Grow your way to a healthier future

Britons can now go green and healthy and get their five-a-day dose of fruit and veg without a trip to the supermarket - thanks to a leading mail order gardening business. Spalding Plant & Bulb Co. has launched an ambitious nationwide campaign to help families grow their way to a healthier future.

As part of the campaign the company has produced a five-point guide to get the very best fresh produce out of a garden. Plus the website details how to best seed, plant and grow a variety of fruits and vegetables.

According to research, the average person in the UK eats less than three portions of fruit and vegetables a day instead of the recommended five; this is even lower amongst young people.

“This is the modern day version of digging for victory,” says Adrian Nind, Managing Director. “We can even advise people about how to grow vegetables at home if they don’t have a garden. There is a variety of healthy produce which can be grown in pots by a window or even under the stairs.”

Eating more fruit and vegetables is essential for good health. It is even claimed they help reduce the risk of heart disease and many other chronic conditions.

It’s important to maintain a healthy lifestyle and growing your own will be a good continual source of fibre and antioxidants and will help to reduce fat intake.

One of the most exciting things about this campaign is that families can eat fruit and veg which is absolutely fresh – no trip to the supermarket checkout needed!

“Growing fruit and vegetables as part of a family is the perfect way to bring everyone together. It is an opportunity to share experiences, spend time as a family unit and educate younger members of the family.” These early experiences may be all it takes to sow the seeds of a lifetime of gardening pleasure.

There has been an explosion of health television programmes for children including LazyTown and the new Yo Gabba Gabba. Spalding Plant & Bulb Co. hope parents and grandparents will share in children’s education by helping them learn through practice how to grow fruit and vegetables.

Spalding Plant & Bulb Co. selection of fruit and vegetables offer the full compliment of vitamins and minerals to all diets.

Spalding Plant & Bulb Co. Five Point Guide For Fruit & Veg:

1. Find a spot in your garden that provides enough sunlight shade and moisture to keep the fruit and vegetable plants healthy. Clear this spot in preparation for your chosen plant.

2. Get a family member involved to help choose the best fruit and vegetable to go for that will suit the entire family and can be enjoyed by all.

3. Select your choice by searching online at www.spaldingbulb.co.uk Type the relevant fruit or vegetable into the search engine to find your chosen product.

4. Make sure you order enough seeds and bulbs to bring a good harvest at the end of the season. Spalding Plant & Bulb Co. will send the plant when it is ready for planting and following the schedule you have researched and subsequently chosen. Remember not all plants mature and are successful, so growing more will ensure you get a good number of fruit and vegetables grown.

5. When your fruit or vegetable is ready to pick make sure you clean it and remove all soil and unhealthy bacteria. This can be done in a bowl of cold water.

Customers can place orders online by visiting spaldingbulb.co.uk.