2021 is just around the corner and what could be better than a productive garden? Get your garden off to the right start with these 7 tips.
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Start Small
I can’t really stress this enough! Start small and get your boots muddy! Don’t try to grow everything. Get comfortable with a smaller garden before you expand. More space is more veg but a lot more problems like how do I harvest all of this? How do I preserve it all? How do I stop all these weeds in here?
A small garden can pack in pounds of vegetables if planned right. Remember to take some time and sketch out your garden in a notebook to plan it before you plant it!
Garden Journal
Speaking of notes, your garden journal is one of the most valuable tools in your homesteading journey. Listen to the podcast episode about your garden journal and the notes you should take.
Grow the Right Things
By this I mean, grow things you like. Grow varieties you like and ones that your friends or neighbors recommend. Stuck for ideas? Check out this post to help you find the right plants to grow.
Compost Now
Like right now! Start composting! Seriously, you can never have too much compost and there’s nothing better for your garden than homemade compost. Compost bins
Dig into composting in this post.
Find Your Mulch
Mulch blocks weeds and keeps moisture in the soil where your plants need it most. You need to find the mulch that is right for you and your garden style. Some gardeners like to use red plastic mulch to help fruits ripen others use cardboard to block weeds and straw as a mulch on the garden.
Learn more about mulch here.
Be In Your Garden
Visit your garden often during the growing season. Check under leaves and around the edges of a raised garden bed for pests, tie in vines to their trellis, add a handful of compost around the base of your plants and check if the soil is dry (psst, if it’s dry you need to water it!). See if there is anything ready to harvest and enjoy it in the kitchen!
Get Adventurous in the Garden
I’m not talking about World Naked Gardening day but if you’re interested it’s May 1st 2021. I’m talking about growing something that intrigues you or excites you. An experiment for fun! And gardening is a fun experiment every year.
Stuck on what could be adventurous for you? Maybe it’s a yellow tomato, a white pumpkin, a warty winter squash, purple spuds, flowers, or a weird vegetable like sunchokes, cucamelon or kohlrabi. Being adventurous keeps things exciting in the garden and often in the kitchen too. I mean, how many days can you eat the same thing day in and day out?
Remember to PM me on Instagram and tell me your favorite vegetable and variety you grow and why for a chance that I’ll read it out loud in an upcoming podcast episode!
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