Are you interested in eating healthy and nutritious food? And saving money on groceries? What could be more nutritious and healthier than growing your own herbs and vegetables in your own backyard? Or even in a container on your patio or balcony?
Creating your own herb garden or vegetable garden can be a very satisfying experience, although it is not a no-maintenance activity. But with little planning it can certainly be a lower maintenance garden.
Make a Plan that is Best for You
If you’re new to gardening or just tight on time, keep it simple and keep it small. You can grow a lot of food in a single garden bed, raised bed or a few containers. We have so many compact vegetable varieties to choose from to grow in small spaces and containers.
Site Selection, Compost, Soil and Raised Beds
Plenty of sunshine – at least 8 hours per day.- Healthy soil is everything! If your existing soil is less than ideal – add Natures Yield Organic Compost or consider a raised bed as an option. Use Natures Yield Outdoor Planters Mix in the raised bed.
- Gardening in containers – use a ProMix potting soil– not garden soil – for your potted vegetables.
- Raised beds offer so many advantages. They warm up early in spring, drain well, and can be intensively planted which means more food in less space. Raised Bed Garden Plans – Creek Side Gardens
Plan What to Grow
Creek Side Gardens offers a big selection of herb and vegetable varieties for all gardeners. We sow the seeds in our own greenhouses to get them ready for an great start in your garden.
Begin your vegetable garden in April with early, cool season selections like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale planted as starter plants.- Sow peas, lettuce, spinach, greens seeds in April directly into the soil.
- Tomato and pepper planting work best from starter plants in May with varieties such as traditional hybrids as well as heirlooms with organic and non-organically grown plants to choose from.
- Cucumbers, squashes, melons and pumpkins can be planted in May from starter plants or seeds directly into the soil as well as most of the herbs that you are interested in growing.
Garden Care Basics
Planting – cool season vs warm season- Watering – daily in summer
- Fertilizing – Jacks All-Purpose or Bio-Tone organic every couple of weeks
- weeding – get started early, keep up with it
Then to experience the harvest from your garden, preparing those freshly harvested herbs and veggies, cooking them in your own kitchen and then enjoying the fruits of your labors as a wonderful meal just can’t be beat!
