A really effective way to help reduce your carbon footprint is to start growing your own crops at home – and you can do this whether you have a big garden, a small garden or even no garden whatsoever.
Container gardens have become incredibly popular over the last few months during lockdown, as people have been finding ways to keep themselves busy and entertained while stuck in the house amid the global pandemic.
And growing your own crops is a great way to break away from the food supply chain, helping you to eat seasonally and reduce the amount of single-use plastic you bring into the house at the same time.
Where veggies are concerned, as long as you choose an appropriate container, you should be able to grow the majority of different types, but the likes of beetroot, carrots, herbs, peas, potatoes, salad leaves, tomatoes, chillies and peppers all do particularly well, so if you’re a novice gardener, perhaps start here and see how you fare.
You’ll enjoy the most success if you grow between early spring and autumn, so if you start planning now and gather everything you need together, you’ll be ready to roll come 2021.
Where your containers are concerned, go for something with a depth and width of 18in as a minimum so your plant roots can really bed in, and use a sterile proprietary potting compost to really help your garden grow.
Once everything’s planted, you’ll need to give them water regularly, but make sure that you don’t waterlog them. Apple a general-purpose liquid fertiliser every couple of weeks to give them a boost and keep an eye on the weather. If it looks like it’s going to be frosty, cover your plants with horticultural fleece and relocate your containers somewhere sheltered.
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