Tired of paying over sixty dollars for five bags of groceries, and that’s without buying meat?

Help yourself and your family by growing some produce at home. Now is the time to start.

Yes, it’s winter, but by getting your seeds planted indoors now, you’ll be ahead of the planting game come April with your starters well underway and ready to put into the garden.

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You don’t need a large garden to get a continual harvest of food to offset those increasing grocery prices. It’s also a good way to introduce fresh vegetables into home cooking and include the kids in the whole process.  Pick a couple. Start them inside and transfer outside when warmer conditions arrive. Or- if you have ample sunlight or grow lights, grow them inside!

Tomatoes – An easy go to. Pick out a type you thing your family will use. Little cherry tomatoes, Roma’s, vine ripened or Beefsteak. Great for sandwiches, on burgers, in salads and so many more.

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Cucumbers – A nice treat anytime. Once they get going you’ll have more than you imagine. Many applications including: infused into water, salads, cucumber sandwiches and that’s just a few to start.

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Bell Peppers  -- Bell Peppers will produce for you are great for salads, for use in quesadillas, pasta, or stuff them.

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Green Onions – An easy plant to grow that just keeps on giving. Once they start sprouting up you can snip off the green tubes and chop for salads, soups, dips and casseroles. Harvest the whole plant and saute the white part for additional uses.

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Zucchini  - A wonderful side dish for many meals. Versatile and mild it can enhance salads, slice it and grill it, use in pasta after cut into spirals, stuffed or baked into bread (yes) zucchini pairs well with many things.

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Herbs – You know the herbs you use. Many of them can be grown perennially; Basil, Oregano, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Mint, Cilantro/Corriander and many others. Right off the plant, chopped fresh. Better than what you can get at the store.

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These are just starters. Once you grasp the process and rhythm, you’ll be eating and cooking cheaper and healthier. Then you can venture into lettuce, carrots, potatoes, strawberries, poblanos, jalapeno peppers, asparagus and more. Bonus! Eventually you’ll have so much produce you’ll share with others.

 

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