Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Smoothie Garden Solution
There is always something new to learn about your garden site and
growing vegetables. Take a course at your local community center,
go on gardening tours, take a seminar, or join a gardening club.
These are all fabulous ways to learn more and connect with fellow
gardeners.
If you reinvented an old site or grew in an existing garden what
worked and what did not? What would you need to do to make it
even better next year? Gardening is always a work in progress.
Plants grow and die back, some do better than others in your soil
conditions, the weather and sunlight affect how plants grow, and
unexpected problems always crop up. By taking the time to revisit
your gardening season, you can write down ideas and plans for next
season. We all think we will remember, but more often than not the
small details are what can make your gardening life easier. Those
little things are what you need to write down!
Did Your Plants Get Enough Sunlight and
Rainfall?
Most vegetable plants need an average of six hours of sunlight a day
and one inch of water every week to grow their best.
Did your site get the amount of sunlight you thought it would? If
not, can you move your garden to another area? What other changes
can you make? The sun shifts over the season, so what was in full
sun in the spring may not have been in the summer and fall months.
Do you need to plan your vegetable plantings to take advantage of
this? If you know part of your garden is going to be in shade in the
hot summer months, perhaps your lettuces will do better in a given
