Beginner Gardening: The Economics of Growing Vegetables from Seed, 1 by organicfarm

organicfarm wrote:
even buying 3 JumpStart 2 foot grow lights from Buy.com for $45 each (which included shipping), and bulk peat pots from Harris Seeds, (about 68 cents each), and using good Miracle Gro dirt, .....the cost of growing your own favorite and expensive veggies is much cheaper than trying to buy the same organic veggies. The cost of seeds is negligible, really! I feel bad only growing a few seeds from each packet. I am following advice I read from books and started with easy and relatively expensive veggies---Mezclun lettuce mixes, spinach, tomatoes, yellow squash, fancy red and fingerling potatoes. And my permanent herbs, chives, globe basil, oregano, and rosemary already save me so much money. I had wasted so much money in the past spending $4 each time I needed to use fresh herbs in cooking......I definitely find growing veggies from seed extremely easy if you spend a little bit of money getting dedicated T-5 grow lights. I got 3 because I went gung ho on this gardening thing and they are easier to move around than those big 4 foot long set-ups. I can't believe I never tried it before.