main advantage to Gardening
keep this in Mind ok.....
is this ......
we need live ENZYMES in our diet (that's a given)
it is very important that we have them
they are the catalysts for good change in our bodies.
there is also some inherent energy within the plants
that you want to take advantage of (or preserve) that you
seldom get when "buying" the same produce
because it generally sat to long on water sprayed store shelves.
so the point is...select easier/lighter " if cooking" methods
like stir fry
lower temps instead of high
eat raw and ten minutes after you cut it.... if possible
like taking a head of broccoli and shaving off just the flowers
into a salad instead of cooking it or use it for dips....
as for your Beds they look great but consider mulching them
with grass clippings you dried first on the driveway to keep
the weeds down and plant spacing to shade out weeds is crucial.
to close: and they get rangey/ elongated.... are forced to bolt to seed
to far apart and they let weeds have room to grow unless you mulch.
Plan on growing replacements (in pots) in several weeks so as you harvest
a square foot, you immediately plant that same square foot.
this keeps your beds productive .
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