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're planning to grow your own onions during 2012, then growing from seed will certainly save you money compared to buying sets, seedlings and young plants. I know these are all convenient ways to grow crops, but you'll be paying far more than you need to.As my

the most before experimenting with others. We eat a lot of fresh salads in our house, so growing these saves us a great deal of money. With a little planning we can be self-sufficient for five months of the year, but I’d love to extend this period further

Growing your own brings a host of benefits, like better freshness and saving money. One of the most important to me, is being able to choose specific crops that have the very best flavour.I think, what's the point in buying supermarket produce

or the variety?).I've been a member of the Heritage Seed Library run by Garden Organic for many years, and fully endorse the value and ethos of saving varieties from extinction. After all, you never know when the genetic material they contain could be of value

, garlic chives, lemon balm, chervil, or even mint.Lastly, don't forget radish. You'll often find them in seed ranges developed for children as they're so quick and easy to grow, although I do doubt that may kids actually enjoy eating them

. Among my favourites are mizuna, pak choi, beetroot, spinach, coriander, and a host of others. I've even been enjoying some rat-tail radish, eating the small seed pods that taste exactly like, well, radish.Fitting fruit into a small garden is always