We are all trying to save money these days, so how about having a go at growing your own vegetables. You don't need a large garden or an allotment. A selection of tasty fruit and vegetables can be grown in containers of all kinds indoors and out.
Small, trailing, cherry tomatoes grow very well in hanging baskets on a sunny wall. Climbing beans look good growing up wigwams in the flower border. Potatoes, carrots, salad leaves and many other vegetables can be grown in large pots or bags on the patio.
If you want your own fruit try patio apple, pear, plum and peach trees in pots. All you need is a sunny sheltered site and patience. Remember to feed and water the plants well as the soil dries out quickly in containers.
Herbs can easily be grown on a sunny windowsill or in a conservatory. Small, portable, mini greenhouses are fairly cheap and give you somewhere to plant your seedlings and keep the more tender crops warm.
Try to grow produce that is expensive to buy such as new potatoes, cut and come again salad leaves, courgettes and mini plum tomatoes.
Good gardening and good eating.
