Urban gardens have become fashionable. They are a very good hobby, because farming is usually cheaper than buying some vegetables or fruits, we improve our health by having more fresh and natural products available, as well as being able to control the quantity or quality of fertilizers, and the list does not end here. Do you join the movement? In this post we tell you what are the best foods to grow in an urban garden.
Onion
The onion is one of the best foods to grow in urban gardens because it does not require abundant watering but rather regular watering. In addition, it does not require much care and is a vegetable that is present in all Spanish kitchens.
Lettuce
Lettuce is another of the best foods to grow in an urban garden, although it is more demanding than onions. At the irrigation level, it is especially important when the bud is formed and it requires nutrients.
Carrot
To correctly grow carrots in your urban garden, the humidity in it must be constant, otherwise the skin hardens and the root cracks. At the level of nutrients it is not too demanding.
Tomato
The tomato, another of the most common foods in Spanish kitchens, must have frequent and regular watering. The system that works best for it, in fact, is drip irrigation because it prevents the appearance of fungi.
Eggplant
If you like eggplant, you can also grow it in your urban garden, although you should know that in terms of nutrients it is quite demanding, it requires a large fertilizer and also abundant and regular watering.
Cucumber
Cucumber requires abundant irrigation and the system that works best for it is drip irrigation. For it to be in good condition, it is important to work the substrate well and add a good compost.
Pepper
The pepper, also very present in Spanish kitchens, requires plenty of water and is demanding in potassium.
Spinach
Pepper and spinach have something in common and that is that they are demanding in terms of nutrients, although spinach demands more nitrogen. This vegetable does not require a large consumption of water, only small doses, but frequent so that the substrate is always kept moist.
Garlic
Garlic is a perfect food to grow in an urban garden because it hardly needs water, in fact, it can be grown in dry land. Nor does it require a great effort in terms of the subscriber.
Strawberries
As for fruits, the most convenient to grow in an urban garden is the strawberry, although it must be taken into account that the soil must have the optimum level of humidity (without excess or dry periods) and at a nutritional level it is demanding. After each cycle some compost should be added.
As you can see, the list of options is very long and does not end here. There are many other vegetables and foods that you can grow in your urban garden in a comfortable way. If you are starting out, practice with the most resistant and least demanding foods in terms of care, such as onions or garlic.
The items you need for your urban garden can be found in our online store www.mundoriego.es, specifically in its section urban garden.
And we not only have an urban garden, we have thousands of products in our store, such as: clamp, sprinkler irrigation, garden sprinkler y drip irrigation accessories.
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