Horticulture is the science and art of the development and sustainable production and use of high-value, intensively cultivated food and ornamental plants. Horticultural crops are diverse; they include annual and perennial species, delicious fruits and vegetables, and decorative indoor and landscape plants. These specialty crops help sustain and enrich our lives by providing nutritious food, enhancing the beauty of our homes and communities and reducing our carbon footprint. By means of verticle farming, urban farming and other horticultural methods, we can grow in mass quantities, sustainable foods without the use of chemicals or pesticides and in as little as 10% of the time.
Horticulture is the agriculture of plants, mainly for food. Horticulturists apply knowledge, skills, and technologies to grow intensively produced plants for human and animal food and non-food uses. Many farmers and ranchers use grain fodder to supplement their herds’ diets in dry or frozen seasons, and it is all grown in less than a week.
Horticulture can be defined as the science and technique of production, processing and merchandising of seeds for food, fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, medicinal, and aromatic crops on a small or large scale with the focus on a fast harvest or production. Less than a week on average.
Horticulture Outdoor Plants and Food Types
Apples
Artichoke
Asparagus
Avacodo
Bananas
Beans
Blackberries
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Cabbage
Cantalope
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Clementines
Corn
Garlic
Grapefruit
Grapes
Leeks
Lemons
Lettuce
Limes
Mushrooms
Oranges
Onions
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Pineapple
Potatoes
Raspberries
Spices & Herbs
Spinach
Squashes
Strawberries
Tomato
Watermelon
Types of Horticulture Gardens
- Container Gardening
- Rock Gardens
- Water Gardens
- Herb Gardens
- Flower Gardens
- Color Gardens
- Community Gardens
- Urban Gardens
Outdoor Horticulture Plants
Sustainable agriculture is:
• not a break with modern agriculture,
• not another name for organic farming,
• not only for small farms,
• not only for livestock,
• not a step backwards,
• not a panacea for all environmental problems,
• not a complete solution to farm profitability problems, or
• not a budget-buster for USDA.
