Nowadays, the fruit and vegetable patch is becoming more common. It is no longer just the avid gardener who is turning hands to home grown vegetables and fruit.
There are many reasons while this garden development is occurring. It is a combination of factors.
- better tasting vegetables and fruits
- to Save money
- to be more eco-friendly
- for the fun of it.
- promotion by lifestyle gardening programs
- easily available guidelines
- wide range of readily available seedlings
With so many aids to help make gardening easier and more successful, it is no longer a huge chore to quietly grow some of your own fruit and veg.
Double Benefit
Fruit, of course, is a natural addition to a garden even if it is just for decorative reasons. Peach, cherry and almond trees offer great spring blossom as well as offering delicious fruit. The more adventurous gardener can also strive to grow berries and, if there is room, any of the melon family.
Concepts like square foot gardening, which boosts productivity, also are encouraging home owners to attempt vegetable cultivation even if space is limited. The design can fit in aesthetically into a backyard, even if it is relatively small.
Beauty and Benefit
Many folks plant annuals in and around their vegetables – and compnaion planting with marigolds, for example, also helps restrict bug invasions. The use of flowers also keeps the patch looking pleasing to the eye when the veg are either finished or just starting off. See also raised garden beds
Healthy Eating and Nutrition
Having a vegetable patch and getting the kids involved in both growing and care is a great way to inroduce them to the whole idea of both gardening for fun and the benefit of nutritious eating. They are more likely to become good vegetable eaters if they have grow them themselves
