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Vegetable Planting Guide: Getting Ready To Plant
If you have been following along with the series about starting your own garden, we now come the the step of actually planting your garden crops. Up to this point it has been all about getting your space ready, getting your soil amended and ready to support the growing season, and deciding on what you want to plant. If you have done your homework, know what you want to plant and the space requirements for those plants. As you have read when planting a garden different vegetables require different amount of room to grow. To avoid any confusion, the best thing you can do is to follow the recommendations found…
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Easy Container Gardening
Almost any vegetable that will grow in a backyard garden will also do well as a container grown plant. There are several general advantages to have a container garden. They are less costly to install. They are less difficult and time consuming to maintain. They can be grown in a window sill, a patio, a balcony, or a doorstep. Pest management is easier. Poor soil conditions can be easily overcome. Soil for a containers typically is available in garden centers. Using soil from your backyard garden is not recommended as you can transfer any diseases, pests, and weed seeds. The soil needs to hold moisture and nutrients but drain well.…
Home Grown is Best
