THE 5 S's OF
VEGETABLE
GARDENING
SUCCESS
You can break down the essential elements of a successful
vegetable garden into five words, all starting with the
letter S. Here’s a foolproof formula:
Selection:
Grow what you like to eat! While the easiest vegetables to
grow are bush beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and squash, grow
vegetables that you know you and your family will enjoy.
That being said, grow a variety of vegetables and try a
few new veggies each year. You never know who may
acquire a taste for Brussels sprouts!
Site:
Locate your garden near a walkway, next to the house, or
someplace where you pass it each day. If it’s out of
sight, it’s out of mind. By visiting the garden for ten
minutes each day, you can keep it in good shape. Make
sure that your site also has easy access to a water source
and is relatively flat.
Size:
Start small. A 3-foot-x-6-foot raised bed and a few containers
are plenty to get started in a small area. If you have the room,
try a 10-foot-x-10-foot garden. It’s better to have success
with a small garden the first year, and then graduate into
something larger the next year. (For example, if you want to
produce food for storing and sharing, a 20-foot-x-30-foot plot
is a great size. You can produce an abundance of different
vegetables and still keep the plot looking good.)
Soil:
The best garden has fertile, well-drained soil amended with compost
annually. Building raised beds allows the soil to drain faster and
warm more quickly in spring. (Raised beds are kind of like wide,
flat-topped rows. They’re usually at least 2 feet wide and raised
at least 6 inches high, but any planting area that’s raised above
the surrounding ground level is a raised bed.) Plus, you won’t be
compacting the soil by stepping on it, so your plants will grow
stronger.
Sun:
Most vegetables grow best with at least six hours of direct sun a day.
If you have only three to four hours a day, try growing leafy green
vegetables, such as lettuce, mesclun greens, and Swiss chard, or root
crops like carrots, beets, and radishes. You can also consider planting
a movable garden. Plant crops in containers and move them to the
sunniest spots in your yard throughout the year.
The Five S’s of Vegetable Gardening Success
https://www.dummies.com/home-garden/gardening/the-five-ss-of-vegetable-gardening-success/
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Where to Put Your
Vegetable Garden
https://www.dummies.com/home-garden/gardening/where-to-put-your-vegetable-garden/
How to
Grow
Vining Vegetables
https://www.dummies.com/home-garden/gardening/vegetable-gardening/how-to-grow-vining-vegetables/
How to
Grow
Tomatoes
https://www.dummies.com/home-garden/gardening/vegetable-gardening/how-to-grow-tomatoes/
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Vegetable Pest
Problem Solver
https://harvesttotable.com/vegetable_pests_problem_solver/
HOW TO
LAY OUT A
VEGETABLE GARDEN
https://www.almanac.com/video/how-lay-out-vegetable-garden?fbclid=IwAR3TMYUo6nOoFURZqJGsCCO0m7bt06mf3Dac8uU9d_RBJ3h0cFimFT_irv4
THE
WORLDWIDE
VEGETABLES
http://theworldwidevegetables.weebly.com/
World
Crop
Database
https://world-crops.com/
Vegetation:
Common and Scientific Names
http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/swetc/azso/back.1_div.2.html
Classification
of
Vegetables
https://www.shiveshskitchen.com/2015/09/classification-of-vegetables.html
Fruits
&
Veggies Resources
State Programs and Resources
https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/state-programs-and-resources
Make
soil
loose
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/make-soil-loose-23694.html
CROP
INDEX
https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/Indices/index_ab.html
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Plants Database
National Gardening Association
http://garden.org/plants/
The Plant
Encyclopedia
http://theplantencyclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
The Big
Bug Hunt
https://bigbughunt.com/
Organic Gardening
Vegetable Index
http://www.organicgardeninfo.com/vegetable-index.html
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