackberry, apple and pear preserves.
We have a few months of canned and frozen food left in our pantry from last year's harvest. We also have kitchen, medicinal and household herbs left in the pantry. We are down to our last half gallon of sauerkraut.
We still buy some fresh vegetables during the year, but not at much as our neighbors. Our garden may cost 800 dollars a year for water, soil amendments, canning supplies, seeds and such, but every year we harvest and eat fresh or preserved foods worth a few thousand dollars. And we are able to recycle into our compost pile building the soil up making it a bit better every year. This may be the last year we add vermiculite to our 2, 200 square foot garden. We probably have all the canning jars we will ever need. We have started using re-usable lids and seals for our canning, so that cost is going down as well.
On our half acre besides the 2, 200 gardens and raised beds we have 14 fruit trees, 20 berry bushes and a grape vine. They are not all producing, but they are coming of age soon.
Many of our fruit bearers were bought from the Iowa Departnemtn of Natural Resources Nursery in Ames, Iowa. The bare root roughly 2 foot tall saplings come in lots of 25 and cost about a dollar each plus tax and shipping, about $43 per order. What we don't plant we have given to neighbors and friends.
Two years ago I obtained over 500 brick sized concrete pavers free from a nearby yard landscaping project where the homeowner was removing the bricks. Most were wire brushed clean then I built a raised bed using 450 of them for my wife to grow medicinal herbs. The walls of the bed are two bricks thick in an English bond for strength. The bed is about mid thigh high five feet long and two and a half wide. The remaining blocks were used for borders on another herb garden.
I obtain sawdust from two local cabinetmakers to add to grass clippings and kitchen waste. The fall compost pile started at about 8 cubic yards, and is down to about 4 cubic yards. It was just turned and watered again (and again and again ) last week. I figure it will be ready to spread after seeds sprout this spring.
We also obtain wood chips for mulch from local tree trimmers for free. I've taken and used up to 16 cubic yards mulching the trees and shrubs and the treeline between my neighbors yard and mine. It gives that treeline a park like look rather than an overgrown look.
I have also obtained concrete test cylinders for edging and root control from a nearby testing company for free. The process in testing is they take two samples of 4 cyclinders 8 long and if the first sample passes the second sample doesn't get crushed and broken. The crushed and broken ones have been used to reinforce a creek bed and as fill in the bottom of some of the landscaping projects. The whole ones are used as edging.
By obtaining the bricks, sawdust, the wood chips and concrete I get free materials, the people or companies that give them to be don't have to pay for disposal and the landfill doesn't get the materials.
With all this our half acre yard still is well manicured and looks like a yard. We do have some decorative shrubs and bulbs and a nice flagpole sitting area.
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Last night we opened the last pint of cherry jam made in 2024. We still have blueberry, blackberry, apple and pear preserves.
We have a few months of canned and frozen food left in our pantry from last year's harvest. We also have kitchen, medicinal and household herbs left in the pantry. We are down to our last half gallon of sauerkraut.
We still buy some fresh vegetables during the year, but not at much as our neighbors. Our garden may cost 800 dollars a year for water, soil amendments, canning supplies, seeds and such, but every year we harvest and eat fresh or preserved foods worth a few thousand dollars. And we are able to recycle into our compost pile building the soil up making it a bit better every year. This may be the last year we add vermiculite to our 2, 200 square foot garden. We probably have all the canning jars we will ever need. We have started using re-usable lids and seals for our canning, so that cost is going down as well.
On our half acre besides the 2, 200 gardens and raised beds we have 14 fruit trees, 20 berry bushes and a grape vine. They are not all producing, but they are coming of age soon.
Many of our fruit bearers were bought from the Iowa Departnemtn of Natural Resources Nursery in Ames, Iowa. The bare root roughly 2 foot tall saplings come in lots of 25 and cost about a dollar each plus tax and shipping, about $43 per order. What we don't plant we have given to neighbors and friends.
