Whenever you make the decision to plant a vegetable garden, you likely have high hopes for it. You want to enjoy as much yield as you possibly can from it. Below are some planting methods that have proven success when it comes to delivering a strong and bountiful vegetable garden.
How to get the most out of your vegetable garden
Method One: Thinning Plants
Thinning is a part of gardening that usually applies to those crops who have seeds so small that it’s hard to space them enough distance apart at planing time. Thanks to this, vegetables like lettuce, turnips and carrots tend to be planted in a thick manner. When that happens, the plants don’t receive the moisture and nutrients they need. Thinning, though, gives the plants the right amount of distance so that they’ll get enough food and water daily. Remember, every time you finish thinning your plants, you must lay down a little fertilizer and water as this will perk up the remaining plants.
Method Two: Succession Planting
If you want to increase and extend the harvest of the different crops in your vegetable garden, you should consider succession planting. For example, if you were to plant lettuce, you may notice that in two short weeks the plants have come up. Then, in another couple of weeks the lettuce is ready to pick. Instead of sowing all of your seeds at the exact same time, you can opt for staggering when you plant into two-week intervals. This helps you avoid any gaps so that there is not halt in production or consumption. Overall, succession planting works best with those crops that can be grown quick so that they are ready to harvest within 60 short days from when the seed was originally sown. Some great vegetables to use this method on are greens, squash, beans, carrots, turnips, cucumbers and beans.
Planting your vegetable garden should be a pleasant experience. From growing your seeds to enjoying your harvest, there is much to look forward to here. However, to optimize this whole process even more, it’s in your best interest to participate in both thinning your plants and succession planting. This will help you get the most out of your vegetable garden.
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