Say goodbye to winter. I know what you're thinking. Valentine's day was just a few days ago, it's still winter and Phil saw his shadow which means six more weeks of winter. Okay, true, true and probably not true. I just finished reading Top 10 Long-awaited Signs of Spring, no, Punxsutawney Phil wasn't on the list. Do you wanna know what else wasn't on the list? Sales! My blog, Facebook and Youtube channel are all about saving money when you grow your food.
While I was out shopping for a Vallentine gift I decided to do a little multitasking. Hey, don't judge, anyway Walmart already has garden vegetable bulbs out and on sale. As you can see from the photo above I scored onions, potatoes, Asparagus and Strawberries for a total of $15.00. So right about now all of you procrastinators are reaching for that mouse but wait.
Shopping for your spring garden is not just about saving a few dollars it's about variety. Selection is always better BEFORE the start of the season because the world is full of procrastinators. When the demand goes up so do the prices and the variety goes down. This is also an opportunity to plant something different. I have already given away a few of my onion starters. I don't need to plant 30 onions. Try going half on a few of the $3.00 bags. I bought 2 bags of strawberries but if you purchased four bags (one of each) your cost would only be $6.00.
Strawberries are easy to grow. You can spend $3.00 and plant your own in the spring or you can buy them from the store, you know the ones they spray with all kinds of stuff that I can't pronounce.
Someone once told me "You gotta die from something" yep that's true but at least for me, it won't be from sticker shock at the supermarket.
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