Picture this: you are at home preparing your family’s favourite dish and midway, you discover that you don't have any onions left in the house, only this time, you don't have to involve yourself in the hectic errand of rushing to the shop but instead, you just go outside to your garden and pick a ready to use onion from your garden. That is the exact fulfilling feeling that comes with owning your vegetable garden. Although to some it may seem like too hectic of a task, there are so many advantages that outweigh the cons when it comes to owning your vegetable garden. Here is a list of the advantages of having your at-home vegetable garden.
Easy Accessibility
The biggest perk of having your vegetable garden is that you can get easy access to all your favourite vegetables in one place. Instead of shopping for a few vegetables every few days due to your fear of them going bad easily, then being obligated to go to the market every few days for the fresh vegetables, you can easily just go to the back of your yard and harvest the vegetables that you want to use daily. This saves you the stress of worrying about having to do regular market rounds and it also saves you from ending up cooking whatever, just because you were too tired to get the so-needed vegetables at the market. Having your gardens is one of the most convenient things you can ever do for yourself.
Freshness
The reason why many people love vegetables, besides their rich nutritional components, is because vegetables add a certain freshness to dishes. Instead of your meal just feeling like it's an instant meal, adding vegetables will enhance the dish with its vibrant fresh colours and their very fresh feel and taste to the dishes. By growing your vegetables at home, you will be able to enjoy vegetables in their most fresh state since they would have been harvested just before use. So instead of compromising the quality of your dishes due to your lack of control when it comes to the freshness of vegetables, why not take charge and control your access to fresh vegetables by growing your vegetables at home?
It Is Relatively Cheaper
If you're keen on saving a few extra dollars every month on groceries then having your garden will do just that for you. After the initial investment in tools and seeds, you will notice that you will be able to save more money by growing your vegetables at home rather than buying them. This is especially true when it comes to growing high-yield crops like tomatoes, as you will have a high output of crops for a very small investment ( in comparison). If your goal is to adopt cost-effective tendencies, then having your vegetable garden should be next on your agenda.
You Can Tailor Your Vegetables
Growing your vegetables allows you to tailor your vegetables by growing only the things that you take pleasure in cooking. Wouldn't it be nice to see all your vegetable favourites in one place? Wouldn't it also be nice to limit the number of rounds you make to different markets for different vegetables? Your garden will be like a one-stop shop for all your favourite vegetables where you don't have to worry about knowing if your desired vegetable is there because you already know. If you like your things customised, then grow your vegetable garden so that you can customise all the details of the things you are growing.
You Will Have Food Security
Do you remember when the peak of COVID hit and people were barely aware of what to do and what to trust when it came to the things they could eat and the places that they could go to buy food? Well, imagine if you had a garden in that situation. You would have been cushioned by the food security that a garden provides and wouldn't have had to worry about the rounds you had to make and the risks you had to take only to get a bundle of spinach. Even in times of economic upheaval, if you have a garden, you can rest in the security of knowing that you still have access to the food in your garden, thus alleviating any food shortages in your household.
Sense of Accomplishment
Do you know that sense of satisfaction that one gets when they feel like they have accomplished something? Isn't it a euphoric and desirable feeling? Well. Having your garden has the same feel as you. You will feel accomplished as you would have put in the work and effort to provide yourself with a beautiful garden. The opportunity to nurture plants and to watch them grow will make you feel like a parent when their children do something right. This will even have a positive effect on your self-esteem, as you will know that you are capable and well-equipped to handle things on your own.
Improved Mindfulness
Having your garden is the perfect task that will make you more mindful. When you have your garden, you will become more mindful about what you eat, the ingredients you add to your meals as well and how to take care of your plants. This will help you to stay conscious about the things that will be happening around you and instead of just going with the flow of things, you can observe things as they are and make decisions about the real-time occurrences.