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27 APPEARANCE For many gardeners, 29 PESTS Cities are full of wildlife, and
how their garden looks matters as much much of it will be delighted by the
as the crops it produces. What kind of buffet on your balcony. Birds may

space would you like to look at and feast on your berries. Raccoons will
enjoy spending time in? A carpet of run off with your harvest. And a
greens? A jungle of tall pea plants? compost heap can attract mice and

28 COST The start-up cost for a big garden rats. If you’ve got critters in your
can be a little overwhelming. You may neighborhood—and you can bet you
do—you’ll have to guard your
need to buy gardening tools, soil,
fertilizer, compost, seeds or seedlings, garden against them. One way to do
and containers. It really adds up. But the this is by protecting plants with
chicken wire.
money your family saves by growing
some of your own food instead of
buying it can make up for this cost in as
little as one harvest. In the meantime,
you can save money by borrowing tools
and using household items like buckets
for containers. Cut costs even more by
choosing seeds over seedlings, which

are more expensive. You can also share
seeds and plant cuttings with other
growers. Some types of fruits and
vegetables will yield seeds that you can
save for the next planting season.

yield To yield means to produce or create
something.
This masked creature may seem cute but
it can be a real pest in your garden!

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