Horticulture: Vegetable Farming

Horticulture: Vegetable Farming

by Natalie Danford

The definition of horticulture is to tend and grow a garden. This includes vegetable, fruit, ornamental, and landscape gardens. The origin of vegetable gardening begins with early civilizations such as the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians, the Indus River Valley peoples, and the Chinese. These nomadic peoples became settled when they could start growing crops and the location of their food source became stable.

The applications of vegetable gardening are food and fuel. Vegetables are healthy for people and animals. The vegetables make compost and insects eat the compost. Sometimes the vegetables that we grow can also be used to make bio-diesel, or as some people call it E-85, that is fuel for cars, planes, etc.Every time that you garden you need gardening elements. The elements you need for a vegetable garden are the seeds and a medium (a medium is the soil or the gravel that you plant your vegetables in). You will also need nutrients, which are in the soil or added to the water you give your vegetables. Sun and water are also needed for your vegetables to grow. Finally, one of the most important elements is time. With time your vegetables will grow.