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How To Plant Your Own Vegetable Garden
If you think about having your own vegetable garden where you can pluck them out with your own hand, fresh and full of vitamins and minerals, there is nothing really, to compare or even come close to it. They taste much better and they are more nutritious than the produce that is shipped and travels long distance from the source.

For convenience, you probably go to the supermarket to buy your fruits and vegetables, but honestly, they just cannot compare with what you can grow and eat raw or cooked from your own garden.

If you never had the experience to create your garden yet, and all you have eaten was the produce from your local supermarket, or from the roadside fruit stand, than you are missing out and you owe it to yourself, to think very seriously to start your garden, if you really want to eat fresh and healthy. It is not really that hard, and it sure is not complicated at all. And once you have it, you’ll be glad you did. This alone can save you some serious money, by cutting back on your grocery bill.

Just think of the benefits to be outdoors, in nature breathing the fresh air, watch the little birds and the butterflies playing in the sun, and work in the tranquility of your little paradise. Not withstanding the free exercise you are getting in the process. That’s good for your body, mind, and soul.

Get your family, your children involved in the gardening, and enjoy some real quality time together. Families that pray together, work together, stay together.

Let me tell you a little secret: once you planted your garden, the plants grow while you sleep, and as they grow, they never talk back!

You want to make your garden right. So it is a pretty good idea to make a little plan, and stick to it.

First, choose a good sunny spot, where you don’t get too much shade or no shade at all if possible, and the site should be free of rocks and debris. And it should be close enough to the house to be able to water with a hose hooked to a spigot, when you need to water if and when it’s not raining.

Prepare the soil. This is very important, and your success will very much depend on how you prepare the plot. If the soil is clay or sandy and lacks nutrients, it must be amended and enriched with composted material, like cow manure, organic fertilizer and minerals if needed. To make it even cheaper for next season, make your own compost by collecting the leaves (don’t burn them) and other vegetation, kitchen leftovers, and let the little micro organisms do the job. They feed on putrified matter, and create the best humus a garden needs, for free. The soil will need nutrients to replace those used and depleted by the vegetables as they feed from the soil.

Now think of what vegetables would you like to grow, something you enjoy eating the most. So, buy the seeds for the vegetables you choose, and go from there. A few examples would be; tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, squash, radish, cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, onions (sets). Maybe a few herbs to spice up your cooking with, like, dill, parsley, oregano, basil, arugula, fennel, rosemary, cilantro, etc. It all depends on how much space you have, and how large a garden you want to have. Herb plants don’t take too much room, and they are fun to grow. The herbs can also be grown year round indoors close to a window, or if you have a little greenhouse is even better. Just think of that nice aroma they so freely give, in exchange of just a little LTC. Loving Tender Care.

To have a good and early start with your garden, start your seeds indoors, and plant the transplants after the danger of late frost is past. It depends on where you live. One of the best methods would be to start the seeds in little peat pots, like the Jiffy-pots, so that when you plant the little plants outside you plant them with the Jiffy pot, thus not disturbing the tender roots of the transplants. If you prefer, you can plant the seeds directly in rows, according to the instructions on the seed packets.

Plant the plants according to their size, and group them together. The low growing ones, should be separate from the tall growing ones, as to not block the sun light from reaching evenly on all the plants.

Water well and keep the soil moist. Don’t let the soil dry completely out between watering, nor keep it too soggy either.

Once they started to grow, you can water them good, and then leave them alone and give them a chance to drink and feed. Water again before the soil dries out completely.

Now sit and relax on a bench, or on your porch, somewhere in the shade, and watch how the little seeds sprout out of the soil. It is very rewarding to see, as the hard part of gardening is pretty much over, except that now and then watch for them pesky weeds to pluck them out, and don’t let them invade your little paradise. Wait patiently for the time when you take out of your garden, with your own hand, and enjoy those healthy, juicy, tasty vegetables. It is simply wonderful.

Watch the little birds and the butterflies playing in the sun and enjoying the garden you created. If you plant some blooming plants, too, you might have some hummingbird friends visiting your domain.

A lot more information is coming periodically, through related Gardening Articles. So please, leave a comment and help me improve the quality of service I’m providing to you, my fellow gardeners, freely. Your following me on this blog, as well as linking to it, is highly appreciated.

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