Due to the economy are any of you planning on planting a garden!!!

I am not able to as I live in a very small apartment and there won't be space to do so. But it's a great idea to plant and re-seed your own food instead of buying them, if you have to time and patience to do so. Food accounts for a very large expense in everyone's life, and being able to sustain yourself with the food you have grown and not being a slave to the increase in prices. What's more, people will tend to appreciate food that they have grown themselves. To save even more money, you could try out these devices out there that takes moisture from the air to create drinkable water. You could use the water gathered from these devices to water your plants.

Well we do (when I say we I mean my other half and Niamh - you do realise that right?) try to grow some veggies every year Bella honey so we will continue to do that but not just due to the economy! I have to say hat if we had more empty space on our garden we would try and grow more but as it is we usually just end up with potatoes, carrots and tomatoes - we shall see what happens this year! xxxx

Yes I am planting some vegetables and grapes to cut short some of the vegetable bills. I am thinking of planting more than the one I am doing right now. I think we can save lots of money by cultivating vegetables and fruits. I think you are doing a good job and would advise you to do more. It is always great to have some good plants in our home.

Yes I would like to but I live in a city and we don't have a backyard garden

yeah. i have been planning to but since i have don't have garden nor enough soil to plant i may not be able to. but i think that tomato is easy to grow even with some can or pail or soil only. but it is quite hard i think . it is better if you really enough garden to plant on. cause few tomato plants will not be enough help or provide enough.

Actually i have already started mine. It has corn, okra, potatoes, brocolli, chives, carrots, rosemary, and lettuce. I started it last week and have already gotten some starters. The corn is really taking off. I started a garden for my parents and planted Tomatoes, okra, corn, Kail, cilantro, lettuce, pole beans, bell peppers, and peppers. although they haven't taken good care of it, the tomatoes are the only thing still alive. But none the less, i think with a little love i can get it back to the way it was.

has nothing to do with teh economy I always plant tomatoes and have nine planed already . 8 are doing good one is sort of whimpy but am babying it lol. Didnt thnk about cukes maybe could put hwere nothing else will grow ans they seem to grow about anywhere . My son planted some in La. and they grew up the trees

I always grow herbs, tomatoes and strawberries, but I don't have an awful lot of room for anything else. My garden is not the biggest of areas and is already planted with well-seasoned heathers, flowers and shrubs. I do, however, buy from local farms, who often put their wares on the roadside, down the country lanes and leave a box for the money to be put into. Brightest Blessings and good luck with your growing venture. xx

I really want to do one but I don't know if it's going to happen b/c it has to be done at my Moms (we don't have a yard) and she's putting it off. I hope we do though b/c it would save us a fortune. My Dad puts in a huge garden every year but he lives in Michigan and we live in Missouri. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

We want to have a garden this year but don't know if we'll have enough time to get around to it with all the projects we have going on! Sometimes I wonder if we'll ever get this or that done so we can get started on our garden but then it rains or we have an appointment or this or that and the other comes up. lol Where's that emotican that shows a person pulling their hair out because that's me to the root!! lol

I plant a garden every year and it always gets over run with my tomato and cucumber plants, no matter if I follow the spacing instructions or not. Your melons aren't going to grow any bigger than a large grapefruit I hope you know. They will still be sweet but they don't get big enough in our climate for more than one person to enjoy. That is if you are like me and can eat your weight in watermelon in one sitting. lol I am planting 3 kinds of tomatoes, green beans, peas, cucumbers, and carrots. I used to plant green peppers but now they give me heart burn so no more peppers for me.

My old bones have enough trouble keeping my flower gardens blooming........so no veggie garden this year. We used to have a huge one, but neither of us have the flexibility to maintain one anymore. Good luck with yours.

Yes, I plan to have a vegetable garden, hopefully get it planted this weekend. For those of you that don't have a backyard, there are ways to grow a veggie garden with out the need for a yard. Here are a couple of ways that you can create a veggie garden for yourself. If you have a balcony this should work pretty well, if not, you can do it inside as well. By using a growing light, you can get some great veggies out of an indoor garden. Pot gardening is a great way to create a vegetable garden, you can use just about anything to create a pot. If you would like to have root veggies like carrots or radishes, these can be planted in the long flower pots in rows, radishes of course grow rather quickly. You can do tomatoes, cucumbers, zucinni (can't spell HA), peppers and many other veggies. Of course you will have to make sure you water regularly so that they will grow nicely. If you feel that the soil you use doesn't have enough nutrients, you can use miracle grow or one of the off brands to give your plants a boost. You will be amazed at what you can grow veggie wise in pots. I have done all sorts of veggies that were great and the kids loved them. Have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

We have already started it, it is a best way to beat economical difficulties i know persons who have started plantations on roof it is the best idea

I do a garden every year no matter what the economy is doing. It's one of the best ways there is to save money!! I try and do enough so I can fill the freezer with enough to get by during the winter too. Plus, when you plant your own veggies, you know exactly how they were grown. Besides, lol, they just taste better than anything you could ever purchase at the store, don't you think?!

I think that this is a good idea. It would save you money in the long run and you know what you are eating. You are having a more genuine product. It gives you a purpose in life and something to look forward. If I had a garden I would do the same too. How are you doing with your gardening after a year that you have posted this discussion?

Well, with the rising cost of food today, it's more than worth it to plant. If you know that everything will survive and bring you a good harvest, then it's more than worth it with the money you'd be saving. I will be planting when I move, I'm sure that the home owners will like it too.

Last year I hayve planted vegetables in a very small space I have in my house. Some were planted in improvised pots from empty softdrink bottles. I planted, tomato, bell peppers, okra and pechay. For months, I did not buy vegetables and I was able to save money.

I would love to have a garden but I just cant fit it into the budget right now it would be a major task and expense considering I would be starting from scratch and I would have to dig up, level, fertilize, etc the whole side yard we have other projects that need to come first like painting the house