Intensive vegetable gardening is the name given to a way of using garden space and soil nutrients to produce high yields of flavorful crops. The intensive planting method of vegetable gardening is perhaps the most efficient and effective of all growing methods. It is both resource-conserving and sustainable. The origins of this method can be…
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Square Foot Vegetable Garden
Square foot vegetable gardening gets its name from the number of seeds, transplants, or plants that grow in one square foot of garden space. For example, one square foot of garden will grow one pepper plant or four heads of leaf lettuce eight beets or sixteen radishes. A tomato plant might require 4 or even…
Wide Row Vegetable Garden Beds
A wide garden row is ideal for growing leaf and small root crops. For easy planting and maintenance grow lettuce, spinach, radishes, and carrots in rows the width of a standard 15-inch bow rake. A wide row also can be used for medium-sized crops such as cabbages, bush beans, and eggplants grown two across. Wide…