Starting a Garden Using an Easy to Follow Design

Eating fresh-picked corn or vine-ripened tomatoes from your own vegetable garden is a life-altering ‘back to nature’ experience. But how do you even think about starting a garden let alone pulling together a full garden design? How do you choose from basket after basket of seeds, catalog after catalog and rows upon rows of nursery seedlings for starting your garden? Successful small-scale farmers know what and when to plant, and how to start the crops but as a home owner in the ‘burbs how do you know what garden plan to follow?

Follow This Guide to Planting a Garden and Embracing Garden Layout Techniques

Grow vegetable produce in your garden that you enjoy eating – don’t bother with vegetables that look impressive but won’t ever be consumed at your table.

Examine your garden and select a plot of flat ground that gets full sun nearly all day.

Turn the soil in the spot you have selected for your vegetable garden and add compost or other organic fertilizer to provide optimum nutrients.

Plant seeds directly in the ground rather than in pots, as they grow optimally this way.

Purchase your garden seeds and bulbs at nurseries or by mail order through seed companies. It is usually a good idea to starting purchasing just after the New Year, when the selection is at its freshest. Purchasing online or through mail order catalogs will also generally give you a far greater variety from which to select.

Only begin to shop for seedlings when your garden is well prepared and you are ready to plant. When you receive your seeds ensure that they are kept moist and don't let them sit around for more than three days without planting.

If money is tight but you still desire a beautiful garden, then start flower and shrub seeds indoors in winter and transplant them into the garden in spring. This is a cheap and effective way of designing beautiful vegetable gardens.

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