How to:  Plant & maintain a garden on a budget

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Gardening can be a therapeutic and relaxing activity, but it can also put a little extra money in your pocket if you grow the right things (and grow them well). A seedling might cost you just a dollar or two but yield vegetables and fruit throughout the season that would otherwise cost you many dollars a pound.   Like anything else, gardening can be done on a budget, or you can get carried away and spend far too much.  Here are just a few ways you can save on your garden this year.