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Start A Eco Vegetable Garden
Before you consider starting a eco organic vegetable garden you should become familiar with the hardiness zone for you area. This will determine when is the best time to start your eco organic vegetable garden. ![]() ![]() Raised Garden : The simple way to plant a eco organic garden! When planting tomatoe plants they should be planted in warm soil, they do not thrive in cold temperature's. Make sure to plant them in full sun one week after last frost. Last week of May beginning of June is your best bet. When planting tomatoe's dig a hole large enough for the size of your roots throw a hand full of bone meal cover with soil lightly then plant your seedling. Bone meal promotes the growth of you tomatoe plant. Our tomatoe plants grew five plus feet tall using this method. We also water them with organic miracle grow every two weeks. Tomatoe plants have what you call suckers, these suckers need to be removed as they will stunt the growth of your tomatoe plant. They are located at the bottom roots of the tomatoe plant. This is what you will be looking for. The sucker is located in between two branches. Tomatoe plants should to be watered on a daily basis, preferably just the roots. There are many varieties of tomatoe's. Beef eater tomatoe's seem to be the preferred tomatoe. They are huge and sometimes grow as big as a grapefruit. A nice thick slice will make any hamburger taste delicious. Patio tomatoe's or cherry tomatoe's are about the size of a grape, excellent in salads ot just to eat. They are a accent to any vegetable platter. Plum tomatoe's are another favourite. They are used to make Italian sauce's and are also very nice choice for canning. For those people who do not have the priviledge of planting garden's you can plant them on your patio using several different ways. The Topsy Turvy Tomato PlanterCucumbers are also a gardener's favourite. In the raised garden bed prepare small mounds about one square foot 8 inches apart along outer edge of raised garden bed. This will allow you to either have them grow out of raised garden bed or use a Wire Cucumber Trellis ![]() When planting green onion bulbs, they should be planted with bud down also make sure they are completely barried or the birds will eat your bulbs. Green onions are hardy they can go in garden early. When onions start to get to big bend the tails and they will continue to grow into a nice white cooking onion. At this point you can plant another patch insuring green onions all season. There are many different varieties of onions red onoins, spanish onions, white onions ect... Spacing is the issue when planting bigger onions make sure you allow for the size of the onion. Onions like garlic are also a natural bug repellant.for your organic garden. Green onions have always been a favorite for any organic gardener.
Snow pea's are very hardy and can be planted early spring also you can plant another crop in early summer. Before planting snow pea's it is a good rule of thumb to soak them in water first. Over night soaking is the best but a couple of hours also works. the reasoning for this is they will germinate quickly in a matter of days. A pea fence is necessary because pea's are climbers. As soon as your first flowers bloom you can plant another bunch in between pea plants again insuring fresh snow pea's all season.
Pepper's another type of vegetable that is very common in vegetable garden's. Their are many varieties of pepper's. Their seed's are very tiny so they should not be planted to deep. Green pepper's are the most common. Banana pepper's also grow very well. Pepper's are prone to attracting bugs so plant them close to your garlic and onions. Pepper's require frequent watering and like sunny humid area's. Weekly fertilizing is also recommended. Green and yellow bean's are always popular in eco organic garden's. These will also germinate quicker if the seed has been soaked a couple hours before planting. Plant them about five inches apart because they grow about 12 to 18 inches tall and 12 inches wide. they can be planted about 1 inch deep or the birds will eat them. By using this method they will germinate within a couple of days. Beans require frequent watering also.
Cauliflower is also common in eco organic vegetable garden's when planting allow 6 inch spacing between seeds. Cauliflower also thrive in cooler temperatures, shady spots are the best location for this vegetable. As they mature and you find their tops turning yellow, wrap it's leaves around the top and clip with close pin or even toothpicks will work. The sun will sometime's make this occur so by covering the cauliflower head this will prevent it from happening. 59" Fiberglass Hoops, Set of 12 Raised Bed Support Kit Raised Bed Watering System Tall Bird Net Pop-Up, 3' x 6' Tall Frost Pop-Up, 3' x 6' |