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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"garden",<br>"author":"incognitoct",<br>"permlink":"a-year-round-vegetable-garden",<br>"title":"A Year Round Vegetable Garden",<br>"body":"Have you ever wished for a year round vegetable garden that produces cherry tomato during winter or lettuce or broccoli during summer.\n\n![chillies-3222970_960_720.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmR6AJbFe5Br3W8mJYyFdAwF24CKtBinARJexprTUhtpvg\/chillies-3222970_960_720.jpg)\n\nIf you\u2019re staying in those parts of the world that have short seasons,<br> you\u2019ll find it difficult to grow a vegetable garden. This is because the next season will fall upon you before the plant bears fruit and thus stunts the plant growth. If you\u2019re living in areas with short summer season,<br> the winter will come when warm weather vegetables like tomatoes,<br> egg plants etc starts bearing fruit and the adverse climate will stop the produce. So how can you grow a year round vegetable garden?\n\nThe solution to the short season is to extend the season that\u2019s favorable for the growth of your plants. As it\u2019s not possible to lengthen a season naturally,<br> the best you can do is to simulate an environment similar to that season by artificial means. This could be done using green houses; or growing the vegetable garden indoors.\n\nBe sure to evaluate this diligently,<br> the matter and the alternatives have number of variations. Green houses are of three types \u2013 cold,<br> cool and warm. This classification is based on the temperature that\u2019s maintained in the greenhouse during night. Cold green house is warmed during the day time by the sunlight. A temperature of about twenty-eight degrees Fahrenheit\u2019s normally maintained here. Frost sensitive plants couldn\u2019t be grown here. Cool greenhouse has a temperature of fourty-eight degree Fahrenheit and during cold season the temperature is maintained by artificial means. Warm greenhouse should have a temperature of fifty-five degrees minimum and to maintain this temperature at night,<br> the house has to be heated by artificial means. The temperature is usually maintained by using hydroponic lights. In cool greenhouses,<br> vegetables that are frost sensitive could be grown and in warm ones all type of vegetables could be grown.\n\nAll of this is really important section of this specific issue. Depending on the type of green house and the types of vegetables that you plan to grow,<br> seeding dates may vary. While selecting seeds for your greenhouse garden,<br> choose the ones that are specifically made for greenhouse production. The crops that could be grown are tomatoes,<br> cucumber,<br> pepper,<br> egg plants,<br> squash,<br> beans etc and lettuce,<br> carrots etc. The seeds are sown on seedling mix with light consistency. This is for the roots to develop. Once the first 2 leaves come out,<br> the sapling is transplanted to its pots. Regular garden soil is not normally used as it\u2019s heavy and has poor drainage. Instead potting soil is used. It has to be watered daily and fertilizers have to be added regularly.\n\nThough you could have your year round vegetable garden using green houses,<br> there are some draw backs. The heating cost for warm greenhouse is very high especially if the winter season is too long. In summer seasons the temperature in the green houses has to be brought down for the proper growth of plants. Another draw back is that in the absence of bees for natural pollination,<br> you yourself have to help in pollination.\n\nWith the help of greenhouses your year round vegetable garden can be grown.",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"garden\",<br>\"vegetable\",<br>\"round\",<br>\"food\",<br>\"health\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmR6AJbFe5Br3W8mJYyFdAwF24CKtBinARJexprTUhtpvg\/chillies-3222970_960_720.jpg\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " | | vote | "voter":"incognitoct",
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