first garden this year

Redriverboy · Feb 19, 2013

So this year will be my first garden one problem i know i need to buy seeds till the area of said garden put seed in ground apply liberal amounts of water and sun then hope for best :uberblast

so what am i missing here planning on basic vegetables any secret tips

candrpotts · Feb 19, 2013

check out companion planting. It may have some impact on what you plant next to what. Till deep and don't over-water.

XD-9Guy · Feb 19, 2013

I tried just a few tomatoes 2 years ago & it did not go well. I'm thinking I'll try a few cucumbers this year. I'm a gardening been myself.

weav199 · Feb 19, 2013

My back is killing me! I've been building up 2 rows for potatoes. Several layers of hay and soil. Got that tip from an old small town gardener. My wife and I put in a large garden twice a year. I'll be glad to help if I can.

XD-9Guy · Feb 19, 2013

Several layers of hay with soil on top? Or layers of hay & soil alternating?

weav199 · Feb 19, 2013

Alternating. Makes a very "loose" ariated envirionment for taters to get big, and ease of digging them up.

XD-9Guy · Feb 19, 2013

Clever.

dennishoddy · Feb 19, 2013

Let me get you started off in the right direction. Go to your local Coop, or contact OSU and get a soil analysis done. The kit will come with instructions, a bag for the sample, and mailing instruction. It costs $10, and its worth ten times that. Put on the return card what you will be planting, and they will tell you what you need to bring the soil to the correct ph, etc that your garden will need. Trust me on this.

OKMinuteman · Feb 19, 2013

You might want to consider some fertlizer for old tera firma.

Talacker · Feb 19, 2013

What you are missing is a little punctuation.

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