5. Chose Vegetables You Will Eat

If you buy a plant because it looks neat, but don’t like the veggies it produces, then this isn’t very cost effective. However, if you have family or friends who will eat the vegetables you grow, then I’m sure they will appreciate the effort you put into growing treats for them.

4. Find the Prime Location for Your Garden

Most plants like lots of sun. Sometimes the best location in your yard isn’t optimal for sun, which means you might have to choose a place that is harder to get started. There might be the need to clear some brush or small trees. The soil needs to be tilled as well, so that the roots of your new plants can travel through the soil easier.

3. Get Some Basic Tools for Gardening

Even if you buy them second hand, you will be thankful you have them. The basic tools I use include; hoe, rake, shovel, hand trowel, wheel barrow, watering can, gloves, and a small set of shears.

2. Have the Ground Ready before You Get the Plants

I start adding composting material and some manure a couple of weeks before I’m going to even think of planting anything. This way the materials have already started breaking down and adding nutrients to the soil.

1. Buy Plants That Are Well Established

You can always start vegetable plants from seeds, but they take a lot of work. I can’t count how many times I’ve started tomato plants and had them ready to set outside when they suddenly meet their demise. It’s cheaper in the long run – and faster – to buy plants from the nursery that are ready to set in the garden.

If you don’t already have an idea for a veggie garden, then maybe these tips will get you started the right way. What are some important tips that you’d like to pass on to future gardeners? Who taught you what you know about vegetable gardens?

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