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I'd like to start a veggie garden, but I'm a total newb
And I have nooooo clue where to start or what to do.
I live in an area that's really sandy, so I know I'd have to bring in lots of dirt. I also live in MI, if that helps.
Last updated 4/06/11
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Re: I'd like to start a veggie garden, but I'm a total newb
If you have any room, I'd suggest a small (3' x 3' or 4' x 4') raised bed garden. You can find instructions just by googling. Research frost dates in your area (the USDA website is a good start) so you can get a good idea of when to plant. You can start from seeds indoors, but I "cheat" and just buy seedlings and toss them in the garden. So far, so good.
You can also do container gardening if you have less room.
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My local master gardener extension has been very helpful. Talk to people there.
I'm in NW Ohio and my parents live in SE MI. I would say it depends on your soil.
My first year I planted 6 or 7 tomato plants and stuck basil around them in the "bare" areas. I just dug out a hole in the ground and filled it with packaged top/soil dirt. I had a crazy good selection of tomatoes and froze a lot of basil.
My second year I did tomatoes, green beans, raddishes (from seed), corn, strawberries and herbs. I grew the herbs in hanging baskets. The others I grew in Boxes my hubby built out of old deck wood we got scrap from a neighbor. i believe they are 6x4. We got compost from DH's nana and then filled it with dirt and compost mix from a local mulch place.
The strawberries spread out and grew all over but no fruit. I had tomato blight so I only was able to keep one plant that didn't get infected. The beans and radishes grew great and I got 2 cars out of the 8 ears I planted. (not too shabby I thought.)