Vegetable gardens come in all shapes and sizes. Choosing a sunny location ensures a more bountiful harvest . Southern exposure bathes the garden in year round sunshine and a level terrace will make working in the garden a little easier.
DIGGING A SUNNY TERRACE FOR A VEGETABLE GARDEN
Low retaining walls help create a more level garden space. Native sandstone styles a wall with a warm, appealing texture and pattern. Raise beds hold rich, soft loam that can be dug by hand and invites growing vegetables to spread their roots. Soft soil eases the effort of planting, growing and harvesting. Adding rich compost composes a luxuriant, easy-to-turn soil and organic fertilizers feed the plants the nutrients they need to thrive. Availability of necessary nutrients boost vegetables into producing a more bountiful crop. A stone rinsing sink cleans vegetables before they are allowed into the kitchen, leaving extra soil outside. Decomposed granite's neat surface layout firm pathways that are helpful with walking, carting, and bringing useful items in and out of the garden. These important elements make vegetable gardening pleasurable all year long.
A LEVEL TERRACE, RAISED BEDS AND A RINSING SINK MAKE VEGETABLES EASIER
Dress your beds in season by choosing vegetables that grow well during each time of year. Fall and winter adore kale, bok choi, chard, lettuce, spinach, beets and carrots. These cool-season crops fill the kitchen with salads and stir fry all season long. Spring and summer relish tomatoes, squash, green beans, peppers, tomatillos, cucumbers. These warm-season crops deliciously overwhelm the harvest basket and table.
RAISED BEDS FILLED WITH EMERALD GREEN WINTER GEMS
Remember, when digging for vegetables, choose a bright-sunny location, use rich-loamy soil, layout gracious pathways with easy footing, include a rinsing sink for cleaner vegetables, and plant seasonal varieties that are easy to dig!