Posted by admin | Posted in Plants | Posted on 21-12-2009
I have a garden bed and would like to plant some vegi , herb ,spice, or fruit plants but I would like to know what are some of the easier plants to grow and keep healthy until harvest? Also When you list a plant please tell me if should plant the seeds for that plant or by the plants if I can at first! I live in Pa if that helps with the Climate. Thanks!
I’m not sure of how big your garden is , but let’s say it’s 20′ by 30′. In an area that big you could be growing some vegetables that would feed you, as well as some herbs that would make your food savory. Herbs like thyme, marjoram, basil, oregano, lovage, chives and parsley are relatively easy to grow and even easier if they are growing in a rich soil with plenty of sunshine and the right amount of water. If you want to grow a kitchen garden it can be alot smaller than my first estimate. Grow your self some lettuces , onions, brassicas like broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, swiss chard, beets, carrots, celery, or any other vegetable you like to eat. Plants like winter squash, pumpkins, corn, and zucchini require a little more space and should be allowed to roam as they may. Even a small garden can provide some kitchen vegetables for you and your family and if you are so inclined the garden will give you so much more. Gardening and growing organic food is one of the things I do. With this small farm I produce enough food to feed about 36 people, a good portion of there yearly requirements. The milk goats I raise and keep provide not only milk, yogurt, and cheese but also created the mulch and organic nutrients that give me spinach leaves that are 12" long and succulent enough to literally snap with the lightest touch. All the barn litter eventually goes to the compost and garden, so recycling is at a premium. My milk goats ingest the hay I feed them , the resulting litter charged with enough organic compounds to grow massive vegetables such as broccoli with 15" heads. Gardening is worth the effort no matter what level you want to be involved at. From a garden of potted plants to an acreage, gardening is one of nature’s blessings. In fact I propose we grow gardens for PEACE, all around the world, for every human being and every one of God’s creatures.
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