Vegetable Garden Plans

Vegetable gardening has lately become just as popular as going to the grocery store for produce. Vegetable gardening can produce vegetables that are usually cheaper than store bought, and home grown vegetables definitely taste better by far. Vegetable gardening is no different than growing herbs or flowers and if the proper steps are taken and the plants are give the proper care they will flourish and produce very tasty vegetables.

First you must decide what size of garden you wish to plant and then select a location for it; somewhere that has good drainage, good air flow, and good, deep soil. Your garden will also need as much sunlight as possible. Because vegetable gardens have such tasty rewards, animals such as dogs, rabbits, deer, and many others will try and get to your veggies. One way to prevent this is by building a vegetable garden fence, or by putting out a trap to catch mice, moles, and other rodents.

Before planting, the soil must be properly prepared. Good soil for vegetable garden planting is achieved by cultivation along with the application of organic materials. The soil must be tilled (plowed) to control weeds and you must mix mulch into the soil. If you have a small garden, spading would be a better bet than plowing. Mulching is also a vital part of soil preparation.


One thing that is vitally important in vegetable garden planting is the arrangement. There is no single vegetable garden plan that will work for every garden due to varying conditions. One popular way to arrange a vegetable garden is to plant vegetables needing only limited space together, such as radishes, lettuce, beets, and spinach, and those that require more room together, such as corn, pumpkins, and potatoes. Try to plant tall growing plants towards the back of the garden and shorter ones in the front so that you can make the most out of the available sunlight.

When you are finally ready to begin your vegetable garden planting, make sure to plant at the right time of the season. If you are dying to get an early start, you may want to begin your garden inside in a hotbed and then transplant when the weather permits. After you are finished planting, make sure your vegetables receive the appropriate amount of water, which depends on the type of plant. Most plants will need the equivalent to about an inch of water per week.

Weeds must be controlled in vegetable gardening because they will take away the water, light, and nutrients that are meant for the vegetables themselves. Weeds often bring disease and insects to the garden as well. You can get rid of weeds by cultivation or mulching. To protect against disease and insects you can buy seeds that are disease resistant or use controlled chemicals.

Vegetable gardening is many people’s favorite form of gardening because you can actually taste the fruits of your labor. Vegetable garden planting is not that expensive to start and the taste of home grown vegetables definitely beats that of supermarket veggies. Your vegetable gardening days will be full of produce if you take the proper precautions when planting and continued maintenance of your garden.

Kali Winters is gardening enthusiast and author who spends much of her time teaching others how to setup and maintain beautiful, amazing gardens. Her latest book, “Holistic Herbs~A Beginners Guide to Herbal Gardening” is available Here!

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