Outdoor vegetable gardens thrive through summer in any area of the country with enough sunlight, given the right planting and care. In warmer climates gardeners can replant in fall to enjoy winter vegetable gardens.
- Greenhouse fan
- Heater
- Thermometer
- Hose
- 3- to 5-gallon pots
- Quick-draining soil
- Organic compost
- Fertilizer
- Stakes or veggie cages
- 1 Set up your greenhouse with a heater, fan and thermometer and lights. Clear out any old litter, pots or plants.
- 2 Plant all vegetables in 3- to 5-gallon pots with drainage holes, to maintain a flexible setup. Plant same-season veggies that require the same care, for best success. Choose summertime vegetables such as beans, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, pumpkins and onions, or winter veggies like broccoli, beets, lettuce, rutabagas and turnips.
- 3 Mix together equal parts of quick-draining potting soil and organic compost. Fill your pots three-quarters full with the mixture. Add 10-10-10 fertilizer to the top inch of your planting soil.
- 4 Plant one vegetable seedling per pot. Fill each pot to the brim with water. Put vegetable cages or stakes in pots planted with tomatoes or beans to provide these vining plants with support when they get taller.
- 5 Put the pots in the greenhouse in rows of like vegetables. Leave enough room between the rows so you can water and tend the plants.
- 6 Leave the greenhouse doors and windows open in the summertime to take advantage of natural light and warmth. Close the windows when temperatures drop under 60 degrees, if you're growing summer crops. If you're growing winter vegetables, close the greenhouse windows when temperatures drop under 50 degrees.
- 7 Turn on the heater, thermometer and fan to maintain a temperature of 70 degrees in the greenhouse for summertime vegetables. Keep the temperature at 60 degrees for winter vegetables. Supplement natural light as the days get shorter so your summertime vegetables receive eight to 10 hours of natural and artificial light every day.
- 8 Water the vegetables with 2 to 3 inches of water every week. Feed them weekly with 10-10-10 fertilizer once they begin to bloom.
Boost Your Energy With Raw and Living Foods
Introducing more raw and living foods in your diet is a great way to boost your energy level, lose unwanted weight, and cleanse your body of unwanted toxins. Raw and living foods are still growing until the moment you put it into the juicer or some other method of preparation for ingestion which then into your body minutes later. There are drug treatment centeres that gives its patients wheatgrass and other raw food juice to help with the detoxification of their bodies.
As for other raw and living foods, most seeds like alfalfa and almonds are dormant and need to be activated. You can eat them in their raw state, but in order to turn them into a "live" food, you soak them in water to awaken them. Raw foods have a number of advantages including: Humans are the only animals that cook, and process our food. Thousands of other animals, including our close relatives (gorillas and chimpanzees) thrive on entirely raw food diet and this is probably why there so friendly and non violent until we come around.
Cooked and processed foods often lose a large percentage of their nutritional value when they are heated. Raw foods retain these nutrients until the moment you eat them. In fact, many studies have found that certain substances are carcinogenic when cooked.The human body evolved to consume a raw food diet. Before we figured out how to make fires (and for thousands of years after that as well), humans ate what they could find growing outside--fruits, plants, and nuts. It wasn't until very recently that humans started cooking nearly everything they eat.
Don't be shy check out what raw foods has to offer for your life!
As for other raw and living foods, most seeds like alfalfa and almonds are dormant and need to be activated. You can eat them in their raw state, but in order to turn them into a "live" food, you soak them in water to awaken them. Raw foods have a number of advantages including: Humans are the only animals that cook, and process our food. Thousands of other animals, including our close relatives (gorillas and chimpanzees) thrive on entirely raw food diet and this is probably why there so friendly and non violent until we come around.
Cooked and processed foods often lose a large percentage of their nutritional value when they are heated. Raw foods retain these nutrients until the moment you eat them. In fact, many studies have found that certain substances are carcinogenic when cooked.The human body evolved to consume a raw food diet. Before we figured out how to make fires (and for thousands of years after that as well), humans ate what they could find growing outside--fruits, plants, and nuts. It wasn't until very recently that humans started cooking nearly everything they eat.
Don't be shy check out what raw foods has to offer for your life!
Gardening To Save
Gardening To Save
Growing fresh fruits and vegetables may seem like a daunting task but the rewards far outweigh any minor physical exertion. In order to have a successful garden you'll need practice and a bit of patience and with time you will be enjoying the marvelous benefits of fresh organic produce. When you grow your own organic produce the first thing you realize is that the flavor is more rich and invigorating, it doesn't really taste like anything you could buy at the supermarket that's for sure.One of the key rewards of having your own organic garden is the money you save. The money you spend in the produce section will be replaced with the time you spend in your organic garden. Changes in your taste buds and flavor palette will develop combined with a new appreciation for real fresh organic food.
Gardening is place for an individual to make use of their creativity, ranging from what fruit and vegetables to plant to the time spent researching different varieties of plants creating a new understanding of fresh food. Designing your own garden is a stimulating experience that creates a healing atmosphere which in turn has lasting benefits for the mind and body subconsciously.
People's lives nowadays are filled with constant stress and headache. Gardening can save on visits to the doctor's office and on pharmaceuticals by acting as a natural stress reliever. Just the feeling of creation in itself is enriching and a connection with the earth can be made offering new insights into the nature of life. Engaging in gardening has been shown to improve your health, both physically and psychologically.
With all the uplifting benefits that come with gardening it's easy to not to care about what pending issues are at hand. Organic produce is by far the healthier option than commercial food grown with unnatural chemicals, harsh pesticides and no love which lowers the value and quality. Saving money is something that we all want so needless to say that having a wide assortment of consistent fresh produce will help your wallet out and help ease some of the stresses of life
Growing fresh fruits and vegetables may seem like a daunting task but the rewards far outweigh any minor physical exertion. In order to have a successful garden you'll need practice and a bit of patience and with time you will be enjoying the marvelous benefits of fresh organic produce. When you grow your own organic produce the first thing you realize is that the flavor is more rich and invigorating, it doesn't really taste like anything you could buy at the supermarket that's for sure.One of the key rewards of having your own organic garden is the money you save. The money you spend in the produce section will be replaced with the time you spend in your organic garden. Changes in your taste buds and flavor palette will develop combined with a new appreciation for real fresh organic food.
Gardening is place for an individual to make use of their creativity, ranging from what fruit and vegetables to plant to the time spent researching different varieties of plants creating a new understanding of fresh food. Designing your own garden is a stimulating experience that creates a healing atmosphere which in turn has lasting benefits for the mind and body subconsciously.
People's lives nowadays are filled with constant stress and headache. Gardening can save on visits to the doctor's office and on pharmaceuticals by acting as a natural stress reliever. Just the feeling of creation in itself is enriching and a connection with the earth can be made offering new insights into the nature of life. Engaging in gardening has been shown to improve your health, both physically and psychologically.
With all the uplifting benefits that come with gardening it's easy to not to care about what pending issues are at hand. Organic produce is by far the healthier option than commercial food grown with unnatural chemicals, harsh pesticides and no love which lowers the value and quality. Saving money is something that we all want so needless to say that having a wide assortment of consistent fresh produce will help your wallet out and help ease some of the stresses of life
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