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  • 14-11-2010 10:47pm
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    Bob Z
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    What are the cheapest things to grow in order to save money?


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    siobhan.murphy
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    lettuce is cheap to grow considering its 79p or cent ! for a head,and seeds are 2.20 and u can grow them indoor in anything.
    dunno if this is what u looking for though


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    Bob Z
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    siobhan.murphy wrote: »
    lettuce is cheap to grow considering its 79p or cent ! for a head,and seeds are 2.20 and u can grow them indoor in anything.
    dunno if this is what u looking for though

    So are you saying its cheaper just to buy them?


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    lucylu
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    OP it depends on what Vegetables you eat .. there is no point sowing veg you won't/don't eat.

    Onions & garlic, (can be sown now) Potatoes & Carrots and if stored correctly you could get the whole year from them.
    I presume for most people these would be the mostly used veg
    Leeks & Parsnips can stay in the ground and used over the winter


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    Corsendonk
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    Bob Z wrote: »
    What are the cheapest things to grow in order to save money?

    Most likely something you eat alot of and can store like potatoes for use throughout the year.


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    Zuiderzee
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    In addition to winter onions and garlic, you can also grow winter cabbage, beans and certain types of lettuce through the winter


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    looksee
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    Unless you are doing fairly large-scale gardening I suggest that you grow veg for freshness rather than money saving. From a value point of view leeks are one of the best value, they stay in the ground till mid winter and cost almost nothing to grow but are expensive to buy. Soft fruit is also good (raspberries, currents, gooseberries) provided you are prepared to pick and freeze/ preserve them over a couple of weeks in the summer.


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