Two years ago I obtained over 500 brick sized concrete pavers free from a nearby yard landscaping project where the homeowner was removing the bricks. Most were wire brushed clean then I built a raised bed using 450 of them for my wife to grow medicinal herbs. The walls of the bed are two bricks thick in an English bond for strength. The bed is about mid thigh high five feet long and two and a half wide. The remaining blocks were used for borders on another herb garden.
I obtain sawdust from two local cabinetmakers to add to grass clippings and kitchen waste. The fall compost pile started at about 8 cubic yards, and is down to about 4 cubic yards. It was just turned and watered again (and again and again ) last week. I figure it will be ready to spread after seeds sprout this spring.
We also obtain wood chips for mulch from local tree trimmers for free. I've taken and used up to 16 cubic yards mulching the trees and shrubs and the treeline between my neighbors yard and mine. It gives that treeline a park like look rather than an overgrown look.
I have also obtained concrete test cylinders for edging and root control from a nearby testing company for free. The process in testing is they take two samples of 4 cyclinders 8 long and if the first sample passes the second sample doesn't get crushed and broken. The crushed and broken ones have been used to reinforce a creek bed and as fill in the bottom of some of the landscaping projects. The whole ones are used as edging.
By obtaining the bricks, sawdust, the wood chips and concrete I get free materials, the people or companies that give them to be don't have to pay for disposal and the landfill doesn't get the materials.
With all this our half acre yard still is well manicured and looks like a yard. We do have some decorative shrubs and bulbs and a nice flagpole sitting area.
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epic_gardening
That Head joke was EPIC Bahahaha!
Here in the PNW, I am growing most of the crops you suggested from your list on/in my Container Porch Garden, including:
- Strawberries (Organic Albion) in Grow Bags and Dollar Tree Stackers (I may be a GreenStalk for that this year too
- Peppers (Shishido, Lemon Drop, Cayenne, Jalapeno, Habanero, Sugar Rush Peach, and more)
- Tomatoes (Roma, Mini Roma, Northern Ruby, Fiaschetto di Manduria, Red Brandy Wine, etc)
- Lettuce (Vivian, Parris Island, Little Gem, Jericho, Red Butter, etc)
- Herbs (Lemon Balm & Oregano from last year in my GreenStalks, Basil of all different varieties, etc)
- Green Beans (Pole I just got yesterday from your store and I will be using the Epic Trellis' 4' & 8' with them)
I also recently bought some Blueberry bushes too from a local nursery. The first came in a 1 Gallon pot (Potted up to a 5 Gallon Grow Bag) and the second in 3 Gallon pot (Potted up to a 15 Gallon Grow Bag) to see what happens. Both should produce at least something, but we shall see how much we actually get from them in the first year. My almost three year old is a Blueberry Monster, so they should save me $$$ in the end lol
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That Head joke was EPIC Bahahaha!
Here in the PNW, I am growing most of the crops you suggested from your list on/in my Container Porch Garden, including:
- Strawberries (Organic Albion) in Grow Bags and Dollar Tree Stackers (I may be a GreenStalk for that this year too
- Peppers (Shishido, Lemon Drop, Cayenne, Jalapeno, Habanero, Sugar Rush Peach, and more)
- Tomatoes (Roma, Mini Roma, Northern Ruby, Fiaschetto di Manduria, Red Brandy Wine, etc)
- Lettuce (Vivian, Parris Island, Little Gem, Jericho, Red Butter, etc)
- Herbs (Lemon Balm & Oregano from last year in my GreenStalks, Basil of all different varieties, etc)
- Green Beans (Pole I just got yesterday from your store and I will be using the Epic Trellis' 4' & 8' with them)
I also recently bought some Blueberry bushes too from a local nursery. The first came in a 1 Gallon pot (Potted up to a 5 Gallon Grow Bag) and the second in 3 Gallon pot (Potted up to a 15 Gallon Grow Bag) to see what happens. Both should produce at least something, but we shall see how much we actually get from them in the first year. My almost three year old is a Blueberry Monster, so they should save me $$$ in the end lol
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missy1806
I had to convert the pound & ounce to grams & kilograms and factoring in the exchange rate, Americans are paying more than Australians are paying for their fresh produce and yet us Aussies are complaining that the prices are too high, what does that say about America Does Trump have any ideas on how to fix this issue I don't understand why the prices are so high in the USA - if someone could educate me in this matter, please do. Best to put in the extra work & the payoff will show itself when you harvest but that's only if you have a passion for gardening, if not, idk what you can do other than to pay the extra for your fresh fruit & veg though they taste very different to any home produce.
