How to Grow a Vegetable Garden

Buy seeds and tools. Decide whether to start growing vegetables with seeds or seedlings. Seeds and seedlings are available from nurseries or can be ordered. You also need to determine what garden tools to buy. Gardening by hand with simple tools is fine, but a very large garden requires a tiller to loosen the soil. ^[3] Here’s what you’ll need:

• Seeds or seedlings. Nurseries offer a wide variety of seedlings and seeds. The staff there will also help you decide what to buy.
• Fertilizer. Good fertilizer will help vegetables grow well. Apply bone meal, blood meal and fertilizer to the soil. Compost is also very good.
• Land cover and topsoil. At the beginning of planting, vegetable crops must be protected from heavy rain and strong winds. You can use mulch, just a thin top layer of soil, or cover the soil with loose hay to protect the seedlings.

Digger machine. This machine loosens the soil, helps you fertilize and dig holes for vegetables. With a small garden plot, all you need is a hoe; but if the garden is larger than 3 square meters, you may need to buy or rent a tiller.

• Shovel, apricot and garden rake. You need these basic gardening tools to dig holes and move plants and soil.
• Ruler or tape measure. Vegetables need to be planted at different depths, so a ruler can help you when measuring holes in the soil.
• The watering hose can adjust the amount of water, capable of easily changing the pressure of the water.
• Fence materials. Rabbits, squirrels, deer, and other animals love to gnaw on vegetables, so you may need to put up a fence around your garden for protection.

Prepare the land. Use stones to mark the corners of the garden. Clear all roots, gravel, weeds and debris. Use a tiller, hoe or rake to loosen the soil, till about 30 cm deep, depending on the type of vegetable you intend to grow.

• Use a garden rake to fertilize the soil. Make sure to spread evenly.
• Pay attention to remove all large stone bricks lying on the ground. They will block the path of the roots so it is well worth your time to clean up.
• If you are concerned about the quality of the soil, buy a test kit to check the amount of nutrients and organic matter as well as the pH in the soil. All these factors affect the nutrients and growth rate of vegetables. After you have tested the soil, you can add any missing substances.

Dig holes and place seeds or seedlings down. ^[4] Use apricot trees to dig holes at a depth suitable for the type of vegetable to be planted. Put a little fertilizer in each hole, then drop the seeds or gently place the seedlings in it. Fill holes with topsoil or mulch if needed.

Garden watering. During the first few weeks of rooting, you need to keep the topsoil moist. Every day you use the sprinkler function to lightly spray the entire garden.

• Regularly check the soil. If it looks dry, you need to spray again.
• Avoid watering the garden at night. If water is left standing all night without being absorbed and not evaporating, this could be a condition for fungal growth. ^[5]

Weeding. As vegetables begin to sprout and sprout, watch out for non-vegetables that are taking advantage of the fertilizer and water you provide to grow. Hold these plants close to the base with your hands and gently pull them up, then throw them away so their seeds don’t spread in the vegetable garden. Be careful not to pluck the newly sprouted vegetables by mistake.

Do not let animals into the garden. Before your vegetables start to bear fruit, you may need to put up a fence to keep rabbits and squirrels out of your garden. A low chicken fence is also helpful. However, if there are deer near the house, you need to build a higher fence.