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    GROW YOURSELF HEALTHY

    Apr 28, 2020 5 minutes

    To maximise the nutritional benefits of the food we grow, it’s essential to select a rainbow of fruit and vegetables that provide many different types of phytochemicals and a feast for our gut microbes (see Grow a Rainbow).

    For this simple project, divide up an allotment or patch in your garden to grow a range of colourful crops that will increase the diversity of phytochemicals on your menu. This project demonstrates how to design and grow a plot planted with a rainbow of colourful edibles.

    This is a fun, attractive project that you can put together on your own, or with your friends and family. If you have children, let the little ones choose which coloured plants they would like to grow, and share their enjoyment and surprise in discovering unusual produce. The plot is divided into

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