Start a healthy life by planting vegetables in your own garden without chemicals.
I often think, how can we get the best benefits from vegetables and fruits if they are grown with the full support of chemicals? It's really scary how our bodies will be filled with chemicals that shouldn't enter our bodies.
It cannot be denied that earlier people lived longer and were healthier. Also, have a fit body without many complaints of disease. One factor is natural food sources.
Meanwhile these days, business people when it comes to food only care about profit. Uses many chemicals to boost development and speed up the harvest period. The faster the harvest, the farmer can get profits that repeat several times during the year. Unfortunately, this actually has a bad impact on the body.
For these reasons, in the end I started to build an organic garden. Indeed, I admit, it is never easy. Good things always challenge us to take the first step that feels difficult.
I have started implementing this plan since last year. But only limited to spinach plants, and water spinach. To start further, I also have to make my garden have good soil.
My garden, which is about 100 meters wide right next to the house, has ground that is mixed with rocks. So, I added lots of polybags around the garden area. I also made a raising bed to make the planting area higher in the surrounding area, and to avoid flooding if it rains.
I'll show you some progress in my garden. At the beginning of January, last month, my husband and I started arranging the garden. It looks like there are no raising beds there yet.
Then slowly, we cleared the pest grass and made raising beds. Only 3 raising beds.
Meanwhile, at the end of January to the beginning of February, I started planting several different types of plants.
Well, to be honest, I have a big fear that I will fail, because I haven't maximized the soil in my garden by mixing compost or etc. But I have great determination to create my own organic garden that will delight my eyes as soon as I open the window in the morning. So, whatever it is, I dared to start.
Chili plant,
There are chilies, tomatoes, eggplant, celery, chives, water spinach and cucumber. Today, I updated some of the conditions of my plants which made me even more excited. To continue my gardening activities.
For the record, the photos look dark because I took them when it was almost dark after I watered my plants.
These are water spinach plants that is almost 2 weeks old. They look very healthy, green, and grow neatly in the raising bed. 😍❤️
Meanwhile, my cucumber plants are also the same age as the water spinach. Almost two weeks.
I don't use chemical fertilizers, so maybe their development looks a little late but that's not a problem at all.
I also prepared plant supports for my cucumbers from bamboo material. It is recommended to plant plant supports before the cucumber plants get bigger so as not to disturb their roots. If their roots are enlarged and exposed to plant supports, this will cause the plant to become infected with fungi and other things from the injured roots.
Because a few minutes later it will be completely dark, so I made makeshift plant supports and tomorrow I will continue again.
I used bamboo that had been cut lengthwise and sharpened so that it was easier to stick them in the ground.
Well, I planted the cucumber plants directly in the ground. Their leaves look healthy. 😍
To be honest, this is my first time growing cucumbers. I love cucumbers, and I was annoyed when I found out that the cucumbers I bought at the market were filled with chemicals even when they were about to be harvested.
So, I'm really passionate about growing chemical-free plants. The most important thing is that we are patient and don't rush. Because we want health for a better life. We are not after profit.
On the other hand, today my tomato plants are a month old. And I was surprised that today some of my tomato plants are already flowering! I am very happy. What beautiful flowers.
Some tomato plants are still shorter. Just like humans, plants also have their own time to grow. So, no need to worry about it. ❤️😊
Today, I also planted green beans. I have bought a packet of green bean seeds. I will plant green beans in polybags measuring 30x30 cm.
I planted two green beans per polybag. Then, don't forget to water all the polybags!
Beside, I also have taro plants. Bigger plant than before.
I thought their leaves are perfectly beautiful in shape. What do you think about taro plants?
In the other side, my celery plants expand more in the some of polybag.
Also, chives looks fresh and ready to Harvest tommorow.
It's getting dark, and unfortunately I can't share more yet. So, another day, I will update the condition of my garden more often to you guys. See you ❤️❤️❤️
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Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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