right up until the nanny state bans backyard gardening as “dangerous” or whatever.
We had our first garden in years last summer - grew tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, green beans, green peppers, banana peppers, squash, zuchinni, okra and more. All on my deck in 15 gallon buckets that trees come in that I got from a friend of mine that is a landscaper.
We ate fresh produce all summer, froze and canned a ton of stuff that we ate on all winter. We also gave a lot to friends.
My total investment with bags of dirt, seeds and plants were less than $100. I probably got $500+ at least worth of produce. And as a bonus it was all fresh and 100% organic. This year, I don’t have to buy dirt so it will save even more money.
Without a doubt it saves a ton of money.
Prophetic words. There are three or four bills (mebbe more) pending (backed by the agricultural conglomerates) that are so loosely written that they will give the USDA authority to inspect/close down your backyard garden. All to protect you, of course. (cough)