Everyone knows by now that eating fresh organic food is what is good for you. However, the draw back is that organic foods are expensive. But there are ways for all of us no matter what circumstance we find ourselves living in to reduce the cost of our food.
Growing your own food is probably the most inexpensive way to reduce food costs. The biggest plus is that your have control of what goes into the soil, what you control insects with and all the other things that make our food healthy
I have started some heir loom plants indoors. Some of the tomatoes I grow take a long time to mature so I start them under my grow lights in January and by the time it is time to set them out in about May or the 1st of June they are pretty good size. I use a glass bookcase and hang a six foot shop light above it to grow the seedlings. The light filters through and it makes a really good green house. I move this outside when the plants start to mature and as I transplant into larger pots. I use it for smaller containers like herbs.
Hanging baskets are ideal for a wide variety of foods, such as strawberries, leafy greens, runner beans, pea shoots, tomatoes, and a variety of herbs. And instead of flowers, window boxes can hold herbs, greens, radishes, scallions, bush beans, strawberries, chard, and chiles, for example.
1. I cut the bottom out of wine bottles and then planted a herb garden in them. I hung them like hanging baskets.
2. I stacked two tires and lined them with a plastic bag for the soil and planted potatoes, sweet potatoes, and some other root veggies.
3. Tomatoes grow really well in hanging baskets.
Use every square inch of your patio to grow. Use the shortest growing season your can. Research seeds that have a short growing period or start them insides really early. Rotate crops so that as soon as one is fully fruited that the next one is planted. Consider things like sprouting this nutrient strong food and does not take as long to grow.
Judi Singleton is the owner operator of Bejewelu.com where you can dress the whole family for less
Everyone knows by now that eating fresh organic food is what is good for you. However, the draw back is that organic foods are expensive. But there are ways for all of us no matter what circumstance we find ourselves living in to reduce the cost of our food.
Growing your own food is probably the most inexpensive way to reduce food costs. The biggest plus is that your have control of what goes into the soil, what you control insects with and all the other things that make our food healthy
I have started some heir loom plants indoors. Some of the tomatoes I grow take a long time to mature so I start them under my grow lights in January and by the time it is time to set them out in about May or the 1st of June they are pretty good size. I use a glass bookcase and hang a six foot shop light above it to grow the seedlings. The light filters through and it makes a really good green house. I move this outside when the plants start to mature and as I transplant into larger pots. I use it for smaller containers like herbs.
Hanging baskets are ideal for a wide variety of foods, such as strawberries, leafy greens, runner beans, pea shoots, tomatoes, and a variety of herbs. And instead of flowers, window boxes can hold herbs, greens, radishes, scallions, bush beans, strawberries, chard, and chiles, for example.
1. I cut the bottom out of wine bottles and then planted a herb garden in them. I hung them like hanging baskets.
2. I stacked two tires and lined them with a plastic bag for the soil and planted potatoes, sweet potatoes, and some other root veggies.
3. Tomatoes grow really well in hanging baskets.
Use every square inch of your patio to grow. Use the shortest growing season your can. Research seeds that have a short growing period or start them insides really early. Rotate crops so that as soon as one is fully fruited that the next one is planted. Consider things like sprouting this nutrient strong food and does not take as long to grow.
Judi Singleton is the owner operator of Bejewelu.com where you can dress the whole family for less
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