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The first two things to consider when deciding to grow food in your own vegetable garden is the type of foods you and others like to eat, the choice of foods that grow well in your climate area and whether you plan to sell or give away food you grow. It makes no sense to grow an over abundance of food, unless you plan to give excess food away, set up a road side stand and sell it or preserve the leftovers.

Gardens are not only a plot of land that is tilled, raked and planted, but a garden can be a series of large containers filled with the appropriate types of soil. Container gardening is ideal for those with a penchant for growing, but who have limited space. For those who live in apartments, condos or homes with small yards will find container gardening to their benefit.

Growing your own food gives you the advantage of picking fresh vegetables and fruits for a salad or light meal. The nutritional value is at its highest when picked, but that value diminishes quickly after harvest as the sugar content turns to starch.