Gardening is fun and healthy | Lemon plant in my yard and 🍊health benefits 🍊🍊🍊

This is my first post on #steemsocial community and happy 1st anniversary to #hive.

During a pandemic like this, gardening can be an alternative activity to fill spare time at home with family. Gardening can also be a choice of fun activities and an important part of food security.

Gardening can be done by using the yard. An example is the open land around the house or what is called the house yard. Which, if managed properly, will certainly make the environment more attractive, comfortable, beautiful, healthy and pleasant, and can provide benefits for the family.

I have started gardening in the yard since last year with my father. There are several types of plants in our small garden such as chilies, eggplant, sugar cane and lemon which we will discuss here.

The suitable soil structure was the reason for me to start cultivating this plant. Soil moisture and adequate lighting are important requirements for lemons to grow well. Quality seeds must also be considered so that the results are also satisfying. I choose local seeds for this plant because the results are only for the consumption of my family and neighbors. Currently still in the learning stage and do not intend to become a professional lemon farmer.

The lemon plant is currently becoming popular in my country because the public's knowledge about the health benefits of lemons is getting better. Lemon as a source of vitamin C is useful for increasing endurance, losing weight, digestion, preventing dehydration and others. Friends can find the benefits of lemon on the internet for more information.

My family regularly consumes lemons from our garden, especially my father and sister to control bad cholesterol. Launching Live Strong, research published in 2013 in the International Journal of Humanities and Social Science mentions the benefits of lemon for lowering cholesterol. In a study called, patients with high cholesterol who were given water with lemon juice every day, the levels of bad cholesterol in the blood (LDL) dropped significantly.

Growing lemons in your own yard will keep them free of pesticides and other harmful substances. Apart from that, the appearance of the lemon tree is also very beautiful and can add to the aesthetics of your yard. When the lemons are not yet fruitful, white flowers and leaves will appear shining in the hot sun. What are you waiting for, gardening is fun and healthy.

That's my story today about lemons. Hopefully this is useful and motivates friends to plant lemons in your yard... Cheeerss !!