I always want to plant more than what I actually have room for. I’m so guilty of not being realistic with my space. However, if you plan on pruning, you will probably be able to fit a lot more veggies in one space than the seed packets say.ĭon’t try to grow a monster squash plant in a 12” pot on your front patio. Needing much more space than the recommended 36”. I’ve found some plants, like an Everglades tomato, to grow wild. These numbers also don’t have to be followed to a T. Use this as a guideline, but always double check your seed packet. Row spacing is simply the distance between rows.
When you see the term plant spacing, this means how far away one seed is from another.įor instance, most tomatoes need about 36” of space from each other while spinach only requires 6”. Whenever you get seeds, take a look at the packet, it should give you space requirements. You can still grow a few plants and scratch that gardening itch. Some people may have only a corner of a balcony, but that’s fine. How much space do you have that gets good sun. This is your initial step in designing your garden. So, pay attention to your yard, balcony or patio and see how much sunlight each area gets. If you have a giant oak tree in your south facing yard you won’t be getting a whole lot of sunlight obviously.Īlso, generally speaking, orienting your gardens from north to south will provide the entire garden more even amounts of sunlight. Generally speaking, the south side of your home will receive the most sunlight. At that point, the sun starts to move in a northern direction again. Until the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year. It will slowly move in a southern direction after that day. The summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year also marks the sun’s most northern point in the sky. that’s what causes our weather to change.Īs we tilt closer to the sun it obviously gets hotter, the sun also moves in a northern direction in the sky. we are on a floating rock tilting slightly closer and further away from a flaming ball. I was amazed at how much differently the sun hit my garden from summer to winter. Decide what you want to plant and eventually eat.Be realistic about the space you are working with.To layout an effective vegetable garden you need to do a few things. Planning and laying out the vegetable garden is an important step in starting a successful garden.
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