PLANTING A VEGETABLE GARDEN Computer Applications
Feb 23, 2016
PLANTING A VEGETABLE GARDEN
Computer Applications
Location Choose a location in full sun. Vegetable require 6 or more hours of
direct sun a day The soil should be well drained
If grass or weeds grow, its probably already well drained.
Put up a Fence Put a fence around your garden
Helps keep out animals A 2-3 foot fence is fine unless deer are in the neighborhood You can use inexpensive wire like poultry
netting Bend the bottom foot of the wire to the
outside of the garden to lay right on top of the ground to keep animals from digging under the fence
How to Get More Some vegetables can be trained to grow
up bamboo or metal poles (tomatoes, pole beans, cucumbers and peas.)
Fertilize and Water Spread fertilizer over the ground in late
winter or, an inch depth of compost Make sure your garden is gets a good
watering once a week
Weed Frequently Pull out the weeds frequently before they
grow too big
Get Started! Plan to plant your garden around the
middle of June using small plants You can sow seeds indoors during the
winter to grow your own small plants To prepare a new garden area, lay several
layers of newspaper on existing vegetation, and top it with compost This will smother the existing vegetation
Plant immediately!
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