Start a Veggie Garden CHEAP — 5 Easy Methods Ranked

In this video, I give you 5 easy ways to start a food or vegetable garden, listed from cheapest to dearest, so you can grow your food at home.


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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland, Australia, about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online, so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

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0:00 Introduction
1:07 In-ground vegetable garden
2:04 Growing food in containers
3:28 Growing food in elevated planters
5:41 Wicking beds
8:11 Growing food in high-sided raised garden beds
11:38 Hydroponics
12:34 Aquaponics
13:28 More information on food gardening
13:38 New Garden Planner
14:26 Exciting & excellent conclusion

[creatinghanley]

The first 10 seconds of Mark’s video and I’m laughing my head off!! Mark, thank you for the dad jokes and the invaluable gardening info. Yours is my favorite channel, ever.

[suecampbell]

You are the reason we started raised bed gardening and we continue to love our experience. Right now we're growing winged beans and they're holding onto a plumeria tree. We're enjoying harvesting right before dinner, going bed to bed to get a little of some chives, young ginger, hot pepper, etc. You continue to inspire us. You're also looking healthy! That garden work leaves you strong!

[jamiegentry]

You are so uplifting, Mark! Great advice as always and your humor was right on time 😁👍

[udaaz]

First!!!! Love Mark he is a gem in the homestead community

[annschrock]

Reminds me of my dad's buckets of flowers and tomatoes when they moved to a little house in retirement community. Kept him young.

[darryldessa]

One of my favorite gardening channels on YT. 😊

[clairewright]

I’ve started to cook again from scratch and our bodies and mind are loving it. We have being putting off pulling our thumbs out and starting our own food garden, but now we’ll have to get that done sooner rather than later. Thanks for all your tips in this vlog, it’s really helpful.

[Alan-bidm]

Thanks Mark I’ve been gardening for sixty years and I’m still learning.

[GuruEthereal]

Much love and many blessings to all who read this. 🧡🤙✌️🖖

[classicalnotes]

Always happy to watch your videos and learn!

[Gardeningchristine]

I got an old cooler on legs with wheels for $5 and it’s been the best raised bed planter I’ve got on the porch. It’s insulated so I can start earlier and grow later in the season when I cover it with a clear tub.

[rhysdehaan]

Thanks so much for another great video Mark.

Our vegetable gardens are made of old rainwater tanks, and I'm obsessed with growing Pineapples in pots. 😊👍

[intosound]

Mate, just discovered your channel, your videos are so informative and entertaining. im just starting my raised bed journey and your videos have answered so many questions. thank you for all your hard work and wealth of information you have given. cheers.

[jessicamurphy]

Australia Day Lunch refers to the meals and gatherings that take place on January 26th, Australia Day, commemorating the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. It is a public holiday celebrated with various activities including barbecues, picnics, and community events.

People often enjoy traditional Australian foods such as:

- Barbecued sausages
- Grilled meats
- Meat pies
- Lamingtons (sponge cake)
- Vegemite sandwiches
- Pavlova (meringue dessert)

It's a day of celebration, reflecting on Australia's history, culture, and the diversity of its people. Many families and friends come together to enjoy food, outdoor activities, and festivities.

I just learned this

[deliachitts]

😂6 years ago started watching your videos and started my own veg garden and still growing strong . Thank you 🤩

[JNoMooreNumbers]

My first gardens I turned with a shovel, then started adding compost, then a tiller now griund, raised beds and grow bags and pots.

[jarhedjack-a]

I’m so glad I came across your channel Mark! This has been the single most useful, easy to digest resource for home gardening and farming knowledge I’ve ever found! Keep up the amazing work! Love your content!

[tigerlily]

We love our Birdies raised beds! I think we have about 10 now. Sturdy Birdies! Thanks MARK!

[MarshaShelley-tn]

Love your channel!! You teach us alot and have a great humor!! Been watching for about 6 years now! I have a postage stamp sized garden. So use alot of pots, buckets and root pouches! I grow in ground on raised ground patches with 4x4s for edges too. So love all the tips you give!! Love from n. Idaho, USA!!

[cynrest]

Hydroponics on a small scale can work well. Our DD began with a hydro kit and her veggie-return paid for kit in a few months. She lives full time in an RV and grows her own salad stuff and several herbs. Healthy, inexpensive, convenient and she doesn’t worry about ingesting any Peale chemicals. Thanks, Mark, for another great show. I’m hoping to try gardening again this year. Last year was a failure but I learned a few things 😊