If you want to grow your own food without going broke? Follow these tips for an affordable and low-maintenance garden tips:
Start small with a raised bed or containers until you get the hang of it. Go for high-yield crops like tomatoes and zucchini.
Save money on plants by directly sowing seeds instead of buying seedlings. Gather free seed from existing gardens.
Make your own nutrient-rich compost using kitchen scraps and yard waste.
Conserve water by using mulch to prevent evaporation and install a rain barrel.
Get creative with planters – repurpose buckets, cans, or build raised beds from recycled wood.
Grow new plants from cuttings or divided plants to avoid buying new ones.
Stick to simple, free soil amendments like compost and sand instead of pricey mixes.
Do all the labor yourself – weed, water, and prune!
With some smart habits, you can produce an abundance of fresh food on a shoestring budget! Give these money-saving tips a try. Additionally, remember to keep it simple, espessially as a begining gardener. Some times we get so caught up with trying to grow everything and anything we break the bank!
Enjoy life, enjoy family and enjoy your garden!
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you know my last video dude without D got a lot of good feedback and comments and one of the comments was specific about farmers and essentially he said that a farmer only does four simple things a farmer plows seeds Waters harvest in that order and now granted I don’t know if this person was a farmer or not but they had a very good point I mean think about how inefficient would it be for a farmer just to cater to one plant I mean I it though cuz I mean in our society we’re so conditioned for instant gratification so sometimes it’s important just to practice a little patience but I mean truth be told it’s easier said than done I mean I’m not a farmer nor will I ever claim to be but maybe just maybe we should try to think like farmers and keep it simple and essentially do without do
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To my new gardeners I say this, remember gardening can be as expensive and as complicated as you allow it to be. Keep it simple! 🌱💚
I do a little targeted maintenance on my farm. But it drives my old guy buddies wild that I let the weeds grow between my crop plants. I see weeds as future compost to help the continuing betterment of my clay soil that had the topsoil dissappear after 200 years of cotton and hay