Gardening on a Budget

Creativity is the name of the game when it comes to gardening frugally.

“Look at the meals you eat and the kai you already buy. I made the mistake of planting based on recommendations from others initially, and grew a heap of food I would never eat. Others benefited but not our whānau. So try to grow what you eat as a starting point. For example, do you buy lettuce, beans, broccoli, etc?” Aleisha Rutherford, Ashhurst

Planning


When planning a vegetable garden, it’s all too easy to jump in the deep end and plant as much as you can possibly fit into your patch. But you should consider two things first: what you actually want to eat and how much time you have available to tend...

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