Grow your own for sustainabilty and to beat inflation
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Enjoy the taste of home-grown produce
Frugal families wanting to cut costs of the food shop are being offered easy tips to grow fresh food whilst saving money.
Green-fingered, frugal families are being offered easy tips to grow fresh food and save big on their supermarket shop this summer.
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Experts at GardeningExpress.co.uk have pulled together top foods that are easy to grow, without the need for a massive garden.
Growing vegetables from seed can make a limited budget go a long way, with fresh herbs and fruit costing lots at the shops.
Advice includes planting potatoes for a kitchen staple, growing tomatoes in their plenty and peppers to go in any meal.
Expert advice
Chris Bonnett from Gardening Express said: “Growing produce at home can save quite a bit of money over a month or two and it’s a great way activity for the whole family.
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Hide Ad“You don’t necessarily need a big, sprawling garden to grow your own veggies either. You can easily grow some of these staples indoors, on sills and in kitchens."