Gardening plot ideas

Preparing a garden bed is the crucial first step in setting up a thriving garden. With the right techniques and a little patience, you can create a fertile environment that will help your vegetables flourish

I believe that layouts for the home garden are not explained or talked about enough in gardening books. I would guess this would be because of the variation of landscape makes it so no garden plot is the same and therefore it is difficult to duplicate garden designs.

Mapping your vegetable garden will help you see how many seedlings you need, where they will be planted, and how you can keep each bed producing all through the growing season.

Food Security Is Just a Seedling Away By Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau During WWI and WWII and into the 1950s, the Canadian government encouraged its citizens to grow their own food. Not only would you be supplementing your own food supply at a time when rations were scarce and store shelves were growing bare, but people who grew gardens were contributing in their own way to the war effort. Growing a “victory garden” was a patriotic duty. In a time of profound anxiety and loss, when…

If you would like to create a vegetable garden but aren't sure where to start, these vegetable garden plans will get you on track to grow a healthy, beautiful selection of edible plants.

Victory Gardens were popular during World War I and World War II as a way to ensure a healthy food supply on the home front. Today, many people grow a home garden for the same reasons. We found this old poster and thought it worth sharing. As you can see, it's easy to fit a variety of healthy vegetables on a 25x50 foot

Garden layout (BHG magazine)

Properly preparing your vegetable garden for winter helps prevent pest and disease issues, and makes a BIG difference in your success for next season. Cleaning plants out of the beds, preparing and amending the soil, and covering it with leaves or mulch are all things to do in the fall. Get the full step-by-step instructions for when and how to winterize your veggie garden. Includes tons of prep tips and ideas for everything you need to get it done before the snow flies. #winterizing…

Looking to have a garden in the future? Here are some layout ideas of how you can make your garden look whether you live in the city or country.