Comments on: Save Money on Groceries: Plant a Garden http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/2010/05/save-money-on-groceries-plant-a-garden.html Spend Wisely, Live Well Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:46:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Heidi http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/2010/05/save-money-on-groceries-plant-a-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-10831 Heidi Tue, 18 May 2010 04:47:50 +0000 http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/?p=5613#comment-10831 Great article, this year I am focusing on growing items that are perennials (come back year after year) and are easy to grow in my zone 3-4 area of Wyoming. After many years of trying unsucessfully trying to grow tomatoes, pepper and other long season crops I am instead focusing on vegetables that I know do ok in our short growing season. For perennials I am growing fruit trees (apples and cherries), blueberries, raspberries and asparagus. For annuals, green beans, sugar snap peas, zucchini, cucumbers and lots of herbs. I focus on growing items that are expensive to purchase at the grocery store and things my family really enjoys eating. I don't know why I have killed myself trying to grow tomatoes the past 4 years when my family does not even like them! Great article, this year I am focusing on growing items that are perennials (come back year after year) and are easy to grow in my zone 3-4 area of Wyoming. After many years of trying unsucessfully trying to grow tomatoes, pepper and other long season crops I am instead focusing on vegetables that I know do ok in our short growing season. For perennials I am growing fruit trees (apples and cherries), blueberries, raspberries and asparagus. For annuals, green beans, sugar snap peas, zucchini, cucumbers and lots of herbs. I focus on growing items that are expensive to purchase at the grocery store and things my family really enjoys eating. I don’t know why I have killed myself trying to grow tomatoes the past 4 years when my family does not even like them!

]]> By: Melissa Pearson http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/2010/05/save-money-on-groceries-plant-a-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-10580 Melissa Pearson Thu, 13 May 2010 13:44:05 +0000 http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/?p=5613#comment-10580 Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have 16 days left of work and just planted my first garden but your post is so helpful and encouraging. My brother n law has a green house so thankfully we got all of our plants for free!!! We have tons of land so we did a huge one and I am not only hoping to cut back on costs but to use my extra to sell locally! Loved the post! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have 16 days left of work and just planted my first garden but your post is so helpful and encouraging. My brother n law has a green house so thankfully we got all of our plants for free!!! We have tons of land so we did a huge one and I am not only hoping to cut back on costs but to use my extra to sell locally! Loved the post!

]]> By: VT http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/2010/05/save-money-on-groceries-plant-a-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-10570 VT Wed, 12 May 2010 21:30:18 +0000 http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/?p=5613#comment-10570 If you buy a plant from the store it will cost you more than $5 for one plant. Er, I don't know where you live, but $5 for a veggie plant seems excessive. This year, I've paid $1.29 to $1.79 a plant. If you buy a plant from the store it will cost you more than $5 for one plant.

Er, I don’t know where you live, but $5 for a veggie plant seems excessive. This year, I’ve paid $1.29 to $1.79 a plant.

]]> By: rebecca http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/2010/05/save-money-on-groceries-plant-a-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-10513 rebecca Tue, 11 May 2010 17:18:33 +0000 http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/?p=5613#comment-10513 Awesome post! We love gardening... not so much for saving money as for living like kings on a pauper's budget! www.outinthemsticks.blogspot.com Awesome post! We love gardening… not so much for saving money as for living like kings on a pauper’s budget! http://www.outinthemsticks.blogspot.com

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