You may have had plans to plant a garden for a long time but have never been able to find the time for the effort. There are several reasons to plant one now. The cost, health scares, and the learning experience.
Most people plant a garden because it is cheaper than having to buy their favorite fruits and vegetable all summer long. The fact is, planting a garden is more cost efficient than buying fruits and vegetables. Not only is it cost efficient but it is good for the environment. If you have found that you have planted to many vegetables and cannot keep up with them before they go bad, be thankful because you can freeze them and have them for the winter. Simply cut but the vegetable or fruit and freeze them. If you are really adventurous you can try canning which will give you great fruit and vegetable options year around.
Another reason that people plant a garden is so they know where their fruits and vegetables are coming from. With so many scares in the media about salmonella and echoli, it is no wonder that people are taking a closer look at where their food is coming from. There is not safer place than in your garden as you know exactly what you have put on your vegetables. You are also guaranteed that your home grown vegetables will taste better than any that you have got from the store. Most fruits and vegetables are picked before they are ripe so that they can be shipped to other locations. When you grow them yourself you will be able to pick them at the peak of freshness.
The experience of planting a garden is wonderful. You get to see something that you have created bloom and prosper right before your very eyes.