How should I arrange my soil-beds?
- Where should I locate my garden?
- What size should I make my soil-beds?
- How should I arrange my soil-beds?
- What should I plant?
- When should I plant?
- What tools will I need?
- How much time will it take?
Plan in advance the number and placement of your soil-beds by creating a "blueprint" of your garden area.
If you have a choice, orient your soil-beds north to south so the shadow changes as the sun moves from east to west.
To create a garden plot plan or "blueprint," first show the outer dimensions of your garden on a grid.
Second, show where you plan to place the soil-beds.
Tips
Remember, if you cannot create soil-beds 30-feet long, create them in simple divisions of 30 feet—1/2 (15 feet) or 1/3 (10 feet). Doing so will help you be more accurate when planting seeds or transplants and applying fertilizer.
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Now click on Garden Plot Plan. Print out the grid shown and follow the directions to create your garden "blueprint."
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Tip of the Day
It's Spring Planting Time! For those of you in the Northern hemisphere who have winters, March and early April are the time you need to be preparing your soil and planting the hardy vegetable crops such as radishes, peas, cabbage and broccoli.
The freeze/thaw cycles of winter have broken up and loosened most soils, so as soon as it's not muddy, go in and give everything a good weeding with the 2-way hoe (see Tools). Weeding thoroughly this early gives you the upper hand, and is very important.
If you grew a Mittleider garden last year, your beds will be easy to re-make. Just apply Pre-Plant and Weekly Feed to the bed area, then till them in, place strings on your stakes, and re-make the beds.
Be sure to re-check the level of each bed accurately, since they may have changed a little. Do not be satisfied with anything more than 1" fall in a 30'-long soil-bed. Good Gardening!
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