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Plant a garden box in your yard

Got lawn? Or any small, rectangular sunny spot in your yard? Dig up whatever's there, buy a few 2"x6" or wider boards, and make a box (we've had good luck finding scrap lumber on construction sites, too). A couple of bags of compost, sphagnum moss, and vermiculite will set you back $50-$100 depending on the size of your box. Buy some seeds, plant 'em, and suddenly you've turned a resource hog into a resource producer. Lettuce, peas, potatoes, beets, carrots, spinach and tomatoes are all easy to grow just about anywhere and provide a good return on your investment.

sarah gilbert

18/04/08