Any size garden is worth the effort. You can use hanging pots suspended from the eaves of your house to grow strawberries, carrots, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and herbs. If you have no yard at all, many cities offer community plots. Along with the plots, you get all the water you need. Fertilizing and mulching a garden can run up a bill, so here are some cost saving tips.
Manure is available for free at horse stables and chicken farms.
Mulch is free in some cities that have recycling programs or local public farms. There are some inexpensive ways to keep pests away. You can place copper bands around your garden to deter snails and slugs. The main challenge of growing your won produce is the sudden surplus of one item. One way to avoid this problem is to plant in shifts.