Friday, December 31, 2010

Four Easy Measures To Create A Vegetable Garden

By Stewart Christian


As our world is fast changing, more individuals are searching for strategies to save cash without having to compromise the quality in the products that we eat. Many individuals all over the world are looking towards growing their own vegetables and fruit. Not only is it eco-friendly to grow your own, making a plant garden is not as tough as you might think. The following are some easy steps that I use.

1.Pick out your veg: This is done very easily. You can go to the nearest garden supply store and buy the seeds in those small packets that you plant yourself from nothing, or you should buy what are called seeds. These are plants that have already have been started for you. Either ones will work. I prefer using the sprouts though.

2. Decide on your layout: It doesn't matter if you have a great big backyard or just a small box on your back deck, you would like your garden to be organised. Make a drawing of the space that you have got and how you want your garden to look. There are a couple of simple paths to layout your garden. If you have a lot of room you may want to make a different row for each type of vegetable. If you only have a little area, you could set them up in a little square area. Either way you want to make a marker so that you know what is growing where.

3.Planting your garden: When doing this, you need to space you plants or seeds about 6-8 inches apart, this will give the roots adequate room to grow. If you are using seeds to plant with, just put your finger about half in. into the soil. Place the seeds into the hole and cover gently with soil. If the seeds are truly small, you can just place them at once on top of the soil. If you are using seedlings, bury them in soil up to the pinnacle of the root ball. Note: Plants like tomatoes, squash, corn, eggplant, and green beans should be planted about 12 inches apart as their roots require more room.

4.Water your plants: When you originally start your garden you will need to water your plants well. After the primary planting you will need to saturate the ground. This will initiate the growing of your seeds by getting them to"take root". If you are using seedlings, this will encourage your roots to spread making your plants stronger. This could be done on an everyday basis for the 1st week.




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