One of the first steps that you can take to become self-sufficient is to start a vegetable garden. In doing so, you will not only practice self-sufficiency, but you will also eat healthier. The key is to start small. Don't overwhelm yourself by planting a huge garden. There's a learning curve here, so don't try to do everything in one year. Take your time with it and get a good understanding of what it takes to grow a vegetable garden. Here's a few ideas to get you started:
1. Start by using a very small area to grow your garden.
2. Choose some vegetables that are easy to grow and that you like to eat. Lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes and carrots for example.
3. Plant seasonings that you regularly use. Have you seen the price of those herbs in the Roseau market?
A BIT ON THE PERSONAL SIDE - Right now I have thyme and chives that I've already been harvesting and using planted in flower pots. I have seasoning pepper and parsley that has sprouted, also in pots. The area where I live does not afford me the luxury of having a plot even a small one so my husband and I are being creative and have put up a box over the edge of the porch to hold some more chive. We plan to put up more boxes to hold plants that need more space like lettuce and cabbage and maybe carrots. J.E. Nassief has these tall enough flower pots for $4.10 that can hold at least two tomato plants and the seasoning pepper that needs to be transplanted. I hope to share pics soon.
Don't just read about it. Do something, start small,whatever. Just do it!
2 comments:
Just a thought (for those who have the room to plant a larger garden), use non-hybrid seeds, so you can harvest seeds for planting the following year, if your seed supplier becomes unavailable).
See http://www.internet-grocer.net/seeds.htm
Thanks for the tip.
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