So You Want to Grow a Vegetable Garden?

Are you a vegetable fanatic and have always wanted to grow your own? Maybe you want to save money and grow your own organic vegetables, or maybe youve always wanted to start a garden and thought a vegetable garden would be more rewarding. Your reason may be one of these, or another one completely. Whatever youre reason, youve decided to start a vegetable garden and want to know how.

You need to begin with a few decisions first. You need to know about how large you want it to be, where you will grow your vegetables, what exactly you will be planting and growing, and how much of each you are going to grow. Base your decisions on what kind of vegetables you like and what you can grow in your area.

The next step is to get your tools and supplies. Of course you will need seeds and soil, but you will also need fertilizer, and tools such as a garden hose, shovels, trowels, cultivators, and whatever else you think you’ll need or will come in handy.

Now you can get down and dirty. Plot out your garden and start digging. Dig up all the grass, using a tiller if you have one. Use your garden tools to cultivate and break up the soil. Remove all the rocks, roots, and anything else that doesn’t belong.

After you’ve broken up all the soil and removed all the rocks and roots, you can now add the fertilizer. If you have a compost pile, add some of that too because it is full of nutrients.

When you are ready and the garden is set, you can start planting. You can either plant seeds or plants. I prefer to use plants that were either bought or that I planted earlier in the season to make sure the plants are more likely to survive because they are already bigger.

Now read the pack of your see packets for the directions. Plant them at the time specified and water them accordingly. Be sure to weed the garden everyday or at least several times a week. The longer you wait the more it will get out of hand and the more likely the plants you want won’t survive.

As your vegetables begin to grow, pick your produce when they are ripe and ready. Enjoy the bounty all summer long!