Home Grown Veg - Does It save You Money?

My oh's dad grows a lot of veg.

Depends how successful you are. Last year my six tomato plants, pampered like no other plants yielded a generous 4 tomatoes, I reckon they cost over a fiver each!!! The year before I was giving them away. I grow most of mine own veg but don't have much luck with squashes. Just don't get carried away with planting, many plants ripen at the same time and you soon run out of freezer space.

my dad does have an allotment and chickens/ducks. Deffo worth it if you put the time and effort into it. Dad saves loads on veg when it’s time to harvest and we all get some too so helps us. Most of the veg can be prepped and frozen too the nutritional content doesn’t change. Even a few plants on your windowsill will help you. And fun if you have kids or grandkids.

Iv tried to grow veg and it has not ended well - my tomatoes always get blight my children love growing them though so I do it for fun rather then to replace buying.

I grew pea shoots with my granddaughter last year then me, my mum, daughter and granddaughters went away for 5 days on holiday leaving the watering (2 small pots on the patio) to my 2 capable sons aged 25 & 18. Turns out my sons weren’t as capable as I thought !!!!!

I think growing your own veg can supplement your weekly needs but unless you have an allotment I honestly think it's a lot of work for a small yield. Having said that, nothing beats picking your own. The biggest mistake to be made is to overload the ground or greenhouse with too many plants. It's a case of less is more because you are giving the plants room to get the nutrients they need instead of fighting with the plant next to it. Three tomato plants, given room , will yield more than five cramped plants. Success takes a lot of time. Tomatoes , peppers (peppers even in a windowsill pot works well) and french dwarf beans work well. I've long given up potatoes, carrots and lettuce. Don't forget to make a herb patch.

Yes of course it does saves you from buying it I have my own also I have chickens...

I have my own shop in my very own back yard

It depends on how serious are you about it. If you have a huge garden you can grow and plant fruit trees and vegetables than maybe you could save money on the actual food it produces. But it takes a lot of hard work and energy to take care of the garden plus some investments to buy everything for it. So I think it is easier to buy it from the store/market although the one you grow yourself has better taste.

If you want to grow tomatoes try to buy cherry tomato plants - I bought them years ago from Wilko - or seeds but it takes more time. Cherry tomatoes are smaller but the plant usually yields larger quantity.

I bought a couple of strawberry plants years ago and I also planted the new rooted parts. I keep them on the balcony in flower pots as we frequently move. It produces about 1kg of fresh strawberries every summer. So I only "do it for the enjoyment".

I have tried growing tomato before and it did not went well. Only had one on the plant and it was the mini one, was waste of money, but maybe try it again...

My opinion but I say no..

Some vegatable seeds cost a lot & if it doesn't come well.. & you get nothing.

Waste of money... If you have a small garden, how much can you plant?

What can you plant?

I mean something like tomatoes or 2/3hetbs are o.k but it's not alot

You may save a little but not a lot..

If you work or have family, your doing most of the house work like cleaning and so on.

You have a lot on your hands

You don't have time to take care of plants...