Save Money - Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables Indoors

With the prices of food increasing every day, we all hope to find ways to save money. In the past, growing your own food was economical, profitable, and possible. People often owned enough land to grow a large garden, sustain livestock, and harvest grains. The popularity of growing a garden declined within the last fifty years, however, as the price of produce was low enough for most of the general public to afford.

As we experience a return to higher food prices, more and more individuals are seeking out ways of growing their own fruits and vegetables from the comfort of their homes. Many do not have enough land with nutrient-rich soil to sustain a garden. Others simply do not have the time it takes to invest in gardening. Some may live in urban areas where they have no gardening space at all.

Regardless of the season or your geographical location, it is possible to save money by growing your own fruit and vegetables in your own home. With today's horticultural technology and hybrid vegetable varieties, anyone can pick fresh, ripe tomatoes from a living room tomato plant, cut crisp lettuce from planter pots in the windowsill, or harvest a pot full of green beans from an enclosed patio.

In fact, it is so easy to grow vegetables indoors that it is not necessary to have a green thumb! Some horticultural technologies today require only an electrical outlet and a few initial steps such as planting the vegetable seeds. Others who wish to take a more traditional approach may place planter pots full of vegetable plants in direct sunlight in an unobstructed window sill. Sun lamps, which are also known as "grow lights" can be used when direct sunlight is not available or is not adequate. When compared to the continual, profitable returns, the small investment of time and money required to begin growing vegetables in your home is well worth the effort!

Have you ever tried growing plants using hydroponics? Hydroponics is basically growing plants without the use of soil.

Generally a soil-less mixture of inert materials like perlite, mineral wool, perlite, pebbles or gravel. The nutrients and minerals required by the plants are fed through the water in the system.

There are lots of advantages and benefits to growing plants with hydroponics

Cherry tomatoes are very popular, yet very expensive. A small package of cherry tomatoes can easily cost double that of an equal weight of regular tomatoes! Yet, cherry tomatoes are one of the easiest and most profitable vegetables to grow indoors.

A small grow light and planter pot in the kitchen can yield enough ripe, juicy tomatoes to please even the most discerning individuals!

Enjoy produce with no pesticides, no herbicides, and no preservatives!

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