Vegetable Gardening: Information on Growing Vegetables

Whether you have a yard or not you can have a vegetable garden! Vegetables can be grown in containers, raised beds, in your backyard or just about any space that you have available. To have a successful, proliferous vegetable garden, you will need: good quality soil, lot’s of sunlight (at 6 hours a day), and water.

If this is your first vegetable garden, we recommend that you start out small. Vegetable gardens can be a lot of work, but the rewards will be well worth your effort. Before choosing the vegetables for you garden, you will need to determine the space that you have to work with. Also, you may want to have your soil tested so you know what vegetables will be most suitable to your soil type. For more information on soil testing go to our Soil Testing Information page. Another good idea is to start off with a vegetable that you enjoy eating.

After you have picked your spot and decided on what vegetables will work well there, you will need to make sure that your soil is rich with nutrients. Vegetable plants need lots of nutrients in order to grow and produce. You can improve your soil by adding peat moss, compost, and garden soil.

You will need to loosen up your garden soil about 6 to 12 inches deep. Loosening the ground can be done by using a tiller or by hand. If your ground is very hard then you might want to consider raised bed gardening.

You can start your vegetable garden in several ways. Using seeds indoors starting early. Planting the seed directly in the ground. But you will need to wait for the proper weather. Or you can purchase plants that are already growing from a garden center. Follow the watering directions on the seed packet or tag that comes with you vegetable plant. You will need to water you vegetable garden at least twice a week. But this will depend on the weather in your area. If the soil is dry about 1 to 2 inches deep your garden will probably need watering. Keep in mind that container vegetables and raised beds will need more water because they will dry out quicker.

Mulching your vegetable garden will cut down on the growth of weeds and keep you garden moist longer.

Fertilizing your vegetable garden will help your vegetables grow. But if you started with rich soil it may not be necessary. If you choose to fertilize always follow the directions on the package.

Depending on the area that you live you may have to install a fence around your garden to keep rabbits, deer and other animals out.

Once you see how easy it is to have great tasting home grown vegetables you may never go back to store bought again!

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