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V is for 'Vegetable Garden'

I’ve already touched upon gardening as a hobby in my post G is for gardening. But I have dedicated a special post for vegetable gardens here.

Every adult should consume at least 300 gm of vegetables daily. In times such as these, you might not be able to get a good supply of fresh vegetables. The vegetables might have been plucked many days earlier and might contain chemicals and pesticides. Growing your own vegetable garden is a wonderful way to have steady access to fresh, organic vegetables free from pesticides. You have total control of the soil, water, manure and nutrients you use for your little kitchen garden.

Here's a picture of my dad tending to his kitchen garden.



A beginner can grow beans, ladies finger, lime, curry leaves, brinjal, tomato, cucumber, greens of various types, etc in a kitchen garden. Good soil is needed and many of these varieties can be planted as seeds. Curry leaves are an important part of the garden as they contain useful medicinal properties. They can also be powdered and kept for long-term use. If plentiful water is available, plantain can be grown. For growing plantain, sapling can be planted on 1.5 x1.5X1.5 ft pits with suitable manure.

With plant-based diets becoming popular these days, investing in a kitchen garden and tending to one’s own vegetables is highly recommended. My friend in New Jersey told me that they pay rent for small strips of land to use as their garden patch and grow their own vegetables.

Traditional growth stimulants/manure/ pesticides are now acknowledged to be a preferable alternative to chemical pesticides. The trio of amrita karisal, panchakavya and five-leaf karisal can be used in an organic garden. These substances are prepared from farm and dairy produce and are useful as manure, insect repellants and pesticides.

Here’s a site I found on the internet, which discusses how to start a vegetable garden: 

Here are ten things you should know before starting your kitchen garden: 

Do let me know in the comments section whether you already have a kitchen garden and if you do, what vegetables you grow in it. 


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  1. Sundeep Ananth Dubey (www.rightpurchasing.com)April 25, 2020 at 11:48 AM

    It is in times like this that people want to built their own garden in the yard but somehow that changes once times change. We have also tried doing this in our backyard. Hope it turns out to be a fruitful garden.
    Hope you have a happy A2Z season :)
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