Quarantine Gardening
Why should you start growing?
COVID-19 is causing food shortages:
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Causing breaks in our food chain, resulting in shortages of products, like beef and pork, in some stores
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People are panic-buying products in mass that ended up going bad or spoiling
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Experts advise that if certain meat items are scarce in your area, now might be the time to try plant-based substitutes to relieve some stress on our strained system, and give you peace of mind about your own food security
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Growing your own food at home would reduce the number of trips to the grocery store and decrease the amount of exposure to the public, as a result decreasing your risk for COVID-19
How to Start Growing
What your plants need:
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Sunlight
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Soil
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Space (pot or ground)
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Protection (animals and bugs)
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Attention
Challenges for Growing at Home:
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Weather (wind, sufficient sunlight, rain)
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Space (indoor / outdoor)
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Resources (building the garden space)
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Not getting intended results
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Bugs eating the food
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Food Rotting
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Takes time and patience
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Takes much more time than buying at grocery stores
Need someone to talk to?
Talk to your plants! Best part is that your new friends won't talk behind your back...or talk at all!
Household plants are a great way to destress during quarantine!
Look at the research below to see the benefits.
