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Spending time in a garden will actually grow more than vegetables.
One mistake first-timers make is starting out too big. Resist the temptation to manage a garden this size the first season. With a little experience, you'll soon be looking for more ground.
Plant in small, manageable beds. This raised bed contains nothing but okra.Get ready to enjoy the best vegetables you've ever eaten.
In many regions, vegetables will grow three or four seasons of the year. Warm-season vegetables, such as tomatoes, grow in the frost-free weather of late spring until fall. Cool-season vegetables, such as lettuce, grow in the cooler weather of early spring and fall; most withstand light frosts.
In vegetable gardening, three things are absolutely crucial for success: full sun, good soil, and plenty of water. The next factors also make a big difference:
- growing varieties adapted to your region
- practicing good gardening habits
- identifying and controlling pests
Because Bonnie plant varieties are distributed regionally, you will automatically have varieties for your area. Our website can help with good gardening practices and identifying pests.
Relax with your first garden. You may make a few mistakes, but you'll begin to understand what makes vegetables grow. Probably the biggest mistake first-time gardeners make is making the garden too big.
Make your first garden a manageable size. A 12- x 24-foot summer garden for a family of four might include: 3 hills of yellow squash; 1 mound of zucchini; 10 assorted peppers; 6 tomato plants; 12 okra plants; a 12-foot row of bush beans; 2 cucumbers on a cage; 2 eggplant; 6 basil, 1 rosemary, and a few low herbs such as oregano, thyme, and marjoram tucked in here and there.
You'll be surprised how quickly vegetables develop. Most grow from a tiny transplant to a full harvest in 30 to 90 days. Because of this, vegetables cannot be ignored. Overgrown zucchini will look like a baseball bat and over-mature okra are like cardboard. A vegetable garden asks that you check it almost daily for water, pest control, and harvest. What you see and learn in those regular visits is as rewarding as the harvest. Enjoy.