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# 10 Tips for Beginning Your Own Small Vegetable Garden

You want to start growing your own vegetables. Great! Its amazing to be able to pick your own fresh tomatoes. But how do you start? Here are 10 tips that will help you on your way.

**1. Start small. ** Start with one 4x8ft garden bed. There is no point in going overboard and having to grow too many things at once. You can always add more next year.

**2. Find the best sun. **Vegetables need 6-8 hours of sun a day. Observe your yard and see where the most sunlight hits throughout the day. Mark those areas as your garden spots.

**3. Make sure you have good dirt. ** Soil is extremely important for growing vegetables. Buy a cheap soil testing kit and see what you are working with. Also amend your soil with lots of compost.

**4. Try raised beds. ** Raised beds are great because they allow your dirt to drain properly. They also heat up faster during the spring time. And lastly your back will thank you for using them. If money is an issue you can always use pots.

**5. Learn what to grow. ** Vegetables that grow easily are lettuce, radish, green beans, squash and tomatoes. Once you have these mastered then try growing some other vegetables.

**6. Know what you like to eat. **If you don't like kale dont grow it :). Have your family choose what they want you to grow and you won't have excess produce.

**7. Know when to water. ** Vegetables typically like to be watered about 3 times a week. Its better to water your garden deeply then water it everyday. Make sure to water your plants in the morning and apply a thick coating of mulch.

**8. Space them out. ** Once you start planting make sure to not space the seeds out to far. You want the room for your seedlings to grow.

**9. Watch for bugs. ** Walk through your garden for a couple minutes each day and inspect for insects. The earlier you spot them the easier it will be to remove them. Plant marigolds around your garden to ward off pests.

**10. Don't worry about mistakes. ** Everyone messes up when gardening. Just remember it's all learning and jot down what you did wrong and right so you know for next year.

Once you learn the basics of gardening it really is very easy and fun. Go buy yourself some seeds and start digging!

# 10 Tips To Start A Small Vegetable Garden In Your Backyard

You've chosen to grow your vegetables now. Cool! Eating a tomato you’ve grown after caring for the plant is a true joy. But how can you start? Here are ten tips to help you get started without losing your sanity.

**1. It's easy to want to plant everything all at once but a 4×8 foot bed is plenty for a beginner. Next year, when you know how expand your volume of business.

**2. Most vegetables require a full sunlight soak of six to eight hours a day. Spend a day observing your garden and take note of the bright areas. This is your prime location.

**3. Conduct a soil test. Quality soil is the secret sauce. Simply purchase a cheap test kit from a garden centre to check the pH and nutrients. Then, add in plenty of compost, to give your plants a good start.

**4. Opt for the use of raised beds. They provide good drainage, warm quickly in spring, and are easier on your back. Moreover, they appear quite neat. When you're out of cash, containers also work great.

**5. Choose easy plants. Lettuce, beans, radishes, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes are easy and fast. Leave out the scientific ingredients like cauliflower for later. Achieving things quickly keeps you motivated!

**6. Only cultivate what you will consume. Do not grow kale if you hate it. Grow vegetables that your family loves otherwise the harvest will go waste.

**7. Water in a wise manner. Most of the plants will like to be deeply soaked few times a week than being sprinkled daily. Water around the base in the morning so the leaves stay dry and disease stays away. Also, mulch prevents moisture loss from the ground.

**8. Be careful about how far apart you’re placing those seeds or seedlings. As they grow, plants won’t truly disappear. Cramped plants will compete with each other for light, water, and nutrients. Observe the spacing recommended on the seed packets even if they look lonely.

**9. Monitor for insects regularly. Just a few minutes each day will keep pests at bay. It’s easy to get aphids or hornworms early, and you can either handle them by hand or spray them with simple soap. Bugs can be warded off with marigolds nearby.

**10. Progress, mistakes are a part of the learning curve. Everyone does think so Gardening is mostly trial and error, every mistake helps you learn. Make a note of what helped you achieve success this year.

## Let’s Go for Growth!

To start a garden, you do not need to complicate or spend much. Take on seeds, take your hands to the dirt, and enjoy. You’ll soon be giving extra zucchini to your neighbors like everybody else does. Good gardening!