Malaysian saves about RM500 a year by planting greens in her garden

Muhammad Idriz and his sister Rania help their mother to slice vegetables that they’ve harvested from their garden. Photos: Zarah Mokhlis

Zarah Mokhlis rarely buys vegetables anymore. That’s because, since the pandemic, she and her family have been growing their own vegetables and harvesting them for their meals.

Before cooking, all the 44-year-old mother of three needs to do is to step out into her garden and survey what’s ready for harvesting.