10 vegetable gardening tips every new food

Start with a Small Space

A beginner guitar vegetable garden should be 6x6 feet in size. Choose up to five different vegetable varieties to grow, then plant a handful of each.

Productivity

Consider how much food you and your families will consume and whether you'll be freezing, canning, or donating any extra produce.

Successive Crops

You can harvest vegetables and herbs all through the springtime, summer, and fall if you plant both warm- and cool-weather plants.

Lots of Sunlight Is a Must

Plant veggies and herbs that can withstand partial shadow in your yard, such as lettuce, kale,  spinach, and thyme.

Convenient Water Access

The more conveniently your plot may be placed near a water supply, the better. For these delicate plants to develop sturdy roots and stems in the initial few week after seeds grow or seedling are transplanted.

Row Cropping

Plants should be arranged in rows of one, spaced at least eighteen inches apart to allow for easy walking between them. Large vegetable gardens benefit the most from this strategy since rows make it simpler to employ mechanical weeding tools like tillers.

Intensive Cropping

Increase the output of your garden by using intense cropping, which is placing a couple of plants closely together in a row that is around Four feet wide.

Rich Soil

You want dirt that is essentially alive, gritty, and black. Thankfully, any soil may be enhanced over time by adding organic matter to it, regardless of texture.

Stop Weeds in Their Tracks

Keep weeds to a minimal since they interfere with your veggies for sunlight, water, and nutrients. Around larger plants, such as tomatoes, a mulch of fresh straw or manure can prevent weed growth.

Keep Animals Out

A large pest, like a deer or a rabbit, can ruin an edible garden. The only way to prevent deer from hopping into the garden is with an 8-foot-tall barrier.