Help, how do I start a outdoors vegetable garden?

I live in a four seasons area and it is now spring, I really would like to grow a vegetable garden but I have no idea oh how to, what soil, seed or starters, fertilizers etc.



Thanks in advance

Help, how do I start a outdoors vegetable garden?
To start a veggie garden is the most rewarding deal and in the end when you take that first bite of fresh lettuce, beans, tomatoes, onion, etc. your taste buds will never go back to store veggies again.

Now to get started a good area with full sun all day would be an excellent choice for your new veggie garden location.

The size of course is up to you. Once you have marked out the area prepare the soil for planting.

Clean off any weeds or growth of any type. Add well rotted or aged compost for nutrients and mix in the soil well. Let this site settle for a few days before you plant.

Try seeding lettuces,radishes and beans they are easy to grow from seed. Just follow the directions on the seed packet. Starter veggie packs are good for other veggies.

After selecting seed or young veggie starts be sure to plan out and mark the rows where each veggie is planted.

Add soaker hoses with a timer to each row and cover the isles with straw or newspaper to keep new weeds from emerging into your garden. No need to add fertilizer if you added compost.Wahla! Your garden is on it's way to veggie heaven.

If you have a county extension service available in your area they are great with advising new gardeners on soil amendments according to your type of soil and best type of veggies to grow in your area. So go for it, you'll be glad you did.
Reply:I have no ties to the author and will make no money from my suggestion. You should buy or check out "The Vegetable Gardener's Bible" by Edward Smith. You need to prepare your soil. Depending on where you live you do not absolutely have to till your soil. An alternative is to gather up leaves, grass clippings, etc and put them down over wetted down newspaper laid out on the lawn. Let the grass die and decompose and you'll not only have a ready garden but one with nutrients in it that the plants need and some good organic matter. Having plenty of organic matter matter in the soil helps plants fight disease, pests and drought as well as optimize plant growth.

You will decide what to plant based on what your last day of frost typically is.. You can find that information in many seed catalogs. Before your last frost crops like cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, can be planted. After frost you can plant tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, beans and corn. The books below describe how to determine when to plant what.

I am strictly organic and sustainable in my garden. I buy very little inputs to grow our vegetables. I gather leaves and compost kitchen vegetable scraps to build my soil and feed my plants. We grow much of what we eat. You can visit my website for more (free) information on how to prepare soil, fight disease and pests and grow plants from seeds. My suggestions are cost saving as well as time saving.

Another excellent book to read is "How to Grow World Record Tomatoes". The system that the author suggests will apply to not only tomatoes but other vegetables.

Best of luck!
Reply:You need to dig the ground over first.

You can either doublr dig, which is very hard work, or dig one spit down and mulch heavily. This is the less backbreaking but more expensive option.



Your first crop can be potatoes, in the UK it is a little lte fot starting.

Try peas, beans, etc. they don't need such a deeply dug ground and are great for green manure at the end of the season. There are plenty of varieties.

Tomatoes can be grown in growbags, they need plenty of water - ie water everyday, they suffer from blight, esp here if we get a wet weel anytime in June or July. But it's easy to treat.
Reply:start out with potting plants inside the house. easiest things to start out with are things that grow above ground...tomatoes...herbs....use miracle grow potting soil. water every other day and spray with a water bottle everyday. once they start to outgrow there pots dig to the bottom of the pot to get them from the root and then plant were desired outside. water every other day and use the miracle grow as top soil outside
Reply:You need to first of all decide what type of vegetables you want and then research each of those vegetables to see what type of soil and sun exposure would satisfy their needs.
Reply:Thousands of books have been written on this subject and there isn't enough space here to give you what you need, therefore, start with the web site below and go from there.



Good luck.
Reply:Great! First check out websites and garden centers to get some idea of what you want.

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Reply:Rototil up the plot and mix in steer Manure and lime. Good luck.
Reply:plant your seeds outside
Reply:Hi:

I am a landscaper and designer and also have done my own vegetable garden. The first step is to plan the area you would like the garden. Think about what vegetables you would like to plant and what would grow best in your climate zone. You will next prepare the soil. If you are doing a large area, a tiller is a great way to turn the soil over. You will want to run the tiller over the ground several times. The more you work the soil the better it is for your plants. Rake it out. If you have natural compost, go ahead and mix it in with the soil. If you don't have compost, organic mushroom compost works great. It is also an organic fertilizer that will last up to one year. It doesn't smell great, but your vegetables will love it. Make sure you water the garden on a regular basis and you plant the vegetables far enough apart.



I will link you to the vegetable garden page on my website. This garden is a combination of a vegetable, herb and flower garden. This is another thought for you. I will also link you to the plan - prep - plant page. This is a great simple method to plan any garden. I will also link you to the site map, as this page has everything that is on the website. Browse through and see if you can find any other articles that would help you with your vegetable garden or any other landscape project. Good luck to you and have a great day!

Kimberly



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