Benefits of Growing Organic Fruit And Veg

In a nutshell, organic gardening is gardening minus the use of synthetic aids such as pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. It returns and replenishes the nutrients in the soil. It exists, grows and develops in tune with nature. Your garden is a small part of a whole natural system.

Fresh
Fruit and vegetables are at their best when picked. Whichever may be your concern, nutrition or flavour, the sooner they are consumed after picking the better.

Quality
Generally speaking, commercially grown crops are chosen according to yield, appearance and shelf life. Taste and quality are second to economics. By growing your own, you will be able to enjoy fresh and delicious fruit and vegetables as they should be.

Budget
Despite claims of great savings supermarket produce is quite expensive. Home grown produce will provide you with freshness, taste and variety. Growing seasonal produce will keep your tastebuds tantilized throughout the year while providing the seed for the next year's crops.

Choice
There are thousands of varieties of fruit and vegetables to select from when growing your own. More often than not it is the popular fruit and vegetables that are available at the supermarket and so variety can generally be limited. This will no longer be a concern as the choice of available fruit and vegetables will be up to you.

Origins
An increasing number of us have become concerned about what we put on the table, what we are feeding ourselves and what we are exposing our families to. Home grown fruit and vegetables will take a weight of your mind. No herbicides, pesticides or xyz.

You have decided to put your hand to gardening but do not know how to get started. The first step is to establish a method of gardening. Will it be a garden patch, space allowing, or pots. Living in a city as I do the first option is not always possible, but there are ways around that. Pots can serve you well particularly while learning the ropes and nurturing your green thumb.

Growing your own organic fruit and vegetables is not as complex as you may have previously thought. The learning process and the end result will create a profound feeling of achievement. Be it your own batch of bright and crunchy carrots, juicy, succulent tomatoes or humble spuds. Once you have tasted the fruits of your labour and have seen that it is possible for you to provide for your family from your own home, I doubt you will ever return to store bought produce.

The best or most manageable crops for the beginner are:
Courgette
Leek
Beetroot
Runnerbeans
potato
Rhubarb
Rocket
Artichoke
Tomato
Carrot
Cucumber

In all things in life there are favourites and fruit and veg are no different. Our tastes vary in expense and taste, as such one of the things to consider when making choices as to what type of crop to plant would be determined by flavour and budget primarily. There are the usual favourites some of which of are aubergines, courgettes and salad leaves; experience will give opportunities to branch out and savour an eclectic selection of homegrown produce. In terms of overall savings I would say that they will be quite pronounced for those whose diet consists of a large proportion of fruit and veg. As the home takes the place of the supermarket or the green grocer, trips to the shops will no longer be needed. In this regard, travel may well be another area of substantial savings.

Gardening can be a family activity which will be fun and educational for the little ones. Children will learn to appreciate their food when they have been involved in its production and are made aware of where it comes from. Self sufficiency as well as respect and a connection with nature can be implanted in them from a young age.