Does your veg plot save you cash?

Doing some rough sums, I reckon I've spent £30 tops on my plot this year, seeds, compost etc.

That's provided us with pretty much all our veg since June, knocking perhaps £10 off our weekly food bill for at least a 16 week period.

So by my reckoning, a £30 outlay on the plot has probably saved £160 in shopping.

Net savings from growing me own of more than a hundred quid!£££ Result!

And of course, it's fun, healthy, more nutritious, better for the environment, and LOADS tastier. Love it.

 

My two small raised veg beds most definitely save me money. Very roughly, I reckon the annual savings are about 4 or 5 times the cost of seed, canes, fertilizers, etc.

However, I paid quite a bit for the treated timber to build the sides of the beds so that cost has to be offset against my annual savings. But in just one more year, that "debt" will be paid off (it will have taken 3 years, I think) and then I'll be coining it!

But like Andrew says, growing your own veg is really about a lot more than cost savings. For me, it's about freshness and knowing what's gone into and onto the stuff I'm going to eat.

 

Definately.

Not bought anyfresh veg since june & still eating well from both plots. Not spent very much on seed, with a big thanks to the BBC & their "Dig" free seeds give away.

Also saving seed where I can & re using canes etc. But as the others have said, its great to just sit in the plot of an evening with a bottle of wine, unwind & watch the stupid pidgeons.

 

I grow my own salads and veg and have been eating them for months with plenty in the freezer for winter use.
I'm sure it saves considerable money but I've never worked it out.
As the others say, it's about a lot more than money. I love growing my veg and knowing what I'm eating.