Most folks don’t mark off a block of land then toss garden seeds over it with wild abandon. This might work well for some wild flowers but it most absolutely will not work well for your vegetable garden. You need a garden plan. When planning for veggie garden space you can work in raised bed, single row planting, vertical planting, containers and wide row planting. Over the next few days we’ll look at benefits of all the above planting systems but today a few more tips on basic planning.
Other considerations when planning your vegetable garden space…
- That perfect plan your neighbor has, or the one you read in your fave garden book; well, it may not be the plan for you. No one garden space plan will suit all garden conditions. Each garden plot has perks and lows from soil type (which is fixable) to the technical lay of the land such as slopes, which can’t always be fixed.
- Consider garden units. You may have one large perfect plot. If not, consider various garden spaces or units. For example if you only have so much room in your plot that gets amazing sunshine all summer plan for veggies that drink up the sun to reside there then plant veggies that can stand a little shade in a less than perfect plot.
- Plan for space to move around. Know how big each plant will get when full size. I think most gardeners have made the mistake of planting rows or crops too close together which makes watching for pests and weeding a nightmare – unless you enjoy walking on newly popped up veggies.
- Extra tall veggies should not be grown where their height will interfere with shorter plants. Large, bushy and tall crops can effectively block the sun from smaller plants.
How do you go about starting to make your vegetable garden plans?
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