The morning sun was spilling through the curtains and the green trees on the windowsill swayed. I used to go to the kitchen and pull the fridge door -- half of the lettuce and two soft carrots in the bowl. Such scenarios are more familiar in urban life, where market-buying vegetables tend to start to deteriorate before they are finished, and where concerns about pesticide residues do not reassure people about food. Until last spring, i planted my first sesame on the balcony, and the sweetness of the food that was taken completely changed my understanding of vegetables. It turns out that the freshest foods do not have to drive to an out-of-the-urban farm, but only a few seeds, a piece of earth and a little patience。
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North vegetables, ice-fruit radish seeds
Kyodong's monthly sale of 3,000 is 98% good
¥6. 9
A wonderful journey from seed to table
It's a lot more interesting to grow food than i thought. The northern ice cream radish seed is the best entry option, and 1,000 seeds are enough to experience the whole process from seeding to harvest. The most characteristic of this type of radish is that it can be eaten as a fruit, with fresh and juicy meat, sweeter than apples, completely subverting the spicy impression of traditional radish. Even better, it has a short growth cycle, with both seasons growing in the summer and autumn, and is especially suited to the impatient newcomers. Imagine, after some lazy midday, you pull a radiant carrot out of the flower pot, wash it and bite it down, and that kind of fragrance and sweetness gives you an instant understanding of what it means to be a living vegetable。
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The veggie seeds, the vegetable vegetables, the four-season rocket-breed croquettes, the spring and autumn seeds, and the gravy seed of the leaf, the seed of the sesame, the acreage of 1,500 grams
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¥3200
Sesame is another surprise. The phoenix sesame seeds are spread easily and are growing rapidly, taking about 20 days from seeding to harvesting. Its leaves carry unique sesame fragrance and are perfect for salad and sandwiches. Unlike long-distance sesame vegetables in supermarkets, their own leaves are much more tender and their scent is much more fragrance. Most welcome is the fact that the vegetables can be picked many times, and the centre will continue to grow after cutting off the outer leaves, and can eat several times in one bowl。
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Build your mini-family farm
For friends who want to enrich their choices, 16 vegetable seed packages are a one-stop solution. This combination selects common green vegetables such as spinach, oatmeal, cabbage and cabbage, as well as cherries and onions, which can be grown over four seasons to meet the daily needs of families. It is particularly noteworthy that these seeds are highly fertilized varieties, and even cabbage can be easily handled. The balcony, the windowsill and the courtyard can be your exclusive vegetable garden, and it is a healing in itself to watch these small lives emerge and thrive every day。
These vegetables are grown without the need for specialized equipment, and ordinary flower basins, foam boxes and even abandoned plastic boxes can become their homes. The soil may choose whether the soil is for sale, or a mixture of the garden and the leafy soil itself. When seeding takes place, care is taken to keep the soil wet but not to accumulate water, and most seeds germinate within 5-7 days. When the first leaf unfolded, it was as successful as the completion of a large project。
Green choices for healthy lives
The most immediate benefit of owning food is food security. There are concerns about pesticide residues in the market for vegetables, and family cultivation is entirely free of pesticides and additives. Vegetables taken from them are not only better at taste but also have higher nutritional value. Studies have shown that the longer the vegetables are harvested to feed, the more serious the loss of nutrients such as vitamin c. The distance from the balcony to the kitchen ensures that every mouth is the freshest。
In the case of ice cream carrots, which are rich in vitamin c and food fibres, the heat is low and an ideal health snack. Self-planted radishs can be eaten together with leaf, and these parts are often disposed of when purchased at supermarkets. Sesame vegetables are a natural source of antioxidation, and their special sesame flavor comes from useful plant compounds. The components of green leaf vegetables such as chlorophyll and folic acid are of great benefit to cardiovascular health, while the highest levels of these components are picked up。
The planting process itself is a healthy activity. Pine soil, water and observation of plant growth, simple labour that allows long-suspended urban dwellers to move around and relieve stress. It has been found that interaction with plants can reduce cortisol levels and improve emotions. In the case of families with children, participation in planting is an excellent natural education to inform children about food sources and develop healthy eating habits。
The poetry of urban fields
I stood on the balcony and watered the budding seed. The breeze passes, and the green blades tremble as if they were telling me the joy of growth. Two weeks ago, however, they were just tiny particles sleeping in paper bags, and now they're showing dynamism. This experience of hand-to-hand creation of life and witnessing of growth is something that can never be given by internet buying vegetables。
Urban life is always in a hurry, but this little vegetable garden brings back the rhythm of the connection to nature. There is no need to worry about weather changes and disruption of harvest plans and no need to calculate the time remaining before the supermarket closes. When you want a salad, you go to the balcony and pick up some sesame vegetables, and when the stew needs a toast, you choke a onion. This sense of self-sufficiency makes every meal more meaningful。
The matter of growing vegetables, ostensibly for fresh food, is much more than that. It teaches us to wait patiently and to appreciate the beauty of all stages of life; it gives us a fresh sense of food and cherishes the hard work of every mouth; and it preserves one side of the earth in concrete and steel for us to rely on. Maybe that's why more and more urban people are falling in love with the balcony. What we yearn for is not just green vegetables, but a more natural and healthy lifestyle。
