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National home gardening gives great tips to people who are very interested and greatly enjoys gardening. Many people like their home grown vegetables than the ones in the market. Here are some great tip’s to make a vegetable garden at home. Firstly, you have to decide the location of your garden, next you have to make out which part of the plot of land you have chosen receives the maximum amount of sunlight. Secondly you have to add manure to the soil to make it more fertile. If you plant the vegetables in a north to south direction they will receive lots of sunlight which will be required in large amounts for the process of photosynthesis

Your garden should be on level ground. Plant your crops in rows and leave space in between so that you have enough space to do the wedding and harvesting. Weeding is a must. Use fresh new seeds so that they can germinate quickly and very easily. Transplanting will be a quick method.

If this is the first time you are growing veggies, talk to the staff at the gardening centre from where you will be buying your seeds. They will give you great advice on planting vegetables.

Make your vegetable garden near your house so that it is easier to care for and look after your plants. It will be also easier to pluck the fresh vegetables from the garden before preparing a mouth watering meal. The prospect of having your own vegetables growing in your backyard is something everyone would envy, add to that the stale vegetable available in the market and your prospective vegetable garden will bloom into reality.

National Home gardening gives you tip’s on how to save water while gardening. It is important to note how much rain has fallen before watering the plants. Keep a measuring container in your garden to know how much it has rained and never forget to empty it once a week.

Watering your crops early in the morning is best because it reduces evaporation. Watering on a pleasant day also reduces evaporation.

Position your water sprinkler to avoid wastage of water. Watering slowly avoids run-off and the soil also absorbs water in this way. Watering equipments should be checked regularly.

National Home Gardening makes one more suggestion. Remember, it is the ground that needs the water, not the leaves of the plant.

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Did You Grow That?

DID YOU GROW THAT?
By Sandy Powers

You want to eat healthy so you’re thinking about organic food, but the family budget is straining at the cost. What do you do? You grow your own. Growing some of your own organic vegetables is not as daunting as it may seem as long as you do a little planning ahead of time.

The two most important questions to ask are how much time and how much space you can allocate to the project. The answers usually are little time and little space. This is why square-foot gardening is becoming so popular. It is a space-saving concept that basically divides a four-foot square box into sixteen one-square-foot plots.
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To make your planting box, make a four-foot square box of untreated wood (so chemicals don’t leach into the soil) and divide it into 16 one-square-foot plots and attach to a wooden bottom. For easier maintenance, the wooden box can be conveniently placed on cement blocks to elevate for weeding and watering. Fill the squares with organic soil which is available at your area nurseries, Lowe’s, or Home Depot. Plant the vegetables that have the highest pesticide residues: celery, sweet bell peppers, and lettuce. Lowe’s, Home Depot and many local nurseries carry other organic vegetable seeds and organic vegetable plants. Follow the planting directions for the plants. For the seeds, plant only 1 to 3 seeds per hole. Don’t waste the seeds. Water by hand directly to the base of the plant. Involve your children. They will love to have their own watering can to help. They will experience the joy of assisting in the care of the plants and in harvesting the vegetables.

The benefits of square-foot gardening are less weeding, less watering, and less bugs. Very little, if any, pesticides are necessary. If a little is needed, use organic pesticides, also available at Lowe’s, Home Depot, and area nurseries. It is estimated that one four-foot square bed can feed two people for a season. A family of four will have their food costs for vegetables cut in half. Besides eating some great tasting and healthy vegetables, you can brag, “Yes, I grew that!”

Sandy Powers

sdepour@comcast.net
http://www.organicforhealthsite.com

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