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Beginner at vegetable gardening

by anuja
(shillington, pa, usa)

This is my first attempt at growing a vegetable garden. I have grass in my backyard and some of my backyard is on a slope which has grass and stones in it. How do i start a vegetable garden???

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Beginner at vegetable gardening

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May 04, 2009
 New to gardening
by: Hazel Twig

Is your slope South or North facing?
My slope is North facing so I used old pallets to build up "level" ground. I filled these areas with old straw then covered with aged compost and covered all with natural fibres or plastic sheeting (in my case old carpets). This warms the soil and helps break down the straw so that when you come to plant the soil is nice and warm for those precius little seedlings.
The beauty of this idea is that you can easily adapt to make raised beds or terrace the garden.

I also plant potatoes in straw beds.
Cover the required area with wedges of straw. Soak for 2 or 3 days until sodden (or leave for several onths over winter - saves water and bills). Lay seed spuds on top. Cover with loose straw. As the greenery comes through just add more loose straw. Check occasionally to make sure it isn't drying out - which (in theory) it shouldn't do, but it might.
When the flowers have faded just lift the loose straw and you have nice, clean spuds.

Good Luck

Hazel Twig
Apr 07, 2009
 I'm a beginner too
by: Oralia

This website is full of information on how to start your vegetable garden. I started mine from seeds this year and I'm waiting for the outdoors to get warmer so I could transplant them. I learned from this website how to create a "no dig" garden which is what I'm doing soon and I will be starting a 'vertical' garden for my climbing vegetables like cucumbers, melons, squash and zucchini. It takes a few hours of reading different websites to get the most information but it's well worth the time. I suggest buying some seeds now or starter plants and while they are germinating start informing yourself from this website and others on how best to develop your garden. Good Luck!

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