Planning out your garden,
is planning for success!
With the help of the
planting guide
and seed
starting planner figure out what you are
going to grow and when. Once you have done that you n
eed to draw
out what you are going to put and where. You can use grid paper
of draw one to the size of your garden. I drew one. I made a
rectangle 4" x 8" and made a grid of 1 inch squares. 1 inch = 1
foot. (see pic)
I then figured how much room
that each crop needed and drew them in. It really does help so
you know how many you need of each plant you want to grow. Keep
in mind what likes to be next to tomatoes and so on… There is a
companion planting guide that I follow. Also which ones need
shade and which one will supply that shade or which side is
shadier or sunnier. The drawn plan will also help with future
planning so you can rotate crops accordingly and change location
if needed. I realized I shaded some plants that needed more sun
and sunned things too much that could use the shade. Now I know
and adjust for next season. Every garden is different. There are
books, guides and plans but
good record keeping and note taking season to season on your own
garden is most helpful information to have.
Don’t forget to water.
Whether you hand water, drip system or sprinklers, have a plan.
I also suggest a soil fertilizer tester. I bought one for only
$17.00. It’s
all I use.
It registers fertility and PH.
I have found it very helpful
and have and have had many successful crops.
Florida
Backyard Vegetable Gardener 
