But it is not impossible to reap the benefits of this growing season with these golden rules for planning in mind!
Rule 1: Provide the Right Growing Environment
The right location for your vegetables will make them thrive. Many of the most nutritious and tasty crops are those that receive plenty of sunlight, but if you don’t have a spot with direct sun exposure, grow leafy salads or greens in summertime instead.
Peas in cool season soil benefit from some shade during hot weather periods because they like a bit cooler.
Good soil is an essential part for any successful garden.
It’s important to make sure that the ground you’re working in has been properly prepared by adding well-rotted compost, and then spading or digging it up so there are no standing water pockets left behind from previous rain events–this will help improve its fertility as well as drainage capacity!
Rule 2: Grow What You Like!
The best way to grow your own food is by concentrating on the fruits and vegetables you enjoy eating.
When growing at home, it’s important for us as farmers or gardeners alike to put our focus onto flavors that promise exceptional quality in order to see them through until harvest time!
Rule 3: Make the Most of the Space You Have
Growing your own vegetables is a great way to get the most out of them and save money. If you have small space, then consider directing growing ambitions towards heritage tomatoes or unusual colors carrots for instance because these are fruits that may be hard to find in grocery stores.
Growing expensive crops like herbs can also make sense – as long as they’re planted properly into soil with dwarfing rootstock so they don’t take over too much land!
You could even grow miniature varieties on balconies if given enough sunlight by using pots filled up just right (remember not all types will work equally well).
Rule 4: Make Gardening Easy
Don’t let your kitchen garden get ahead of you. Some veggies need more work than others, so if time is an issue for some reason then choose vegetables that are easy to grow- like herbs which only require little effort once they’re established and can be picked just when needed (most times).
Locate the vegetable patch near at hand but out here where there’ll always been water nearby in case anything goes wrong during harvesting season!
You can install an additional water barrel for the greenhouse or shed, which will help collect rainwater. Paths between beds need to have enough room so that you could wheelbarrow and still be able move around easily.
Rule 5: Timing is of the Essence
Stagger your harvests and enjoy more home-grown produce on the longer run.
Quick-growing crops like radishes can be sown little and often to spread out a harvest from one or two plants, while Prolific Croppers such as Pole Beans will keep giving you fresh vegetables all season long!
These rules may seem simple but they’re incredibly effective at improving results.