Small Plot Vegetable Gardening
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Many people grow their own fruits and vegetables for fresh, quality produce. However, the traditional, large, backyard garden doesn’t fi t everyone’s lifestyle. Instead, some gardeners use intensive gardening techniques that help them get the most from their smaller plots. Container vegetable gardening is another option. This publication provides recommendations and techniques for growing quality vegetables in a limited space.
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Vegetable Gardening
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What can I do in the 4-H Vegetable Gardening Project?
• Design and plant a vegetable garden.
• Learn how to prepare the soil for a successful vegetable garden.
• Start vegetables from seed in a garden or in containers.
• Buy vegetable plants and grow them in your garden or in containers.
• Find out the right way to plant, water, fertilize and manage weeds, insects and diseases in your vegetable garden.
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Container Vegetable Gardening Healthy Harvests from Small Spaces
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Growing vegetables is great fun, good exercise and a sure way to more nutritious eating. But for many of us, simply wanting to plant a garden may not be enough. We may lack a good site, or be too busy with other things. Container gardening is a simple and fun way to grow edible crops in just about any situation. It’s growing in popularity because it’s easy to get started and enables anyone to be successful— including those who think they have a “brown thumb”. Even if you have an in-ground vegetable garden you may find it desirable to have edible containers of herbs and salad greens near the kitchen door. This fact sheet has the basic information you’ll need to grow some of your own organic produce spring, summer, and fall!
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Container vegetable gardening
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Almost any type of container can be used if it provides good drainage through holes in the bottom or around the sides near the bottom. If adding holes, drill four or more 1/4-inch holes evenly spaced around the container bottom. To further help drainage, put about 1/2-inch of coarse gravel, small stones, or pieces of a broken clay pot in the bottom. These items are not a substitute for drainage holes.
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Intensive Vegetable Gardening
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Intensive planting techniques are those intended to maximize yields of a given planting area over the growing season. Besides increasing production, intensive gardening can save time, space, energy, fertilizer and water. Intensive techniques can solve drainage problems, enable use of inhospitable sites, minimize soil compaction, eliminate the need for power equipment and expand the length of the growing season. Intensive growing techniques also transfer well to raised beds or containers adapted to disabled gardeners.
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Container and Raised Bed Gardening
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Gardening in containers or raised beds can be just the answer for would-be gardeners who would love to grow their own vegetables and flowers, but lack the space or physical ability for a traditional garden. Growing plants in containers provides an opportunity to garden on patios, porches, balconies, and even windowsills. Raised beds can be used to overcome poor-soil conditions and bring the garden to a height that is more easily reached. While container gardens can be very productive, they do require some special attention.
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Container Gardening
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If you don’t have space for a vegetable garden or if your outdoor space doesn’t provide the necessary elements to produce the flower garden you’ve always wanted, consider the possibility of “container gardening.” A patio, deck, balcony, or doorstep can provide enough space for a productive, attractive display.
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