Content

• Steps
• Advice

Creating a vegetable garden is a fun and rewarding experience. Plant delicious vegetables that your family likes to eat. Find the best place in your yard to grow vegetables, and with a little time and care, your meal will be filled with healthy, ripe vegetables.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Layout of the Garden

1. 

   Decide what vegetables to grow. What vegetables do you like to eat? Think about what vegetables you want to eat this summer, and then plan your garden accordingly. Most vegetables do well in a variety of climates, but it's still a good idea to find out which vegetables grow best in the area you plan to grow before making a decision.
   • Choose vegetables that you can harvest multiple times. This way you will have vegetables to eat all summer, not just picking them all at once.
   • Some plants do not do well in certain areas. Find out if the vegetables you plan to grow need a cold spell to sprout, or will wither and die when the weather gets too hot. You may have to consider your choice of vegetables if you are in a climate with very short summers, or in an area that does not have much water.
   • Choose vegetables with similar growth and soil conditions to make them easier to care for.

2. 

   
   
   Choose an area for your vegetable garden. Vegetables need a lot of sunlight, so choose the sunniest part of your yard for your vegetable garden. Avoid parts that are underexposed because it is obscured by buildings or trees. Choose a soil that is fertile and well drained.
   • You can determine where there is good drainage by checking it after a heavy rain. If puddles appear, the place may not be suitable for a vegetable garden. If the water seeps into the soil quickly, you can choose that area.
   • Choose a flat place with no roots and rocks. This will make it easier for you to plow the soil to prepare for planting.
   • If your property is not draining well, you can create a higher ground so that the vegetables can grow on top.
   • Certain vegetables can also grow well in large pots. If you don't have a yard, choose vegetables like pepper, tomatoes and potatoes as they can be potted and placed in the hallways or exits.

3. 

   
   
   Garden design. Now is the time to determine how much space the garden should occupy, and where to arrange the vegetables. Different types of vegetables require different spaces. Calculate how much space you need to spend on your vegetables.
   • You need to know how much space is left between the seeds and the seedlings, and how much space the mature vegetable plants will take up. Squash, zucchini, and pumpkins take up a lot of space and produce lots of fruit, while potatoes, carrots and lettuce take up a rather modest area.
   • Growing vegetables in rows will help you keep track of each type of vegetable.
   • Leave space between the beds so you have a path to the garden where weeding, fertilizing, watering and harvesting vegetables.
   advertisement

Method 2 of 3: Preparing to Plant Vegetables

1. 

   
   
   Buy seeds and tools. Decide whether to start growing vegetables with seeds or with seedlings. Seeds and seedlings are available at the nursery or can be purchased. You will also need to determine which garden tools to buy. Hand-gardening with simple tools is fine, but a large garden requires a tiller to loosen the soil. Here's what you need:
   • Seeds or seedlings. The nurseries offer a wide variety of seedlings and seeds. The staff there will also help you decide what to buy.
   • Fertilizer. Good fertilizer will help vegetables grow well. Apply bone meal, blood meal, and fertilizer to the soil. Compost is also very good.
   • Coating and surface soil. When planting, vegetables must be protected from heavy rain and strong winds. You can use mulch, or just a thin top layer of soil, or mulch the soil with loose hay to protect the seedlings.

2. 

   Digger machine. This machine loosens the soil, helps you fertilize and dig holes for vegetables. For a small garden you just need to use a hoe; but if the garden is larger than 3m square, you may need to buy or rent a tiller.
   • Shovel, spade and garden rake. You need these basic gardening tools to dig holes, move plants and soil.
   • A ruler or measuring tape. Vegetables need to be planted at different depths, so a ruler can be helpful when measuring the holes.
   • The watering hose can adjust the amount of water, capable of easily changing the water pressure.
   • Fence materials. Rabbits, squirrels, deer and other animals like to eat on vegetables, so you may need to put up a fence around your garden for protection.

3. 

   Prepare the land. Mark the corners of the garden with stones. Remove all roots, stones, weeds and debris. Use a tiller, hoe or rake to loosen the soil, and plow to a depth of about 30 cm, depending on the type of vegetable you plan to grow.
   • Use a garden rake to fertilize the soil. Make sure to spread evenly.
   • Pay attention to remove all large stone bricks lying underground. They will block the path of the roots so it is worth your time cleaning.
   • If you are concerned about soil quality, buy a test kit to check the amount of nutrients and organic matter and pH in your soil. All of these factors affect the nutrition and growth rate of the vegetable. After you have tested the soil, you can add any missing substances.
   advertisement

Method 3 of 3: Growing Vegetables

1. 

   Dig the hole and place the seed or seedling down. Use the apricot to dig holes at the depths of the vegetables you intend to grow. Put some fertilizer in each hole, then drop the seeds or gently place the seedlings in it. Fill the recesses with topsoil or mulch if needed.

2. 

   Water the garden. During the first few weeks of rooting, keep the topsoil moist. Every day you use the sprinkler function to gently spray the entire garden.
   • Regularly check the soil. If it seems dry, spray the water again.
   • Avoid watering your garden at night. If the water stays the whole night without being absorbed and does not evaporate, this could be a condition for fungus to grow.

3. 

   Weeding. As vegetables begin to sprout and sprout, watch out for species other than vegetables that are taking advantage of the fertilizer and water you provide to grow. Use your hand to grip the stumps of these plants and gently pull them up, then throw them away so that their seeds won't sow in the vegetable garden. Be careful not to pluck the newly sprouted vegetables by mistake.

4. 

   Do not let animals enter the garden. Before the vegetables can start bearing fruit, you may need a fence to keep rabbits and squirrels from entering the garden. A low chicken fence is also helpful. However, if there are deer near your house, you need to erect a higher fence.

5. 

   Take care according to the needs of the vegetable. Water, prune and fertilize properly. Continue pulling weeds throughout the summer as the vegetables grow. When you are harvesting, pick the most ripe ones first and allow the others to ripen. advertisement

Advice

• Clean and tidy vegetable garden care and help vegetables grow well.
• For better vegetable growth and weed control, cover the entire garden.
• Avoid overuse of chemical fertilizers as they can reduce the fertility of the soil.
• For more safety, make a fence.