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10 Ways Growing Your Own Herbs Saves You Money

Apr 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment

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Herbs are incredibly useful in cooking, crafting, beauty products, and more, but they can be costly. Check out these 10 ways growing your own herbs saves you money and start saving now!

10 Ways Growing Your Own Herbs Saves You Money - Herbs are incredibly useful in cooking, crafting, beauty products, and more, but they can be costly. Check out these 10 ways growing your own herbs saves you money and start saving now! Frugal Living | Save Money

Ways Growing Your Own Herbs Saves You Money

Did you know that when you grow your own herbs, you can save your household a ton of cash? Growing your own herbs is a frugal way to have the herbs you need on hand for cooking, homemade beauty products, home décor, crafts, and so much more. Buying herbs fresh at your local grocer or farmer’s market can cost as much as $5 for a small container that includes only 5-6 sprigs. But when you grow your own, you get sprigs for just pennies a piece! Take a look below at 10 ways growing your own herbs saves you money, so you can get all the herbs you love for less.

 

10 Ways Growing Your Own Herbs Saves You Money

1. Price per pound is less when you grow vs. buy fresh.

When you buy fresh herbs at your local grocer, you are paying about $4-$5 for a small plastic package. When you grow your own herbs, you pay less than $1 per start or pack of seeds which will result in pounds of fresh herbs. Grow instead of buy and the price per pound is way less.

 

2. You can dry your herbs to use year round.

You don’t have to just enjoy your herbs in the summer. You can dry them and crush them and use them in all of your favorite dishes year round. This saves you from having to buy fresh or dry herbs at the grocer, which can cost upwards of $5 each.  You could even make a DIY indoor herb garden to have cheap and fresh herbs all year long!

10 Ways Growing Your Own Herbs Saves You Money - Herbs are incredibly useful in cooking, crafting, beauty products, and more, but they can be costly. Check out these 10 ways growing your own herbs saves you money and start saving now! Frugal Living | Save Money

3. You can make homemade marinades instead of buying pre-made.

Mix your favorite herbs with olive oil, and you have the perfect marinade for meat and fish! This eliminates the need for buying pre-made marinades which cost upwards of $3-$4 each and are full of salt and preservatives.

 

4. Herbs are great for DIY beauty products.

Craft your beauty products for less by adding fresh herbs to your beauty scrubs and homemade soaps. Making your own herbal infused beauty products will cost you less than buying these items pre-made. Plus you can come up with your own favorite fresh combinations. There are no limits to the possibilities!

 

5. Having your own herbs on hand eliminates last minute store runs and impulse purchases.

When you are making a dish and realize you need an herb you don’t have, you can either run out to your garden for free or run to the store and pay. This may also prevent impulse purchases at the store, which would cost you even more money!

 

6. Make your own herb infused oils.

Placing fresh sprigs into your olive oil bottles helps you make your own herb infused oils. This is cheaper than buying pre-made infused oils, and there is no limit to the various flavors and blends you can create. Herb-infused oils also make delicious homemade gifts!

10 Ways Growing Your Own Herbs Saves You Money - Herbs are incredibly useful in cooking, crafting, beauty products, and more, but they can be costly. Check out these 10 ways growing your own herbs saves you money and start saving now! Frugal Living | Save Money

7. Most herbs are perennials.

Since most herbs are perennials, there is no need to replant them year after year. Instead, they will come back on their own and flourish each time they do, growing bigger and better! Your small investment of a few dollars per plant will be well worth it when you are still harvesting from the same plant for years to come.

 

8. Some herbs act as pest repellents.

Some herbs such as lemon balm, citronella, and basil can help keep mosquitoes and other biting bugs away. This saves you from having to buy citronella candles or other pest repellent products. Plant these herbs instead, and they will do the job for you.

 

9. Herbs allow you to live a healthier lifestyle.

Fresh herbs allow you to live a healthier lifestyle, and many herbs offer their own health benefits. Living a healthier lifestyle saves you money on doctor’s visits and medications. So cook with your fresh herbs, and reap the healthy benefits!

 

10. There is no waste which equals no wasted money.

When you buy herbs at the grocer you are in a rush to use them before they go bad. When you grow your own, you only pick what you need and what you can use at that time. That means no wasted herbs and no wasted money.

 

Are you ready to see how much growing your own herbs can save you? Consider these reasons for growing your own herbs and see how much cash you can save.

 

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