Designing A Ground Vegetable Garden
Using a raised bed for growing vegetables allows you to control the soil quality and prevent it from becoming compacted.
Designing a ground vegetable garden. The newspaper will eventually decompose and the turf and weeds will be smothered. The garden john is visiting has a bank of trees along the northern boundary which create a lot of shade. Many of them such as raised beds and glasshouses can be adjusted to fit your space.
Place a thick layer 8 10 sheets of newspaper over the garden bed and wet it thoroughly. This should be a frugal option as well. Then cover the newspaper with four to six inches of good soil.
You have one raised garden bed. The first step in designing a vegie garden is to get outside and assess the site. Then you put a pallet on the backside of the bed to allow vegetables to grow up it for support.
The average sized garden has been set up for a young family. The first step is to add all of the key items that you have or plan to include in your garden. Square foot gardening involves dividing the growing area into small square sections typically 1 foot per square.
This layout gives you a square for each vegetable grown. The garden planner has lots of ready designed garden objects such as sheds fences and compost bins which can be dropped straight into your plan.