The first step to starting a new vegetable garden is to map out your garden. Simply draw up an approximate plan of where you'd like everything to go, keeping as close to scale as possible. Don't forget stuff like paths and walkways. After that, choose the crops you want in your garden. Make a list of everything you'd like to grow, and then narrow the list down to those that you can easily get locally. For example, exotic lettuces may be expensive and hard to find, and tomatoes from grocery stores usually taste terrible.
Figure out where your crops would be placed. Be sure to plan carefully, because improper planning can lead to disasters later. Once you develop your plan, it's very important to stick to it.
You should study your plants carefully. Plants have different requirements. Placement is very important. If you're low on space, you can utilize the French cultivation method. This is an easy way to make the most out of the little space you have.
For instance, you fancy planting spinach and carrots. You mix the same amount of both seeds together. Bury the seed mix about half an inch into the soil. The spinach will shoot up quickly, causing the soil to open up for the carrot seeds to germinate better. After about four weeks, you can harvest your spinach, and that leaves the carrots by itself. By the time the carrots start to reach maturity, the spinach will be completely used up, and the carrots will have plenty of room to grow.
The French cultivation method can be used for various plants too. Radishes can be planted well with lettuce or parsley, for example. Radishes can be grown with lettuce and turnips, too. Radishes will grow quickly and will be harvested before the lettuce matures. Then the turnips don't get large until the lettuce has been harvested.
Plant the taller crops on the north if your rows are oriented from east to west. This is done to prevent the tall plants from blocking the sunlight for the shorter plants. The placement for corn plants should be done with care, since this is the most common tallest plant found in gardens,
Tall plants can also be used as a shade for other plants that don't need much sun. Cool-weather spinach can shade behind peas or beans.
This technique gives you the chance of having plants that only need moderate sun exposure in your open garden area. By being creative with placement, you might be able to grow vegetables you never thought you'd be able to grow in your location!
Figure out where your crops would be placed. Be sure to plan carefully, because improper planning can lead to disasters later. Once you develop your plan, it's very important to stick to it.
You should study your plants carefully. Plants have different requirements. Placement is very important. If you're low on space, you can utilize the French cultivation method. This is an easy way to make the most out of the little space you have.
For instance, you fancy planting spinach and carrots. You mix the same amount of both seeds together. Bury the seed mix about half an inch into the soil. The spinach will shoot up quickly, causing the soil to open up for the carrot seeds to germinate better. After about four weeks, you can harvest your spinach, and that leaves the carrots by itself. By the time the carrots start to reach maturity, the spinach will be completely used up, and the carrots will have plenty of room to grow.
The French cultivation method can be used for various plants too. Radishes can be planted well with lettuce or parsley, for example. Radishes can be grown with lettuce and turnips, too. Radishes will grow quickly and will be harvested before the lettuce matures. Then the turnips don't get large until the lettuce has been harvested.
Plant the taller crops on the north if your rows are oriented from east to west. This is done to prevent the tall plants from blocking the sunlight for the shorter plants. The placement for corn plants should be done with care, since this is the most common tallest plant found in gardens,
Tall plants can also be used as a shade for other plants that don't need much sun. Cool-weather spinach can shade behind peas or beans.
This technique gives you the chance of having plants that only need moderate sun exposure in your open garden area. By being creative with placement, you might be able to grow vegetables you never thought you'd be able to grow in your location!
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