Growing food at home has been quite a limelight in recent times. As eating at hotels or ordering food from outside comes with its consequences, so, people are coming back to the concept of organic home produce. Covid-19 has come with a lot of different ideas in its wake. While people are working, studying, and spending more time at home, growing food at home is another thing on their list.
This pandemic has taught a lot of things to the society. And one fundamental thing that we learned recently is the dependency of the people on food joints or restaurants. We barely produce any food items at home, and all foodstuffs and eatables come from the outside.
We still ran into people in the grocery markets during this period of social distancing, but we don’t pay much attention to it. However, it might prove you wrong as it might affect you in one or the other way. Thus, we must start producing a few necessities at home. The organic home produce can help you to avoid contact with the people and to enjoy a healthy meal.
Apart from these benefits, you can also enjoy the serene experience of gardening. It helps you to soothe and releases all the stress and tension from your mind. Moreover, growing food at home has less amount of fertilizers or no fertilizers at all to avoid toxins. In times where food producers care more about quantity, the organic home produces pride in the quality, and it has a certain higher nutritional value. Additionally, what better way to spend some free time than pouring care and affection for plants and food?!
However, if you are out of ideas of what to grow, here are a few foods you can grow at home.
Foods to grow at home
- Tomatoes
Tomatoes are the heart of the food. They are quickly grown in pots and soft beds; you can grow them in a small kitchen garden space. A single plant will yield you tomatoes for one season. Freshly grown tomatoes taste much better than canned and store-bought ones. Grow these at your home and feel the difference.
- Basil
We have already begun with pizza toppings, so let’s carry on further! Seasoning basil is different from the holy basil grown widely in India. You can easily get hold of food, use basil seeds, and sprinkle them on a well-watered flowering bed. They grow in a very short time, and you can use the leaves for sauces, soups, and pasta dishes.
- Capsicum
Other food people usually want to grow at home, and capsicums can add a savory yet spicy blend to your dishes. The difficulty people mostly face with capsicum is that it rarely grows from the seeds. To end that problem, you can add soft dirt to an empty eggshell, embed the seeds in it, and then transfer to soil. Lo and behold. You have very fresh capsicums to add to a variety of dishes.
- Fenugreek
Widely eaten and grown in India, methi or fenugreek is a seasoning herb. People also make entire fenugreek dishes or add them to stuffed tortillas. Fenugreek also boasts a lot of health benefits, aiding in unbalanced menstrual cycles and being one of them. Grow this flavoring herb in your garden, and use it for various ailments and foods.
- Coriander
Another widely used herb, coriander, can be used green or dried. Immensely used to add the green portion to dishes, coriander leaves provide a very exotic taste. The dried coriander seeds when powdered are used as spices and are a changing factor for Indian curry dishes. Coriander can be quickly grown in a small space, and all you need to do is sprinkle a few coriander seeds in a gardening bed. The plants will sprout in a matter of a couple of days. Additionally, when the coriander plants mature, let them grow seeds. Dry seeds once fully are grown, and you have your homemade spice, too.
- Lemongrass
These greens of the grass family are all the rage these days. Lemongrass teas are exceptionally energizing and have a very fragrant quality. Grow them at home and serve flavored tea.
With this list of foods to grow at home, you can begin your kitchen garden with ease!
