In addition to being a very fun and educational hobby, growing your own vegetables can be a great way to help the environment and also save some money.

Another advantage is that you can choose organic products without having to depend on supermarkets and stores to consume vegetables.

As fruit and vegetable prices continue to rise, the idea of ​​growing your own is hotter than ever.

But where to start?

In addition to the site where you can find a lot of information about the most cultivated vegetables as well as the forgotten but very good ones, today I offer you a small, non-exhaustive list of the 6 most profitable vegetables to grow in your garden.

The 6 most profitable vegetables to grow in your garden:

1. kale

Kale, which is very beneficial for health, is low in calories and is a very versatile ingredient in cooking. A packet of seeds costs only 1 euro (seeds on Amazon). Plus, Kale takes only six weeks to grow quickly. Comparing this to supermarket costs, it’s clear how much of a bargain it is to grow it yourself.

2. Tomatoes

Not requiring much space to grow, tomatoes are ideal for small gardens or even balconies. Tomato plants take 12 weeks to be ready for harvest. In addition to this period of relatively rapid growth, the plant can produce fresh tomatoes every day for six weeks. This means you can save a lot of money, especially if you often prepare dishes with tomato sauce. In addition, many varieties are available in seeds on the internet), enough to vary tastes.

3. Lettuces and salads

In third place is the ever popular lettuce. Grow it yourself and save money, one packet of seeds will provide you with five months of vegetables. Compared to supermarket costs, you will save on average about 80 euros per year (order your lettuce seeds online).

4. broccoli

Broccoli takes eight to twelve weeks to grow and be ready for harvest. Each plant will offer you two pounds, give you 1 kg of broccoli and save you money. Then nothing like fresh broccoli from your own garden to rediscover the true flavor of this excellent vegetable (you can find seeds here).

5. Potatoes

We consume a lot of potatoes every year in France, so it’s obvious how popular they are. Grow your own seed potatoes and it will produce nine potatoes, multiply them by a good number of seedlings and quickly count them. The average price of a kilo of potatoes in a supermarket is €1.45, if you want them organic it will be more expensive and if you plant them yourself you can harvest from year to year by saving a few potatoes.

6. Asparagus

We don’t think about that often because you’ll need a little patience to grow asparagus. It can take up to two years for the plant to be ready to produce asparagus. But the truth is that your asparagus plant is a good investment, because once up and running, your asparagus plant will continue to provide you with beautiful products for 20 years. Very profitable in the end, especially given the price of asparagus!

That’s for starters, but there are many other vegetables that are very easy to grow and that give a lot in quantity, like Jerusalem artichokes for example!