Frugal Gardening and Planting
There is a popular misconception these days that plants exist for the sole purpose of being pretty. Houseplants are great (as long as you remember to water them), but they do not have to be just something to look at.
An herb garden in your kitchen is not only attractive; it is also cheap and extremely cost effective. If you doubt this fact for even a moment, take a quick look at how expensive fresh herbs are the next time you go grocery shopping. I can’t understand why anyone would pay two or three bucks for a tiny packet of fresh herbs when they could grow their own for about the same cost.
I bought a rosemary plant at a clearance sale and dropped it into the ground outside my mother’s house. That was three years and countless recipes ago and still the plant is nearly three feet tall and just as fragrant and beautiful as ever.
So, you don’t want to deal with the headaches of having a full-fledged garden. You can grow delicious cherry tomatoes in a hanging basket on your front porch. Not only will it look great, it will add a home grown flavor to your favorite salad.
The fact is that there are tons of hybridized vegetable plants these days that are made specifically for growing in containers. Why not have a few plants on your porch that actually earn their keep for a change?
Don’t hand me the tired old excuse that you don’t have a green thumb. The only difference between someone with a green thumb and someone without one is that one of the two have taken the time to educate themselves.
Search engines are easy to use, and information for neophyte gardeners is plentiful on the ‘net.
No excuses, get out there and grow something!
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