One of the most satisfying things you could do as a person is cultivating your food. It is not only satisfying, but it cuts down the cost you spend on groceries and provides you with fresher and healthier fruits and veggies. There are a lot of ways to grow your own food, and we have listed out some of the best ways to do grow your own food indoors and outdoors. Sit tight and enjoy it!
1. Traditional Garden
A traditional garden is one of the oldest ways of growing crops. It is either on a plain ground or raised soil beds. You can choose to plant in rows or in a scattered approach. Pesticides and chemicals are very important to keep bugs away from your plants. You could also stick with organic soils and natural pesticides. Traditional gardening is fun; go out there and start planting.
2. Hydroponics
Hydroponics is a method of gardening that allows growing your crops in a water-based nutrient solution instead of soil. The roots system of the plants is supported by clay pellets, peat moss, pebbles, rock wool, or vermiculite. There is a tank of water attached to a pump near the bed that delivers water from the tank to the plant’s root system. Growing with hydroponics comes with many advantages, the biggest of which is a greatly increased rate of growth in your plants. There are lots of great hydroponic kits on the market.
- The Hydroponic System Growing Kit (DWC Soilless Cultivation Indoor Water Planting Grow Box) is in elegant and beautiful shape, overall sense of strong, is conducive to a variety of planting operations and plant growth.
- Made of durable material, safe & healthy, water-saving, not easily to become deformed, corrosion-resistant. Sturdy & long lasting. The growing speed of hydroponic plants are faster than that in the soil, and it save the land and water, labor and fertilizer.
- The basin cover, planting basket and water seeding box all using new material PP (polypropylene), which can effectively prevent the light from entering the basin, thereby reducing the growth of green algae in the nutrient solution.
- Simple and easy to use, friendly to environment and safety. The highly oxygenated and nutrient enriched water directly to the root zone increasing plant growth and speeding plant development.
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3. Aquaponics
Aquaponics is a system that combines conventional aquaculture with growing crops. This method of growing food is very similar to hydroponics, but instead of using pebbles or other kinds of fillers, this system uses fish. The Aquaponics growing method requires a larger tank to contain both the fishes and the plants. The fish can be kept as a pet or for food. The waste of the fish acts as manure to the plants. These kits are great to get kids interested in home gardening.
- Fish Tank & Seed Sprouter: The fish waste fertilizes the plants, and the plants clean the water for fish.
- Self Cleaning System: Plants consume fish dung as nutrients, so the tank requires 50% fewer cleanings than traditional fish tanks.
- Siphon Oxygen Supply: The water level of the tank is tidal-like fluctuation, and the roots of the plants can breathe regularly, no need watering or fertilizing. Meanwhile a natural oxygen supply is brought to the fish.
- Educational Product: Use the system at home or in a classroom. Let kids learn germination and teach concepts like food sustainability, aquatic environments, and animal care.
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4. Vertical Garden
Short on space? No problem, a vertical garden is a solution for you. Vertical gardens are wall-mounted gardens that support the growth of plants in an upward direction instead of the traditional horizontal way. Using trellises or poles can also be employed for a vertical garden to grow naturally vining plants such as cucumbers and beans.
- Stackable Herb Garden Planter- Our 5 tier stackable planter is perfect for holding up to 15 different plants, herbs or flowers. Our stacking pots help green thumbs save space when gardening indoors, outdoors, or on the balcony with vertical growing.
- Vertical Tiered Planter- The multiple planter pots can be filled with high-quality soil and accommodate up to 5” plants to make it easier to mix and match your favorite plants including succulents, flowers, herbs, veggies, strawberries, greens and more.
- Space-Saving Home Design- Ideal for growing fresh herbs in the kitchen or creating your own little balcony greenhouse in an apartment, this 5-tier stackable plastic planter makes it easier to stack, manage, water, and grow healthy plants in smaller living areas.
- Simple Starter Kit for Beginners- Our modern tower planter makes it easy to create your own indoor mini herb garden, plant beautiful flowers, and more with a trickle-down system that helps conserve water and makes gardening fun for all ages.
- Weather-Resistant and Durable- Crafted with a heavy-duty polypropylene plastic, these reusable elevated planters are fade and crack resistant to outlast hot summer days and inclement weather. Perfect for decks, patios, or porch
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5. Indoor Garden
Sometimes being in an apartment with little or no space may have you thinking it is impossible to create a garden. Well, this is untrue, because right now in the market there are lots of indoor garden kits that come in different sizes and settings that are sure to fit your space. These kits come with built-in LED grow light, allowing you to grow your veggies even in low light conditions. microgreens and herbs are ideal for indoor gardens. If you have enough space for a larger set up, try container gardening and purchasing LED grow lights separately.
6. Container Garden
If you are out of space and still want to grow your crops then you might want to consider a container garden. Container gardening can be done indoors and you can grow all of the same veggies as you could using a traditional garden. It comes with a limitation though; the size of the container is a big factor using this gardening method. Click and Grow offers some of the sleekest container gardens we’ve ever seen.
7. Plant Some Trees
Another thing to try is the planting of fruit trees. Fruit trees come with many benefits and less stress; you only get to plant them once and they always keep producing fruits. They also provide shade and can be a relaxation point in your backyard.
Wrap Up
There are various ways to harvest your own food and lots of reasons to do so. Gardening ensures you have access to fresh, healthy, nutritious fruits and vegetables all the time. What are you waiting for? It’s time to get your hands dirty and start to grow your own food indoors and outdoors.
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