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When planning a new vegetable garden, start off right by picking a site that offers plenty of light. Most vegetables need at least eight hours of full sunlight to support healthy growth and maximize production. This is especially important for crops like tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers that bear fruits.
- How should I arrange my vegetable garden?
- What is the best vegetable garden planning app?
- What vegetables should not be planted next to each other?
- What vegetables can be planted together chart?
- What do I put on the bottom of a raised garden bed?
- What should not be planted near tomatoes?
- When should you start planting garden?
- How many tomato plants do I need for a family of 4?
- How can I make a garden online for free?
- Can tomatoes and peppers be planted together?
- What can you not plant beside peas?
- What should you not plant beside lettuce?
How should I arrange my vegetable garden?
Aim to plant crops in triangles rather than rows.
To get the maximum yields from each bed, pay attention to how you arrange your plants. Avoid planting in square patterns or rows. Instead, stagger the plants by planting in triangles. By doing so, you can fit 10 to 14% more plants in each bed.
What is the best vegetable garden planning app?
Not all of the planners below will do that, but they may all be useful for you as you plan your productive vegetable garden this year.
- Garden Planner by Small Blue Printer. ...
- Kitchen Garden Planner by Gardener's Supply Co. ...
- GrowVeg.com Garden Planner. ...
- SmartGardener. ...
- Burpee Garden Time Planner (App)
What vegetables should not be planted next to each other?
Other commonly believed plant incompatibilities include the following plants to avoid near one another:
- Mint and onions where asparagus is growing.
- Pole beans and mustard near beets.
- Anise and dill neighboring carrots.
- Cucumber, pumpkin, radish, sunflower, squash, or tomatoes close to potato hills.
What vegetables can be planted together chart?
Companion Planting Chart
| Type of Vegetable | Friends |
|---|---|
| Cabbage | Beets, celery, chard, lettuce, spinach, onions |
| Carrots | Beans, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, tomatoes |
| Corn | Climbing beans, cucumber, marjoram, peas, pumpkins, squash, sunflowers, zucchini |
| Onions | Cabbage, carrots, chard, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes |
What do I put on the bottom of a raised garden bed?
The bottom of a raised garden bed should be a layer of grass clippings, leaves, wood chips, straw, and other organic material. The cardboard should be placed on top of that layer. The organic material will turn into compost, while the cardboard will prevent weeds.
What should not be planted near 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.
When should you start planting garden?
If you're new to gardening, you may think the growing season doesn't begin until April or May. But that's not true — you can start planting seeds much earlier. In fact, you should! If you start the right crops now, you'll likely be harvesting your own fresh veggies by April or May.
How many tomato plants do I need for a family of 4?
Planting a vegetable garden for a family
| Crop (number of plants per ft. of row) | Number of plants per person | Number of plants for a family of 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Squash (1 plant/6 ft. of row) | 1-2 plants | 3 plants |
| Tomato (1 plant/2 ft. of row) | 2-4 plants | 4-6 plants |
| Zucchini (1 plant/3 ft. of row) | 1-2 plants | 4 plants |
How can I make a garden online for free?
The 9 Best Free Online Landscape and Garden Design Tools
- Kitchen Garden Planner. With the Kitchen Garden Planner, you can start designing from scratch or opt to base your garden on one of the pre-made templates. ...
- Gardena My Garden. ...
- VegPlotter. ...
- TimberTech Deck Designer. ...
- Marshalls Paving Planner. ...
- Bradstone Paving Planner. ...
- SmartDraw Backyard Design Plans. ...
- Lowe's Deck Designer.
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 can you not plant beside peas?
Plants to Avoid Planting Near Peas
- Onions.
- Garlic.
- Leeks.
- Shallots.
- Scallions.
- Chives.
What should you not plant beside lettuce?
Try to avoid growing lettuce next to broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, or kohlrabi—while some varieties of lettuce may help these cabbage-family (brassicas) crops to grow, these plants have particular root secretions that can prevent lettuce seeds from germinating.
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