My neighbor's garden gave me a cheap dinner idea

I was walking past Mrs. Henderson's place yesterday and saw her pulling up a huge zucchini... she said it grew from just one seed packet she got for a dollar. It made me realize how much a small garden could cut grocery costs. I'm thinking of planting a couple of tomato plants in pots on my balcony this spring. Has anyone else tried growing just one or two veggies to save on meals?

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3 Comments

skyler_anderson652mo ago

Wow, zucchini seeds are cheap but you'll need a lot of space for that plant...

the_max2mo agoMost Upvoted

Honestly @skyler_anderson65, how much space are we talking? Like a whole garden bed or just a big pot?

jackson.jenny4d ago

The_max, you're asking the real questions here. A single zucchini plant can take over a whole 4x4 bed if you let it, no joke. I planted two in a raised bed last year and by August it looked like a jungle crime scene - the leaves were bigger than my head. Stick to a big pot unless you want to be giving zucchini to strangers at the grocery store. That stuff grows faster than a rumor at a family reunion.