Dean Simpson - Backyard Gardening: The Beginners Guide To Square Foot Gardening And Urban Gardening

Backyard Gardening Guide

W ith the rising food prices, a lot of people are considering starting their own backyard garden. More people are willing to get dirty and grow their own crops in order to combat rising food bills. If you are one of these people who want to start their own backyard garden but have no clue how to go about it, then you have chosen the right book. In this book, we will go into the basics of backyard gardening along with an effective strategy on how to start your own backyard garden.

Backyard gardening is not as hard as people think it is. In this book, you will just how simple it is to start your own backyard garden. Forget backyard, you can even start a garden in the balcony of your apartment.

Thank you for choosing this book! I hope you find this book useful in your endeavors in starting a backyard garden.

B ackyard gardens are the source of a large amount of healthy vegetable crops. Gardening is a hobby that has multiple uses besides the economic benefits. It allows you to exercise while bringing your family together. Even though it might sound like a lot of hard work, it is something you should consider if you enjoy being outdoors and want to get some benefits along with it.

You are never too old or too young to garden. As you become a proficient gardener you will be able to grow a complex garden with a wide variety of plants that are not only beneficial to you but also transform your backyard into a pretty place. As long as you are willing to give a bit of your time and energy, you will find a backyard garden a fruitful and entertaining project.

Growing a backyard garden isnt as difficult as one might think. With the right guide and choice of plants, you can easily grow vegetables and fruits in your garden. The best part of this is that you can grow exactly what you want without having to depend on the market for that particular crop. It also makes for a beautiful landscaping idea for your backyard. The energy and purpose you will feel in life when you wake up to a fresh and colorful garden is nearly unparalleled.

I f you are still unsure of whether backyard gardening is worth the effort, let me take some time to give you a gist of the numerous benefits that come with a backyard garden.

B ackyard gardens are easy to manage. You dont need any labor or skill to maintain your garden. All it takes is some patience and time. With a little bit of both, you can easily maintain a beautiful garden.

G ardening doesnt need a lot of space as a lot of people assume. Even a balcony with a row of containers is enough to grow a few crops. And the advantage of using containers is that you can change the location of your crops to suit the season or sun position. Having a backyard garden allows you to modify the beds to suit your backyard and still get the maximum produce out of it.

G ardening tools such as shovels, watering cans, hose and so on are inexpensive and the hobby on the whole does not require much investment. And most of these tools can even be bought second hand making it even cheaper. You can buy the tools at garage sales or thrift stores or even from your neighbors if they are throwing out their old tools. This makes it the perfect hobby start.

B ackyard gardens are rarely attacked by pests because the number of crops are hardly ever enough for them to survive in the same garden. And shifting from garden to garden is not sustainable from the point of view of the pests. This is an added advantage mainly because you need not use pesticides and chemical compounds to protect your crops. Since it is a home garden, you can even include plants that act as natural pest repellants in the middle of your crop so that your produce is chemical free.

W orking at the garden is as beneficial as working out at the gym. A lot of people might be bored of running everyday or going out to the gym. Gardening is the perfect weight loss or fitness program for you. It not only allows you to exercise your muscles, it also brings something beneficial out of it. Getting the beds ready for planting and then making sure the garden is free of weeds is a tiring job and one that keeps you fit.

G ardening is a way to promote healthy eating. Once you start growing your own crops you are more willing to eat them rather than let them go to waste because you know the effort that went into growing them. It is easier to disregard produce bought from markets than ones that you grow from scratch. It also allows you to preserve all the essential nutrients and vitamins that might get destroyed during conventional farming techniques.

G ardening comes along with the benefit of being an environmental conscious hobby or endeavor. It promotes waste management in the form of composting. All the vegetable peels; fruit skins and seeds can go into your garden instead of your dustbin. You could save the seeds for your next planting season while the skins and waste parts can be used as compost in your own garden. Not to mention the fact that more plants means less carbon dioxide in the air. It is always essential to your little bit for the planet especially in the concrete world that we live in these days. Gardening will allow you to transform even your 15th floor apartment into a green haven that is environment friendly.

A lot of people use gardening as a way to cope with stress. There is something oddly soothing about working in the garden; just you and your plants. It gives you the peace of mind that your busy life deprives you of. It also allows you to spend time with your family members that by itself can be stress-reducing technique. The solitude of gardening will allow you to calm your mind down and make you forget the worries of your hectic life. Your garden can be your own paradise to retreat to when you need to de-stress.

G ardening allows you to grow all the produce you need to eat healthy. Most vegetables are easy to grow. So, instead of spending a lot of money buying tomatoes or potatoes every month, you can just invest a small amount at the starting of your backyard garden endeavor and watch the economic benefits of your tiny investment. If you are particularly worried about healthy eating, it is definitely much cheaper to grow your own organic fruits and vegetables rather than depend on the expensive ones from organic farmers. There will always be times when your crop fails. This particularly occurs when you are a new gardener. However, you shouldnt let this dishearten you.

G ardening offers an opportunity to act as family bonding activity. You could take up gardening as a solo activity but you could also involve your family. When you ask your spouse, children, parents to take part in gardening you will be surprised at the amount of fun you can have. It is like a cost effective way to spend quality family time in an age when spending time with the family essentially means a holiday where you spend a truck load of money, Gardening allows you to spend time with the family on a daily or weekly basis where you do something fun and beneficial to the entire family. It is particularly useful during summer when you rely on community pools or libraries or tourist spots to have fun. Why go somewhere else when you can have fun in your own backyard? Why go to a park when you can make a mini park at your home?