‘You reap what you sow’
Schools like Bernard Isaacs Primary School have succeeded in leading the way with a beautiful vegetable garden.
When it comes to gardening, many have their own perceptions. Some people see it as hard labour while others see it as a stress reliever.
In most of the neighbourhoods, there aren’t really many residents who plant and have vegetable gardens.
Schools like Bernard Isaacs Primary School have succeeded in leading the way with a beautiful vegetable garden.
Many a time I have heard people saying that vegetable gardens are too much work and that it requires one to buy seeds and also spend a lot on the water bill.
However, there is a solution when it comes to buying the seed part. In fact, this is a solution for both saving money and recycling all at once.
If you have ever heard about using your own vegetable peels to start a vegetable, garden then you will know where this short article is going.
For some reason, it just works. All you need is an area in your yard with sand, and every time you make use of fruit and vegetables, just throw the leftovers onto the sand.
To help with the degrading of the peels, add sand over the peels and make sure that you water the section regularly.
This layer of sand will allow the waste to rot, and in return, welcome worms, ants and all the other much-needed insects to fertilise the soil.
This may sound like a compost heap but it really isn’t because you will not be mixing the soil, but covering the waste with sand and water.
After a while, you will notice the leaves sprouting from your fruit or vegetable peels. Take note that it would be wise to create a section in your yard for you to replant these now-growing crops.
The replanting should only happen once the fruit or vegetable plant has established a solid stem.
The sand heap is merely for the sake of the peels to rot and to create healthy soil (some soil may be used in the preparation for your sectioned-off veggie garden).
This method has been effective to me as a child trying to start her own vegetable garden. The produce is fresh and healthy.
Having your own fruit and vegetables growing in your yard allows you to live healthier, to save money and it teaches you so many life lessons such as ‘you reap what you sow’, but that’s a story for another day.
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