What you are up against as a home Gardener

Health

Very few home gardeners reach the pinnacle of growing food. Many fall by the way side and even more resort to using chemical based materials – a big no- if you want to grow organically and healthily.

So we put together this comparison table for you which outlines the features of the Vital Veggies service and what you’d need to do grow a home veggie garden yourself. Vital Veggies provides an accelerated and easy start to growing food in your backyard with the ability to change service levels. This is designed to match your changing needs and kowledge.

Vital Veggie delivers right from the start. Home gardening has never been easier. Check all the ticked boxes for Vital Veggies

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Raised bed garden options and their installation
Requirements / Service / Task that needs to be done for successful biological - organic home gardening You, the home Gardener Other Gardening Services Vital Veggies with Visits
Galvanized iron raised bed gardens of various lengths You can buy % %
Rendered raised bed gardens exclusive to Vital Veggies You can buy X %
Timber raised bed gardens You can make % %
Other options such as in-ground gardens, terrace gardens You can make % %
Watering - Irrigation Options And Who Can Do Them
Requirements / Service / Task that needs to be done for successful biological - organic home gardening You, the home Gardener Other Gardening Services Vital Veggies with Visits
Watering by hand or by water can % % %
Basic irrigation system installed with tap timer % % %
Automated watering system to be installed % % %
Advanced watering system with soil moisture sensing that needs to be installed X % %
Plant Care
Requirements / Service / Task that needs to be done for successful biological - organic home gardening You, the home Gardener Other Gardening Services Vital Veggies with Visits
Seedlings:
Grown out from Diggers seeds, organic where available Possible Maybe %
Seeds inoculated with myccorhizal fungi populations Unlikely Unlikely %
Additions of humic acid to seedlings to stimulate robust, healthy growth Unlikely Unlikely %
All plantings are done in cycle with the phases of the moon Unlikely Unlikely %
Seeds are grown in flats, and picked out at a 3 to 4 weeks old into 250ml pots where the seedlings have ample room for growth Unlikely Unlikely %
Foliar sprays of fish/seaweed emulsion are used regularly Possible Unlikely %
You get what you want with respect to numbers of seedlings and you don't need to buy punnet lots Possible Unlikely %
Seedling replacement if they die in any reason Your Cost Unlikely %
Transplanting:
Adolescent plants are transplanted after soaking the root ball in humic acid X X %
Companion planting Not Sure Not Sure %
Plant densities are boosted by following a hexagonal planting pattern Not Sure Not Sure %
Understoreys of nitrogenous legumes promoted Not Sure Not Sure %
Succession planting:
Crop rotations respected Possible Possible %
Bio dynamic compost added to the soil between plantings Unlikely Highly Unlikely %
Veggies of your choice planted % % %
Growing Out - Vital Veggie Visits Services:
Requirements / Service / Task that needs to be done for successful biological - organic home gardening You, the home Gardener Other Gardening Services Vital Veggies with Visits
Foliar sprays of fish/seaweed emulsion are used on alternate visits Maybe Not Sure %
Soil inoculations of mycorrhiza fungi for improved root and hence plant performance alternating visits Maybe Not Sure %
Soil inoculations of beneficial soil bacteria with alternating visits Maybe Not Sure %
Weeding % % %
Plant replacement from accidental damage At your Cost Not Sure %
As Home Gardener, What Else May I Need Or Need To Do?
Requirements / Service / Task that needs to be done for successful biological - organic home gardening You, the home Gardener Other Gardening Services Vital Veggies with Visits
Fertilizers Needed Maybe %
In the Plan
Soil Amendments Needed Maybe %
In the Plan
Pest Control Needed Maybe Not Needed
Funjicides Needed Maybe Not Needed
Trace Elements Needed Maybe %
In the Plan
Compost Needed Maybe %
In the Plan
Seed or Seedlings Needed Maybe %
In the Plan
Planting Needed Maybe Your Choice
Watering Your Responsibility Unlikely Your Responsibility
Who Gardens For You?
Requirements / Service / Task that needs to be done for successful biological - organic home gardening You, the home Gardener Other Gardening Services Vital Veggies with Visits
Do you have a master gardener, trained in all aspects of veggie growing that actually does the gardening? No Not Sure %
Absolutely
Do you have a university trained agronomist to guide you with anything tricky? No Not Sure %
Absolutely
Do you have an entire team expert in soils, plant propagation, growing and problem solving to help you excel? No Not Sure %
Absolutely
Is there someone you can talk with 24 / 7 about what's happening with your veggies plants? No Unlikely %
Absolutely
Listening To What You Want…
Requirements / Service / Task that needs to be done for successful biological - organic home gardening You, the home Gardener Other Gardening Services Vital Veggies with Visits
Does your garden service offer you support 24 / 7 ? No Not Sure %
Absolutely
Can I change things online?
( available during 2013 )		 No Not Sure %
Absolutely
Do you have gardening app for smart phones?
( available during 2013 )		 No Not Sure %
Absolutely
Can I change the veggies I want to grow? Use them and then, yes Use them and then, yes Use them and then, yes
What if I want to stop completely? OK Not Sure Yes, OK and how, depends on your starting plan

At Vital Veggies we have created the best veggie gardening service we possibly can where we tick the boxes. We garden for you, exactly the same way as we garden for ourselves. But please remember, gardens are a place where we work with nature. Sometimes things take time and other times we have to respond to challenges that nature throws at us. Our team at Vital Veggies will garden for you as we would for our self.