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Planning on Growing your own vegetables – Where to start?
These days with large sites difficult to find and deploy them in application many old gardeners or gardening addicts are no longer the only GIY exhibitors. No, many newcomers are young professionals, lovers of nature, people who are genuinely interested in closer to nature or to reduce their dependence on the market for mass production. While others are experimenting by growing their own vegetables, a bit like self-reliance of farmers microphone or even environmentalists, taking positive steps to reduce the footprint carbon or better still more for their own consumption of organic products and self-satisfaction. Therefore not surprising to read in the press that the sale of vegetable seed surpassed the sale of flower seeds.
If If you are a potential GIYer every intention to launch a program or a project increasing your own vegetables, you might be interested in the following tips. So, if your motivation is to reduce air pollution miles or taste organic foods, there are some important points to consider when planning to start a vegetable garden.
Does size matter? No – not really, if you have a pot, an old kitchen sink, a window sill or a sprawling site, increasing your own vegetables is not only easy and exciting, it is also very rewarding.
Location – unless of course you enjoy long walks through your garden, for practical reasons, the kitchen garden or vegetable garden should ideally be placed near the house.
More importantly better choose a position that allows the garden to enjoy a sunny aspect for most of the day. Although some tolerant plant products some shade (eg lettuce, beans, etc.), most will not, so choose the site carefully, choose a sun and a sheltered place, avoid windy exposed sites. Other site issues worth considering in particular the choice of a site where the prevailing soil conditions are level and well drained. Finally do not forget that good soil conditions will also be necessary if you prepare the ground by digging or mixing into the soil or soil conditioners new, Most vegetables will require more depth of at least 300 mm.
What to grow? Some might favorites, some could stick with old reliable:
• Potatoes are good, and probably one of the easiest to grow, They are also great at removing heavy soils. But remember to give them plenty of water.
• Leeks – Easy to grow from seeds and young leeks tastes wonderful
• Baked beans – very tasty when young, but very easy to grow
• Sweet corn – Harvest when the acorns are brown and boil in salted water
• Radish – Many different varieties of choice, but a rapid growth of crops ideal for teaching children GIY
• Beans – more rapid and extensive selection and with great pleasure pick'n'grow
Decide on the layout – Is particularly important when the space could be limited. For example you can grow certain varieties at ground level while others like and French beans can be trained to grow up very effectively tying and bamboo canes. In larger sites, a plan series of long narrow boards that are easily accessible from both sides, but remember to leave enough space between beds more Increasingly, for example, you should be able to move along the tracks between the beds with a wheelbarrow or more importantly, if you want to put your hand and knees and get dirty, you'll need at least 900 mm – 1200 mm spacing between beds. beds of growth can be the ground on large sites or high on smaller sites or where soil conditions are poor. Raised beds can be developed using soils from other sites and mixed with compost, manure, soil etc. because they are too high, you can ensure that drainage is good. As mentioned previously, Most vegetables prefer to grow in sunny areas, so it make sense to steer the beds on a north-south, which ensures that all vegetables get sun every day. Be generous on the spacing between beds, and to consider a material surface so that access is possible at any time.
Preparing the ground – the best soil, the better the performance, it is not impossible to provide good conditions growth. Vegetables require nutrients, water and oxygen. Soil plays a vital role in providing nutrients for plants. There is therefore important to prepare the ground by digging for improving plants absorb nutrients. Alternatively, if the soil conditions are poor you can use raised beds for better growing conditions for plants. Unlike the "search system" concept of the use of raised beds is sometimes referred to as "No system of digging. Raised beds can be constructed from a variety of boards / wood recycled pallet boards, railway sleepers, new pressure treated sleepers, boards scaffolding manufacturer are all popular choices.
crop rotation with wisdom – Rotate planting and growing vegetables yields many benefits in terms of efficiency, generosity and disease / pest control. For example, broccoli grows best in soils with good levels of nitrogen, on the other hand, beans put nitrogen in the soil. Potatoes in the vast canopy of foliage are very effective in removing weeds, while the onions grow particularly in weed free soil. So, in terms of crop rotation, planting beans before broccoli and potatoes until onions.
Starting a cycle of rotation – You must schedule at least three years, which means the same vegetable to grow same place every three years. However, if you also want to develop potatoes, better to use a rotation of four years. The RHS has a way easy to remember where each vegetable into the cycle: British Rail last minute when:
B = cruciferous (cabbage, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, kale, turnips, etc.) has been
R = roots (beets, parsnips, carrots)
L = legumes (peas, beans, bean French, Runner bean, onion, garlic, chives)
How it works in practice is in Zone 1, you plant cabbage first year, roots second year and third year legumes. In zone 2, the year the plant roots must first, legumes and cole second year third year. In zone 3, legumes are planted first followed by cabbage and roots.
Maintenance – Provided they have made a good site preparation, maintenance of the space should not be much more than adding a good fertilizer (Fish Bone & Blood) before planting or manure in the fall. Watering is important, especially in the early vulnerable stage, once again paris conducted in the early morning or late at night and always make sure the water is getting down to the roots of plants. Cons weeds regularly to avoid unwanted competition for nutrients and water.
If at first you do not succeed – try again. Sometimes it is only by trial and error you will discover what grows best for you in your area and conditions. Do not afraid to ask other local gardeners for advice or guidance to specific problems, most importantly, have fun in growing vegetables own and join the legion of fans growing GIY ..
For more information, visit: http://www.owenchubblandscapers.com/news/entry/grow-it-yourself-where-to-start/
About the Author
Professional garden designer and owner/manager of Dublin based landscaping company: ‘Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes Limited’.
Owen Chubb Garden Landscapes is an established and award winning garden landscaping company offering clients a complete landscaping service including Garden Design, Construction and Planting.
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