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with the price of food getting more expensive each week.

what are some good veggies that are not too intensive to grow, are tasty and a bit resistant to slug or insect attack.?

my neighbours have flower gardens so it can be hard to grow vegetables without getting loads of slugs, etc..

i currently only grow chilis and sweet peppers.

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

You can grow anything that grows in a country garden. The World is your oyster.
If you have any allotments nears you, go and ask the holders, they will be delighted to show you what can be cone. We are a friendly lot, so allow a bit of time.

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

we have a very small concrete back yard (north yorkshire UK) but we grow in tubs tomato's, potato's, lettuce,carrots, & spring onions. fresh from the garden so very tasty.

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

Runner beans are good if you have a wall or fence to grow up as they dont take much space.Snails are a problem with young plant ,you can cut empty pop bottles into rings make a jagged edge on them and surround plant also sprinkle salt around snails hate it!
Also you can grow tomatoes in tubs or even hanging baskets!

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

garlic, and courgettes are good and easy to maintain

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

grow bags are great for tomatoes and they take very little room. You can have tomatoes from July to Oct. lettuce , scallions. early carrots and strawberry's. You could put some apple trees, blueberry bushes in large pots as well. Just make sure they are the dwarf variety. Enjoy

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

Tomatoes in 5-Gal buckets work very well.

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

Before u start planting anything measure out how much area u have to plant anything. Use that as a guide as to what u r going to plant.

An example would be a Better Boy tomato plant. It can take up as much as five feet in diameter, & so can squash, zuchinni & some other plants like them. You can plant almost any fruit or vegetable. Just make certain they will receive enough sunlight for their needs wherever u end up planting them.

You may think of growing straberries, herbs & spices in those multi-level pots. That would be fun. Just take a look at ur budget & determine what u can afford to grow.

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

Most native veggies will grow in a town garden.

If you do get problems with slugs try throwing a bit of salt of them. Best natural way to get rid of them.

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

Onions,peppers,tomatoes,radishes,lettuce,cumumber,most any herb,strawberry,squash,you can grow most anything in a raised bed and not have the slug problem,If you grow companion flowers you will have the best of both worlds.Pole beans grow up on a trellis or just sticks so you are not limited,as to what to grow some things just need more space,like potatoes.peanuts,cabbage.Good luck with your garden !

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

You can grow potatoes in a barrel.Lettuce and tomatoes in Grobags.Carrots, onionsand leeks in buckets. Kill off slugs with slug pellets.

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

My understanding is that lettuce takes up a lot of room to grow, but u can grow tomatoes & cucumbers in limited spaces. Both will grow in those vertical grow boxes where u put a piece of trellis in the box so that the plant can grow upwards.

I know zucchini will grow in a small space, too, but it gets out of hand quickly, so isolate it from ur other veggies, as it tends to take over wherever it is planted--also, it is very hearty, & produces a lot of veggies from each plant, so do not overplant that one.

Peas r delicious when fresh, & they r only a small plant, so u can probably grow them in a limited space. I believe it is the same with green beans.

We have, in past years, planted all of the things I mentioned, & had them grow really well. I do not really know that much about gardening, so I do not know what is slug resistant & what is not, but I do know u can put out stuff that kills the slugs if there r too many. I have also heard that u can buy ladybugs (yes, ladybugs) & release them in ur yard, & they will help control the small flying things like aphids & gnats.

I hope that is of some use to you.

Good luck, & happy eating!

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

squash
cucumbers
Everything depends on where you live..I mean what you can grow..

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

Tomates
Green Beans
Wax/yellow Beans
Squash is of all kinds
Carrots
Sun Flowers

Cow Manure
Epsom Salt
A Fish in each hole

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

carrots are easy lots of carrots store them in sand all year round and they are just like out of the garden

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

tomatos are so good from the garden.
cherry tomatos.

grow herbs like sage and basil . and chives :) mm

zuchini, squash, cucumber, rhubarb mm rhubarb pie.

potatos, sweet potatos.

idk anything hope that helps.

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

Kumquts, Mangos, Figs, To name but a few...

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

I am going for potatoes and carrots, and some beans. Also, if you plant things like onions and garlic with them, it will act as a slug repellant.

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

Tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, cabagge, corn, onions, etc

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

potatoes are dead easy and runner beans do not take up much space
I once grew carrots but they get carrot fly too easily so perhaps you should avoid them
oh and tomatoes are usually ok if you have a warm spot ot can make a small greenhouse
oh and strawberries in a pot

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

I LOVE OUR GARDEN!!! I can not wait until summer! We have a fairly large yard, and my husband also PACKS in the plants. We have a lot of veggies!!

We grow:
tomatoes
green peppers
zucchini
summer squash
patti pan squash
cucumbers
strawberries
green beans
sugar snap peas

This will be our 4th year. We love it. Our kids help too, so therefore they LOVE veggies!!

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

welll i grew tomatoes thats pretty easy and low maintanence and rosemary and okra i hope i helped :)

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

the cannabis vegetable

 

food is getting so expensive, what are some vegetables to grow in a town garden

Any plant that grows in the ground. Tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, etc.