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What would a garden save your family?

Groceries only go one direction. Pick what your household actually eats and see the dollars a garden would grow back, crop by crop. Then turn the number into a real plan: plant counts, sow dates for your ZIP code, and a bed map, free.

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Growing these 12 crops for 4 people is worth about

$844 a year in groceries

  • Basil (Genovese)$180/yr
  • Pepper, bell (Ace)$128/yr
  • Tomato, cherry (Sun Gold)$120/yr
  • Tomato, slicing (Big Beef)$108/yr
  • Kale (Dazzling Blue)$96/yr
  • Cucumber, slicing (Marketmore 76)$40/yr
  • Spinach (Bloomsdale)$38/yr
  • Bush Bean (Provider)$34/yr

…and 4 more in your total.

Estimates from typical US grocery prices; your store and season will vary. The plan behind the number is computed from your own ZIP code.

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