Vegetable Garden Checklist

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  • Planning the Site
  • Start planning your garden in January.
  • Choose a sunny spot for your vegetable garden.
  • Make sure the spot is flat.
  • Choose place near the house so that you can see your growing vegetables.
  • Have the soil tested to see what nutrients may need to be added.
  • Protect your vegetable garden with a rabbit proof fence.
  • What to Plant
  • Take into consideration is what you and your family likes to eat.
  • Think about the soil and climate that you have and what will grow well in it.
  • Purchase seeds.
  • Start seeds indoors so plants can be transplanted to the garden at appropriate times.
  • Till the garden when the soil is not frozen or too wet.
  • Use string tied to small stakes place at the ends of each row as a guide to keep the rows straight.
  • Plant the seeds.
  • Where to Plant What
  • Group your plants according to their harvesting period.
  • Perennials such as asparagus and some fruits should be at the side.
  • Rotate your vegetable garden planting.
  • Do not crowd your plants.
  • Take note of instructions that come with seeds.
  • Tips
  • Plants need to be checked for insects during the entire gardening season/process.
  • Weed your rows of vegetables to control weeds and grass frequently as the weed seeds sprout.
  • Fertilizer will need to be applied to plants once they are above the soil.
  • If the weather turns dry, water your garden.
  • Do not harvest vegetables during the middle/hottest part of the day.
  • Once your vegetables are ready to harvest you can use them fresh.

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