>>994957>How much do you grow?Not as much as I'd like. Something like a couple tons a year, though last year was pretty low due to various things not related to gardening per se. So, not very much. This year I have more garden space than ever (reposted pic of one of my gardens).
>How much work does this take per week?Almost nothing after the beds and stuff are setup. Then it is only planting, a little maintenance, watering, and harvesting. It comes in spurts mostly during planting and harvesting. Normally you work 4 hours a day for a few days during planting and harvesting then maybe 2 hours a week if you really want to micromanage things. If I worked 2 hours a day on average I'd feel like I was doing something major. In fact if I worked 2 hours a day I could feed a ton of people. I just need good soil for expansion. That's the only thing really holding me back is lack of good soil and I compost all the time.
>How long does the entire preserving process take?It depends on the harvest. Some seasons I'll have a bumper crop of apples, other years it is pumpkins, tomatoes or all 3, etc.
>How long does your harvest lasts?I'm always eating stuff I'm growing. Be that winter greens or October harvesting. Harvests depend on the time you plant and the type of plant.
>does this save you? I have 6 months of home grown food, on rotation at all times. Every year I either alter my diet to drop store item(s) or add home grown items to replace store item(s). Most costs are merely initial setups. After a year, everything pays for itself. I need to buy things like peanut oil, butter, and "exotic" spices. Though, I normally just trade things with other people for stuff I don't grow/raise myself.
>>994967http://nutritiondata.self.com/>>994984https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens>>994993Thanks. Don't let that inspiration go to waste!
