Property News · October 13, 2023

Herbs are a bargain, carrots a rort: which grow-your-own vegetables are worth it for Australians?


What you have to spend – and what you can save – by growing your own food can be hard to quantify. But there are a few easy wins and simple pitfalls to avoidGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen my partner and I moved out of Sydney to the Blue Mountains, one of our main goals was to grow our own food. Like many Australians, we were confronted by the rising cost of living, and felt that growing our own produce would be a valuable skill and a cheaper and healthier alternative to buying it in the supermarket.After all, a packet of broccoli seeds was only a couple of bucks – surely it was worth a shot? Armed with close to zero knowledge, we set about experimenting with soil, sweat and seedlings, a process of trial and error that has seen us literally reap what we sow. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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