2 Leading Advantages of Organic Vegetable Gardening

2 Top Benefits of Organic Vegetable Gardening

Gardening trends tend to come and go but organic vegetable gardening has actually brought in increasing interest over current times. With the long term sustainability of our planet a shared concern of many, it looks like this trend is here to stay!

Even our presidents are joining this motion. 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 Backyard Bed'. This is the very first vegetable garden to replace the royal 'Dig For Triumph' garden planted throughout the second world war.

There are 2 primary benefits of organic vegetable gardening and these are gaining appeal all over the world. Initially, you can save money when you grow your own veggies. Second, you can decrease your carbon footprint -the amount of co2 you create either straight or indirectly.

Conserving money is possible by growing organic veggies in spite of the setup costs of tools, equipment, fertilizers and water. The very best way to counterbalance the expenses 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 eaten past their growing season and minimize your grocery expense at the same time. Other vegetables like potatoes and squash can be stored without cooking.

Melons and tomatoes are expensive vegetables. They are also popular and frequently acquired at the grocery store. Grow large numbers of these vegetables together with relatively costly broccoli, beans, beets, spinach and onions, and lettuces to decrease your food expenses.

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

Minimizing Your Carbon Footprint is a similarly important factor for the popularity of the organic vegetable gardening movement.

Growing an organic vegetable garden makes an ongoing contribution to sustaining our world. Vegetable gardens do not add carbon dioxide to the environment. They don't need trimming with electric or fuel lawn mowers as lawns do. Growing vegetables also lowers your 'food miles', (the range food takes a trip to reach your supermarket).

By composting plant product in your garden you are not just producing organic fertilizer that will add nutrients to your veggies, you are also avoiding the production of carbon dioxide and methane that happens when organic matter ends up in garbage dumps.

As water is forecasted to be the next 'Gold', use this valuable resource in your garden with idea and care. Gather rainwater for irrigation 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 vegetables year-round.

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