Taking care of a vegetable garden can be hard work, but these 8 tips will help you keep the progress going.
1. Successive Planting
A successive planting schedule will surely help you stretch your harvest time much longer. If there’s anything I learned in my years of gardening, it is that patience and planning go hand-in-hand with having a successful garden!
2. Grow Everbearing Plants
You can almost harvest squash, peppers and tomatoes daily. Others like Swiss chard will give you repeated harvests for months if you pull the leaves from its outside.
There are several varieties of strawberries/ raspberries which are sure to keep on giving throughout the long season as well!
3. Plant from Kitchen Scraps
Don’t throw away those green onions or celery! You can re-plant them from kitchen scraps.
4. Plan Ahead
For those who want to maximize the harvest of their garden, it is important that they know which plants grow well in their zone and how long does it take for them mature.
5. Use Containers
Container gardening is the perfect way to enjoy plants in new environments. They’re portable, growing well even without soil and plenty of sun or shade!
6. Stay on Top of Weeds
You can’t have a garden without weeds! Make sure you visit your garden every couple of days and pull out any that are sprouting up.
7. Mulch
Make sure you apply 2-3 inches of mulch in your garden to help with water retention, weed growth and soil temperature.
8. Water Correctly
You might not think so, but veggies need water to grow. Make sure you give your vegetables a good soaking and keep them consistently moist for optimum yield!