You want to reduce the amount of money that you are spending at the grocery stor

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You want to reduce the amount of money that you are spending at the grocery store. You and your family decide to plant a small garden to provide a variety of foods. Since you completed the activity above, you know that plants require certain nutrients in order to survive. Read the information in the textbook concerning the future of agriculture (pages 586 – 592). What are some methods that you would implement into your garden? What would you try to avoid? Make sure you provide a detailed answer.

Explanation / Answer

Methods to implement in garden:

1. Drip irrigation method to save water.

2). Use of organic fertilizers help to get high yieldings, while providing healthy crop.

3). Plants must have enough space, so that they will not compete for Sun rays, water and nutrition. Enough Sun light should be allowed for all the plants.

4). To control diseases and weeds organic pesticides must be preferred over synthetic chemicals such as organophosphates.

5). If you are growing plants in small pots, time to time change of soil is necessary to provide enough nutrition.

6). If you are growing plants in a small foeld area, mulching of the land helps to reduce weeds and hreately decreases chemical consumption by preserving soil health.

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