EDIT: I understand that not everyone has the room for a greenhouse as shown in some parts of this video or you could be like me where my money has other plans to be spent elsewhere, but there are some fruit/veg that can be grown on a patio if you have one.
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I had to convert the pound & ounce to grams & kilograms and factoring in the exchange rate, Americans are paying more than Australians are paying for their fresh produce and yet us Aussies are complaining that the prices are too high, what does that say about America Does Trump have any ideas on how to fix this issue I don't understand why the prices are so high in the USA - if someone could educate me in this matter, please do. Best to put in the extra work & the payoff will show itself when you harvest but that's only if you have a passion for gardening, if not, idk what you can do other than to pay the extra for your fresh fruit & veg though they taste very different to any home produce.
EDIT: I understand that not everyone has the room for a greenhouse as shown in some parts of this video or you could be like me where my money has other plans to be spent elsewhere, but there are some fruit/veg that can be grown on a patio if you have one.
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GoingGreenMom
Realizing I don't want to ever live in a city. Lol. Those prices are crazy. But as it happens, my garlic is about 2 tall, and I'm hoping I can get at least 1 of the jars that I buy of minced garlic out of it (I pay $9-10 for something just slightly smaller than a quart of garlic here in northern Indiana, but my peaches all come off my trees now (the last time I bought storebought I got salmonella. found out a few days later they had been recalled, and I also have strawberries replaced, have added black raspberries, mulberries, and hope that the currants start producing this year since they have better light conditions now. I'm also hoping to do better at actually picking oregano to replace that on the grocery list. :) potatoes, onions, and the brassicas likely won't replace the store anytime soon (trying to get there, but the asparagus might.
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Realizing I don't want to ever live in a city. Lol. Those prices are crazy. But as it happens, my garlic is about 2 tall, and I'm hoping I can get at least 1 of the jars that I buy of minced garlic out of it (I pay $9-10 for something just slightly smaller than a quart of garlic here in northern Indiana, but my peaches all come off my trees now (the last time I bought storebought I got salmonella. found out a few days later they had been recalled, and I also have strawberries replaced, have added black raspberries, mulberries, and hope that the currants start producing this year since they have better light conditions now. I'm also hoping to do better at actually picking oregano to replace that on the grocery list. :) potatoes, onions, and the brassicas likely won't replace the store anytime soon (trying to get there, but the asparagus might.
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CMDRSloma
I have a ver small fully paved backyard 6x4meters which is luckily south facing, my front garden is of similar size. I grow a ton in that space. I made 3 speeper beds, that are 40 cm high, it's enough to fill that with 4 tomatoes, 6 cucumbers, tons of lettuce, beets and radishes along with interpalnted onions and garlic. On top of that I grow more tomatoes in big 34l pots all over. I have straberries in greenstalt tower and long planters attached to my fence. I even managed to sqeeze 6 by 6 foot greenhouse for peppers and 2 of my citrus trees. At the other side I grow currants with plenty of wild strawberries as ground cover. And the cherry on top; . I literally save around 500 quid a year at least, 30kgs of tomatoes every year is ridiculous in such a small space along with the rest of produce. Money DOES grow on trees and in the ground!
