If You're Smart You'll Grow A Garden This Year

The best way to save money in a downturned economy is anyway you can. Often the most productive and healthful is gardening. Don't worry though if you don't have a spare quarter acre you can tear up and plant. Container gardening can be just as great.


A couple buckets filled with soil on your porch will do the job. You can even plant more then one crop in a bucket! Lettuce can be planted on top of the soil underneath tomatoes or peppers, even spices or herbs. The other helpful hint is that plants can also be grown on structure. Cukes and melons can be supported with mini trellis's, and beans/peas on poles. Lots of possibility.

The only thing limiting your ability to container garden is your imagination and access to materials. Hydroponics has also become popular in recent years. Small home built systems that use a nutrient solution to feed and grow plants can be highly successful. Though with hydroponics it is easier to grow crops with low nutrient requirements, anything can be grown. The best part is, it automatically waters the plants, so you don't have to remember to do it.

So when food prices skyrocket, roll up your sleeves and get to work. Some seeds, a bit of soil and ingenuity can go a long ways. A little research on the internet will help you find all you need to know.