Have you ever wondered what seeds you should start in your garden to save money on your grocery bill? This gardening in Canada video looks at what garden plant actually save you money compared to those of which may actually cost you money.  these are garden vegetables that do not require any pesticides fertilizer or specific growing conditions. 
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If you’re starting a garden one of the first things you’re probably wondering is what seeds should I grow to actually save on the grocery bill it can get confusing out there folks so today I do have a list of the vegetables you should grow in your garden if you want to save
Money on your grocery bill if it’s not mentioned on the list it’s very likely that it’s not going to save you money and you should just buy from the grocery store just a heads up the reason why a fruit or vegetable May cost more to grow
Versus is just buying at a grocery store comes down to factors like does it have to be started inside how much lighting does it need what kind of trays does it need what kind of fertilizer does it need does it need to be covered or pesticides added biological or organic
Or synthetic that sort of thing what I took into consideration is space yield ease of harvest and just ease of growing could you grow these with absolute zero fertilizer input could you grow these with absolute zero fungicide or pesticide or anything input the answer to that is yes first up is beans now
Beans that are fresh eat beans meaning string beans that you’re going to can or freeze are much cheaper to grow if you were to let these set seed and you were just getting the raw Bean itself no that the answer that is no dried Bean absolutely not but fresh bean yes the
Reason for this is particularly with bush beans if we’re continually harvesting from our crop we get more and more flowers and more and more Harvest that means if we get 2 three four rounds of harvest off that plant we can end up with bags and bags and bags of produce
Trust me I’ve done this so string beans bush bush string beans in particular get my vote for a plant that you could definitely grow for Less fertilizer inputs next to nothing disease and past issues pretty much zero if you did not know beans nitrogen fix they fix their
Own fertilizer for the most part so give these a shot next one is beets so beets is one of those uh really cheap inexpensive quick turnaround time you can start harvesting beets after 30 days in your garden meaning you can immediately have a food source and if
You were to leave them you just get a bigger food sorce they freeze they can they pickle with absolute perfection and ultimately speaking they are much cheaper to grow than they are to buy if you were to buy a jar of beef it can be anywhere from $5 to $10 depending on
Where you are and you get maybe a handful of beets in that jar the second thing is that the beets that are fresh in the grocery store AIS I’ve again seen these at you know $5 for four beets that is crazy get the seed packets the seed
Packets going to cost you a total of probably $2.50 and inside of that because these are compound seeds meaning there’s more than one beat per seed we tend to see an entire pack more than likely feed your entire family for fresh eats and preserves for an entire year for
$2.50 they do not have any particular disease or pest problems meaning pesticide and chemical and having to diagnose and research and figure out what’s going on is next to zero and also fertilizer wise they don’t need much they’ll do just fine in your regular old mineral soil containers you name it so
Beets definitely makes a list next up is peppers in particular hot peppers and colored Peppers the only one that wouldn’t make this list would be green bell peppers I find green bell peppers to be very inexpensive at the store but hot peppers and colored bell peppers so the yellows the Reds oranges
Those ones would uh be best to plant now you don’t have to seed start these you could just buy these as seed starts in the grocery store or in our grocery stores in Canada anyway sell seeds Hardware Store Nursery you name it they’re already ready to go so don’t
Invest in lighting and that sort of thing just go purchase them they’re pretty cheap you can get a six-pack of them for like $2 particularly towards the end of the season and these yield high if you plant them in 5 gallon pale buckets and or containers I would not
Put these in the ground it tends to restrict the volume of peppers you get I also would not top said peppers I did a whole video on why topping Peppers does not benefit you in any way and if you want to know how to search any of my
Videos I kind of put a little plug here as to how you would search a video that I’ve made on a specific topic and that’ll help you kind of navigate stuff quickly and effectively But ultimately speaking peppers are one that can get really expensive and you’re probably
Thinking how is a habanero or a jalapeno or a chili or whatever pepper going to yield me awesome results I don’t understand what you mean if you’ve ever had a pepper plant you’d be shocked by how many peppers you can get off that one plant jalapeno plants can literally
Be hanging with fruit and what I do is I pickle my jalapenos for being able to be used in various different formats and cooking Styles but yeah pepper plants you will save a ton of cash Jalapenos in particular they produce like crazy if you want something that produces like
Crazy and has the same flavor and texture sweetness as that of a bell pepper which a bell pepper plant doesn’t produce as well try hugarian wax peppers these yellow wax peppers plants are prolific in making peppers and the peppers themselves are like a sweet totally normal tasting pepper some definite honorable mentions
That I forgot are Swiss CH rhubarb any sort of herb thyme basil rosemary you name it and lastly anything that helps you make a homemade tea these are much more flavorful when you grow them on your own and they’re very inexpensive to do so next up is carrots so carrots can
