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Vegetable Garden Plans - The #1 Plan for Setting up a Desirable Organic Vegetable Garden

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   Vegetable garden plan?
   My son has taken an interest in planting a vegetable garden. I think this is very worthwhile, but don't want the yard to look horrible. Is there a downloadable program online that would allow us to "plan" the garden before it goes in?

   • ANSWER:
     Check out "gardeners@e-news.gardeners.com". Great website and they have a planning page where they help you to map out your garden.

2. QUESTION:
   Where can I print out those little signs that tell the plan name, for my vegetable garden?
   I'm looking for those little signs that usaly come with the plant, yall know that stick into the ground. I planted a garden for my parents but I don't have any signs, and they can't tell what, from what. I was thinkin printen some out'd be good but I can't find any. Thanks

   • ANSWER:
     They are normally the seed packets on top of sticks, not little signs.

3. QUESTION:
   what direction should i plant my vegetable garden chandler az?
   im in chandler az....and would like to start a vegetable garden.... i plan on planting various vegetables and will plant them in different locations of the yard if need be. if i was planting cucs, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, broccoli.....what kind of sun do they need?

   • ANSWER:
     not sure myself but the answer maybe at loveonaleaf.com

4. QUESTION:
   Trying to plan my summer vegetable garden. I'm a beginner. Any tips?
   I have a small plot in which I can plant, so I was thinking about doing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Do you have any other suggestions of good summer vegetables (or even fruit) that I can attempt to grow this summer? Thank you so much!

   • ANSWER:
     You can interplant lettuce, spinach, cilantro, and Asian greens like pac choi and tatsoi between the summer vegetables. They'll shade out weeds, and you can harvest them 6-8 weeks after planting. By then the summer vegetables will be filling out and need the space.

     You can also plant basil around the edges of the garden. Some bush beans like 'Jade', 'Maxibel', or 'Provider' might also be a good idea.

     This web site has some good information on growing vegetables organically:
     http://www.grow-it-organically.com/how-to-grow-vegetables.html

5. QUESTION:
   How do you plan and grow an organic vegetable and herb garden?
   I want to have my very own organic vegetable and herb garden for my family and my consumption. Please share with me how to do so. Thank you in advance.

   • ANSWER:
     To get a good organic garden going takes years of soil building. start small as a big garden will get overwhelming come the hot part of summer. I would say a garden no bigger than 10 feet by 20 feet the first growing season.

     Now is the time to start garden prep by choosing where you want the garden and opening up the sod. smothering the area where you will have the garden is a good first step or you can plow the sod open and till it in next spring. plowing is a lot more effective than tilling for killing grass.

     You will also need some tools. Get a couple of hoes, my favourite is the shuffle or stirrup hoe. You can find these at any box store. they are lighter and easier to use than the standard concrete hoe most people think of when they think about hoes. You will also need a wheel barrow or garden cart, a potato fork (looks somewhat like a pitch fork but fatter), a shovel, a spade, a couple of trowels.

     You will need seeds. My favourite place to get seeds is Johnny's Selected Seeds in Maine. http://johnnysseeds.com
     Start with easy things to grow and pay attention to the fact not everything grows in every season. Lettuce for example is best planted in the spring, it likes cool damp conditions. Tomatoes and peppers like it hot. A good seed catalogue will tell you such information. You will likely want to use seedlings for a lot of things such as tomatoes. Do not buy these at places like Wal-Mart. Go to a local nursery and tell them you are just starting out and you will get a lot of advice. One caveat, most nurseries (and box stores) are NOT organic and do not know much about organic growing so ignore all advice to use chemicals. But you will find healthier seedlings at most local places than box stores.

     Good luck