Urban Gardens

Producing your own food for consumption has become an increasingly common practice, especially for those who care about the quality and safety of the food they eat, which is why creating a small urban garden makes more and more sense and more.
In this article you will understand the benefits of having, where and how to make a vegetable garden possible for your space.
Here are the main advantages of having an urban garden in your home:

• Economy

Saving money, but also time. This is because you will always have access to the food you grow without needing to go to the market. Financial savings because, with your own urban garden, you end up saving money, because you don't need to buy the vegetables you usually have to buy.

• Stress Therapy

Another advantage of having an urban garden in a space is the possibility of having an excellent hobby. Growing some of your own food and taking care of your green space becomes a great pleasure, taking the opportunity to escape the concrete jungle in which we live with enormous therapeutic benefits.

• Health

  Once again we talk about health, because we know that the majority of foods available in supermarkets are produced using toxic pesticides, substances that can put our health at risk and cause environmental damage. When you grow some of your food, this risk decreases, as you know the real origin of your food and contribute to a less polluted environment.

Where and how to grow my vegetable garden?

Step 1: Choosing the location

Whether on a terrace, a balcony or a garden, what is essential is to ensure sun exposure due to the need that your plants/vegetables have for sunlight in order to grow and develop. After choosing the location, it is necessary to clearly outline the space that the garden will occupy and then define the best way to work with it.

Step 2: Gathering the necessary materials and tools

The choice of materials needed to build your garden will depend on the type of space you have, the size you want the garden to have for the crops you plan to plant and also your personal "touch". Verde Alma has several types of materials and can help you not only design but also build the garden you want. Whether in wood, mortar, or even on your own land without using any type of construction material, we are ready to help with your project.

To prepare and maintain your garden, some tools will be essential, such as planting shovels, fertilizer, watering cans, rakes and other tools that you can find here .

Step 3: Choose what to sow/plant

Depending on several factors such as sun exposure, exposure to wind currents, access and the type of land available, try to choose the type of culture that best suits your space and season. It is equally important to choose fruit plants and vegetables that coexist well with each other.

Step 4: Take care of the garden daily

Last but not least, you will need care and monitoring of your garden on a daily basis. Tasks such as removing weeds, checking that the plants do not have any insects or fungi that are harming them in any way and watering are some of the things you should pay attention to. Installing a drip irrigation system is a solution to shorten and shorten your daily care.

Another idea to keep your garden healthy with less work is to use repellent and anti-pest products, always giving preference to those of biological origin that are less harmful to our health. Because you may not have time to maintain your garden or you don't know which type of plant/culture to choose or even what type of material/structure to create for your space. We are available to help, just send us a message here!