Be one of those ones where it depends on where you are but if you want carrots try growing these on your own they store for ages so over plant and just store them in your fridge they will last you until next spring I can or until your
Carrots are ready to be harvested I can promise you that but ultimately speaking they’re more flavorful uh they the flavor profile is totally different when you grow them in your own home and then they also yield wise are very very high that would be the reason why I would put
The money or the the stress into trying to grow your own carrots keep in mind that these carrots if they are the the soil is not tilled and cared for appropriately Andor cared for appropriately if it’s not fluffy if the soil is not fluffy we tend to see really
Poor growth habits with our carrots if you have compacted soil I’m going to get a lot of hate for this but I would probably wrote it to it maybe talk to me about it you can follow me on Instagram just DM me and say hey this is what my
So looks like what do I do and I’ll give you a recommendation you might need to tell once just even once can make a big difference for making sure you get nice full long carrots so something to consider definitely worth the money next up is cucumbers so cucumbers if you did not know
Incredibly prolific if you get the right ones so you can get female only flowering cuc covers I’ll put the name and these will yield higher than that of your conventionals these seeds themselves are a little bit more expensive but if we’re looking at space and whatever these are maybe the route
You want to go the other option would be to get earli or like early producers late producers you name it I would just always if you want to save money I would go for the Pickled cucumber varieties fresh eat those pickled cucumber varieties uh and then obviously harvest
The later ones if you don’t like the flavor of garden cucumbers you’re thinking to yourself okay yeah maybe they’re cheaper to grow but the taste of the Homegrown ones bitter bitter AF get the burpless burpless has no reference well it has reference to the there’s a chemical that makes people burp have a
Whole video on it get the burpless the burpless will not have that intense flavor that you do not like that bitter flavor the bitter flavor is caused by high heat and poor watering the burpless don’t care they don’t care about heat they don’t care about your watering technique and they’ll get you through
The tasty cucumber regardless of your watering habits or the climate that you live in next up is summer squash and winter squash to be honest both of these are highly prolific plants zucchini zucchini my goodness that plant will is the plant that keeps on giving Patty pan
Squash is another one a plant that just does not quit giving it just keeps giving so that would be the next one winter squashwise spaghetti egg corns butternuts they’re way cheaper to grow that one plant produces pounds of pounds of vegetables literally if you’re questioning it someone down below please
Comment one of the loyal Subs the Geck crew they’ll tell you they’ll convince you just to plant one of them you’ll be blown away the amount of fruit you can get off that thing is insane better not squash where I am squash winter squash in general is so freaking expensive it’s
Crazy no do it and they store they store without you freezing go do it squash absolutely winter squash winter summer you name it do it the last one is tomatoes so you need the Sun for this obviously um you can start these from seed obviously which would up take the
Cost of it you could also get seed starts Canadian Tire for example sells seed starts for next to nothing regardless Tomatoes you can freeze them to make them into pasta sauces um P paste fresh eats you name it and when we take into consideration the preservation
That we can do with it we tend to see the best results so absolutely 100% Tomatoes give it a shot that is kind of one of those ones where it’s like awkward as to whether or not it’s it’s saving it wouldn’t be savings if you only do fresh eat tomatoes it is savings
If you choose to preserve these long term the exception of that would be actually cherry tomatoes so cherry tomatoes fresh eats or for fresh eats in particular you’re going to see really good cost savings because Tumblers or um there’s so many varieties and so many of them are way tastier than the grocery
Store brands you can get just everyday loads containers full of these cherry tomatoes definitely something to consider so those are my crops for seeds you should start in your garden either purchasing from the nursery or planting direct sewn seeds Outdoors that will most definitely save you money compared
To that of the grocery store prices thanks for watching comment down below what fruits and vegetables you think save you money compared to the grocery store and I will talk to you guys later bye
31 Comments
All of these seeds are perfect for beginners who have problems germinating seeds. All of these can be started outside except for the Peppers & Tomatoes.
Beans – https://bit.ly/3vSzYYh
Beets – https://bit.ly/49aqaY0
Hungarian Wax – https://bit.ly/48JCAWO
Carrots – https://bit.ly/3xKkALp
Cucumber – https://bit.ly/3ScISHC
Zuchinni – https://bit.ly/3Oi30H0
Garuanteed a harvest squash (even cold climates) – https://bit.ly/3SylPIB
Biggest tomatoes I have ever grown – https://bit.ly/3SwsqTS
I planted two spaghetti squash this last summer. One produced 16 and the other produced 32. I also had a butternut squash plant that produced 50 squash… off of one plant. It was ridiculous. I ended up with 760 lbs of squash. It is amazing what one squash seed can end up producing!
Had an amazing year of many kinds of peppers, tomatoes, pumpkin, squash and celery. I canned, froze, dehydrated and freeze dried.
