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Information
about how to grow your own vegetables - gardening
with details of how to grow your own vegetables,
how to prepare the soil and other useful information
about vegetable gardens
Introduction
to vegetable gardening
A well
tended garden can supply you and your family with
a variety of nutritious, healthy vegetables to
be enjoyed fresh or preserved for later use. When
space is limited, a plentiful supply of such crops
as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and okra can be
grown on a few properly cared for plants.
Site
for vegetable gardening
If possible, select a site that has full sun exposure
and is conveniently located near the house and
a water supply. The soil should have a good texture
and be fertile and well drained.
Make a Plan for vegetable gardening
Plan your vegetable garden so that the available
space can be used wisely. For small areas, select
those crops that you like best and that will produce
an adequate supply on a few plants. Also, plan
to use the space continuously by planting another
in-season crop soon after the last harvest is
completed. Plant tall-growing plants together
on the north or west side of the garden so they
will not shade lower-growing plants. Make a map
and keep it current so that the vegetables can
be rotated within the garden from year to year
Vegetable
gardening Seeds and Plants
Use known or recommended seeds for your main vegetable
gardening planting. Try a few new varieties on
a small scale to determine their worth in your
area. Varieties listed any seed chart represent
a few of the proven ones.
Always buy good quality seed from a reputable
company. Do not save your own seed from your previous
vegetable gardens unless it is a unique, unavailable
variety.
When
buying plants, insist on fresh, stocky plants
that are free of diseases and nematodes.
Lime
and Fertilizer for your vegetable gardening
Have a soil test run to determine lime and fertilizer
needs. If the pH is low (acidic soil), apply the
recommended amount of lime before preparing the
soil so it can be mixed with the soil during land
preparation. A pH of 6.0 to 6.5 is recommended
for all vegetables except Irish potatoes, which
require a pH of 5.5 to 5.8. Vegetables are classified
as light, medium and heavy feeders, based on their
fertilizer needs.
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Vegetable
gardening - container vegetables
Many
people who live in an apartment, condominium,
or mobile homes do not grow a vegetable gardens
because space is not available for a vegetable
gardening plot. Lack of yard space is no excuse
for not gardening, since many kinds of vegetables
can be readily grown in containers. In addition
to providing five hours or more of full sun, attention
must be given to choosing the proper container,
using a good soil mix, planting and spacing requirements,
fertilizing, watering, and variety selection.
The
ideal vegetable gardening plant medium for containers
should provide rapid drainage with sufficient
water retention to keep the root zone uniformly
moist. Most container gardeners have found that
a "soilless" potting mix works best.
In addition to draining quickly, "soilless"
mixes are lightweight and free from soil-borne
diseases and weed seeds. These mixes can be purchased
from garden centers in various sizes under many
different brand names.
an
article on vegetable gardening in containers
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and compost
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