I have a huge backyard and i want to grow some collards, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, etc so what should i buy besides the seeds of course lol!!
2007-07-26 03:47:39 · 7 answers · asked by Caryn B 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Ooh, I LOVE gardening!! If you live in the northern hemisphere, you have a while before planting time. Fertilize your soil with manure (you can usually get for free from a farmer) or compost - you can buy some at garden stores, or make your own. You'll want to get a fence for it to keep the critters out. My favorite method is to put up 7 foot fencing with bird netting on top, and keep chickens in one half, garden in the other half, and rotate every year. They keep the weeds down, till and fertilize the soil, and you get free eggs!
Good luck! Nothing tastes as good as fresh garden vegetables and free-range chicken eggs.
2007-07-26 04:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by januaris_ros 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, you should start of with those little trays first to experiment which areas and temperature do they prefer growing on. once the veggies or herbs seem to grow well with 3-5 inches tall, you can check up if there's any insects biting on them. You can grow your veggies on the area that has more sun or more shade. Most vegetables start off with some shade, and then later they'll need more sunlight. Water your plants before sunrise about 8 AM in the morning, and after 6 PM, this would reduce the time of watering more often and wasting water. Fertizler- Home Depot or the fresh ones that has mixed compost. As long the soil is moist at first or if it is dried, water it and fill in the dirt with the fertizler or manure.
2016-05-19 00:23:49 · answer #2 · answered by iva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically whatever you would like to eat.
Unfortunately, the growing season is almost over and there isn't any time to start a garden now unless you would like to start a cool season garden for Autumn. In that case you can plant lettuce, collards, spinach, sugar snap peas, or any pea for that matter. You can plant these in late August for a Autumn harvest. However, you can't always count on an Autumn harvest because the temps don't always work out the way you want. If you aren't interested in an Autumn harvest then you can start preparing your soil for next spring.
You can choose a location now, till it up, add amendments like Sand, manure, dried grass clippings, leaf litter, and compost, then till again. After doing all this to your soil and then layering straw over the amended bed and watering frequently, you will have perfect soil for starting your new veggie garden next spring.
Good luck and have fun
2007-07-26 04:00:14 · answer #3 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A shovel and turn the earth and chop it up good. I would pick out the big rocks and them add some manure, yes manure to add some richness to the soil. Of course depending on where you live, there different soil types, but manure always helps. it's a nature fertilizer. Get a book at the library on read online about soil in your area or ask some living next to you that has a nice garden what they do...that's the easiest. Good luck and good eats
2007-07-26 03:59:09 · answer #4 · answered by sig 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you? It's to late to start seeds in many places. I started my seeds back in March (indoors) and now have cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers just about ready to pick.
2007-07-26 05:06:18 · answer #5 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
starts with getting the soil ready for planting...
2007-07-26 04:58:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, you should start in late spring.
1. grow seedlings carefully or buy them
2.when right height (shown on packet), transplant into bigger pot or your back yard.
2007-07-26 08:40:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