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Vegetable Garden Layout

Vegetable Garden Layout
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  • Mark Cole
  1. How do I layout my vegetable garden?
  2. What vegetables should not be planted next to each other?
  3. What vegetables can be planted together chart?
  4. What direction should vegetable garden rows run?
  5. Is 4 hours of sun enough for tomatoes?
  6. What can I plant in a 4x8 raised vegetable garden?
  7. Can tomatoes and peppers be planted together?
  8. What should not be planted next to tomatoes?
  9. What should you not plant beside lettuce?
  10. What flowers should I plant in my vegetable garden?
  11. What can I plant next to tomatoes?
  12. What should I plant in my vegetable garden?

How do I layout my vegetable garden?

The most basic garden plan consists of a design with straight, long rows running north to south orientation. A north to south direction will ensure that the garden gets the best sun exposure and air circulation. A garden that runs east to west tends to get too shaded from the crops growing in the preceding row.

What vegetables should not be planted next to each other?

Other commonly believed plant incompatibilities include the following plants to avoid near one another:

What vegetables can be planted together chart?

Companion Planting Chart

Type of VegetableFriends
CabbageBeets, celery, chard, lettuce, spinach, onions
CarrotsBeans, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, tomatoes
CornClimbing beans, cucumber, marjoram, peas, pumpkins, squash, sunflowers, zucchini
OnionsCabbage, carrots, chard, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes

What direction should vegetable garden rows run?

Most experts believe that the best way to orient garden rows in the Northern hemisphere is north to south. This gives the most sun exposure and allows for ample air circulation. When crops are planted east to west, the rows tend to shade each other.

Is 4 hours of sun enough for tomatoes?

They will need 6 to 8 hours of sun a day, so plant in the sunniest parts of your garden. If you don't have enough sun, you have options. Smaller, determinate patio tomatoes will do well in 4 to 6 hours of sun, and cherry tomato varieties can grow with even less sun.

What can I plant in a 4x8 raised vegetable garden?

For me, that means lettuce and other greens, like spinach, Swiss chard, kale, and baby bok choy, cucumbers, onions, a variety of herbs, peppers (I usually plant at least one hot pepper to make habanero jelly, and a variety of other sweet peppers), the odd root veggie, like beets and carrots.

Can tomatoes and peppers be planted together?

Tomatoes

Although it's usually recommended to not plant tomatoes and peppers right after each other in the same bed every year, they can be grown together in the same garden bed (and then rotated to another bed next season).

What should not be planted next to tomatoes?

Plants that should not share space with tomatoes include the Brassicas, such as broccoli and cabbage. Corn is another no-no, and tends to attract tomato fruit worm and/or corn ear worm. Kohlrabi thwarts the growth of tomatoes and planting tomatoes and potatoes increases the chance of potato blight disease.

What should you not plant beside lettuce?

Calendula is a companion plant to lettuce in a peculiar way: it attracts slugs, which are one of the biggest dangers to a lettuce crop. Plant calendula away from your lettuce rows to attract slugs away from your lettuce. Carrots.

What flowers should I plant in my vegetable garden?

Calendula flowers are growing with peppers, chard, and other garden crops.

What can I plant next to tomatoes?

Companion Plants to Grow With Tomatoes

What should I plant in my vegetable garden?

In early spring, grow lettuce, greens (such as arugula), peas, radishes, carrots, and broccoli. After you've harvested your cool-weather crops, plant hot-weather favorites, such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and herbs. In fall, you can harvest potatoes, cabbage, and kale.

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