Things You'll Need:
- Sense of Humor
- Teenager
- Patience
- Small piece of land
- Tiller or hoe
- Dirt
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Step 1
DECIDE
Deciding what you want to plant can be half the problem. Determine what sort of vegetable you like or more importantly, what you need. If you like tomatoes but you're the only one in the family that does, then you may not want to grow a bunch of tomato plants. If your family loves corn, like mine, then a row or two will prove more useful. -
Step 2
COMMIT
Once you pick out a place in your yard and determine what sort of vegetables you're going to plant, make the decision to commit to the project. A couple of years ago we decided to plant a garden, we tilled the ground and bought our seeds but never made it past that step. Just decide you're going to go all the way! -
Step 3
TILL AND HOE
Once you've bought your seeds and picked out a place to plant, go ahead and begin tilling your soil. My neighbor once told me in order to keep the soil rich and fertile in the winter when nothing is growing, dump old coffee grounds on the soil. Make sure your ground is nice and loose before planting. Follow the directions on your individual packets for spacing, rows, etc. -
Step 4
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations, if you've made it this far then you've officially "started" a garden. Now the real work begins. Keeping the bugs away. Shooing the birds off. Preventing cats from using it as a litter box!
But in the end, you'll have the joy of tasting something that you grew and took care of in your own back yard!
Comments
makaksa said
on 6/16/2009 Growing your own veggies is a great idea. So much better than store bought!
Lilfix said
on 5/20/2009 Thanks for the great tips on starting a small vegetable garden...I think more and more people will be looking for ways to fit a garden into their lives...Thanks for sharing! RRRC5*
profile said
on 4/20/2009 I'm glad you laid it out this way, I always wanted to plant my own veggies.5