2 Leading Benefits of Organic Vegetable Gardening

Two Leading Benefits of Organic Vegetable Gardening

Gardening trends tend to come and go but organic vegetable gardening has brought in increasing interest over current times. With the long term sustainability of our world a shared issue of many, it appears like this pattern is here to remain!

Even our presidents are joining this movement. Michelle Obama's promotion of organic vegetable gardening started right after she moved into the White House. The Queen of England has a new garden called 'The Lawn Bed'. This is the first vegetable garden to replace the royal 'Dig For Triumph' garden planted throughout the 2nd world war.

There are two main advantages of organic vegetable gardening and these are gaining appeal worldwide. Initially, you can save money when you grow your own vegetables. Second, you can minimize your carbon footprint -the quantity of carbon dioxide you develop either straight or indirectly.

Conserving money is possible by growing organic veggies regardless of the setup expenses of tools, equipment, fertilizers and water. The very best way to counterbalance the costs of developing a garden is to optimize the yield of your garden. To do this, only grow vegetables you enjoy and will eat. Select those that you can easily freeze or can like tomatoes, beets and sweet corn or cucumbers. These can be eaten past their growing season and minimize your grocery costs at the same time. Other vegetables like potatoes and squash can be saved without cooking.

Melons and tomatoes are pricey vegetables. They are also popular and regularly purchased at the grocery store. Grow large numbers of these vegetables along with comparatively expensive broccoli, beans, beets, spinach and onions, and lettuces to decrease your food costs.

Grow veggies year-round. In many districts, vegetables can be grown and harvested to keep your family in veggies practically all year. With some experience and some preplanning you can even grow more than one crop across each season in the very same place.

Decreasing Your Carbon Footprint is a similarly essential reason for the appeal of the organic vegetable gardening movement.

Growing an organic vegetable garden makes a continuous contribution to sustaining our planet. Vegetable gardens don't add carbon dioxide to the environment. They do not need cutting with electric or fuel mowers as yards do. Growing vegetables also decreases your 'food miles', (the range food travels to reach your grocery store).

By composting plant material in your garden you are not only producing organic fertilizer that will include nutrients to your veggies, you are also preventing the production of carbon dioxide and methane that happens when organic matter ends up in landfills.

As water is predicted to be the next 'Gold', use this precious resource in your garden with thought and care. Gather rainwater for watering and or use greywater from your house. My grandfather did the latter in a desert location for many years and provided his own household and most of the area with veggies year-round.

The First Lady and the Queen of England have less need to save money than most but their efforts to promote the benefits of organic vegetable gardening can be applauded. Consider starting your own organic garden so that you can enjoy a more economical grocery bill and make your own contribution to a more sustainable earth.  See more info here