Gardening is a therapeutic activity. Seeing the plants produce from a seed or a stalk to producing fruits and flowers gives excessive happiness. Why not try your hand at vegetable gardening? This is a great way to fetch pesticide-free vegetables from the farm to the table. If you have a sunny garden place then with some plants and modest tools you can make your vegetable garden.
Steps to make a vegetable garden
Mark the garden space
• Squared the direction of the sun. Vegetables need ample sunlight; at least six to eight hours. Select an open plot without
• Portion the space where you plan to build your vegetable garden. This will help plan the layout, the number of plants to be fully-fledged and the watering methods to be incorporated.
• Familiarize a water source near your vegetable garden that will take care of the water requirements.
Prepare the soil for the vegetable garden
• Release the soil and break the large pieces of soil rock with a spade fork or shovel.
• Fresh the soil by eliminating all the stones, debris, roots of old plants, garbage and wild plants.
• Check the soil type. If the soil is high on sand or clay, totalling compost or manure will provide solidity and improve its texture. As an estimate, it is good to add around 3 inches of muck to clay soil and around 4 inches to sandy s this will also improve the soil drainage, aiding in plant growth.
What to plant in your vegetable garden?
Make a list of the veggies you want to grow in your garden. The majority of veggies thrive on Indian soil. It is simple to produce a variety of vegetables, including tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, brinjal, bitter gourd, drumstick, capsicum, carrots, lady's finger, spinach, and ginger, as well as common herbs and spices such as basil, coriander, mint, oregano, chillies, and curry leaves.
You may grow these from their seeds as well as from young plants that have already been planted. Follow the manual's directions to plant the seeds.
Vegetable garden: Tips to plant
• Start by assembling holes by digging on the planned soil patch with a garden trowel. While digging, consent a space of a minimum of 3 ft between two holes so that the plants can easily grow and expand.
• Dwelling the seeds/plants in these holes and cover them with soil and water.
• If you think a plant may require support, harness it with stakes.
Vegetable garden: Tips to water
• Water the plants only when the topsoil is somewhat dry. It is a good idea to incorporate drip irrigation so that the plants are not over- or under-
• Water in the afternoon so that the plants have adequate water through the night till the next day.
• Take care that only the roots are wet and not the leaves. Wet leaves could lead to fungal contagions.
• You can hand-water the roots or use the trickle irrigation method. Avoid sprinklers as they may wet the leaves and the fruits, thus, destroying the plants.
• Amid two rows, make V-shaped furrows for the water to flow down to the roots.
• Dissimilar plants need different kinds of beds. For instance, create doughnut beds around plants, such as tomatoes, to recollect water. Make waffle-shaped square beds for plants like beans.
Once the vegetable garden has been planned and constructed, occasionally check on it to look for infections and deal with them right away. Vegetables may draw amiable creatures once they begin to bloom. Put mesh around the plants or a fence around the garden to deter them.
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