[Semi]

A 5ft by 5ft space in your compound is enough to be used.

You can plant pumpkin and water leaf in a small space. You pluck it to Cook food ocassionally.

It is a great idea and I think people should endeavour to try it out.

[olaniyi]

Crop growing is also a good source of income but you have to select a better land to grow plant

[Nsikan]

This tip has really been a life saver for low income earners across the world.

[flow-er]

It is very possible to save your own money by farming in your compound.

[nela13]

It's an idle and lovely scenario as it gives a lot of satisfaction and relaxation while we do this, I also save money by growing ginger in flower pot because it is very costly here.

I have a friend who made a city small farm on her balcony, she has some things in pots, like lettuce, cherry tomatoes, parsley, strawberries, and some other things.

[Inem]

A student in my place without parents was able to survive his way through college because he had the initiative to cultivate a small space beside his one room apartment.

[Pistis]

People that have small gardens don't spend money on a lot of food Items. It is an important money saving tip.

[Fidelia]

One can even sell homegrown crops and make money from it. It is a good friend financial practice to grow your crops.

[Xynehappy]

We normally grow vegetables on the yard for the household's use. This saves my money so much

[Nsikan]

I also cultivate spices like pepper and thyme. I don't buy these things. My mom has the major vegetable leaves used in cooking in her compound. We don't spend much on cooking food when we are doing events.

[Uty Theo]

If everyone grows their own crops, it would reduce the demand for commercially produced crops. That would have the multiplier effect of reducing general market price of food crops.

[King Belieal]

All this recession that we are crying about in cities, my grandma doesn't know about it as far as food is concerned. She cultivates large lands which gives her food almost all year round. She only buys little food ingredients.

[SHAHID987]

It is good for the people those who have sufficient space to do it, people like me those who live in apartment can't do it. But I am growing ginger in flower pot, successfully and ginger is very costly here.

[Uty Theo]

It is good for the people those who have sufficient space to do it, people like me those who live in apartment can't do it. But I am growing ginger in flower pot, successfully and ginger is very costly here.

That in itself would save you so much money. I like the improvisation even when space is a challenge. Just take any step to reduce your expenses.

[Presh]

When you can produce a fraction of tye food you eat by yourself, you have made a huge step to boost your financial well-being because food takes most of our expenses.

[Uty Theo]

Cucumbers are highly recommended fruits and can easily be grown in the backyard to have a steady supply while saving costs of having to buy it everyday.

[Presh]

One of the regrets I have this year is not cultivating any piece if land. If I did, the hardship wouldn't have been felt like the way it is biting now..

[eldavis]

This year, corn was so expensive in my country but I never felt it because I had planted corn. I just harvested and ate them.

That's definitely one major advantage of growing your own crops. We just hope the seeds now wont be too expensive in the market. For does who wan to buy

[Presh]

This year, corn was so expensive in my country but I never felt it because I had planted corn. I just harvested and ate them.

That's definitely one major advantage of growing your own crops. We just hope the seeds now wont be too expensive in the market. For does who wan to buy

You can get seeds by preserving some parts of your harvest. That also saves cost of buying seeds.

[nela13]

You can get seeds by preserving some parts of your harvest. That also saves cost of buying seeds.

We also save the seeds so we can sow them the following year, we usually save tomato seeds, peppers, watermelons, melons, parsley, lettuce..., saving seeds is also a way of saving money, as we won't have to buy them to sow.