I just had the pleasure of giving over a 100 pounds of squash and pumpkin to our local Food Share. They were so happy to get the haul just after the new year when donations are down. I asked if they would take my extras next year and they said they would definitely take extra to share within our community.
Um you sound a little intoxicated today. What's up?
I have not found beets easy at all! I was told the soils in my area tend to be low in boron. The hybrid variety Kestrel will perform where others fail.
How long should a humidity dome ( plastic cover ) be placed on seeds? I hear seedlings need high humidity to grow faster .
Yes, tomatoes and zucchini just keep on giving. One plant and you’ll get pounds of produce! I’ve never had good yields with peppers, though. Will try the container method this year.
I feel onions should of been on this list. They are easy to grow and store well. I haven't bought store onions in years!
In my area south of Montreal, everyone has a hard time with cucumber beetle and powedry mildew. So they are not input free here (but I have found an incredibly mildew resistant zuchininat west coast seed: desert squash! Must have!)
The cucumbers have me intrigued! What are some examples of seed variety for smaller, burpless, female flowered, garden cucumbers?
Peppers are the way to go!
I drag mine in over winter, cut it back, like bonsai style, then place it outside late spring.
The only things on this list I’ve harvested successfully are tomatoes and beans, with limited success with peppers. I had tons of huge zucchini plants last year, but only a few actual zucchini. Even my winter squash and cucumbers only give me 1 or 2 fruit each.
Nice, a lot of these are what I've been thinking about growing this year, especially beans, cucumbers & tomatoes. I only dabbled in cucumbers last year but really liked them a lot more than store-bought.
I start my carrots in the greenhouse, in containers. Move them outside end of May.
I loved this video and agree with everything on your list! I would also add sugar snap peas, even though it's an early season crop. Also agree with others who suggested garlic and asparagus. Garlic is so easy and stores all year until the next harvest. Asparagus is an investment in time and space, but so low maintenance.
The year 1972, my folks always had a large veggie garden. New to us in central B.C. was veg. spagetti, and the zuk. I think we planted a row of each ( about 30 ft. ) by the end of July we were tired of the zuc because we could not give them away fast enough. Anyway, I will keep growing till I'm ready to be fertilizer.
Unless a special variety for fun, I don't buy pepper seeds. I have had better germination from seeds I saved from peppers bought at the grocery store! After a couple years of testing, I have been able to grow a few veggies from scraps either store bought, or my own. I also buy the sprout or microgreen packets of seeds for things like radishes, chard, lettuce ect. A lot more seeds for usually about a buck more.
Kale: one plant of curled dwarf
I learn that i love kale
It really produced like a maniac ❤ and i freezed some that i add to soups, roast veggies
Great vid. Subscibed!
Carrots grow really well in 5 gallon buckets, too.
When I grow beets the voles enjoy nibbling on the exposed top of the root. I mound dirt around the plant as they grow.
Would you do a video on squash vine borrower? My zucchini and buttercup were eaten by these worms.
I've tried for 2 years, multiple sowings, to grow beets, but most did not give me anything other than a pencil-lead-sized root. The biggest roots I did get were no bigger than ping pong balls, no matter how long I let them grow. What's the trick to getting big, luscious beetroots?
These all are part of my garden as well every year! Especially every other year to do salsa the other year to do pasta sauce. The taste of garden veggies surpass any flavors from the store😋 as for squash, last year I planted 5 plants and the rest were all volunteer squash plants. To say I had an abundance is an understatement! I love gardening!
For some odd reason, I can never get my beets to grow.😢
I got virtually no squash last year. 2 teeny zucchini and a softball size spaghetti squash. I clearly need pointers.
I grow San Marzano tomatoes and I jar enough sauce to last from harvest to mid-summer. I know you can buy garlic cheap in stores but I do like growing my own, I find it tastes better and lasts longer than the mini-packs from China. I grow strawberries too, sometimes the yield is hit or miss and I know I can go to the "pick your own" patch just near my home and buy plenty more, but oh the pleasure of going out into my backyard and picking a ripe strawberry warmed by the sun and just popping it into my mouth..🤤
I’d sooner grow my own stuff, then I know it’s truly organic!
Anything I can grow through the summer months that will be preserved for the winter 😂
Great video… can you do same conversation for fruit? I've been holding off on trees, not sure if it's worthwhile? I'm still trying blackberries and raspberries, gave up on strawberries as the squirrels were unstoppable.
I keep trying with beets… very limited success, going to see if you have any beet videos. Zucc beans and tomatoes are staples. Peppers are always thin walled and small.
I plant butternut, burgess buttercup and spaghetti, all in the same are. I start the butternut inside in a soil block and baby it outside in a makeshift shelter because it takes the longest to grow. The other two varieties grow like stink, no fuss. The butter cup does't last too long, and the spaghetti, well, I compost whatever I have left over the following summer. But yeah, probably atleast a hundred pounds of squash.