Planning your vegetable garden layout? Planning a garden layout whether for growing vegetables, flowers and shrubs has to carefully thought about.
Image by The hills are alive via Flickr
You have never grown vegetables before but the big decision has been made. You are going to start growing your own vegetables. Start the right way and you will not regret it. There will be frustrations along the way but there will also be many more satisfying moments. The triumphant feeling of seeing all your hard work coming to fruition with healthy vegetables ready for harvesting. Followed by the joy of eating your own fresh and tasty vegetables!
One of the first step in learning how to vegetable garden begins is understanding the best vegetable garden layout.
By now you have probably been browsing through the seed catalogues and have a list of vegetables that you would like to grow. So why not just get on with seed sowing?
Well it might just work for you. A bit more luck that good judgment. But what about the following years? After all, growing your own vegetables should be a longer term project. Why only enjoy your crops for one year?
If your efforts are not very fruitful the first year, it can kill your enthusiasm for the following year. It is important to choose the right part of your garden to grow vegetables, not just a spot in your garden where you don’t want grow flowers.
A small vegetable patch is better for the first time vegetable gardener otherwise there is a danger of feeling overwhelmed. With too much to think about it is easy to give up before really getting started.
What is the Right Vegetable Garden Layout
The key is to create the right vegetable garden layout for your situation.
Finding the right vegetable garden layout does not have to be so hard, you just have to take a couple of things into consideration.
The ideal location for your vegetable garden is one that is warmed by the sun for most of the day. Vegetable planting in a shady situation restricts what you can grow and also reduces the yield.
Look at how the sun crosses you garden as this will also have a bearing on how you draw up your planting plan.
When it comes to sowing and planting you want to make sure that each plant receives the maximum amount of sunshine possible. Give some thought to planting smaller growing vegetables so that they receive as much sun as possible before becoming shaded by the taller varieties.
When it comes to sowing and planting you want to make sure that each plant receives the maximum amount of sunshine possible. Give some thought to planting smaller growing vegetables so that they receive as much sun as possible before becoming shaded by the taller varieties.
If planting in the ground and not containers, another important consideration for vegetable garden layout is the width of the beds. The proven ideal width of vegetable garden beds is 4 feet which enables the gardener to plant and maintain the bed without having to step on and compact the soil.
Of course you may not have the luxury of being able to plant in the ground; your space restrictions may necessitate having a container vegetable garden. The rule pertaining to maximum sunlight is still important with this method of gardening.
Draw the space you have allocated for your vegetable garden on paper roughly to scale. Indicate where north, south etc are and the path of the sun over your planting ground. Place a piece of tracing paper over the top and draw your vegetable garden layout by lightly sketching with a pencil so that you can you can easily rub out and change your mind before finalizing your ideal.
When you are happy you can think about moving forward with your vegetable garden planning and vegetable garden layout.
For updates to Vegetable Garden Layout | Planning a Garden Layout and similar articles subscribe to the My Garden is My Space RSS Feed.
Recent Comments