http://sharansgardenspot.com Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:02:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://sharansgardenspot.com/gardening-tips/vegetable-garden-location http://sharansgardenspot.com/gardening-tips/vegetable-garden-location#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:19:24 +0000 editor http://sharansgardenspot.com/gardening-tips/vegetable-garden-location/ Things to consider

1. Before starting any design it's important to study views and traffic patterns so that you can enjoy vistas, aren't gawked at by passing motorists, and have enough room for both growing and maneuvering space. A garden should be someplace easily accessible. Visit your garden often, once a day or many times a week, to catch problems, harvest young vegetables, and perform regular tasks. The closer your garden to your front or back door, the better — and the better it will look and produce.
2. Good soil is essential; most soil problems can be amended with good homemade compost. A garden will need at least one foot of good soil to grow in, more if you're planning to grow deep-rooted plants such as potatoes, tomatoes, rye, radishes, etc.
3. A nice brisk wind will strengthen your plants, keep diseases scarce, and bring numerous beneficial insects. But too much wind will flatten your garden though, so try for a good balance and plant windbreaking trees if necessary.
4. Sunlight duration throughout the year in a garden will determine success or failure. Approximately 90% of your vegetable plants will need at least 8 hours of full sunlight a day. You can get by with less if you have excellent soil and water properly. Watch the sun's path through the course of a day, throughout the year, so your plants the taller plants will not overshadow a sun-needy neighbor.
5. Deep, irregular watering is the key to strong roots for your plants. Soaking the ground (not the plants) throughly, will help the roots to grow deep into the soil, finding nutrients and any water tables. Shallow watering, on the other hand, might cause the roots to spread out near the surface of the ground and be more susceptible to diseases, insects, and drought. With good mulching, most established vegetable gardens can be watered once a week, barring heat or other extenuating circumstances. Because heavy watering will be necessary, make sure that a good source of water is near your garden location.

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