Garden Economy

Vege Gardening is Back

Google anything about veggie gardens and you’ll find a thriving online community dedicated to turning seeds into plants into veggies into dinner and sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm.

Who’s doing it?

Google anything about veggie gardens and you’ll find a thriving online community dedicated to turning seeds into plants into veggies into dinner and sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm.

Blogs abound from those who do it because they want an edible garden, those who need to save money, those wanting to live sustainably, nurture their families, find a simpler life, remember their childhood, or honour the memory of their grandmother or grandfather who had a veggie garden.

There are blogs by mums at home with the kids on a quarter acre block trying to live more naturally; hipsters gardening on their inner city balconies; retired couples getting back to basics on an acreage; and those who want to grow heirloom vegetables, save seeds or just extol the virtues of a lifestyle spent growing, harvesting, cooking and preserving their own food.

Nostalgia

While the growth of the veggie patch is driven in part by concerns about rising food costs, sustainability, climate change, freshness and nutrition, food security and getting back to nature, perhaps this renaissance is also due to nostalgia? In an electronic world, there’s something a little bit retro cool about getting your hands dirty.

Veggie benefits

Done right, a veggie garden can slash your food bill, help the environment, teach your kids where food comes from, and allow you to eat healthier, fresher produce, no matter where you live. And many buyers out there may find it appealing when they’re looking for those

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Here are several other important factors to consider

when growing a vegetable garden to save you money.

Select vegetables that can be easily stored or preserved.

Selecting vegetables that have a long storage life or that can easily be canned or frozen is a great way to stretch your grocery dollar. Potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, and winter squash can be stored for several months when stored at the appropriate temperature. Other vegetables, like beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, beets and sweet corn, can be preserved by canning or freezing. Preserving vegetables is a great way to

enjoy the “extra” produce later in the year.

Select vegetables that are expensive to buy in the grocery store.

To save money, grow more expensive items, like tomatoes and melons, or large quantities of vegetables that you purchase regularly. Consider vegetables like beans, beets, onions, spinach, broccoli, peppers, carrots, summer squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, peas, and Swiss chard. These vegetables provide the biggest returns on your investment of space and time in the garden.

Start small. Like many things, gardening takes practice. Plants will require regular watering, maintenance and harvesting. Growing many different vegetables in a large garden can be overwhelming for new gardeners and can ultimately lead to failure. Limit yourself to just a few types of vegetables the first year. When you become more confident in your abilities and resources, you can increase the size of your vegetable garden and grow a wider variety of crops.

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