Growing a Garden will save you money or will it?

Out of Gas Newsletter - Issue 74 Feb.27, 2010

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Spring is just around the corner no matter how much snow is outside our window, and there is a bit. We’ll be talking on Saturdays in the next few weeks about some ways that you can save money in the spring. One of the first subjects we’ll be looking at today is gardening.

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Will Gardening Save you Money or Not

Everyone is trying to save money, which is one of the reasons that you’re visiting our blog. So the big question is, can you save money growing a garden.

I think if done correctly you can do that, if not it can cost you a fortune. After all there is a book called “the $64 Tomato”, don’t believe me, check out the link below.

http://www.amazon.com/64-Tomato-Fortune-Endured-Existential/dp/1565125576/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267044308&sr=8-1

There can be if done incorrectly quite a bit of cost involved in growing a garden. Things like fertilizers, pest control, tools, equipment and more.

So here are some questions to ask you before beginning to think about a garden.

1. Do you like vegetables… if not then unless you do it to get outside then a garden won’t save you money. It may make you friends with your neighborhood.

2. Do you have a place to grow your garden. It is possible to grow things in buckets, but that tends to be more expensive. A good site to check out if you’re interested in that can be found here.

http://www.gardenguides.com/90584-vegetable-gardens-buckets.html

3. Are you physically able to take care of a garden. In order to get the most from your garden you’ll need to be able to do things like hoe, water, plant, harvest your garden. Especially during the hot summer these tasks can be tough even on a healthy person.

4. If you live in a rural area, where you can get produce in the summer cheap, then again it will be tough to save money with your own garden.

5. One thing is you will be spending quite a bit of time in your garden, what you’ll want to think about before you get started is how much is your time worth.

Still sound good to you - next week we’ll talk about some vegetable growing basics, and send you to some websites for additional information.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.