Annual Budgeting

For a backyard garden with a growing area of 4m x 2m and 2 fruit trees you will have about 10m2 of garden.

To grow 2 – 3 crops every year in a backyard garden you should budget for:

  • Seeds
  • Seed raising mix – 1 x 5kg bag
  • Potting Mix – 2 x 20kg bags
  • Fertiliser – 1 x 20kg bag
  • Liquid Fertiliser
  • Pest control products – as required

These may cost from $150 to $200 over the whole year.

For a larger garden the size of an EON Edible Garden with about 350m2 of growing area including 10 fruit trees you will need to budget up to $500 over the year for products to make sure your garden grows.

You can save money by collecting your own seed from your favourite veggies to use the following year – see Seed Saving, and by making your own compost – see Composting