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I have a ver small fully paved backyard 6x4meters which is luckily south facing, my front garden is of similar size. I grow a ton in that space. I made 3 speeper beds, that are 40 cm high, it's enough to fill that with 4 tomatoes, 6 cucumbers, tons of lettuce, beets and radishes along with interpalnted onions and garlic. On top of that I grow more tomatoes in big 34l pots all over. I have straberries in greenstalt tower and long planters attached to my fence. I even managed to sqeeze 6 by 6 foot greenhouse for peppers and 2 of my citrus trees. At the other side I grow currants with plenty of wild strawberries as ground cover. And the cherry on top; . I literally save around 500 quid a year at least, 30kgs of tomatoes every year is ridiculous in such a small space along with the rest of produce. Money DOES grow on trees and in the ground!
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Nikki-mx5my
In my garden, the best investments in terms of saving money, nutrient density and ease of growing have been: 1-herbs, of course. They don’t take up a lot of space and don’t need a whole lot of inputs (fertilizer, compost) to be productive. I use herbs for both culinary purposes as well as herbal teas (which are also really expensive, especially if buying organic); 2-Leafy greens. I haven’t cultivated a taste for kale, but I love spinach, Tatsoi (Asian spinach, baby bok choi and different varieties of lettuce. I typically grow these in my Greenstalk and harvest when I am ready to use. They stay pretty clean in the Greenstalk too. 3-Shallots-I plant these in the fall like garlic and harvest in early summer. The Dutch Red shallots are super productive, tasty, and when dried properly can store up to a year!
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In my garden, the best investments in terms of saving money, nutrient density and ease of growing have been: 1-herbs, of course. They don’t take up a lot of space and don’t need a whole lot of inputs (fertilizer, compost) to be productive. I use herbs for both culinary purposes as well as herbal teas (which are also really expensive, especially if buying organic); 2-Leafy greens. I haven’t cultivated a taste for kale, but I love spinach, Tatsoi (Asian spinach, baby bok choi and different varieties of lettuce. I typically grow these in my Greenstalk and harvest when I am ready to use. They stay pretty clean in the Greenstalk too. 3-Shallots-I plant these in the fall like garlic and harvest in early summer. The Dutch Red shallots are super productive, tasty, and when dried properly can store up to a year!
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Thromash
I've built 2 PC Pipe arches, through the top I have strawberries growing, the plant from the year before in the pot was still kicking after Winter so broke it up & put it into the little spots I made in the PC Pipe, has been growing great, some are trying to grow down to the ground so I'm going to be a bit of experimentation to see if I can get them to link with the other arch or put soil around the hanging nudges & see if they can grow & produce in the air from the small amount of soil I'll be able to get around them.
Currently from the 1 plant I now have 15, they flowered at the during the Spring & start of Summer but the taste wasn't quite right, they went dormant during the hottest part of Summer, now at the start of Autumn they've started again & taste much sweeter & nicer.
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I've built 2 PC Pipe arches, through the top I have strawberries growing, the plant from the year before in the pot was still kicking after Winter so broke it up & put it into the little spots I made in the PC Pipe, has been growing great, some are trying to grow down to the ground so I'm going to be a bit of experimentation to see if I can get them to link with the other arch or put soil around the hanging nudges & see if they can grow & produce in the air from the small amount of soil I'll be able to get around them.
Currently from the 1 plant I now have 15, they flowered at the during the Spring & start of Summer but the taste wasn't quite right, they went dormant during the hottest part of Summer, now at the start of Autumn they've started again & taste much sweeter & nicer.
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BobHill-s2c
As someone who's working on feeding himself via garden, animals. it's easier said than done. If you have a job, you probably don't have hours to weed and a field to get straw from (for mulch. You probably don't have patience to build up soil. You will need pots, tools, garden beds, etc. So, you buy stuff - initial investment needs to be calculated in. Even if you do have hours a day to work on the garden, did these two enthusiasts count in the salary
The thumbnail irks me because it is very misleading. Big Ag is actually very efficient (not necessarily good or non-destructive) and relatively cheap because of the scale. It is your salary that is not keeping up with the true inflation. So, videos like these should be more about independence not cost.
