Can Gardening Save Money
Does gardening save money? Whether at home or in a community garden, these planning strategies can help offset costs from month to month.
When it comes to growing your food at home, the main question that arises is does gardening truly save money?
To answer this question, we need to evaluate the expense to get started, the time you are willing to commit per week and month, and how much food you want to grow.
Planting your garden with a purpose is an excellent way to save you money. With inflation causing the price of produce to go up, you can reap benefits by providing fresh, healthy veggies for you and your family from your vegetable garden or landscape. Fresh garden vegetables will help you eat more salads and cooked vegetable dishes daily. Garden fresh food you harvest the day you eat it is more nutritious and tastes better.
Is gardening good for your mental health?
It seems so. There isn’t a ton of research on gardening. The benefits of being outside in nature are studied more. A suggested connection to nature was significantly related to lower levels of overall anxiety. Many studies report a link between lower anxiety scores and regular exercise. By surrounding yourself with greenery and getting moving, gardening offers both advantages. And also gardening reduces your stress and gives you a fresh mind
START SMALL TO SAVE MONEY
The best way to save money gardening is to start small.
If this is your first garden, it might be tempting to go all in building beautiful raised beds for all your favorite vegetables. Even if you can afford the materials to build the beds, keep in mind that growing a lot of different kinds of vegetables in a large space can be overwhelming for new gardeners. Each plant has different needs, and it’s easy to get behind on tasks when life gets busy with summer activities. Before you know it, your lovely beds are choked with weeds and half-dead plants.
It’s better to start small until you get an idea of what you can handle. That way, you can build your confidence and your garden as you go.
Save some cash
You can save big money by growing your own vegetables and fruits. Depending on the type and amount you grow, you can save a significant amount of money. By spending a few dollars on seeds, plants, and supplies in spring, you’ll produce vegetables that will yield pounds of produce in summer. Here’s an example of how a 20-foot by 30-foot vegetable garden can save you some cash. The following list provides vegetable yields and the average price per pound (in 2009) of many favorite vegetable crops grown in a 600 sq. ft. garden space.
