Comments on: Why You Should Start a Garden

By: Tips for Edible Landscape Gardening — Kingdom First Mom

Tips for Edible Landscape Gardening — Kingdom First Mom — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:04:18 +0000

[...] for free updates. Thanks for visiting!The following is the second in a series of guest posts about gardening from Rene at Budget Saving Mom. Gardening is very important to our entire [...]

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:57:08 +0000

@Melinda P, Wow! Now you've really got my attention. Perhaps I'm just a dolt, but how do you buy produce, dairy, regular staples, meat, etc. on $100 or less a week? I plan dinners in advance (using what I have on hand as much as possible), shop deals with coupons, stock up when there's a terrific deal, etc. Yet, I can't imagine getting that done with $100/wk. Any tips/secrets you want to share? thanks!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:39:17 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more! Gardening saves us so much money each year.

By: Melinda P

Melinda P — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:35:27 +0000

@Rene @BudgetSavingMom, Thank you!!!

By: Melinda P

Melinda P — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:35:03 +0000

@Denise and Cindy, I looked up at what Rene posted and she said $100 per month, not per week! We also have a family of 5, $100/week would be fairly easy for us to stick to, even with two in diapers, but $100/month - WOW! I couldn't even fathom!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:30:21 +0000

@Denise, we have a family of 5 and I don;t even spend $100 most weeks and I do not garden

By: Bern

Bern — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:53:05 +0000

Not only is starting a garden better on your budget, it’s better on your stomach.

My wife and I recently watched Food, Inc. on youtube and what we saw was pretty disturbing. So much food out there is bad for you…even when it is pitched as healthy.

Start a garden for a healthy body…and wallet.
.-= Bern´s last blog ..Ways to Prevent Identity Theft =-.

By: naomi

naomi — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:07:05 +0000

We put in a garden this year and I LOVE it! I totally understand the green/brown/black thumb comment…I’d say mine is squarely brown (because I am terrible at hand watering the plants! I love to plant them, but then the garden is less of a priority for me). We found the perfect solution — a DRIP SYSTEM!!! This is an absolute necessity for us. It gives the plants the water they need each day without having to rely on me to remember. or just do it. There is an initial cost of the drip system, but the rewards of a garden that actually grows is tremendous. We just harvested our first peas! My one year old daughter and I go out there and walk through the garden most days…I’m so happy that she likes eating the peas too! Fresh from the garden is the BEST!
Thanks for this post.

By: Rene @BudgetSavingMom

Rene @BudgetSavingMom — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:56:33 +0000

@Melinda P, I actually just wrote a post for people that have never gardened before yesterday. You can check it out here.

http://budgetsavingmom.com/2010/05/25/how-to-start-a-garden/

As far as dogs, usually you need a fence. I also dehydrate and freeze my food. I can all year long. I can stews and soups in the winter, pumpkin and sweet potatoes in the fall, & vegetables and fruit all summer long. Each year I spend budget about $100 on additional jars for my family, and my supply keeps growing. I actually ask for jars each year for my birthday in March. (-: My friends give me jars that they might have around their house from gifts or craft projects, I am always looking for jars at garage sales, plus I have found quite a few at estate sales. The upfront cost of the canner is expensive, but it lasts forever.

By: Rene @BudgetSavingMom

Rene @BudgetSavingMom — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:49:38 +0000

@Mrs. R., I used raised bed gardening when I only gardened for about 5 minutes a day. I will be talking about how to do that in an upcoming post. Hope it is helpful! Rene