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As someone who's working on feeding himself via garden, animals. it's easier said than done. If you have a job, you probably don't have hours to weed and a field to get straw from (for mulch. You probably don't have patience to build up soil. You will need pots, tools, garden beds, etc. So, you buy stuff - initial investment needs to be calculated in. Even if you do have hours a day to work on the garden, did these two enthusiasts count in the salary
The thumbnail irks me because it is very misleading. Big Ag is actually very efficient (not necessarily good or non-destructive) and relatively cheap because of the scale. It is your salary that is not keeping up with the true inflation. So, videos like these should be more about independence not cost.
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courtneycullen6289
Greens and lettuce. It's something we buy every week, and I prefer fancier head lettuces, my wife prefers spinach, we will eat baby lettuce, but its not a fave. Huge. And price per stem Herbs. But I will spend $10-12 a week on the on stem cherry tomatoes, because somedays, I just eat them for lunch. I feel like garlic and onions make a huge difference, but I have a lot of room. I grow and dry most of my herbs and some spices. Don't sleep on making garlic and onion powder. I make a mix with onions, green onions, scapes, and head garlic and I cannot keep it stocked for a full year (yet, wait for my 500 bulb harvest, because its so good.
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Greens and lettuce. It's something we buy every week, and I prefer fancier head lettuces, my wife prefers spinach, we will eat baby lettuce, but its not a fave. Huge. And price per stem Herbs. But I will spend $10-12 a week on the on stem cherry tomatoes, because somedays, I just eat them for lunch. I feel like garlic and onions make a huge difference, but I have a lot of room. I grow and dry most of my herbs and some spices. Don't sleep on making garlic and onion powder. I make a mix with onions, green onions, scapes, and head garlic and I cannot keep it stocked for a full year (yet, wait for my 500 bulb harvest, because its so good.
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amandapepin5126
Another advantage of growing your own lettuce and other greens is that they go bad so fast. I don't know how many times I've bought lettuce or mixed salad greens only to have half of it turn to green slime because I didn't eat it in time. If you grow your own, just go out and pick however much you need and leave the rest on the plant. No waste!
Also any veggies you grow yourself are also going to last much longer in the fridge after you harvest it than anything you get at the store because it's so fresh. It hasn't been shipped thousands of miles and been sitting around in a warehouse for who knows how long.
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Another advantage of growing your own lettuce and other greens is that they go bad so fast. I don't know how many times I've bought lettuce or mixed salad greens only to have half of it turn to green slime because I didn't eat it in time. If you grow your own, just go out and pick however much you need and leave the rest on the plant. No waste!
Also any veggies you grow yourself are also going to last much longer in the fridge after you harvest it than anything you get at the store because it's so fresh. It hasn't been shipped thousands of miles and been sitting around in a warehouse for who knows how long.
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epic_gardening
Your so right about the cost of groceries. I live in Canada, and in the past two years our grocery prices have quadrupled. I cringe every time I have to go to the grocery store. So even though I realy have no where to plant veggies and fruit, I enjoy your videos. I keep hoping that one day I'll move some where I can plant. I'd also love to have some chickens and pig, to help with the cost of groceries. Maybe some day. In the mean time, I'lll keep watching videos, so I can learn how to do these things. As a city girl, I really have no experience growing or raising food. But now I wish I had a farm. Lol.
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Your so right about the cost of groceries. I live in Canada, and in the past two years our grocery prices have quadrupled. I cringe every time I have to go to the grocery store. So even though I realy have no where to plant veggies and fruit, I enjoy your videos. I keep hoping that one day I'll move some where I can plant. I'd also love to have some chickens and pig, to help with the cost of groceries. Maybe some day. In the mean time, I'lll keep watching videos, so I can learn how to do these things. As a city girl, I really have no experience growing or raising food. But now I wish I had a farm. Lol.
