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07/01/2013
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Grow their own food is definitely good quality guarantee. Besides the advantage of consuming more fresh vegetables and spices, there is also protection against poisons and pesticides, or even against the absurd prices of organic.
But, besides, who plant on their own practices a therapeutic activity and also contributes to the preservation of the environment. According to the engineer Paulo Goncalves, the first step is to encourage people to adopt domestic planting, showing that the practice brings many benefits and not always escape the reality of the majority of the population. "We need to demystify the idea that having a garden is an activity that will be too much work. Today, planting at home is a relatively simple, but it requires a bit of care, "says the engineer.
See these tips to get your garden in full swing.
Start with a herb garden
One of the easiest ways to get started in agriculture is to cultivate a small garden with edible herbs. Try starting with oregano marjoram, thyme and tarragon. Most of these herbs need little water, so it does not need much care.
Choose the right foods
If you want to succeed with your urban garden, so choose foods that grow rapidly, such as green beans, which grow in almost all climates and rarely attract mosquitoes. Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and radishes are also easy to grow and foods that are successful on the table. Herbal teas are also good options to ensure health and well being without appeal to artificial remedies.
Use fertilizers
With the use of pots and planters, soil not many nutrients for the product you are planting. For this there are organic fertilizers that do an excellent job in this solution. You can also use compounds made from the leftover food to the compost. (Learn to make compost at home).
Reuse materials
Enjoy footprint and use sustainable materials such as PET bottles, old gutters and even egg shells as pots and planters. Besides saving, can create an interesting effect and make the attitude to plant at home really green.
Inquire
People who have never had a home vegetable garden should start slowly and can not fail to seek out information about planting home. "The ideal is to always start with simple experiments, studying environmental conditions for planting at home. Need to take into account the luminance, humidity and soil characteristics in which the plant is developing, "says Gonçalves. The home gardens also arouse awareness about the origin of the food consumed. At home, the mode of production is organic, so hardly plantations will be affected by pesticides or fertilizers, common in conventional agriculture.
* With information CicloVivo and Green Savers
Source: UOL - Modern Consumer
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