Growing vegetables, fruits and herbs in your backyard is a challenging and sometimes frustrating process when the weather doesn’t cooperate. However, your hard effort can be worthwhile for several reasons so you might want to consider starting a backyard garden in 2010.
How much do you know about the products that are sold in your grocery store? In addition to the fibrous fruit of the banana, you can also be consuming pesticides and other chemicals.
A recent article on Wallet Pop, writer Bob Cesca looks deeper into the Monsanto corporation, which is a corporation that controls genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Farmers commonly use GMOs to increase their chances of a successful harvest. Although this company has helped farmers continue to be profitable, Monsanto requires that farmers who have bought their patented seeds also pay them royalties. There is a bigger story behind how those soybeans and corn get from the ground and into your pantry.
Growing your own garden can give you some control over what goes into your food. You can choose to be organic and fertilize your crops with yard refuse and table scraps.
Another issue with food from the market is price. The cost of food fluctuates all of the time, especially when the weather negatively affects the crops. However, if you grow herbs indoors or vegetables in a greenhouse, you reduce the chances of having a bad harvest as well as paying high prices for food.
Of course, when it comes to growing plants, you can never be sure how much the garden will yield. Gardens require regular care and maintenance, but it can be a rewarding experience. Not only will it provide you with quality, homegrown food you can trust, it will also strengthen your connection with nature.
Even if you don’t have a green thumb, you can start small with an indoor herb garden and eventually improve your skills and knowledge so you can begin a larger garden in your yard. Then you can learn how to can and freeze your produce so it lasts longer and sustains you and your family all year long.
