Planting Organic Vegetables

If you've become part of the organic food movement because you want to live a healthier lifestyle, you may have found that eating this way costs more than just buying your food anywhere. All of a sudden, your food bills have been rising, and just because you want to eat what comes out of the ground in your local area and you don't want it grown with toxins.

It seems like a situation you just can't win, but there is a solution. That's exactly when you may want to consider putting in your own vegetable garden. With your own garden, you'll be able to harvest your own vegetables that you've grown without pesticides. You'll have the sense of accomplishment from picking your own produce, plus save money while knowing that everything you eat is all natural.

The first step is to think about which vegetables you actually cook with on a regular basis. There's no sense in growing green peppers if you and your family really don't like them. Grow what you love or think you'd like to try and then you won't be wasting your time and energy. Put in some herbs, too, like basil and oregono if you use them on a regular basis. It's always a treat to use fresh rather than dried herbs.

Decide where you want to put your garden and see what the soil is like there and how much sun the plot gets. Measure that against the vegetables and herbs you want to grow and see if it has the conditions you need. You do need enough sunlight for most to grow well and you need a soil that's rich enough to sustain good growth. If the area that has these conditions is small, consider a container garden that you can start with very little space.

Then decide when to plant because different plants need different timing. Some need to be planted in early spring, other in late spring, and others not till summer. Once you know what will be planted next to what, decide on how to keep the various plants separate from each other. There are decorative partitions you can buy or you can make little flags or signs so that you remember where things are in your garden.

If you plan well, after a few weeks you'll be picking your own fresh tomatoes, peppers, basil, and whatever else suits your cooking and eating style. Sure, you can go to the supermarket and get these things, but they've been grown with toxins that make them easier to grow and harvest. They've often been transported from far away and have lost much of their nutritional value by the time you get them.

Organics are considered by most people in the know to be the best, and growing your own organic produce is an amazing way to eat well and stay in touch with nature.

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