Topic: first garden
a_perfect_circle's photo
Sat 04/16/11 06:12 PM
Ahoy people I'm doing my first garden I want to do corn green beans zucchini cucumber how big of a space should I get tilled? When should I plant? Any help is mucho appreciated

EquusDancer's photo
Sun 04/17/11 02:04 PM
If you can find a book on "Square Foot Gardening" it will give you a pretty good reference on how many plants can feed a person, and how big you may want to go. There's always starting small to give you an idea as to how much time is required for caring for a garden. You can either go big and fully support yourself, or start small to offset what you get at the store during growing season. Either way, its good work and tasty food!

This year, I did one cucumber plant, as no one is a heavy cuke eater in the family. I did a 10ft row 2 wide of green beans, and a 10ft row of corn, planted 3 wide. I've done a garden table for the spinach and lettuce, about 4ft wide and 8ft long.

a_perfect_circle's photo
Mon 04/18/11 06:31 PM
Thanks!