Vegetable Garden Plans

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Finding the right layout for your garden is the perfect place to start your vegetable garden plans! Just take a look at the great diversity that can be found if you implement a new plan for each of the coming seasons! The best part about each of these plans is the unique benefits that they offer to the average vegetable gardener. Not only do these seasonal plans offer an incredible selection of vegetables, but also the ease with which each of these gardens can be maintained will simply amaze you!

Notice that each of these plans is designed to allow for the greatest mobility while planting, as well as greatest utilization of soil. Planting, weeding (yes, there will always be some of that!), and watering can all be completed without ever treading over the soil. The extension of your arm should be all the length that is required to reach anywhere in your garden. Second, examine the layout of each garden and take note that each inch of soil is appropriately employed. You will notice the absence of long rows of unnecessary space being wasted on gardener access because you can now reach every inch of your garden with ease!

With such superior vegetable garden plans, planning for every season should be a snap! Take, for instance, the spring vegetable garden layout.

It offers a wide selection from broccoli to eggplant, but still gives you some of your favorites like corn, beans, tomatoes (although not technically a vegetable), and peppers. As you work from the far left column, then second column, then third, and then the far right column, you’ll find that you won’t be doing all of your planting at once. Take the first week to plant the first column. After you’ve finished planting, wait one to two weeks before planting the second column. Two weeks later plant the third column, and by the sixth or seventh week, you’ll have finished planting the final column of vegetables. In this way, you can be sure to maximize the proper planting time for each of the vegetables. Planting too early or late could leave you with unhappy vegetables or an unhappy gardener! (If you’d like to get a sense for when each of vegetables should be planted, see the vegetable garden planner for timing).

Next, let’s take a look at the layout for the summer. When the first two columns of the spring vegetable garden have already been harvested, and the soil overturned, you can then either decide to begin many of the herbs you will need for delicious cooking, or replant some of your favorite vegetables. Other selections of vegetables (not previously included) that could then be planted are asparagus, sugar snap peas, potatoes, and swiss chard. However, herbs that would be ready for planting include mint, oregano, cilantro, and chives. (For a greater variety of herbs that can be grown, read Secrets of Successful Herb Gardening, a brief, but practical book on the topic). A sample of the summer garden may look much like this.

For the last two columns, you can mix and match any of the following summer vegetables to be planted after your last two columns of spring vegetables have been harvested.

• asparagus
• beans
• beets
• carrots
• corn
• cucumbers
• eggplant
• lettuce
• okra
• onions
• peppers
• potatoes
• radishes
• squash (both summer & winter)
• tomatoes

Finally, as your summer garden is harvested and you are preparing for the fall, fewer vegetable options will be open to you, but that doesn’t mean you need abandon fall vegetable garden plans! Beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, swiss chard, lettuce, mint, oregano, parsley, potatoes, radishes, and spinach can still be grown, so take your pick of what you like best! Additionally, because potatoes often store so well, you may decide to plant an entire column of potatoes, while filling in the rest of your garden with your choice fall vegetables. Just for sake of continuity and convenience, here’s a sample fall vegetable garden plan.

(Sorry, but you’ve probably noticed the preference for spinach and broccoli)!

I hope that you’ve been encouraged and challenged by all the possibilities available in vegetable garden plans! With a simple four by four feet square planter, you can navigate through the planting, weeding, and watering of a vegetable garden and maximize your utilization of soil! Grow and be blessed by the harvest!

PS Don’t worry, winter vegetables to grow have not been forgotten!

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