How to Grow Your Own Food With No Garden

How to Grow Your Own Food with No Garden

 

Due to rising food prices, and an increased awareness of environmental issues globally almost a third of us Britons are now growing a significant proportion of the food we eat at home. Even if you don't have the lush, green garden space that seems to be required to take part in this growing trend it doesn't mean that you have to be left out. In this article you will find lots of useful information on growing your own fruit and vegetables indoors including why it is relevant to you.

What to Grow?

Tomatoes, Green Beans and Peas, Mushrooms and Herbs are generally the easiest foods to grow indoors as they do not require a lot of depth for their roots or space for their yield. You can also buy 'Grow Your Own' Kits which come with all the items you could possibly need to grow a variety of fruits and vegetables with limited space.

Where to Grow?

Conservatories and windowsills are great places for indoor plants as it allows the plants to receive plenty of the natural sunlight which they need to grow. To save space indoors, and make the outside of your house more lively some plants can be grown in hanging baskets or other similar containers which can be placed or hung outside of your house.

Who can Grow?

Anyone and everyone can grow their own fruit and veg at home. In fact it makes the perfect activity to stave off boredom, and can make a great activity for those with young children as it helps to teach them about where their food comes from and how it grows. All you need is some seeds or bulbs, soil, a plant pot and some patience and you'll be surprised at how good the food you grow actually is.

Why you Should Grow?

You Can Save Money

Though the savings you make may be only minor at first as the length of time you grow for, and the amount of plants you grow adds up you will see this number slowly increasing. You are also less likely to waste food that you have spent time to grow, whereas you may not realise the money you are throwing away by overbuying at your normal shop, so growing your own also helps you to waste less of the food that you buy whilst saving money in the process.

The End Product Will Be Better for Your Health Than Shop Bought Vegetables

By growing your own Fruits/Vegetables you know in exactly what conditions that product was grown in and that it is free from any sort of harmful pesticides. There is also proof that home grown, organic vegetables actually contain a lot more vitamins and minerals than those which you find in generic supermarkets, meaning that every bite contains not just more flavour than shop bought ,but also contributes a lot more greatly to your overall health and well-being.

You Help to Reduce Carbon Emissions

The majority of food sold in our supermarkets has to travel thousands of miles to get there by truck, plane, boat or sometimes even all three. These Vehicles often run on non-renewable, fossil fuels which, when extracted and utilised, release some deadly and polluting gasses such as Carbon Dioxide and Sulphur Dioxide. By growing your fruits and vegetables at home (which do not require to travel huge distances to get to your plate) you help to reduce your own carbon footprint as well as reducing the overall demand for these consequential items.

Encourages You to Eat Better Foods

After taking the time and effort to water and maintain the plants that you grow it is unlikely that you would want to let them go to waste and in fact may be more excited to eat the produce than you usually would if it had been shop bought. 

It Will Liven Up Your House

One of the main attributes of plants is that they are colourful. Invest in some fancy pottery, or even paint your own to place your plants in and it will instantly improve the look of your home as well as your overall mood.


http://greatist.com/health/best-plants-to-grow-indoors (A list loads of easy to grow plants and how to grow them)

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