Home Vegetable Gardening
Name : Home Vegetable Gardening.
Category : Home and Garden
Files Source: www.ces.ncsu.edu
File Added : July 25, 2010
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This online odf file contain Selecting a Garden Site, Planning the Garden, Soils and Fertilization, Garden Tools, Growing or Purchasing, Transplants, Planting Transplants, Buying and Sowing Seeds, Thinning Seedlings, Fall Gardening, and other.
Content Summary :
“If you are a beginning gardener with an average-sized family, you will not need a lot of space for a vegetable garden. An area 25 feet square should be adequate. Be careful not to start with too large a space; it is easy to “bite off more than you can chew.” Regardless of size, there are five factors to consider in selecting a garden site. The first is sunlight. All vegetables need some sunlight. The garden should receive at least 6 hours of direct sunlight each day. Eight to 10 hours each day is ideal. Vegetables should therefore be planted away from the shade of buildings, trees, and shrubs. Some leafy vegetables such as broccoli, collards, spinach, and lettuce tolerate shadier conditions than other vegetables, but if your garden does not receive at least 6 hours of sunlight daily, you will not be successful growing vegetables. The second consideration is nearness to the house. The closer the vegetable garden and the easier it is to reach, the more you will probably use it. You will be more likely to harvest vegetables at their peaks and thus take maximum advantage of garden freshness. It is also more likely that you will keep up with jobs such as weeding, watering, insect and disease control, and succession plantings if the garden is close. The third consideration is soil. You do not need to have the ideal type of soil to grow a good garden. If possible, the soil should be fertile and easy to till, with just the right texture—a loose, well-drained loam. Avoid any soil that remains soggy after a rain. Heavy clay and sandy soils can be improved by adding organic matter. Of course, gardening will be easier if you start with a naturally rich soil.”………Download for more information!!
