Posted by admin | Posted in Tomato plant care | Posted on 29-07-2010
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There are many advantage to growing your own vegetables. Besides saving money, you can be assured to benefit fully from the freshness and nutrients in a vegetable. It is known that vegetable start losing its vitamins and minerals after it is harvested.
It is not difficult to grow your own vegetables. There are many types of vegetable that grow easily both either indoor or outdoor. Here are some of my favorites easy to grow vegetables’:
Alfafa Sprout
Alfafa Sprout is a mildly flavoured, crunchy nutritious vegetable commonly used in salad or sandwiches. Alfafa sprout is a nutrient powerhouse as it contains iron, magnesium, essential amino-acids, chlorophyll, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin D, fibre and more. Seeds of Alfafa sprout can be easily purchased online, supermarket or garden centre. The seed takes about 5 to 6 days to sprout depending on the temperature. Alfafa sprout are best grown indoor, avoiding direct sunlight when the shoots are growing and near indirect sunlight to mature the sprout.
Tomato
Tomato can be eaten raw or cooked. It is commonly used in Italian and Mediterranean cooking. There are many variety of tomato such as money maker, gardener delight, golden sunshine, alicante, cherry tomato, tumbler and many more. Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant found in tomato is believed to help prevent prostate cancer. Tomato are usually grown outdoor or in a green house. Tomato can also be grown indoors on a windowsill where there is direct sunlight. You can grow tomato easily from seeds or you can buy a young tomato plant from the garden centre. With a good source of sunlight and watering, you will be able to harvest tomato throughout summer.
Salad leaves
Salad leaves such as rocket leaves and different types of lettuce are usually eaten raw for its nutritional values. Salad leaves as it is known are common vegetable used in salad dishes. There are usually different types of salad leaves seed in the packet. Salad leaves do not need a big area to grow, in fact salad leaves can be grown in between other vegetables. You can also grow salad leaves in small containers by the windowsill. Salad leaves grow quickly, you can enjoy the crispy, fresh salad leaves simply by cutting the leaves at any stage of growth and the leaves will grow again.
Herbs
Herbs like basil, thyme, coriander, oregano and rosemary are easy herbs to grow. These herbs not only enhance the flavors of food it also have certain medicinal benefits. Herbs can be indoor in a herb box by the windowsill. Growing herbs indoor would also mean that you will get your supply of herbs all year round. Herbs grown outdoor increases your supply and it is a great addition to the landscape. Herb seeds containing individual types of herbs are easily found in shops. Propagate the herb seed in a propagating tray indoor and transfer young plant to your herb trough or box when the young plant is more established.
Spinach
Spinach is a green vegetable that is power packed with iron, calcium, vitamin A and C, potassium and folic acid. Spinach is usually cook as stir fry, baked or steamed. Spinach can be grown in containers or alongside other crops. Spinach grows well in full sun or partial shade and it takes about 4 to 6 weeks to fully grow from seeds. You will get a continuous supply of spinach when you cut individual spinach leaves for used and leave the young leaves to grow for later harvest.
Be prepared to get a continuous supply of fresh vegetables this summer. Start your vegetable gardening with these easy to grow vegetables.
