Two Top Advantages of Organic Vegetable Gardening

2 Top Advantages of Organic Vegetable Gardening

Gardening trends tend to come and go but organic vegetable gardening has actually attracted 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 stay!

Even our heads of state are joining this movement. Michelle Obama's promotion of organic vegetable gardening started not long 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 change the royal 'Dig For Victory' garden planted during the second world war.

There are 2 main advantages of organic vegetable gardening and these are acquiring appeal worldwide. Initially, you can save money when you grow your own veggies. Second, you can decrease your carbon footprint -the amount of co2 you develop either directly or indirectly.

Saving money is possible by growing organic vegetables despite the setup costs of tools, equipment, fertilizers and water. The best way to counterbalance the costs of establishing a garden is to maximize the yield of your garden. To do this, only grow veggies 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 consumed past their growing season and lower your grocery costs at the same time. Other vegetables like potatoes and squash can be kept without cooking.

Melons and tomatoes are costly veggies. They are also popular and regularly acquired at the grocery store. Grow large numbers of these vegetables along with relatively pricey broccoli, beans, beets, spinach and onions, and lettuces to minimize your food expenses.

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

Minimizing Your Carbon Footprint is an equally crucial reason for the popularity of the organic vegetable gardening motion.

Growing an organic vegetable garden makes a continuous contribution to sustaining our planet. Vegetable gardens do not add co2 to the environment. They don't need cutting with electrical or petrol lawn mowers as lawns do. Growing vegetables also reduces your 'food miles', (the range food travels to reach your supermarket).

By composting plant material in your garden you are not just producing organic fertilizer that will add nutrients to your vegetables, you are also preventing the production of carbon dioxide and methane that takes place when organic matter ends up in garbage dumps.

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

The First Lady and the Queen of England have less need to save money than many 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 less expensive grocery costs and make your own contribution to a more sustainable earth.  See more info here