How to Grow Fresh Vegetables For Sale And Consumption
INTRODUCTION Growing fresh vegetables to eat is one way of keeping healthy. Most vegetables can easily be grown directly from seeds sown in your garden. Such examples are pumpkin, peas, beans, spinach, tomatoes and onions. When planning a vegetable garden, you need to place it in a sunny area of the garden, as most vegetables, herbs and medicinal plants need plenty of sunlight (6 hours a day). There should be a water source close by to allow for easy watering and maintenance. Planting and watering Healthy vegetables need fertile soil or soil that is fed in order to increase its fertility. The soil provides plants with the nutrients and minerals they need to grow well and produce good crops. Follow the steps below to prepare your soil for planting. Before digging the trenches you need to collect garden and kitchen waste for a few weeks, allowing it to decompose in a compost heap until you have collected enough. 1. Dig trenches in the area chosen for y...