Thursday, January 24, 2013

Planning your Vegetable Garden


When creating your vegetable garden keep in mind if you want to grow an organic vegetable garden companion planting and crop rotation will play an important role.  Of all the vegetables you will be growing in your garden Rhubarb and Asparagus are the most common perennials.  If you are growing these you need to find a spot for them before planning the rest of your vegetable garden.

To plan your garden take a look at your yard, maybe even draw up a rough plan of your property with your house, patio, etc. in the plan.  This will give you a better idea of where to place your vegetable garden and how much room you will have for your garden.

When you have selected the location for your vegetable garden, keeping in mind the amount of sunshine the location will receive, the soil and the level of land.  Read more on this my organic vegetable garden page.

Now to create your garden plan use a piece of paper to draw it out, think about what vegetables you like to keep in your fridge and decide which ones you will be growing in your garden.  Lettuce, peas, beets, chard, carrots, radishes, potatoes and green beans are fairly easy to grow.  You’ll have to decide whether you have room to grow all the plants you want in your plan.

When you have decided what vegetables your want to include in your plan and how much room to will have to grow them, then take a look at companion planting to make sure you get the best out of every harvest.  As an example Peas and Carrots grow very well together.

 


Sunday, March 25, 2012

Save money....grow your own vegetable garden

Growing your own Vegetable Garden can save you money and give you the peace of mind of knowing what is going into your body.

With recent recalls such as salmonella, E. coli and Listeria on the vegetables sold in the food industry these days I am happy that I can provide my family with our own food.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Gardening Tools

Vegetable Gardening in the North: Is Spring here?

Vegetable Gardening in the North: Is Spring here?: March 23, 2012 Still quite a bit of snow on the ground.  This year is going to be so different for me, we have bought a piece of property ...

Is Spring here?

March 23, 2012

Still quite a bit of snow on the ground.  This year is going to be so different for me, we have bought a piece of property so will be building, moving and starting all over again.  It's exciting, but at the same time a little scary.

Going outside today I see that my lavender bed is finally free from snow.  The soapwart is starting to green up and the odd flax plant is starting to grow.

The property is still full of snow......I'm patiently waiting to be able to plant of pot up some of my favorite plants from here to there.

It's going to be a different year.  Probably won't be able to grow much, but look out cause next year I will be blogging and posting on www.my-vegetable-garden.com everything I'm doing to get my garden growing on the new property.

Happy Spring to you all!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Greenhouse Gardening


Do you need a greenhouse to start your vegetables in?  You can buy a greenhouse kit or make your own.  You can put hoops on your raised beds and cover them with plastic....http://www.my-vegetable-garden.com/garden-greenhouse.html

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Organic Gardening

Want to learn how to start your own organic garden?  Grow your own vegetables that are free of pesticides?

I love fresh vegetables, it's great to be able to walk out your door and pick your own carrots, lettuce, tomatoes etc.  and know that they are fresh.  How fresh are the vegetables you get at the store....really?  How long did it take to get them to the grocery store from where they were picked.  I'm betting not as fresh as we would like them to be.

Grow your own and have the confidence of knowing that your veggies are fresh as fresh as you can get them.

Organic Gardening is worth more than you would think.

www.my-vegetable-garden.com