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1st Veggie Garden

16 years ago

This might be a bit long... so fair warning :)

Starting MY first garden this year. (Grandma always did it before me.) Ive read up alot and am planting this upcoming weekend. ive already started hardening the veggies and all, but just need some tips on what goes good near eachother in gardens, and what could i use (not pesticides, if possible) to keep away unwanted insects (most importantly, the dreaded Japanese Beetle).

Any tips or tricks are appreciated.

Heres a list of my veggies and btw, im using a 28x50 (1400 square foot) lot for my garden. Thx!

Herbs :

Cilantro, Dill

Roots :

Potato, Sweet Potato, Carrot, Beets, Turnips, Onion

Vines :

Cucumber, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Melon, Pumpkin, Zucchini

Other :

Corn, Jal Pepper, Sweet Pepper, Cherokee Purple Toms, Roma Toms, Cherry Toms, Green Beans, Peas, Eggplant, Okra, Cabbage, Lettuce, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Spinach

And maybe, some sunflowers(Ive heard they attract the Jap. Beetle)

Comments (5)

  • 16 years ago

    Well first I assume you know that it is far too early in your zone to plant many of the things on your list, right? And that you know that all of them are not planted at the same time, right?

    Your last frost date isn't until the middle of May so about all you can plant now is the beets, potatoes and onions
    (it's late for those so definitely get them in), lettuce and peas (also a bit late), cabbage, spinach and broccoli.

    Most everything else will have to wait - most especially the tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, and corn until well after all danger of frost is past and the soil temps have risen well into the 70's.

    Meanwhile there is lots of good reading to do here on each of your various crops and you can research the pests and disease associated with each via Google. Just Google "common _________ (insert name of vegetable) pests" or diseases. Look for what are called IPM (Integrated Pest Management) resource pages for info on non-pesticide controls.

    Hope this helps and enjoy your garden.

    Dave

  • 16 years ago

    Yes, i know that some are cold weather, but im also going off of my grandmothers past experiences, and we will be planting in the fall again. Also our late frost date happened to be last thursday, according to the farmers almanac, which is what we have always planted by. Ive got my grandma helping out, she just cant do alot of the actual garden work. Just need to know anything like companion planting and such

  • 16 years ago

    With the advent of new science and technology you can add your grandma's experienc.
    Nowadays you can look up extended weather forecast up to two weeks.
    So, let us say that you are 10 day away from your LFD and check the forecast.
    Again, lets assume that forecast looks good, with no frost or lows less than 35F and
    highs in 60s or highr. Then if I were you I wiil jump and start planting,
    direct sow beans, squash, cukes, melons. Transplant tomatoes.
    A week or so down the road of time, after consulting with the forecas again,
    start planting whatever has been left out on your list, like peppers , basils eggplants,...
    The last group will do bet if night lows are no lower than 42F but in average better than 45F.

  • 16 years ago

    Austin. Congrats on the 1st garden. You broke your vegginity. Anyway... I'm curious to how you till turn rake and water the garden area. Thats a big garden!

    P.S - We love pics here. :)

  • 16 years ago

    Been taking pics of the indoors baby-veggies, might do some before/after pics w/ babys and fruit-bearing plants when i get them. The only thing that didnt turn out well indoors was my cherries, so were just gunna nursery-buy them :) Il try and keep you guys updated.

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