How to Grow Backyard Garden

I’ll tell you exactly how to grow backyard garden for vegetables. You will need to do a little planning and some research. Two important questions that you need to answer are what to plant and where to plant it? By learning the answers to these two questions you have achieved a critical step in planting your vegetable garden.

Starting out you will need to find out which vegetables you can easily grow in your area and which ones you can plant together. It is important that they can grow in harmony with each other they cannot inhibit each other’s growth. Also when researching what are the right for your area you need to learn when is the best time to plant your vegetables.

With these tips and advice on how to grow a backyard garden you will be able grow a successful vegetable garden and soon you and your family will be able to eat and enjoy fresh healthy organic vegetables that you grew yourself.

Grow a vegetable garden.

Selecting the right site is easy in away look for the sunniest and brightest spot on your property. Avoid shady spots because you will need at least 6 hours of good sunlight daily and the shady spots are for you to relax in. If you don’t have the space in your yard then you can do some container gardening.

Selecting the best plants for your vegetable garden.

For beginners this is an important step in growing your vegetable garden. If this is our first vegetable garden, purchase less than the average amount of seeds that way you will ot run out of space. Select vegetables that are easy to grow and mature in your area that you and your family both enjoy eating. If you have any doubts you can get some good information at the garden store, the plant nursery or online.

Planting your vegetable garden

It is important you select and plant vegetables in relationship with their growing season. A few of the spring vegetables are radishes, rhubarb, lettuce and asparagus. Good summer vegetables to plant in your organic garden are sweet corn, tomatoes, beans, peas, and cauliflower. During the winter plants that can be grown in the basement are potatoes, carrots and squash. Now that you have a good idea of what to grow and when to plant next comes.

Preparing your soil.

Remove all weeds, rocks, and then mix into the soil generous amounts of organic humus, compost, peat moss and rotted manure. Mix well into the soil, water and wait 24 hours and you are ready to plant.

Planning the layout of your organic garden.

Begin by planting crops that won’t inhibit each other’s growth and allow necessary space between each group of plants and the individual plants. Plant medium size plant like tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, and pumpkins in the middle of your garden. At the southern end you can plant carrots, lettuce, onions and radishes.

Refer to the seed packets for planting instructions for the time to plant and the space you need between the plants in your vegetables garden. Use these helpful guidelines to grow a backyard garden with.

 

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Farming Your Own Backyard

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The world’s turn in focus from consumption to production has caused a renewed focus in sustainable living. Cities around the world are finding new ways to use renewable energy and decrease dependency on fossil fuels. And they are trying to stimulate the people to act for themselves and join the movement toward a “Green” planet.

Austin is doing its part. With its new slogan “Grow Local”, SFC – Sustainable Food Center – in Austin is educating and encouraging Texans to turn to their own backyards for food and resources. Through gardening and composting, each household can become more independently sustainable and less dependent upon outside help.

According to the SFC, Texas ranks third (to the bottom) in food insecurity. That means that over 15% of households in Texas can’t produce one thing for themselves from the ground; but instead, they go the grocer or a restaurant for everything. They cannot feed themselves.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Though Texas soil provides challenges for growing some products, other products grow quite well, enabling a well-rounded, diverse garden. SFC gives these tips for starting and maintaining a garden.

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1. Preparing the Time– Spring in Texas is not the only time to plant. Fall, too, works just as well by providing an appropriate, mild climate. So February-March and September-October are the two prime planting times; however, you can plant almost year round in Texas. Best advice for starting out: start small. You want to have something that you can manage without feeling overwhelmed. You can always expand your garden when you are ready.

2. Preparing the Ground – Because the dirt is so hard, make sure that you water the ground before beginning to prepare the garden bed. It is much easier to work with moist dirt than it is to dig in the clay ground. Make sure when loosening the soil to remove weeds and grass roots, as well as build pathways and trenches for water. To ensure that weeds don’t grown on the pathways, lay down newspaper or cardboard first and then mulch or leaves.

3. Planting – For best results, follow the instructions on the seed packets. They will tell you about spacing, sunlight and amount of water needed. Make sure and keep the soil moist during germination so that the maximum number of seeds will sprout. Then, when plants emerge, thin your garden out by pulling up the ones that are too close together.

Sharing the Wealth

If you don’t have the space for a garden, then SFC has a list of all the community gardens around town that you can join. And if you are growing in your own backyard, then you can join a co-op to share what you have and get what you don’t.

Becoming sustainable is not as hard as you might think. With organizations like SFC providing information to locals, anyone can “Go Green” right from home…even right from their very backyard.

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