Guidelines to start a home vegetable garden
Here is a quick guide on how to start a home vegetable garden. These step by step guideline will definitely help you to plan and grow your full of flavor vegetables ever.
Most of the people have not tasted garden-fresh vegetables, you will be amazed by the sweet, juicy flavors and bright textures when you grow the vegetables yourself.
In this article, you will get to know how to pick the right place, figure out how “big” you want to go and how to select which vegetables to grow.
It is advisable to start with a small vegetable garden first. Always remember that it is better to be proud of a small garden than to be frustrated by a big one.
How and where to plant a vegetable garden?
1. Look for a place where sunlight falls. Vegetables need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight every day. The more sunlight they receive, the greater the harvest and the better the taste.
2. You need nice loamy soil as plants’ roots penetrate soft soil easily. Enriching your soil with compost provides needed nutrients. Proper drainage will make sure that water neither collects on top nor drains away too quickly.
3. Space your crops properly. Plants set too close together compete for sunlight, water, and nutrition and fail to grow properly. You should pay attention to the spacing guidance on seed packets and plant tabs.
4. Go for high-quality seeds. Seed packets are less expensive than individual plants. A few “extra” cents spent in spring for that year’s seeds will pay off in higher yields at harvest time.
What should be the size of your vegetable garden?
You can have a plot size of 16×10 feet and landscapes crops that are easy to grow. Make your garden 11 rows wide, with each row 10 feet long. The rows should run north and south to take full benefit of the sun.
Plants suggested for your vegetable garden
The vegetables suggested below are common and productive plants.
Tomatoes, Zucchini Squash, Peppers, Cabbage, Bush beans, Lettuce, Beets, Carrots, and Radishes
Vegetables that may yield more than one crop per season are beans, beets, carrots, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, radishes, rutabagas, spinach, and turnips.
