GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS
tHE PERFECT STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO START PRODUCING YOUR VEGETABLES AND FRUITS WITH ORGANIC METHODS. CREATE YOUR THRIVING GARDEN EVEN IN URBAN AREAS.
Edward Green
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Table of Contents
BOOK 1 : VEGETABLE GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS
A Beginner's STEP-BY-STEP Guide to Quickly Learn How to Grow Your Own VegetableS AND FRUITS. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO Start a Garden at Home WITH ORGANIC METHODS.
Introduction to Vegetable Gardening for Beginners
Growing your own food was once vital for survival, but now it is considered an important part if you want to have a healthy body, mind, and lifestyle. Many people are turning again to vegetable gardening as a source of food and as a hobby. It is hard to resist the taste, smell, and flavor of food picked just minutes before eating, and those who have experienced eating such fresh foods will know what I mean.
However, vegetable gardening is not just confined to taste. Its about safe food that is produced close to your home. Safe in the sense that you have complete knowledge of the quality of your food, as you have sprayed it yourself. Its about feeding your family with nutritious food rich in vitamins and antioxidants (anti-cancer compounds). Its about not buying products that are shipped thousands of miles to your local grocery store, thus reducing pollution and global warming. Last but not least, it is about reclaiming your ability to grow your own food regardless of quantity so you can have a little more control of your life as a whole.
Some Good Reasons to Grow Your Own Food
History indicates that when economic times are hard, people tend to the garden. It happened back in the 1920s, 1940s, and 1970s due to an increase in oil and food prices. Similarly, the current apprehensions about food safety, pollution, global warming, and carbon footprint are alarming. Food gardening can help eradicate these concerns, and provide us with the best and tasty solution. Food gardens are not just limited to backyards anymore; you can find them almost everywhere, even in front yards for everyone to see. Here are some advantages to growing your own food.
Improve your health
Almost everyone is familiar with the significance of eating vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits are loaded with compounds that are beneficial for our body; that helps us prevent and fight disease. Fruits and vegetables contain minerals and vitamins that you can find in abundance, while eating something delicious.
The quality and safety of food in grocery stores has been exceedingly compromised, whether it is E. coli in spinach or Salmonella on Jalapenos. The presence of pesticide residue is another major concern. Some vegetables and fruits that are prone to contain pesticide residues form a list known as Dirty Dozen. These include apples, celery, cherries, bell peppers, grapes, peaches, pears, potatoes, spinach, nectarines, red raspberries, and strawberries. Growing your own produce can help eliminate the contamination of biological and pesticide sprays as you will be totally aware of what exactly has been used to grow your produce.
Save some money
If you want to save big money, growing your own vegetables and fruits can turn out to be a great option. In fact, depending on the type and quantity you grow, you can save hundreds of dollars. Instead of going to market to fetch all that produce, you will only need to pick it from your yard. It will help you save hundreds of dollars per year. The produce you buy from grocery stores can be eight to ten times more expensive than the produce you grow at your home. So it is quite evident that you will be saving money and also be getting prime food to eat.
Protecting the environment
An estimated figure depicts that the average produce travels up to 1,500 miles to reach the grocery store from the farm. However, this figure is just restricted to the vegetables and fruits produced in the United States. Apart from the United States, a huge amount of produce is being imported from foreign countries like China and Chile. The transports delivering these vegetables expel hazardous contaminants that are further increasing air pollution and global warming. So, dealing with a bigger picture to save our planet, growing your own produce might turn out to be a game changer. Plus, the amount of pollution created on the farm can also be reduced by growing your own produce. Whether it is a conventional or organic farm, bulk production is always accompanied by a lot of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides to grow crops. Sadly, some of these additives are created with the use of fossil fuels, so they end up as sources of pollution.
The amount of chemical and fertilizer pollution that runs through the waterways around the country can also be minimized.
Improve your quality of life
Although a less substantial but still important reason to grow your own vegetables is associated with quality of life. Vegetable gardening can prove to be a great way to relax after an arduous day. Roaming through your garden gives you immense pleasure and satisfaction, snacking on a bean here and a strawberry there, cutting a few weeds, watering, and relishing the fruits of your labor. You will be able to create new friendships and bonds with your neighbors if you are working in a community garden. According to a survey, there are more than a million community gardens existing across the country. These community gardens serve as a central body for neighborhood beautification and developmental projects. These community gardens when laid beautifully encourage people to take pride in their efforts. The cases of crime, vandalism, and graffiti are fairly reduced just by creating gardens where people can assemble.