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Simone2K1
I live in the Caribbean and my late mother had a container garden growing in the back of the rental (so even if we move we can take the plants with us. Rosemary is AMAZING, I don't even have a green thumb but it's so easy to take a stem from lower down on the main plant where it's already making roots and then just pop that piece into a new pot and water it. In less than two weeks it'll be going strong and making its own new shoots. My household has cut our grocery bill down significantly by growing herbs and lettuce, and rosemary at least is kinda hard to kill Lazy gardener win.
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I live in the Caribbean and my late mother had a container garden growing in the back of the rental (so even if we move we can take the plants with us. Rosemary is AMAZING, I don't even have a green thumb but it's so easy to take a stem from lower down on the main plant where it's already making roots and then just pop that piece into a new pot and water it. In less than two weeks it'll be going strong and making its own new shoots. My household has cut our grocery bill down significantly by growing herbs and lettuce, and rosemary at least is kinda hard to kill Lazy gardener win.
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RAZ423
I've been growing my own for over 20 years and have to say the premise of this video is spot on. There are things worth growing, and there are things that are not. In my experience the only things not worth growing are grains, they take too much space and too much work to thresh and winnow. Give them a try, I'm sure the experience would make great content! Hands down the biggest winners are greens. BTW Those pepper plants should be perennial in your climate or for those with a greenhouse multiplying the savings proposition from a single plant!
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I've been growing my own for over 20 years and have to say the premise of this video is spot on. There are things worth growing, and there are things that are not. In my experience the only things not worth growing are grains, they take too much space and too much work to thresh and winnow. Give them a try, I'm sure the experience would make great content! Hands down the biggest winners are greens. BTW Those pepper plants should be perennial in your climate or for those with a greenhouse multiplying the savings proposition from a single plant!
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OMGitsaClaire
I have found that in many climates in the US, hearty fig trees produce a ton and are nearly impossible to kill, but buying figs, even dried ones let alone fresh, is SO EXPENSIVE! My parents’ tree in the northern part of Alabama (zone 7b) can produce three crops of figs a year. Literally a bushel or more of figs. And they’re super easy to propagate from cuttings, so if you have a friend or neighbor with a fig tree, you can have free figs. I’m planning on propagating a be from my parents tree when I move into a house this summer.
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I have found that in many climates in the US, hearty fig trees produce a ton and are nearly impossible to kill, but buying figs, even dried ones let alone fresh, is SO EXPENSIVE! My parents’ tree in the northern part of Alabama (zone 7b) can produce three crops of figs a year. Literally a bushel or more of figs. And they’re super easy to propagate from cuttings, so if you have a friend or neighbor with a fig tree, you can have free figs. I’m planning on propagating a be from my parents tree when I move into a house this summer.
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70schild15
I am (or should I say was) a 68-year-old widow. I got remarried 3 months ago. One of the first things my new hubby did was help me reclaim my backyard from blackberries and bamboo. He then put in 2 raised garden beds for me. We have planted sunchokes, garlic, radishes, lettuce. The radishes have started to come up. I have made an order with Epic Gardening. I can't wait to get my seeds! So fun and is wonderful for a frugal soul like me. Thanks for all your videos and ideas! My hubby says he is going to put in 2 more raised beds!
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I am (or should I say was) a 68-year-old widow. I got remarried 3 months ago. One of the first things my new hubby did was help me reclaim my backyard from blackberries and bamboo. He then put in 2 raised garden beds for me. We have planted sunchokes, garlic, radishes, lettuce. The radishes have started to come up. I have made an order with Epic Gardening. I can't wait to get my seeds! So fun and is wonderful for a frugal soul like me. Thanks for all your videos and ideas! My hubby says he is going to put in 2 more raised beds!
