Ever pondered a produce garden?

Posted: 17 November 2009 by Metricon Homes

Tags: plants

Produce gardens are a style of home gardening consisting of a clever mix of urbanised sustainability and peppered with good old gardening practices – just like our grandparent’s.

Have you ever pondered the thought of replacing that tired old lawn and plants with a produce garden? It is certainly a brighter and healthier concept than that dreaded synthetic grass – and not all of us gardeners are blessed with a budget that can afford a designer patio surrounded by vertical hydroponic herbs.

The benefits of produce gardens are endless. Let’s start with growing your own food for the entire family. The activities associated with growing your own produce are beneficial for the family on many levels. Incorporating compost bins, worm farms, water tanks and chook sheds, all play a great role in healthy living practices and principles for all generations.

A further benefit of this style gardening is that you are “greening” the environment one backyard at a time. When starting the process of a produce garden you will first need a pinch of creativity, a couple of good gardening books and a bundle of motivation to ensure you see this project through from start to finish.

Start with the planning process as the design principle is most important. Consider incorporating the following elements into your produce garden:

• Vegetable garden
• Herb garden
• Fruit trees
• Worm farm
• Compost bins
• Bird bath
• Barbeque

When you get yourself to the building process be sure to consider dry climate gardening principles, and shop around for bargains at second hand building yards for all your landscape materials. It maybe worth considering a short course on gardening should you have the time – or if you get completely stuck – call in the professionals. Good luck and enjoy.