Want to save money on groceries? Start a vegetable garden! Check out this guide to the 7 most cost-Effective vegetables to grow in your own backyard.

Lettuce and leafy greens

It is easy to grow, produces many leaves over a long season and it's considerably cheaper than buying them at the store. In addition, in salads and other dishes, they are very healthy and can be used for numerous purposes.

Tomatoes

They're grown in bunches and they produce a great deal of fruit, which tastes so much more like the stuff that you buy. They can be used to make sauces, Salsas, and Salads. Depending on your preference or space, you can select from a variety of varieties.

Broccoli

produces a large main head and then many smaller side shoots that can be harvested for a long time. It is also very healthy and can be eaten raw or cooked in various ways.

Green beans 

They are prolific producers, easy to harvest, and can be eaten fresh, frozen, or canned. They are also a good source of protein and fiber.

Carrots 

Diets rich in carotenoids may help protect against several types of cancer. This includes prostate, colon, and stomach cancers (27Trusted Source, 28Trusted Source, 29Trusted Source). Women with high circulating levels of carotenoids may also have a reduced risk of breast cancer (30Trusted Source).

Green peppers 

Purchase green pepper seeds from the grocery store or farmer’s market. Visit your local grocery, farmer’s market or plant nursery and buy a package of green bell pepper seeds.

Potato

The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile.

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