{"id":177522,"date":"2025-04-08T15:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/lower-your-grocery-costs-with-these-7-easy-to-grow-crops\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:47:23","slug":"lower-your-grocery-costs-with-these-7-easy-to-grow-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=177522","title":{"rendered":"Lower Your Grocery Costs With These 7 Easy-to-Grow Crops"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Replacing your entire grocery list with homegrown food<\/strong> is an overwhelming prospect. But tending to a few easy-to-grow crops? Well, that\u2019s more manageable.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re tired of spending more on a clamshell of herbs than you would on a pack of seeds or want to harvest the perfect amount of arugula for a salad, you\u2019re in the right place. Adding a few easy crops<\/strong> to a sunny spot in your yard or container on your patio will help you save at the store<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What Does Easy to Grow Mean?<\/p>\n

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The easiest plants need little more than sun and water.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Before diving into the list of good crops for beginner growers<\/strong>, I want to make a few notes on what I mean by easy to grow. The list of easy crops changes depending on who you ask and when you ask them. While lettuce may be a simple crop in the spring and fall, it\u2019s challenging to produce in the summer. And although okra flourishes in zones eight and above, it\u2019s difficult to grow in zones five and below.<\/p>\n

For the sake of this list, I\u2019m assuming you\u2019re growing the crops in the seasons I provide. Growing crops at the proper time of the year<\/strong> lessens heat and cold stress and allows the plants to flourish naturally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Most of the crops on this list require little maintenance<\/strong> between planting, irrigating, weeding, and harvesting. That means no trellising, pruning, or involved soil preparation. They also face limited pest and disease pressure when compared to other pests, although some pest control<\/a> may be necessary.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy homegrown greens all season long with ease.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n