Did you ever wonder how nutritious your veggies are from the market? Or was there a moment in your life when you thought of how fresh ‘fresh vegetables’ are? Or how long should it be stored before it could still be considered fresh?
If you are considering the idea of gardening vegetables in your backyard, nutrients and freshness will not be an issue for you anymore. Aside from that, you may be surprised of the possible savings that you will have and the therapeutic effect of sowing and reaping your own plants. It might also be a good venue to draw your children closer to you and nature, giving them enough room for learning green practices instead of green jokes.
Anyway, there are a lot of veggies that you can plant within your backyard. And believe me, even within the context of gardening, size doesn’t matter. Aside from the physical size of your backyard lot, the size of your garden is dependent on the available time that you can give to your garden. No matter how wide your area for gardening and yet you can’t spend a single minute for it everyday, then you better cement your backyard and design a basketball court on it.
So, if you are ready, you can check these items before starting your backyard plantation to refrain from common mistakes the rookie home-veggie-farmers often miss:
1. Size
Know exactly the size of your backyard and how much area you can utilize for veggie planting. After that, you can move on to plan for the type of plants and how many of those will you plant for each respectively.
2. Landscape
Find out the slope of your backyard. It must be levelled to maintain even distribution of water and to avoid erosion in times of rain or regular watering of the plants.
3. Vegetables
Knowing what to plant and knowing the number of specific veggies to plant will help you decide on the number of beds to make. To save space in your backyard, you can put the same veggies in the same bed. Consider also the distance between beds to put some pathways.
4. Soil
Know the pH of your soil. The best pH according to experts is 6.5. With this number, the nutrients can be easily dissolved, thus making it easy to distribute to your plants.
5. Schedule
As seasons change, you should change your veggies, too. This way, you will not waste your time in planting the wrong veggies at the right time. Know when to start planting and what kinds of veggies are ideal for a certain season, especially during winter. There are plants which can’t tolerate cold. Also, keep notes of your grown plants in each bed so that you can have a reference for your future plans in improving your vegetation.
6. Equipment
Gardening equipment, gardening accessories, and other gardening products should be appropriate to your kind of garden. I think it’s a bad idea if you have huge rakes for your small beds, right?
After checking these items, you can proceed to your planting. Just always remember that starting your veggies from your own backyard requires extra effort. But by the time your veggies are ready for reaping, the feeling will always be rewarding. You have saved money. You have developed a green and healthy routine inside your premises. With the correct practices, you have ensured freshness of your vegetables and you are secure of the proper nutrients of your veggies. What else could you ask for?
If you are considering the idea of gardening vegetables in your backyard, nutrients and freshness will not be an issue for you anymore. Aside from that, you may be surprised of the possible savings that you will have and the therapeutic effect of sowing and reaping your own plants. It might also be a good venue to draw your children closer to you and nature, giving them enough room for learning green practices instead of green jokes.
Anyway, there are a lot of veggies that you can plant within your backyard. And believe me, even within the context of gardening, size doesn’t matter. Aside from the physical size of your backyard lot, the size of your garden is dependent on the available time that you can give to your garden. No matter how wide your area for gardening and yet you can’t spend a single minute for it everyday, then you better cement your backyard and design a basketball court on it.
So, if you are ready, you can check these items before starting your backyard plantation to refrain from common mistakes the rookie home-veggie-farmers often miss:
1. Size
Know exactly the size of your backyard and how much area you can utilize for veggie planting. After that, you can move on to plan for the type of plants and how many of those will you plant for each respectively.
2. Landscape
Find out the slope of your backyard. It must be levelled to maintain even distribution of water and to avoid erosion in times of rain or regular watering of the plants.
3. Vegetables
Knowing what to plant and knowing the number of specific veggies to plant will help you decide on the number of beds to make. To save space in your backyard, you can put the same veggies in the same bed. Consider also the distance between beds to put some pathways.
4. Soil
Know the pH of your soil. The best pH according to experts is 6.5. With this number, the nutrients can be easily dissolved, thus making it easy to distribute to your plants.
5. Schedule
As seasons change, you should change your veggies, too. This way, you will not waste your time in planting the wrong veggies at the right time. Know when to start planting and what kinds of veggies are ideal for a certain season, especially during winter. There are plants which can’t tolerate cold. Also, keep notes of your grown plants in each bed so that you can have a reference for your future plans in improving your vegetation.
6. Equipment
Gardening equipment, gardening accessories, and other gardening products should be appropriate to your kind of garden. I think it’s a bad idea if you have huge rakes for your small beds, right?
After checking these items, you can proceed to your planting. Just always remember that starting your veggies from your own backyard requires extra effort. But by the time your veggies are ready for reaping, the feeling will always be rewarding. You have saved money. You have developed a green and healthy routine inside your premises. With the correct practices, you have ensured freshness of your vegetables and you are secure of the proper nutrients of your veggies. What else could you ask for?
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