suggested for newcomers to start with a 4-by-4 foot garden.
Others say go no larger than 16-by-10.
���I���d say most people who haven���t done it before should
make their garden no more than 10-by-10 feet,��� said Smith,
who has been gardening for 42 years.
Be sure to have the tools necessary, including a pair of
gloves, spade, garden fork, soaking hose, hoe, hand weeder,
bucket and wheelbarrow.
Another important concept to work out in advance is
whether you will have raised beds or will till the soil. Raised
beds offer the benefit of keeping weeds and grassy plants from
spreading into the garden.
Owen said he finds a soil mixture that is one-third peat
moss, one-third vermiculite and one-third cow or chicken
manure or compost works quite well.
���Grid off square foot sections to some length and treat
each one like it is its own acre,��� he said. ���Using this mix in
the soil makes it completely organic and the material used is
sustainable. Then there���s generally no need for lime, although
you might sometimes need fertilizer. But you���re not dumping
chemicals and fertilizer all over the place.��� He is also an advocate of vertical growing.
Planting, maintaining and harvesting
Information is available on how deeply and how far apart
to plant seedlings. Tomatoes, for example, should be planted
about 18 inches apart, while beans should be planted about
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