Home Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide
Home Garden For Your Fresh Food
By Suzzie T Franklin
There is an increasing trend towards growing a home garden so
that fresh produce is readily available to enjoy for meals, or
for freezing and canning. One primary reason for this, is that
people are taking a review their options and learning more about
the pesticides that are routinely sprayed on the fruits and vegetables
that are available in the supermarkets these days. The produce
grown in one's own back yard provides better nutrition.
Not only that, but for many people starting and cultivating a
garden for the purpose of providing wonderful foods for the table
is an enjoyable endeavor. Gardening has long been a popular hobby
for many people all around the world, but when you add the extra
incentive of being able to provide your family with nutrient-rich
fruits and vegetables that have not been contaminated with chemicals
and pesticides, it is easy to see why the popularity of the garden
has grown.
Your Own Garden With Your Own Fruit And Vegetables
Aside from the problems of safety and quality that arise with
the produce you will find at the supermarket, people also enjoy
being able to go out to their own garden and pick their food off
the vine at just the right moment of ripeness.
Compare that ability to pluck a tomato from the vine at it's
peak of ripeness with a tomato that you'll find at the store.
The store-bought tomato was picked way before it was ripe, was
packed, sometimes gassed to slow down it's natural ripening process,
then transported and finally unpacked at the grocery store.
Pick Your Tomatoes When They Are Ripe And Ready To Eat
In that scenario, which is common of the vast majority of produce
sold in the grocery stores today, the tomato has been detached
from its life-giving parent plant for many days and sometimes
weeks. But with a vegetable garden just outside your kitchen door,
you can pick your tomatoes when they are at their peak of ripeness
and be able to have the freshest tomatoes to add to your salad
or for your famous tomato sauce.
Most of the common and popular vegetables that are available
in the produce sections of grocery stores can be grown in home
gardens. Some of the most popular varieties are carrots, green
beans, potatoes, peas, beets, broccoli, cabbage, and many varieties
of squash, just to name a few.
Tomatoes Are Very Popular In Home Gardens
Don't forget about all of the wonderful berries that can be home
grown as well. Technically a fruit, tomatoes are one of the most
popular foods that people enjoy including in their home gardens.
They are easy to grow and simply delicious plucked off the vine.
Produce from a vegetable garden can be used immediately or it
can be frozen or canned for later use, and many people include
herbs in their gardens too. In fact, herbs can be even more convenient
as they can even be grown indoors, making your gardening efforts
even more simple and easy.
Fresh Herbs, Vegetables And Fruit Taste Much Better
Just as those fresh vegetables taste better and are better for
you, you will also find that fresh herbs from the garden are superior
in taste and flavor as compared to the dried and packaged varieties.
Even with all the benefits to consider of having a home garden
to supply fresh produce and savory herbs for your table, some
people do it just because they enjoy the hobby of gardening so
much. For many people, the satisfaction they get from planting
and nurturing the garden is all the reward they need.
When combined with the ability to share a meal with friends that
includes fresh and tasty foods, for many people that is the perfect
way to get the most from their love of planting and sowing in
their own home garden.
About the Author:
Suzzie T Franklin has written a number of articles on gardening, flowers and landscaping including
Cherry Blossom,
African Violets,
Plastic Flower Pot,
Bamboo Plants,
Wire Topiary Frames,
Planting Guide,
Flower Seeds,
Gardening Vegetable,
Bonsai Trees.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Little Known Gardening Facts....
What is the difference between annuals and perennials?
Both are, of course, plants but the difference
is in how long they last and how often you have to replant them.
Annuals must be replanted every year. Examples of annuals are
any type of vegetable, sunflowers and flowers such as violets.
Perennials are plants that will renew themselves. They include
trees, bulb plants such as lilies, tulips and include roses and
other hardy plants that go dormant that during the winter months.
Most ornamental grasses are considered to be perennials.
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