When deciding how big you want your garden to be, figure out what you want to grow first as some things take up more space than others. A basic vegetable garden is about 10 feet by 16 feet. A garden this big will be able to feed a family of four for about one summer and still have a little left over.
If you are growing extra be sure you have containers to put them so that they do not go bad. Or you may want to give some to your neighbor, a little friendliness goes a long way. Some vegetables that may produce more than one crop a season are cabbage, lettuce, beans, carrots, radishes, turnips, spinach and rutabagas. If you are planning on producing other crops than these, be sure to check the days to maturity on the seed packs or in the seed catalog.
You will want to run your crop rows north to south as to get full advantage of the sun. For a 10 x 16 Feet garden make your garden eleven rows of 10 feet of each of the following:
Peppers - 6 plants
Radish - 6 Plants
Tomatoes - 5 Plants
Zucchini Squash - 4 Plants
Lettuce - 6 Plants
Cabbage - 6 Plants
Bush Beans - 6 Plants
Chard - 6 Plants
Beets - 6 Plants
Carrots - 6 Plants
Be sure you leave one and 1/2 feet between your bush beans and lettuce. One foot between everything else.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment