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People grow gardens for a multitude of reasons. Some do it to connect with nature and unwind. Others garden to save money on produce costs or to reduce their trips to the store. I enjoy walking into the backyard and picking veggies for dinner based on what’s ripe and ready to eat, rather than having to plan meals ahead for an entire week. My husband helps in the garden because fresh, sun-ripened produce just tastes better. Health-conscious people grow gardens to optimize the nutritional quality of the produce they eat by harvesting at peak ripeness.
All these benefits last only a few months of the year unless you preserve what you harvest. But how does putting up produce
