The Grocery Saving Hack You Haven’t Tried

[@madisonromero3529]

The best advice from me (amateur gardener). Start small with a few plants the first year. Worst thing I did was till up my entire yard and plant 30 different types of veggies and fruits. It was overwhelming. Also a lot of those plants were "tricky" and I lost faith in myself because I failed. Try 3 or so plants the first year and then add one or two every year. (Also try to keep the seeds!)

[@moneybee]

That's a great idea! Start with something small and manageable and grow from there! I've had some great success with some herbs like Basil and mint growing well! 🪴

[@jamiharder766]

Water prices add up with our two garden boxes and grass on a suburb home lot of less than a quarter acre. Normally $39 month in winter, but up to $145/mo in spring/summer. Yes, you can save money on food for sure but you do need to be aware of other utilities and garden upkeep and care that is involved.

[@susanmckenna3882]

Wow! That's a huge increase in cost for water. Have you considered drip irrigation for your veg? Rain barrels? Using grey water? I LOVE my garden. I've been a gardener nearly all my adult life, but I think even I'd have to abandon it, if my water bill was that high. 😳

[@CrapE_DM]

And maybe Self-watering via wicking.

[@tammytarry3202]

A lot of the veggies you buy at the grocery store,, like celery, and green onions. You can cut the root off at home, then go plant the root in a container of soil, and it grows! Free plants!!!

[@militaryhomes6292]

I love the attitude of this woman! If there is a problem she takes it on instead of giving up right away. We all need her will to problem solve!

[@judithwagner727]

I agree there is nothing like a California strawberry! Fresh from the field...

[@pattiupton1499]

Rachel I'm going to try gardening for the first time as well. Will just do a few pots to start out and learn. Very excited too!!!

[@elindigeno1215]

I been following Dave Ramsey and his team for the past year or so. I have become a master at budgeting. I have gift cards for almost everywhere. Example I go to Costco get a cash card, put in 60 dollars in there and I put gas, I make those 60 dollars stretch to the last penny. Is crazy. I been working paying off debt and the feeling I get after one debt has been crossed out of my list feels so good. I may be living a broke lifestyle now, but in the future self made millionaires thanks to Dave Ramsey and his team.

[@buckybarnes3803]

Also beets are easy and very low maintenance. You can eat the leaves in salad, then pick the beet for easy pickling

[@mandy3486]

I grew beets last year and whole heartedly agree! I'm growing more this year

[@Elemiriel]

So fun! I'm starting a garden this year on our new lot! We have 1/3 of an acre and I'm so excited!

[@buckybarnes3803]

I do the fruit trees. Abundance in season, then you can and freeze for the rest of the year

[@ItsDoralife-01]

Heather and her family are the best! I’m so happy to see you here Heather! Follow her and her husband you wouldn’t regret it!

[@allisonwarman1689]

Love this! We have a small garden in the mountains of Maine so our grow time is limited but we can grow a little (mostly beans and tomatoes). I am jealous of the length of your grow season! We can plant the beginning of June and have to be done by mid/end of September.

[@bsjourney8545]

Have you tried looking into a hoop system? I live in Idaho zone 3b and also have a short season. I tried the hoop system on raised beds and it actually extended my growing season. I was able to plant tomatoes 2nd week of May. When temperatures dipped below freezing i would still cover with old sheets to give my tomatoes extra covering.

[@allisonwarman1689]

@@bsjourney8545 Thanks for responding! I haven't heard of that but I'm going to check it out! We have raised beds now. Thank you!

[@amyquillen2506]

Planning on trying a small container garden this summer.

[@Danzilly]

Food always tastes better when you grow it yourself!

[@andreacoughlin2736]

It’s sad how expensive healthy food is! ONE PEPPER is $1.43 at my local grocery store. We’re starting a garden this year because we can’t afford it!

[@jodirivera3204]

Love this!!! Because she’s real and it’s real!!

[@Birdie06]

She didn't take into account the cost for water. You could potentially do rain barrels but those may cost at first and they can rust if they are metal. And if you live in a cold climate may have to start the plants with grow lights inside. Not to mention not letting the plants frost. And tomatoes can be difficult to grow. May have to get a special spray and trimming certain parts of the plant. Etc.

[@nickieburgess6223]

Racheal is interested in farming ..... I'm Subscribed 🤣

[@lindapritchard1543]

Love Heather's energy & info! Fun interview!!!

[@joshpuvel9187]

I am fortunate enough to be able raise all my own meat, also I'm working on raising most of my vegetables and fruit as well

[@deborahcagle6292]

How do you grow them. I tried but never produced little tomatoes and bell peppers

[@oliviapayne8658]

Was just saying I needed a video from you on this ! Lol

[@tammytarry3202]

Get topic! Thank you!!!! P.S..loved your latest book! Very helpful

[@devon7584]

False We HAVE tried this and it is constant work. You have to really dive in and own it in order to really cut your grocery bill in a meaningful way.

[@evalina98000]

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[@emilytoepler5356]

Love it! We bought my dad some herbs last father's day. ^_^

[@katyedwards3935]

My dad and I tried to grow a small garden a few years ago and nothing happened.

[@carolwhitaker5880]

Offer your veggies to your neighbors if they are going to need picking while you are away.

[@michelledorion7636]

community gardens

[@CrapE_DM]

First 3 veggies listed were fruits...

[@miketheyunggod2534]

This is all well and good, but the food you grow are the cheapest items in the store. Meat is what drives up the bill.

[@mandy3486]

Still tastes great and saves a trip

[@TheEllaTB]

You can freeze meat. I wait for good deals and stock up

[@MR3DDev]

The reason why this doesn't do anything for my budget? The most expensive part of my grocery bill is meat.

[@TheEllaTB]

Start with chickens lol

[@Tiffshouse]

Zander made us go through so much just to get a quote for life insurance.. like buying a house a lot… $60 a month later… really?! Just for my husband.

[@autumnjerene]

Sweety, you didn't get that food for free. You worked for it.

[@evalina98000]

16:43 who to follow KZbin Old Farmers Almanac

[@susanmckenna3882]

Contact your local cooperative extension office, they have great information for home gardeners that's researched, proven, and it's all FREE! Many counties have a Master Gardener Helpline you can call to ask questions; they offer classes, and are a wealth of FREE information. Growing your own food has health benefits beyond the fruits and vegetables, like exercise, fresh air, & sunshine. Even the microbes in the soil provide health benefits when you dig in the dirt. Gardening is also beneficial to our mental health. It truly is a win, win!

[@Mark-xt5lo]

I'm really confused on why this took 22.5 mins to say, "grow your own food" and why she was excusing herself from using the term - self-sufficient. I felt like they could have provided more useful information, ie: buying seeds online vs local, suggestions on building raised gardens, boxes, visit the Farmer's Almanac to see when the growing season starts in your area, what type of pesticides to use, I just felt like this was 22.5 mins of talk-talk.

[@TheEllaTB]

This is more a video to introduce the concept of growing your own food rather than give you detailed deep information

[@rebeccabodmer5498]

Watch Garden Answer!! KZbin channel

[@bmontero2006]

OMG what a waste of time...Rachel you can do better