How to Plant a Garden
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Eating a salad filled with fresh fruits and vegetables is a life-altering experience. Not only is it a delicious alternative, you know exactly what went in them. A well kept garden has the potential to feed your family, friends and neighbors for a long time and saves a lot of money.
Start a fruit and vegetable garden on public land with your friends and neighbors.
•Find a plot of land—This may seem like a simple task, but it is one of the most important. Make sure that this is owned by you or one of your friends. It has to be a location that receives plenty of sunlight.
•Know your soil and plant—Knowledge of your soil can tell you in advance how fertile it is. If it isn’t that fertile, you can make the necessary corrections to make it a nutrient-rich mound of dirt that everyone can be proud of. Some plants are in season during winter and some are ripe in summer. Knowing when allows you to plant properly
•Buy seeds—Seed buying is probably the most underrated part of planting a garden. Buy your seeds at the beginning of the year because you will have the freshest selection and you will have seeds for that current year.
•Plants need their space too—Some plants require more room than others. For example, tomatoes need to be spaced 2ft from each other and pumpkins need 4ft. Next, dig a hole. Not too deep and not too shallow. Around 4-5 inches is good. Put the seed into the hole you planted. Fill the rest of the hole with soil and water. Some plants require a lot of water and some do not. Water accordingly.
•Nurture your plant—Note that your plant will not grow if dogs dig around your garden. Protect them because they are harmless creatures and because they give you food. Talk to your plant too. Talking to your plant gives it carbon dioxide, which is necessary for photosynthesis. Plants also return the favor by releasing oxygen.
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You could also consider joining a community garden, a communal green space open to the public for people to come together and plant. There are about 70 community gardens in LA County, and the LA Community Garden Council can help you start your own. Check it out: http://bit.ly/ke0P3
i usually buy plants that are already grown because i'm so impatient but i might try to get seeds next time.
Great blog! Send a cow went to the Gardeners world live event a few weeks back to show our garden and sustainable farming and we won a silver award! there's more details here - http://www.sendacow.org.uk/gwlive Ugandan farmer Aminah Nalweyiso was on hand to explain the techniques, aimed at enabling people with little access to land or water to grow vegetables all year round! x