How to Start a Garden; Planning
This How to Start a Garden series will teach you how to successfully get a great harvest from your vegetable garden, no matter how large! Planning is the first and most important step!
Servings 1 garden 10' x 10'
Cost $0
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 no materials required
Instructions
- How to Start a Garden; Planning tips
- Find out your soil type.
- Determine your gardens’ orientation.
- Choose crops carefully.
- Crops to avoid planting.
- Avoid heavy feeders
- Avoid insect and disease magnets
- Don't plant large crops that too big for your garden
- Plan how you will deliver water
- Determine which fertilizer you prefer.
- Rotate crops every year.
- Plan a system for companion planting.
- Determine how many plants you need to grow to feed your family.
- Consider using raised garden beds?
- Plant certain crops in container gardens.
Notes
Numbers for time and cost are an average for a 10'x 10' (3 meters x 3 meters) garden.
See Vegetable Garden Preparation for help with setting up the garden.
See Choosing Plants and Planting your Garden for tips on proper plant installation.
See Garden Maintenance for great information on how to save time on the maintenance of your garden.
See Harvesting a Garden and Preserving the Harvest for tips on harvesting your garden, plus bonus 100 recipes for common garden crops.