<story><title>People are planting more vegetable gardens</title><url>https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/27/822514756/fearing-shortages-people-are-planting-more-vegetable-gardens</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>UncleOxidant</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m not planting a garden because I fear shortages, I&amp;#x27;m planting it so I don&amp;#x27;t have to make as many trips to the store.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mywittyname</author><text>I do it because some things are wildly overpriced at the grocery.  Like, there&amp;#x27;s no use in planting cucumbers when they are $0.50 at the grocery.  But fresh herbs are like $3 a bunch and berries can be $3-5 a lb, so it can make good financial sense to plant some of these.&lt;p&gt;An herb garden and planter will produce easily $100 worth of herbs over a season for nothing more than 20 minutes of planting, then regular watering and tending.  I had so much basil last year that I literally ate it in salad.&lt;p&gt;Berry bushes can be a little more expensive, like $20-50.  But they also yield crazy amounts of fruit over the season and grow in like 95% of the USA.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s a good investment, and it&amp;#x27;s a nice way to get some out doors time everyday.</text></comment>
<story><title>People are planting more vegetable gardens</title><url>https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/27/822514756/fearing-shortages-people-are-planting-more-vegetable-gardens</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>UncleOxidant</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m not planting a garden because I fear shortages, I&amp;#x27;m planting it so I don&amp;#x27;t have to make as many trips to the store.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dkhenry</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m planting one because its the most relaxing and rewarding thing for me. Something about watching things slowly grow after tending to them for months is very rewarding. Also they don&amp;#x27;t sell all the kinds of produce you can grow. Heirloom varietals taste so much better then the mass market kinds.</text></comment>