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Do
you have Green Fingers?
We
all know that going to the supermarket/greengrocers and
buying fresh fruit and vegetables will be expensive and to
maintain our 5 a day could cost a lot of money.
So
why don’t we have a go at being frugal and save ourselves
the cost and start growing our own vegetables?
Where
do we start? First of all, we need either a garden or an
allotment. Or, if you have neither, why not try a window
box to plant strawberries in or plant containers to grow
runner beans. You won’t have as many vegetables as an
allotment, but what you do have will taste better and cost
very little.
Next
we need to decide what vegetables or fruit we are going to
plant. Think of the vegetables or fruit which you love the
most and buy most of, and start with those.
Instead
of going out to a garden centre and buying loads of seed
trays etc. look around your home, or even start saving
your old yoghurt pots, takeaway containers, margarine tubs
or any plastic boxes. These will be great for your little
seedlings and you can even keep them on your window cill.
What a great frugal tip!
When
you have decided which seeds you would like to purchase,
try somewhere like Lidl, Poundstretcher or Wilkinsons
where they sell seeds much cheaper than any garden centre
therefore saving money.
Fruit
With
tomatoes you could scoop the
pips out of a tomato and leave them to dry on a piece of
kitchen towel and then plant them the next day. Great frugal
tip!
Strawberries
are a good fruit to grow. You always get good fruit year
after year. You may know somebody who has strawberry
plants already, they may give you a couple to start you
off, or buy some from a car boot. If you start off with
two plants you will have more next year.
Vegetables
Rhubarb
is a relatively easy to grow, buy or ask someone for a
‘crown’ then plant and leave for a year to build up
strength. Then year after year you will have a good
rhubarb harvest.
Lettuce
can be grown in pots or containers. Keep an eye on them
because slugs and snails love eating lettuce.
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