★ Grow Your Own Food | Basics of Growing Fruit and Vegetables ★
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How To Be More Self Sufficient
During World War II, the UK was urged to 'Dig for Victory' and grow their own basic foods in their gardens. This not only provided food for families, but also helped the war effort by freeing up valuable space for war materials on the merchant shipping convoys, which would normally have been taken up by food. By 1943, over a million tons of vegetables were being grown in gardens and allotments.
There is no world war now of course, but there are still lots of advantages for growing your own food; the food is organic and you know exactly where it's come from, it's cheaper, it's healthier, you are less reliant on world trade, it reduces green house gases, if you have children they will appreciate how vegetables are grown, and also, it's fun!
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There is no world war now of course, but there are still lots of advantages for growing your own food; the food is organic and you know exactly where it's come from, it's cheaper, it's healthier, you are less reliant on world trade, it reduces green house gases, if you have children they will appreciate how vegetables are grown, and also, it's fun!
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Geeky Gardening
These plants have grown from inside soaked comic books! This just shows how easy it is to grow plants, and you actually don't need much space at all.
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Inspiring Information Resources
- 66 Things You Can Grow in Containers
- Urban gardening for people without gardens.
- Mini Gardens
- Crazy concepts for micro gardens.
- Planet Green Organic Gardening
- Helpful tips and advice.
- Gardening Guides
- Including lots of fruit and vegetable guides.
- Gardener's World
- Video and photo tutorials.
- Garden How-To Index
- Instructions for growing different fruit and veg.
- Gardener's Calendar
- What need to be done every month.
- Dig In: Grow Your Own Veg
- Photos, tutorials and advice.
- The Virgin Gardener
- Advice on a range of topics.
- 'Grow Your Own' Week
- Includes foolproof plants and gardening blogs.
- Growing Vegetables with Kids
- Lots of help and lists of easy to grow veg and fruit.
When To Plant Your Vegetables
The brown cells show when the particular vegetable should be planted, and the green cells show when they should be harvested.
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Food You Can Grow
If you're looking to save money, the things that you can grow to save you the most money are: fruit trees (don't bother growing from seed though), lettuce (which grows quickly), herbs (very fast payback), vine vegetables such as cucumbers and zucchini (most prolific crop producers), and bell peppers.The least cost effective things to grow are potatoes, carrots, celery, asparagus and wheat. However, if your primary goal is not money-saving, then these vegetables are satisying to grow - and you'll never get fresher!
Other fruit and vegetables you can grow in your garden include onions (red, white and spring), garlic, tomatoes, chillies, peas, parsnips, swede, sweetcorn, beetroot, French beans (dwarf and climbing), runner beans, leeks, cabbage, courgettes, radishes, broccoli, kale, cauliflower, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, rhubarb, apples, lemons, plums and currants (red, black and white), blackberries, cherries, grapes, nectarines, peaches and pears - obviously dependant on the climate in your country.
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Upside Down Planters
Growing Fruit
- Citrus Trees
- How to grow fruit trees indoors.
- Inverted Tomato Planter
- Instructable to make your own.
- Growing Your Own Tomatoes
- Everything you need to know.
- Fruit Guides
- Video and photo tutorials.
- A-Z of Fruit
- Advice for each fruit type in the index.
- Make Tomato Containers
- Quickly - from mesh and a t-shirt.
- Fruit Index
- Info on a selection of fruit.
- Grow Soft Fruit
- Such as raspberries and blackberries.
Grow Food on a 3-Foot Square
One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square
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Cultivation Station
The Cultivation Station raised bed is a system of lightweight, interlocking planters which allows gardeners to build their own raised vegetable patch according to their available space and budget. You can build a Cultivation Station in minutes without tools, screws, glue or cutting equipment. Cultivate your own home grown fruit and vegetables in the Cultivation Station, a lightweight raised bed alternative.
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Growing Vegetables
- Ultimate DIY Earth Box
- Costs no more than $15.
- Gardening DIYs
- Including plant boxes and tools.
- Summer Vegetable Gardening
- Including cucumbers and peppers.
- Veg and Tropical Fruit
- From sprouts to bananas.
- Vegetable Guides
- Video and photo tutorials.
- A-Z of Vegetables
- Advice for each vegetable type in the index.
- 10 Vegetables You Can Grow in the Shade
- Great if your garden has a more shaded area.
- Foolproof Chillies
- One of the easier vegetables to grow.
- Top Edible Plants
- For plentiful produce.
- Grow Potatoes in Tires
- Unusual place to grow veg.
- Easy To Grow Veg
- The most simple vegetables to make a success.
- Which? Advice
- Really good guide to growing vegetables.
- DIY Raised Beds
- Make your own hexagonal beds to save space and provide optimal conditions.
- Make a Pea Trellis
- Follow these instructions to make a simple pea trellis.
Growing Your Own
There are many advantages to growing your own fruit and veg, including: the money you can save, saving the environment by reducing food miles, healthier food free of chemicals, you can grow varieties that can't be found in the stores, it will encourage kids to eat their veg, there is less waste because you can compost the dead plant matter at the end of the year and use it in the soil the following year, personal satisfaction of getting back to nature and reaping rewards for our efforts, the freshness of the food, and the fact that you can go to your garden rather than the store to get your veg.
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Grow Vegetables
Grow Vegetables: Gardens - Yards - Balconies - Roof Terraces
Amazon Price: $13.03 (as of 06/01/2012)
Growing Herbs
- Grow Your Own Herbs
- Easy to do indoors.
- Properties of Herbs
- And how to grown them.
- Herb Guide
- Guidelines for different type of herb.
- Beginner's Guide
- Lots of advice and tips.
- How to Grow and Use Herbs
- Includes cooking uses and drying.
- Culinary Herbs
- When to sow and how to grow.
- Herb Projects
- Brilliant video and photo tutorials.
- Which? Advice
- Clear categories of herb growing.
How to Grow a Herb Garden
Fixing Problems
- Dealing With Mold in Containers and Pots
- How to prevent or remove it.
- Common Garden Pests
- And how to get rid of them organically.
- Slug Control
- Organic ways to prevent slug damage.
- Pests and Diseases A-L
- Causes, effects and how to control them.
- Pests and Diseases M-Z
- Expert advice on plant problems.
Just For Fun!
Although this isn't to eat, loofah is a vegetable you can grow yourself, and then use it for all sorts of cleaning - although it's usually kept in the shower for removing dead skin!
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earthybirthymama
Feb 15, 2012 @ 1:17 pm | delete
- What a great Lense, I really enjoy gardening. Loofahs are on the list this year.
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Craftybegonia
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- Those upside down planters are neat!
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- Love your lens. Just featured in on my hearty lamb and vegetable soup lens.
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- Great lens - added to my favs!
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JoanneOtt
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- This is a really great topic. As food is getting more and more expensive, having a garden is becoming popular again. Nothing beats the taste, and it does save a lot of money. Well done.
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