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Decided to start your own vegetable garden, but not sure where to begin? The vegetable gardening tips covered here will start you on your way to fresh vegetables on your dinner table. The first step is to determine what size vegetable garden you’d like to cultivate. Assess the space you have, the time you have to maintain it and be sure not to take on more than you can handle. Perhaps a few tomato plants are better than breaking out the hoe and tilling your entire backyard. A good vegetable gardening tip is to start out with a garden measuring no bigger than 8’X10’.
The next vegetable gardening tip is to choose a location for your garden that gets a lot of natural sunlight. Take into account where you live. If you live in a Northern climate, make sure your garden is situated to receive full sun all day long. The next vegetable gardening tip is tilling. You can buy or borrow a hoe or tiller or rent one from a local hardware store. You will need to work the soil to encourage the nutrients and make it suitable for planting. At this time you’ll also figure out what type of soil you have. Is it dry or more sandy loam? Sandy loam is the best type of soil to have for gardening.
Once you’ve tilled the soil you’re ready to plant. A very important vegetable gardening tip is to purchase high quality seeds. It makes a big difference. Those 10 for $1.00 seeds are cheap for a reason and will not produce the lush, fresh vegetables you want. When you have a smaller garden, avoid vegetables that take a lot of space to grow such as corn and pumpkin. Some of the easiest vegetables to grow include onions, beets and zucchini. If you want to grow tomatoes, keep in mind that they need to be started from seed in a pot indoors about 8 weeks prior to transplanting them to your garden.
You will want to follow the vegetable gardening tip that says protect your garden from creatures both big and small. Everything from your kids, to your pet, to bugs and wildlife will try to get at the plants you’re growing. Protect your garden by surrounding it with wire mesh. You’ll want to weed and water your garden regularly. These are just a few vegetable gardening tips to start you off.