Planting vegetables can be relaxing and enjoyable and it’s constantly pleasing to pick the fruits of your own labor.  It might look simple enough – you dig a hole and plant a seedling or dig a small trench and scatter the seeds – but there are a few things you’ll need to be aware of if you wish to experience a plentiful first harvest.

Raising vegetables is relaxing and enjoyable and it’s constantly gratifying to be able to harvest the fruits of your own effort.  It might appear simple enough – you dig a hole and sow a seed or dig a shallow channel and scatter the seeds – but there are a few things you will want to grasp if you want to have a decent first harvest.

Go For Small – Most first time gardeners don’t consider yield when they are preparing their 1st plot.  When planting vegetables you’re going to grow much more than one sprout and/or one marrow and/or 1 handful of peas per plant.  You might get a dozen or more tomatoes for each tomato plant in your plot. Who is going to eat all those tomatoes? Do you have friends and family who will be happy to take the excess from you? Before beginning, take into consideration the possible yield of every plant you sow so you don’t over produce food that you’ve no use for.

Sketch Your Plot – When raising vegetables it’s essential to remember that certain plants grow up and tall, such as corn, while others spread out, like cucumbers.  You need to allocate plenty of space for your creeping plants to spread out and you don’t want your taller plants casting a shadow over your whole garden.  Outline your garden before raising your vegetables to be sure that there’s sufficient room for everything to grow correctly.

Experiment With Something Different – Your first thought when raising veggies will most likely be to sow veggies that you already know you like to eat. But, in addition, why not try planting something new and different, besides. As an example, if you already know you love cherry tomatoes try planting some heirloom ones too.   Go ahead and sow onions but possibly sow some garlic, too.  It is always fun to try new things, particularly when you grow them yourself.

You’ll find there’s large amounts of work involved when you grow a vegetable garden so you must be ready for some work. You have to prepare the soil to start with and then you will need to care for the plot each day – pulling out weeds, thinning out seedlings, making sure it has sufficient water.  You will have tasks to perform almost every day during the growing season so make sure that you are ready to persevere.