Plant a Vegetable & Fruit Garden for Little or No Cost

How many times a week do you eat fresh vegetables? Vegetables and fruit can become quite expensive at times. Now with the rising cost of gasoline, all produces are going to cost you more money.

The next time you purchase fruit and vegetables, why not remove the seeds from them and plant them in your garden. Of course not all fruit and vegetables might grow or even be practical to grow in your area. This will depend on where you live and how much area you have for planting.

Vegetables like tomatoes, squash, eggplant, peppers, string beans, and lettuce can be planted almost anywhere there is warm weather. All of these vegetables come in a different variety of types and you may prefer some over others.

As for fruits you will need to be a little more selective as to what fruits you can grow in your area. Many fruits grow on trees and this will limit you to the amount of planting area you have available.

You can start your vegetables in small planters using potting soil and then transfer them to the outside once that have grown a few inches.

Tomatoes can be grown all year round if you start them in large flower pots and then place them outside to finish growing. When fall arrives, move the tomatoes to inside your home and place them in a warm area where they will receive plenty of sunlight.

Before planting your fruit and vegetables outside you may want to purchase some fertilizer and work it into the soil. Use roughly 2-3 pounds of fertilizer per 100 square feet. If the soil is poor then you may want to increase that amount.

Mulches such as leaves, cut grass, and straw can be placed down once the plants have been set into the soil. The mulch will help prevent weeds from growing and help in the distribution of the water.

Watering the plants twice a day during periods of no rain is important. Water the plants before sunrise and again after sunset. It's important to keep the roots moist all times.

Keeping your garden well organized and giving your vegetables room to grow is very important. You don't want to have all your vegetables growing on top of one another. Some vegetable like squash will require trellis for growing.

For garden organization you can place tall sticks in the ground and tie string between the sticks to section off your different types of vegetables.

You can have a very nice fruit and vegetable garden for very little cost just by taking the extra time in removing the seeds from your fruit and vegetables.