Best Foods To Grow At Home

We all wish that we could grow all of our own food in our backyards, and almost all of us attempt at least once to fulfil this dream. Yet 99 out of 100 of us will fail. Our failure is often a cumulative result of a lack of time, knowledge and patience.

And although it may be too great a task to grow all of one’s food ourselves – we would need close to 1/6 of an acre (674m2) to feed 1 person eating a vegan diet, or 5 acres to feed 1 person eating an omnivore diet; we can grow an abundance of greens and herbs for a whole family in just a few square meters.

In fact two square meters is all it takes to grow all of your herbs and spices, for all of your meals, all year long. Add another two square meters and you’ll supply your whole family (of four) with enough salad and cooking greens for every meal of the day.

And best of all; herbs, spices and greens, are the most nutritionally dense foods available in our diet. Eating just 1 serving of greens every day will exceed the majority of your recommended daily intakes of minerals and vitamins.

Unfortunately with store bought herbs, spices and greens, most of the nutrients are lost from the drying or processing, and are further declined by long storage or time in transport. Vitamins in particular rapidly reduce after just a few hours of picking a leaf from the plant.

Ironically herbs, spices and greens are the easiest vegetables to grow and rarely suffer from pests or diseases – due to their high mineral and vitamin content. They are also one of the most expensive food items to buy at the store, due to their high perishability and labour intensive harvesting (they have to be picked by hand). They are also ready to begin harvesting after the first 4 weeks, and can continue to be harvested for several years. So start your food growing adventure in just four square metres of highly productive and health promoting greens, herbs and spices. For more information about gardening in Perth contact Mitchs Gardening.  

Benefits of Securing Gardening Services Perth for a Home Grown Garden

Ever walked into a local grocery and found out that the vegetables therein don’t quite look green or fresh? The moment you set your eyes on such, you’re immediately put off. You begin to ask yourself about their nutritional value and whether they’re even good for consumption in the first place. 

Unfortunately, such scenes are common during seasons of too much supply or during winter when the supply is low and the available supply has to be transported for a long distance. 

Local suppliers are very limited during the winter period. This is because the season isn’t favorable for production. During such seasons, groceries travel far and wide to purchase supplies for their markets. Because of the distance covered during transportation, such vegetables often turn pale and lose their nutritional content. Although people don’t like such supplies, most of the time there are no other options in the market, compelling customers to do with what’s available. 

 

At the same time, gardeners Perth who have their own supplies may release some to the market, selling them at ridiculously high prices due to the low supply. The prices may generally go up due to the low supply and could also be influenced by factoring in of transportation costs during such seasons. 

If for any reason you don’t have enough savings to cater for the increased prices, you may end up buying the pale vegetables. 

Because of such experiences, there is a growing number of people growing their own food. It shows how people are fast realizing how important fresh nutritious food is.

The topmost reason why one would want to grow their own food is the food’s high nutritional value. Back yard produce is always fresh and their nutrients are still intact. Moreover, home grown foods don’t have to be preserved using chemicals since they are mainly harvested and either immediately cooked or eaten. 

Where garden maintenance Perth has been carried out properly, the harvested food is healthy and flavorful.

Food pricing can also trigger someone to grow their own vegetables. Through proper gardening practices, you can grow enough food in your garden and never need to buy vegetables again.

When you grow your own food, you exclude a lot of dangerous things that people consume in their “fresh” foods. A good example is eating genetically modified produce. Even though they look healthy, their nutritional value, chemical content, and flavor are always in question. By growing your food, you choose the crop species you want, allowing you to pick the ones with higher nutritional value and flavor. There is no doubt that organically grown food has better taste due to their high concentration of nutrients. 

The freedom that comes with expert garden maintenance Perth can’t be overlooked. You’ll decide on the vegetables you want to grow based on the area available for your garden and the kind of season. What that means is that you’ll always have something that fits your personal needs regardless of whether you have a large or small garden.