Planting A Garden

Choosing a good location is more important then than good soil You can always improve poor soil, bit it is nearly impossible to improve a bad location.

Your garden should have shelter from wind and have plenty of sunlight.

Try to choose a location that is away from large trees which can shade out the sunlight and be in direct competition with your vegetable for moisture and nutrients because of the trees roots.

Do not locate your garden plot in a low area where water stands and the cold air will collect.

Your garden should be close to a source of water since there will be times irragation is necessary.

It is easy to list material benefits that you receive when planting a garden. Your vegetables will arrive on your table garden fresh.

They will probably be far tastier than the often days old produce found on the shelves of food stores, and more nutritious too.

And there will be impressive savings in your food dollar; experts say that for each $20 worth of supplies and labor invested, a return of more than $200 can be reaped.

But beyond such practical considerations are additional benefits: the pleasure of working with the soil, of watching seeds sprout and grow, and of knowing that the food on your table is a product of your own labor.

It is these reasons, perhaps more than mere economics, that account for the recent rise in family gardens.

Garden Favorites. provides a list of the most commonly harvested vegetables. When to plant, depth and number of days till harvest.

For most people today, planting a garden is becoming more popular.

The garden still has an important role to play not only in economic terms but also in a well earned sense of independence and accomplishment.

And a closer relationship with nature that working with the soil and its produce affords to us.

It's fun and also helps feed the family.

You and your family will be amazed at how easy it is to grow fresh vegetables with using rocks and nutrient water.

Your children will be astonished watching the plant roots grow and the plant too.

It's a great learning experience.

Companion Planting

There is evidence that secretions given off by the roots of some plants are the cause of this effect.

For example, the roots of black walnut trees exude a chemical that inhibits the growth of tomatoes.

Onions apparently stimulate the growth of beans, peas, and several other vegetables.

Tomatoes and basil are also believed to do well together, as are cucumbers and cabbage .

Another aspect of companion planting is that certain vegetables and herbs seem to repel the pests of other plants.

Marigold roots, for example exude a secretion that repels nematodes, tiny wormlike creatures that attack plant roots, and parsley is said to repel the carrot fly.

Other plants lure pests away from their neighbors, as the eggplant lures Colorado potato beetles from potato plants.

Although companion planting is a source of controversy among experts, it is certainly worth trying when you begin planting a garden

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