3rd Step to ZeroWaste - Start Indoor Vegetable Garden

Dear Readers,

Lot of people think vegetable gardening requires a lot of maintenance and they feel they don’t have a chance/time to maintain it. Today I am going to share about some of the leafy plants which you can grow indoor which can give you fresh food along with superior air purification. These plants do not require a lot of space and maintenance.

Good natural light source, Soil and water- these three elements are must for growing any plants. Following is a list of plants that u can grow in your indoor garden. This list is a small list from which you can grow ( I started to grow them in my indoors as well)

Mint.
Garlic.
Ginger.
Scallions.
Potatoes.
Lettuce.
Spinach.
Fenugreek.
Coriander (Cilantro).
Basil

In my experience, these plants are very easy to grow in a small pot near the window. These does not require a lot of maintenance too. You just need to water them when you have time in a day. There are different varieties of food you can prepare using these; I am working to bring you some recipes soon.

Advantages:

These plants will absorb carbon dioxide in your indoor and help you to keep better and clean air in your home.
Assist you in having fresh and high-quality veggies (herbs/leafs).
Help you save some money.
Adds beautiful greens to your indoor, these can be a great interior design.

Your contribution to the environment:

Helps you to reduce the number of trips to store.
Assist in the reduction of indirect carbon footprint which is due to transportation of food from farm to store, store to home.
Reduce Storage and energy which can help the environment.

There are no limits on what you can grow when space, time and resources are limitations for you. This simple step can help you to contribute to the better environment and reduce food waste.

#ZeroWaste #ClimateChange #OneStepAtATime #ReduceReuseRecycle #IndoorGarden

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