Tips for Planting a Vegetable Garden at Home
Download Free Garden Planning Worksheets, Garden Diary, Zone Chart, Or Planting Guide Container GardensIf you don't have space for a traditional in-ground vegetable garden, consider growing a container garden on your porch, deck, patio or balcony. Vertical GardensVertical vegetable gardening is also a great way to save space, as spreading plants are trained to grow upwards on a trellis or cage instead of sprawling on the ground. Raised Bed GardeningEven growing a small vegetable garden can provide an abundance of fresh delicious vegetables for your table. You can design a raised bed vegetable garden that will be an attractive addition to your landscape and will make gardening efficient and easy. Vegetable Garden Planting TimesCheck with your local gardening center to find vegetable garden planting times for your specific area. Most vegetable plants will not survive frosty or freezing weather, and need to be planted outdoors after the weather has warmed in the late spring or early summer. Download Free Garden Planning Worksheets, Garden Diary, Zone Chart, Or Planting Guide A Few Tips on Planting a Vegetable GardenDownload our vegetable garden planting guide.
Squash seeds that have been dried and later planted may result in a hybrid harvest. Bees carrying pollen between your garden and the neighbor’s vegetable patch may produce crosses of their own. This is just one of the pleasant surprises you have in store when planting a vegetable garden. The cross-squash produce may look different but it will be edible. Keep Your Garden HealthyYou never want to put a sickly looking plant in the vegetable garden. Even if you think you can nurse it back to health, don’t be tempted to place it with your healthy plants. Transfer sick plants to a separate location until they are healthy. It may only be a case of stress or improper watering but do not take a chance exposing the other plants to pests or disease. Garden SurveyIn 2009, in a consumer reports national survey of over a thousand participants, thirty percent of those surveyed grow vegetable gardens. 21% of the gardeners also raise herbs. Sixteen percent have rock gardens. (That is where I have gone wrong--in not raising rocks!) In the poll of more than a 1000 gardeners, 52% use chemical sprays to rid their gardens of unwanted pests. A necessary part of planting a vegetable garden is making a plan of attack on harmful outdoor bugs preying on the produce. You want to eat the vegetables, not feed the neighborhood insects! Forty percent surveyed claimed to use organic remedies for pest control. Organic Vegetable GardensYou can grow an organic vegetable garden. Use organic seeds or plants, and fertilize or enrich your soil with organic fertilizer such as compost, or well-aged manure.  Water- the Essential ElementNearly half of the gardeners taking part in the national poll said they used rainwater for watering their vegetable garden.
Increase Harvest with "Double Cropping"Home gardeners can use double cropping when planting a vegetable garden to get the maximum production. Vegetables are seeded in two or more tightly spaced rows 6-12 inches apart. Carrots, mustards, turnips, lettuce, spinach, collards, and beets respond well to this method. Plantings can be of a single variety or you can mix up different varieties, like having a tossed salad for dinner! Benefits of Home Vegetable GardensPlanting a vegetable garden can be a very rewarding experience. Not only will you save money, but you will have fresh healthy vegetables cared for by your own two hands! No matter your situation, you can design a vegetable garden that will work for any sunny location you have available. It is very satisfying to watch your seeds sprout and grow into little plants, and then bloom and produce vegetables for your table. Vegetable gardening is a healthy hobby that your whole family can enjoy. Planting a Vegetable Garden to Vegetable Gardening You Might Also like to Read:
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When planting a vegetable garden at home for the first time, there are several things to keep in mind. First, you will need to find a sunny location for your garden. Most vegetable garden plants require at least six hours of sunshine per day. 
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