How To Start An Organic Garden

How To Start An Organic Garden. Photo – ShutterStock (under license)

Growing your own food is one of the best choices you can make to improve your life. There are so many advantages: You get to spend time outdoors, do some exercise, be closer to nature, save money and then eat the results of your efforts!

Regular work in the garden has been proven scientifically to improve well-being and is even used as therapy for stress and mental illness – so there are plenty of incentives to put in the work. We discovered a fantastic article about starting your own organic garden. This step-by-step article will give you some practical advice.

If you shop in the supermarket and still want to eat good organic produce as much as possible, you may well be unhappy with the limited choice available, the high prices and the fact that so many fruits and vegetables are shipped across the world every day – even at times when they are in season at home! Once you’ve started to grow your own, you’ll notice a big difference in the flavour too – most fruits in the shops are picked well before they’re ripe so you’re own will taste so much better and have more nutrients as they’ll be fully ripe and your veg will be super-fresh.

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Choosing what to grow is important too. Some plants are much easier than others – salads are quick and easy for first-time growers but it’s also good to choose onions or garlic and one or two root crops, these are good to store and can last for several months. It’s great to grow some fresh herbs so they’re ready to pick when you need them. It’s fun to involve the kids too – they will gain so much from planting seeds and watching them turn into food.

It’s not necessary to have a big garden or allotment, it’s easy to convert an area of your garden or to make room for a few pots here and there – in fact it’s best to start off small if you’re new to gardening, you can always grow a bit more next year, this will stop you from becoming discouraged if you can’t keep up with the maintenance of a larger plot.

Another great way to make a difference is to support your local food producers by shopping at a farmers’ market, joining a Community Supported Agriculture scheme (in the US) or an organic box scheme (widely available in the UK).

Here’s the link to the full tutorial: http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/organic-gardening-tips-460309#slide-1

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How To Start An Organic Garden. Photo – ShutterStock (under license)