vegetable garden ideas

1. What vegetables grow best together?
2. What is the best layout for a vegetable garden?
3. How can I make my vegetable garden look nice?
4. What can I put in a small vegetable garden?
5. What should not be planted next to tomatoes?
6. What veggies should not be planted together?
7. What can I plant in a 4x8 raised vegetable garden?
8. How do I pick a garden spot?
9. What direction should vegetable garden rows run?
10. Can you mix flowers and vegetables in a garden?
11. How do you start a garden for beginners?
12. What's the easiest vegetable to grow?
13. What do I put on the bottom of a raised garden bed?
14. Where should I put vegetables in my garden?
15. Are banana peels good for tomato plants?
16. Can peppers and tomatoes be planted together?
17. Are coffee grounds good for tomato plants?
18. Should I line my raised garden bed with plastic?
19. What should you not plant beside lettuce?
20. What can you not plant beside peas?

What vegetables grow best together?

Companion Planting Chart

What is the best layout for a vegetable garden?

The most basic garden plan consists of a design with straight, long rows running north to south orientation. A north to south direction will ensure that the garden gets the best sun exposure and air circulation. A garden that runs east to west tends to get too shaded from the crops growing in the preceding row.

How can I make my vegetable garden look nice?

From raised beds to running beans, use these four simple design tips to transform your veggie plot into a beautiful kitchen garden.

1. Arrange bunches of bold color. Vibrant, lush foliage defines a kitchen garden. ...
2. Plant snug beds. ...
3. Smooth out the edges. ...
4. Define your space.

What can I put in a small vegetable garden?

These “cut-and-come” vegetables keep on giving by sprouting new leaves when the outer leaves are snipped off. Examples include loose-leaf lettuce, chard, kale, collard greens, mesclun, and escarole. “Lettuce varieties like 'Salad Bowl' and 'Red Salad Bowl' are great for containers or any small space.

What should not be planted next to tomatoes?

Plants that should not share space with tomatoes include the Brassicas, such as broccoli and cabbage. Corn is another no-no, and tends to attract tomato fruit worm and/or corn ear worm. Kohlrabi thwarts the growth of tomatoes and planting tomatoes and potatoes increases the chance of potato blight disease.

What veggies should not be planted together?

What Plants Should Not Be Planted Together?

• Asparagus.
• Beans.
• Beets.
• Broccoli.
• Cabbage.
• Cucumbers.
• Peas.
• Soybeans.

What can I plant in a 4x8 raised vegetable garden?

For me, that means lettuce and other greens, like spinach, Swiss chard, kale, and baby bok choy, cucumbers, onions, a variety of herbs, peppers (I usually plant at least one hot pepper to make habanero jelly, and a variety of other sweet peppers), the odd root veggie, like beets and carrots.

How do I pick a garden spot?

Here are some basic tips:

1. Pick a spot with the best soil. It doesn't have to be perfectly black beautiful dirt, it just should be workable. ...
2. Pick a spot in the sun or in partial sun/shade. Not a shady spot.
3. Think about your water source. ...
4. What about wind? ...
5. Pick a spot away from the natural disaster elements.

What direction should vegetable garden rows run?

Most experts believe that the best way to orient garden rows in the Northern hemisphere is north to south. This gives the most sun exposure and allows for ample air circulation. When crops are planted east to west, the rows tend to shade each other.

Can you mix flowers and vegetables in a garden?

There is no rule that says vegetables and flowers can't mix. In fact, the vegetable garden benefits greatly from the addition of some flowers and herbs. But it's not just aesthetics that make flowering plants welcome in the vegetable garden.

How do you start a garden for beginners?

How to Start a Garden – 10 Basic Steps

1. Decide what you'd like to grow.
2. Choose a location.
3. Plan your garden beds.
4. Invest in basic garden tools.
5. Test your soil.
6. Prepare the soil.
7. Choose the right seeds or transplants.
8. Plant with care.

What's the easiest vegetable to grow?

10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow Yourself

• Peas. ...
• Radishes. ...
• Carrots. ...
• Cucumbers. ...
• Kale. ...
• Swiss Chard. ...
• Beets. ...
• Summer Squash (Zucchini) Summer squash and zucchini like well-composted soil and need plenty of space (plant them 3 to 6 feet apart in warm soil and lots of sun.)

What do I put on the bottom of a raised garden bed?

The bottom of a raised garden bed should be a layer of grass clippings, leaves, wood chips, straw, and other organic material. The cardboard should be placed on top of that layer. The organic material will turn into compost, while the cardboard will prevent weeds.

Where should I put vegetables in my garden?

Follow a few simple rules when planning your raised bed.

1. Plant your climbing vegetables toward the back of the bed on a trellis. ...
2. Think of larger vegetables going down to smaller. ...
3. Allow for at least 18 inches of space between plants like tomatoes. ...
4. Peppers will grow tall, but not as tall as tomatoes.

Are banana peels good for tomato plants?

Banana peels are good fertilizer because of what they do not contain. ... This means potassium-rich banana peels are excellent for plants like tomatoes, peppers or flowers. Banana peels also contain calcium, which prevents blossom end rot in tomatoes.

Can peppers and tomatoes be planted together?

Tomatoes

Although it's usually recommended to not plant tomatoes and peppers right after each other in the same bed every year, they can be grown together in the same garden bed (and then rotated to another bed next season).

Are coffee grounds good for tomato plants?

Coffee grounds added to compost and used in the garden as organic fertilizer give your tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants a boost, attract earthworms and may deter both slugs and insect pests in the garden. ... Keep coffee grounds to no more than 20 percent of the material included in your compost.

Should I line my raised garden bed with plastic?

You can line your raised bed to make it more durable and to prevent toxics from leaching into the soil. For lining, use landscape fabric found at garden supply stores or cloth fabric from clothing. Avoid non-porous plastic, as it can retain too much water and discourage beneficial insects and worms.

What should you not plant beside lettuce?

Try to avoid growing lettuce next to broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, or kohlrabi—while some varieties of lettuce may help these cabbage-family (brassicas) crops to grow, these plants have particular root secretions that can prevent lettuce seeds from germinating.

What can you not plant beside peas?

Plants to Avoid Planting Near Peas

• Onions.
• Garlic.
• Leeks.
• Shallots.
• Scallions.
• Chives.