Depending on where you live, the gardening season is starting, or, in southern climes, is already upon us. Here we've got 10 vegetable gardening tips you can use to get those veggies off to a good start and a healthier, more nutritious addition to your table.
1. Read your seed packets, or, in the case of planting started veggies, ask your local nursery staff to point out the varieties of a given veggie that thrive in your area. If your area is plagued by particular pests, choose plant hybrids which are resistant to those pests, as possible.
2. Any list of vegetable gardening tips would be remiss if it failed to mention the importance of soil condition. Naturally, you want that superior friable soil that easily slips through your fingers. As many gardeners can attest, this can involve considerable work. Compost is a key ingredient that can whip that soil into shape. If you tackle the composting in the late fall, you'll save yourself a lot of work in the spring. Here's how: spread 6-12 inches of compost over the fallow garden, then cover the compost with 3-4 inches of a winter mulch. Come spring, the rain or melting snow, with the help of natural soil organisms, will have done the work for you, presenting workable soil without the heavy effort.
3. If spring has come and you hadn't found the time to follow #2 of our vegetable gardening tips, all is not lost! Spread your compost over the garden bed at least two to three weeks before planting. It's recommended that you get out the shovel and work the compost in every few days to speed up the integration of compost into the soil. Your veggies will benefit from a handful or two of compost dropped into the planting hole, giving them a head start on a healthy growing season.
A good application of compost works miracles in enhancing the ability to retain water, so don't skimp!
4. Speaking of watering, with adequate composting, you can save on your water bill with a programmable irrigation drip system, which conserves water by watering only the soil. Just be sure you set your system to water early in the morning, discouraging a variety of fungal diseases and such problems as powdery mildew.
5. When choosing soil amendments and fertilizers, look for organic products. Among these vegetable gardening tips, this one pays you back big time at harvest time! You'll be setting the stage for healthy soil filled with earthworms and other plant friendly organisms, which help your plants grow robust, pest and disease resistant veggies.
6. Another of our vegetable gardening tips to nurture your healthy garden: interplant your beds with garlic, chives and onions. Most insects will make a wide berth around these plants.
7. Garlic may be grown in containers in the garden as well. Merely the scent of this plant repels a variety of insects and pests.
8. The most space-saving of our vegetable gardening tips: Many veggies, including pole beans, squash, zucchini and cucumbers may be trained up a trellis or fence, allowing you to increase your harvest in a smaller garden, while keeping the fruits off the ground.
9. If you purchase tomato plant starters, when you go to transplant them, be sure to bury the stem in soil, up to the first set of leaves. Why? This technique stimulates a healthy root system, resulting in a healthier and more prolific producer.
10. Here's a tip that's a back and time saver: Use a large plastic storage box to hold your garden tools, gloves and other items you use every day. Store the box in your garden it's weatherproof and handy.
Be assured, if you follow these 10 vegetable gardening tips, not only will you reap a bountiful harvest, but you'll be burdened with half the work! Good luck!
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