We live in a time where people are beginning to take a second look at growing their own food. Raising your own produce saves money at the grocery store, having fresh produce at hand is convenient, you know exactly what was and wasn’t sprayed on the food you are about to eat and gardening can be very therapeutic for us as well.
For centuries people in the United States grew their own fruits and vegetables. This allowed us to spend less money at the store (if they even existed) and more time at home.
Think about how much of your time is spent at work and how much of that money earned is going toward your produce. Could you work less if you spent less? For most people, that answer is yes.
Taking a step toward self-sufficiency begins with gardening. It also makes sense that if you are growing your own fruits and vegetables to save yourself some time and money, you will want to get the most out of your garden without spending all of your time taking care of it.
You may benefit from growing your plants vertically and it is my personal opinion that everyone would choose to if they knew and understood more about it.
The Concept of Vertical GardeningVertical gardening produces a great deal of food in a very small space. There are hundreds of things that can be grown vertically that will yield large crops from just a few square feet of space.
To begin with, you must lose your vision of gardening in rows. Vertical planting is done in block areas or even in pots or small, raised beds. Do you enjoy weeding? Most people don’t!
By planting a garden that grows upwards, dealing with weeds becomes a thing of the past. The time saved in weed control is only one of the
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