When you grow your own vegetables, you can experience the fun of gardening plus the garden-to-table purity and nutrition that only comes with homegrown vegetables. So, home gardening is best hobby to consider.
Space is not an issue to start a kitchen vegetable garden even many of plants can be easily grown into pots or containers. Summer is approaching soon which is best season to start. Here are some useful ideas to grow vegetable at home.
1-Pallet Raised Beds Vegetable Gardens
It’s an easy way to start, and works well if you have short space. You can grow vegetable on raised beds because raised/elevated are easy to look after and they are good looking also. This is best alternative of in -ground garden and this is ideal for a larger space where container gardening is not suitable.
Supplies
You can easily make raised bed by wooden planks or convert pallet box into raised bed. Other supplies include garden soil, seeds, water, and garden hand trowel.
Suitable vegetables to grow
Chili, tomato, Spinach, turnip, cucumbers, Pumpkins, Brussels Sprout, eggplant and green onion
2-Pallet Boxes Vegetable Gardens
Pallet boxes are very economical, ready-made planters and they are ideal for small spaces also.
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Supplies
If you can avail some pallet boxes from local market fill earth in pallet boxes and now they are ready to grow vegetable inside. Other supplies include garden soil, seeds, water and hand trowel.
Suitable vegetables to grow
Chili, tomato, Spinach, Mustard Leaves, Coriander and green onion
3-Growing Vegetable in Containers-DIY
If you have small space, this is an easy way to start which is really ideal. Plastic or tin containers are suitable to grow vegetable at home.
Supplies
You will be needed containers, garden soil, seeds, water and hand trowel
Suitable vegetables
Chili, tomato, lady- finger, Spinach, Pumpkins, Spinach, Brussels Sprout and egg plant
4-Pots
Plastic or earthen pots are also suitable to grow vegetables at small spaces. They are easy to relocate, so, you can place them anywhere.
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Supplies
Pots, garden soil, seeds, water and hand trowel
Suitable vegetables
Green chili, tomato, cucumbers spinach Pumpkins, Spinach and egg plant
5-In ground garden
If you have backyard with good soil, the in-ground garden bed can be a very economical choice. An in-ground garden of 500 square feet is sufficient to feed a small family, even you can share vegetable with neighbors and friends also.
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Supplies
Hoe, hand trowel, seeds, and compost. You will also need a trellis and stakes to support vertically growing vegetables.
Suitable vegetables
Potato, cabbage, corn, pumpkins, lady-finger, watermelon and all other vegetables
6-Vertical Vegetable Gardens DIY
Check out this cool idea in which vertical space has beautifully used to grow vegetables.
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Supplies
Local woodworker can make this multi level planter for other supplies include garden soil, seeds, water, and garden hand trowel.
Suitable vegetables to grow
Chili, tomato, Spinach and green onion
Note. Dear readers for regular care of your vegetable please refer to our following article .