For the gardener with a life!

We're all busy, no one has time to do anything anymore let alone research. Not only that, everything is processed and expensive and it's hard to find the important quick facts you need in one place for getting started with your very own garden in a cleaner greener way. So this is for you, the gardener with a life!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Layout, where are you going to plant what?



Now that you’ve decided the location of your garden and what type you’re going to have it’s time to starting deciding on a layout… where are you going to plant what?
#1 Make a list of everything you want to plant and put them in to 2 categories, a cool weather crop or a warm weather crop
Cool Season Bed







Warm Season Bed























Read up on your plants: know when you can plant it and when it will harvest to see if you can get two crops out of one space.

#2 Location: Know how big your plant is going to get to consider planting it in the back or front of your garden…you don’t want corn in front of zucchini because when the corn gets high it will block the zucchini from valuable sun





















#3 Consider companion planting: Companion Planting is a natural way to boost the plants you want to grow by either: attracting beneficial pests, distracting harmful pests, and/or providing nutrients




#4 Make a rough draft: I build my garden in an excel spreadsheet because I can’t draw and it’s neatly laid out for me. Hand drawn is quick and easy but you can go as far as purchasing software to build your layout


#5 Keep track: consider a gardening calendar (or excel!) to keep track of your freeze date, when you can plant, when it will germinate, when you will thin, and when it will harvest so you can know what stage you are on at all times



#6 Seeds vs. Plants: last thing to consider is how to start. I’ve always planted seeds directly and started indoors when applicable but I’ve read that if it’s your first time gardening you should do transplants to ensure successful healthy plants so you can just focus on maintenance from there on out.



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