Growing Veg for One Person in the Garden
Growing vegetables for a single person makes plenty of sense if living alone:
- vegetables will remain fresher for longer in the garden, than when buying veg from the shops
- only grow what you want
- exercise whilst doing something useful
- gain benefits of working outside, including coming in contact with the ‘happy bug‘
- use cut and come again varieties
- grow mini or baby veg
- successional sowing to avoid the gluts
- buy small packets of seeds - try moreveg
- plan in advance & count out what you plan to eat - and only plant that number of seeds
- only plant what is required - 5 early potato seeds will probably provide early potatoes for a month, and can be dug as required.
- ease the heavy work by using raised beds to avoid bending and ‘no dig’ techniques to avoid the strenuous work
- sharing their garden - many people would love the opportunity to be out and working with the soil, young and old, who don’t have their own garden
- surplus may be given as welcome presents to friends
Growing vegetables for one, when living alone, is very rewarding and makes plenty of sense.
This post was a good one for me. I am no longer planting for an extended family. I live in the town where my parents lived so when they were alive besides planting for my husband (when we were still married) and my daughter (before she grew up) and myself, I was also sharing with the older generation. I have to remind myself when I plant that I don’t have a large family to share with anymore. You have some good tips. I was just thinking about starting some seedlings in my greenhouse for a spring garden and I need to remind myself not to plant more than I need. For one thing I’d do a better job of keeping up with my garden if I would plant less. Thanks for visiting my blog. I don’t always comment but I enjoy reading your posts.
Comment by Carver - January 19, 2008 10:28 pm
My kids absolutely love veggies so every year if they see veggies they would like to grow we make room for them. Right you are about the raised beds. I made 5 last year that were 4′x4′ and am planning on making more.
Last year while we had our rainy season(more like monsoon) our plants were thriving while others with in ground beds lost their vegetables.
Comment by Curtis - January 20, 2008 1:06 am
Carver
We tend to make things difficult for ourselves when we get carried away and plant loads of seeds in the spring.
It is so much easier when only growing what you need!
Good to hear from you
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg - January 20, 2008 8:37 am
Curtis
Glad to hear your raised beds cope with the rain better than the garden - as well as saving your back!
Happy gardening
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg - January 20, 2008 8:39 am