Vitamin and mineral plant growth question.

[Scythe13]

This is a question that's only just come to mind.

I'm looking at my preps, just before going to bed. Milling over everything in my head (not much in there) when it occurred to me that although I'm harvesting rabbits for food, and can forage reasonably well. Those are my fail-safe options. I'm looking to grow all my own food, to get enough fat, carb, and protein. The tinned food is nothing but another fail-safe option for us.

Then it struck me like a brick. Although I'm stocking on multi vitamins and minerals, I should be considering my dietary V+M intake from my harvested selection.

Have you considered your vitamin and mineral intake from the plants you're growing? How have you made it so that your crops, year round, provide all the V+M that your body will need? Have you got the figures for how much you need to grow, and what of?

I'll do some research into this tomorrow, if it's a quiet day at the office (unlikely). But getting some input before hand would be hugely appreciated!

Thank you all in advance for the help.

[TOF]

In a word, yes, very much so.

Eating a seasonal diet will be key. Also growing fruit and veg that can be stored to enhance what we all know is a pretty hungry time in the winter.
During the Summer and Autumn it's pretty easy to fulfill your dietary requirements, from potatoes to tomatoes and all the lovely sweetcorn, peas, beans all sorts of yummy goodness. Then into Autumn with the tree fruit and Squash and Pumpkin. Winter and the greens and root veg.
Growing food that stores well and knowing how to store it is something els to consider.
I'm also experimenting with some new crops. An article to follow.

[Scythe13]

Thank you TOF.

I look forward to the article.

[SecretPrepper]

When choosing what to grow look into their nutritional values.
At the moment I am trying to grow miracle trees because of the nutritional value but it isn't going so well.

[TOF]

Don't hold your breath, this is a long term experiment and the results won't be in til next year!

[Rush2112]

[SecretPrepper]

well yours are doing better than mine. the leaves went yellow apparently i watered it too much. So i watered it less and they still look like they are dying. i think they are poor quality plants. i am going to try moving it to a bigger container as they like room

[PreparednessUK]

Look a wild edibles nettles have a huge benefit to your diet

[Tibbs735]

Vague, not-particularly helpful post alert!
Sprouting seeds in a jar on the windowsill for example is a good way to get yer vital minerals in the long dark months, and the regular months too.

[MaryN]

The best way to get all the vits and mins you need is to eat seasonally, and to eat as many "colours" as you can. Canning, preserving, freezing etc are all great ways to store foods, but there is nothing to touch actually eating the fresh stuff with the bloom of just picked on it. Plan your garden around a year's worth of eating accordingly. Right now, I have runner beans coming up in the greenhouse, asparagus sprouting in the garden, peas growing and salads coming along - just a start of the backbone of our fresh food for the coming summer.