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DiannaFerris
Great video! I have seeds for almost all of these types, yay! Though I bought them at dollar tree. I know, I know, I will definitely check out your seeds for the next buy. I actually was soooo excited to find an Improved Meyer Dwarf lemon tree at Costco last week, the only kind of tree that can fit on my balcony or in my kitchen near the window! Though I've done soil gardening before, this is my first experience with a tree. Keep these videos coming, I will need the support, lol!
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Great video! I have seeds for almost all of these types, yay! Though I bought them at dollar tree. I know, I know, I will definitely check out your seeds for the next buy. I actually was soooo excited to find an Improved Meyer Dwarf lemon tree at Costco last week, the only kind of tree that can fit on my balcony or in my kitchen near the window! Though I've done soil gardening before, this is my first experience with a tree. Keep these videos coming, I will need the support, lol!
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TrogdorBurnin8or
It's perfectly possible to grow C Pepo and C Maxima squash on the east coast, but you get devastated when you devote hundreds of square feet to a plant that's assassinated by Squash Vine Borer; Anybody that succession plants smaller varieties to get around this finds themselves with a larger and larger swarm. There are C Moschata, C Mixta, and C Melo alternatives for the most part that aren't vulnerable to SVB. On the west coast and in the center of the country, no SVB.
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It's perfectly possible to grow C Pepo and C Maxima squash on the east coast, but you get devastated when you devote hundreds of square feet to a plant that's assassinated by Squash Vine Borer; Anybody that succession plants smaller varieties to get around this finds themselves with a larger and larger swarm. There are C Moschata, C Mixta, and C Melo alternatives for the most part that aren't vulnerable to SVB. On the west coast and in the center of the country, no SVB.
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marthathompson2012
I’ve been trying for years to get rosemary to grow for me. I’ve started it from seed, bought seedlings and every combination of indoor, outdoor, in ground, pot, raised bed I can think of. I’m not harvesting anything because I’m wanting it to grow-but I only have it through the summer, and that’s all she wrote. I know these plants are not annuals, but I just can’t get it going. Same with lavender, actually. I’m missing something, but idk what. Any ideas
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I’ve been trying for years to get rosemary to grow for me. I’ve started it from seed, bought seedlings and every combination of indoor, outdoor, in ground, pot, raised bed I can think of. I’m not harvesting anything because I’m wanting it to grow-but I only have it through the summer, and that’s all she wrote. I know these plants are not annuals, but I just can’t get it going. Same with lavender, actually. I’m missing something, but idk what. Any ideas
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galamonkey
Stuff like bell peppers, squash, onions, broccoli, tomato’s are great for weekday meal prep for lunches at the office. Just need a protein source like some chicken.
Fruit trees are great for snacking.
Lettuces are great for easy dinners with a protein and a homemade dressing for a light low calorie dinner that’s filling and holds you over.
With just a few chickens you will be set on eggs and have all the breakfast you need. Tons of breakfast for dinner.
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Stuff like bell peppers, squash, onions, broccoli, tomato’s are great for weekday meal prep for lunches at the office. Just need a protein source like some chicken.
Fruit trees are great for snacking.
Lettuces are great for easy dinners with a protein and a homemade dressing for a light low calorie dinner that’s filling and holds you over.
With just a few chickens you will be set on eggs and have all the breakfast you need. Tons of breakfast for dinner.
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AirWhiteRose
Try growing haskap berries instead of blueberries! They don’t need acidic soil and are bigger so they are easier to pick. They set fruit earlier so having some will prolong your berry season. Leeks are fantastic to grow. If you let it bloom, it’ll benefit pollinators, enable seed saving; also the seeds can be eaten sprouted.
I would also add long-keeping tomatoes, they store for months, especially useful when prices are higher during off-season
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Try growing haskap berries instead of blueberries! They don’t need acidic soil and are bigger so they are easier to pick. They set fruit earlier so having some will prolong your berry season. Leeks are fantastic to grow. If you let it bloom, it’ll benefit pollinators, enable seed saving; also the seeds can be eaten sprouted.
I would also add long-keeping tomatoes, they store for months, especially useful when prices are higher during off-season
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