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spring garden?
Hello everyone,
My 4 year old daughter is really wanting to plant a garden this year. I thought we could do a few vegetables for spring but I don't really know where to start. I was thinking carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes... Can someone give me some tips on how I should do this, or point me toward a good website. I don't want to do anything big. Just enough for her to have something to work in. And we live in central Texas if that makes a difference on temps.
Thanks so much,
Jenny
Re: spring garden?
Do you have a hunk of yard to do this, or are you thinking of container gardening?
I would look at sites that talk about container gardening, or, if you have the room, try a small (4x4) raised bed garden.
You can google around and check timing for your USDA growing zone. You might even want to start some things indoors from seed, then move the plants outdoors when it gets warmer. Then your daughter could see the whole process from start to finish.
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i recommend getting a small raised bed - it's easy to manage and it ensures that you start out with good soil. in arizona we get a lot of direct sun so it's important for the garden to get morning sun and no sun after 2pm otherwise stuff will fry. i'm not sure if it's the same in texas or not. i've found local gardening/permaculture groups to be extremely helpful with how to plant stuff and when. Since our weather is so different from most other gardeners' we have our own planting calendar:
http://www.urbanfarm.org/Planting_Calendar.pdf
see if your county extension website has any info for you, or check with Agriculture department websites at the universities near you for tips. you can also google "master gardener" and your city/county for help.