There was a time when everyone who had space to do so raised a vegetable garden. If there were no gardens or food canned or preserved in the summer, many would not have food through the winter. Now that we live in today’s world, it is much easier to go to grocery places and buy what you want. There are still some who raise their own food and as any Ohio gardener will tell you, not only do home grown fruits and vegetables taste better than any store bought saves them money in one and the same year. Some people even make a profit by selling their home grown veggies and fruits.
It doesn’t take a lot of money to grow your garden. So nothing makes you feel better than seeing the results of your work. Biting into a home grown tomato or cucumber very well knowing that you picked it and that theirs is nothing artificial or no pesticides and that yours is fed from your home is completely safe the best feeling ever.
If your garden is big enough and you have grown enough, you will probably have more to eat. It will come sooner then your family can eat it. You can then save it by buying canning, drying or freezing. Then you can enjoy your harvest all year round.
When planning your garden, it is important to ask a few basic questions: Who will do the work? Will the garden be a group with family or friends who will be happy to work for a while or will they be taking a shovel only between camping and swimming? Remember, a man’s small green garden is more than a large, fruitful, message.
What do you and your family like to eat? Make a list of the family’s favorite vegetables in order of preference. This can be a useful guide in deciding how much of each crop to plant. Successful plantings of certain crops, such as beans, will give a longer harvest and increase yields.
Vegetables grow best in the flat plain with loose, well-drained soil that receives at least 8 hours of sunlight each day. Choose a place near your home to spend time in the garden is convenient. planting next to trees and shrubs. Water and light nutrients compete. It prohibits the establishment of herbs in the same place in the garden not reported more than once in 3 years of the rotation. about insects and diseases.
More than 40 types of vegetables can be grown in Ohio. Such as lettuce, spinach, chard, kale, squash, peas, beans, sweet potatoes, beets, turnips, parsnips, radishes, tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, onions, nutritional value or how well the crop grows or grows. Here’s a list of easy-to-grow crops for beginning vegetable gardeners considering: asparagus, beets, black beans, cabbage, beetroot , leaf lettuce, New Zealand spinach, onions, leeks, peppers, summer squash, sweet potatoes and tomatoes.
If you have a little space in your yard and a little extra time why not plant a garden. It helps you relax on stressful days and I know you enjoy eating what you have grown.
