Cut down on grocery costs by growing your own produce.

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Gardening season is officially here, which means its time to get those vegetables in the ground.

Growing your own vegetables can be a rewarding and tasty experience.

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Plus, growing an edible garden can help yousave money on that hefty grocery bill.

Here are seven fast-growing vegetables you should plant in your garden right now.

Depending on the variety, cabbage takes about 60 to 100 days to reach maturity.

Top view of a cabbage ready to be harvested

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Cabbages prefer at least 6 hours of full sun and frequent watering," Berendsen says.

However, baby carrots grow faster and can mature within 4 to 6 weeks.

Growing your carrots in the right soil mix is essential," Berendsen says.

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In our opinion, cucumbers are indispensable for summer vegetable gardens," Berendsen says.

She recommends providing a trellis or other support for your cucumbers to climb up.

This will allow the plant to obtain more sun and grow bigger and stronger fruits.

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Berendsen says peas are easy to grow, not to mentionincredibly nutritious, and absolutely delicious.

Growing peas in your garden is definitely worth the effort," she says.

“Once growing, peas require very little watering and can often thrive off rainwater alone.

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Ensure theyre given a sunny position to ensure healthy and abundant growth.”

“This will provide a constant supply of delicious, healthy peas straight from your garden.

Depending on conditions and variety, beets can be grown in 50 to 70 days.

beets freshly pulled from the garden

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If youre not a beet lover, try growing them at home,” Berendsen says.

“We are sure youll change your mind.

Beets are sweet, juicy, and full of powerful antioxidants.

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They can be added to salads raw, cooked for dinner, or even pickled.

“Misting can be helpful.

Give the plant as much sun as it can get and regularly feed with a high-potassium fertilizer.

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Growing eggplant from transplants speeds up the process, and plants can reach maturity within 65 to 80 days.

In heat stress, spinach can wilt, and the leaves become limp and inedible.

Keep the soil moist but the leaves dry.

This helps to prevent possible mildew or other infections, which the crop is prone to, she says.

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