![]() ![]() Mix the compost or conditioner 6”-12” into garden soil, especially where it seems heavy, compacted, or really sandy. ![]() Amendments help break up and aerate heavy, clay soils they help sandy soil retain moisture. Weed your beds then amend the soil with compost or soil-building conditioner in the spring. Earth Vegetable Garden Planting Mix or a combination of 75% potting soil and 25% compost. You’ll want to fill a new raised bed with high-quality soil, like Dr. Garden soil is heavy and can become compacted in containers. Prep and Amend the Soil Containers & New Raised bedsĬontainers should be filled with fresh potting soil each year. There are lots of vegetables, small fruits, and herbs that will grow well in pots if they are large enough (we generally recommend containers at least 8’-12” deep for most vegetables a tomato plant needs a pot at least 12’-14” deep). However, because garden soil can be rocky, sandy, and/or heavy, you’ll need to prepare the soil before planting so your vegetables will thrive.Ĭontainers are great for balconies, patios, and small spaces, and can be moved around to follow the sun. Garden beds offer the flexibility to plant alongside ornamental plants and to change where you plant from year to year. They are easy to weed and have excellent drainage. Raised beds, filled with nutritious potting soil, offer ideal conditions for growing vegetables, small fruits, and herbs. Choose Raised Beds, Containers, Garden Beds (or all 3!) The best option for a vegetable garden is the sunniest spot you have (6-8 hours of sun each day) but you can still grow some vegetables and herbs in part-shade conditions (I’ll go over a few options in the Choose Your Plants section below). Let’s get started!ĭecide Where to Grow Your Vegetables Pick a Sunny Spot Here are a few simple things to consider when starting a vegetable garden this spring (and by the way, when I say “vegetable garden” I also mean small fruits, herbs, and edible flowers).Īt the end of the post, you’ll find a list of blog posts with more detailed information on the topics covered here. Or, it’s cold, grey, soggy the soil is compacted and filled with weeds, and you spend about an hour outside before realizing you haven’t made a decent plan and you’re definitely not ready to plant anything.ĭon’t be discouraged! No matter whether this is your first-ever vegetable garden or just the first time planting this year, if you take a little time to prepare before you plant, everything will go more smoothly and you’ll be more successful. The sun is shining, a cool breeze is pushing clouds across a blue sky, the earth smells fresh and is ready to nurture the vegetables you’ve been dreaming about all winter… The first day of working in your vegetable garden each year is a miraculous thing. ![]()
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