As more and more people are confronted with the health risks of processed foods and the energy drain of trucking foods into our areas, they are turning to gardening and growing their own food. Others are content to eat as much local food as they can find and just fill in the gaps with shipped in foods.
Another challenge that a lot of people find themselves facing is space. Most of us do not start off in houses with great big yards that allow us to put in a large garden or greenhouse. With that said, we are forced to find ways to grow food that is more space conscious and using raised garden beds, especially the tiered kind, takes care of this problem.
It's interesting to watch how the younger generation is acting today much like the older generation that went through the depression. Both seem to be much more aware and willing to change to do their part and change the world.
People have been growing their own food for generations so little is really that new though the technology and tools make it easier. Integrating cedar raised beds into an organic growing plan is great but it will never replace the gardener. It needs you to succeed.
Living inside an urban city is tough since you don't have hardly any space outside to work with. However, one of the things you can do if your balcony or deck can support the weight is use a raised bed to grow your own food. You will want to use a light soil that you should be able to purchase at your local nursery or hardware store.
Since your plants will not grow well without the sun, make sure you place your raised garden bed where there is as much sun as possible. There are some options for covering the plants that range from using plastic of some kind to cold frames and small portable greenhouses. You will need to make the best choice for your situation. Just know that you will need to cover plants once the temperature dips below 45 degrees.
Another consideration during the colder months will be heat. Your plants will need to be kept above that 40 degree mark if at all possible. You can accomplish this with a number of methods but the easiest is to use a small electric heater. Just be safe and make sure it is free and has a lot of room around it. You can also heat up and pot of water and simply place it within the enclosure as the heat will radiate all night long.
Though you may think this is way harder than you want to tackle, the fact is, it takes real effort to grow your own food on a year round basis and not everyone will succeed. However, when you serve a meal fresh from your deck garden you will feel fantastic and know you grew it and it is healthy. So have fun and experiment to find the best way to year round garden for you.
Another challenge that a lot of people find themselves facing is space. Most of us do not start off in houses with great big yards that allow us to put in a large garden or greenhouse. With that said, we are forced to find ways to grow food that is more space conscious and using raised garden beds, especially the tiered kind, takes care of this problem.
It's interesting to watch how the younger generation is acting today much like the older generation that went through the depression. Both seem to be much more aware and willing to change to do their part and change the world.
People have been growing their own food for generations so little is really that new though the technology and tools make it easier. Integrating cedar raised beds into an organic growing plan is great but it will never replace the gardener. It needs you to succeed.
Living inside an urban city is tough since you don't have hardly any space outside to work with. However, one of the things you can do if your balcony or deck can support the weight is use a raised bed to grow your own food. You will want to use a light soil that you should be able to purchase at your local nursery or hardware store.
Since your plants will not grow well without the sun, make sure you place your raised garden bed where there is as much sun as possible. There are some options for covering the plants that range from using plastic of some kind to cold frames and small portable greenhouses. You will need to make the best choice for your situation. Just know that you will need to cover plants once the temperature dips below 45 degrees.
Another consideration during the colder months will be heat. Your plants will need to be kept above that 40 degree mark if at all possible. You can accomplish this with a number of methods but the easiest is to use a small electric heater. Just be safe and make sure it is free and has a lot of room around it. You can also heat up and pot of water and simply place it within the enclosure as the heat will radiate all night long.
Though you may think this is way harder than you want to tackle, the fact is, it takes real effort to grow your own food on a year round basis and not everyone will succeed. However, when you serve a meal fresh from your deck garden you will feel fantastic and know you grew it and it is healthy. So have fun and experiment to find the best way to year round garden for you.
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Many people love their raised vegetable garden beds to grow their own food year round. You can use wonderful wood raised beds to grow organic as well.
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