Starting a home vegetable garden.
The garden should be located close to your home and away from trees. The main reason is the easier it is to see and to tend, the better off your garden will be. Also, vegetables grown near trees cannot get full sunshine; sometimes, the tree roots will use water and fertilizer meant for the plants.
The soil should be well drained. A sandy loam with a clay subsoil is best. Heavy clay soils may be made quite suitable by adding lots of stable manure or compost, or by turning under cover crops, preferably legumes such as vetch, clover soybeans.
Growth Requirements.
- Warmth
- Moisture
- Oxygen
Planning is very important to get the most out of your vegetable garden. Keep a record of wheather you had too much or too little of certain vegetables at any time during the season for a continuous supply. This will help you to plan better for the next year.
Things to consider when planting.
- How much of each vegetable to grow to supply your needs.
- Which varieties are best to plant.
- When to plant for continuous growth and supply.