Starting a vegie garden for beginners.

In Arizona it's time to start pruning the grapes and preparing the vegetable beds for the spring planting.

 

Here in mid west USA about another month, before starting plants indoor. Never started anything but tomatoes. may try other with rising cost.

 

Think about locally adapted peppers and sweet potatoes. The peppers are tricky to start, but once you 'em going, they're great. Sweet potatoes are easy, but you might need to get them transplanted as soon as you are out of frost danger in the midwest. They take time.

 

What planter is it? Does it have different plates?

 

Not sure what brand, but yes it has different plates. At least 6 one even one small enough for radishes. We only use the ones for corn and beans.

 

Try blocking off some of the spaces in the plate to achieve your spacing. You could roll it on a floor or sidewalk and see how close your getting.

 

Good idea I will block off ever other hole. I don't know if they are so close for rate of sprouting, or what. but with the price of seed. I will try to save all I can.

I plan to experiment with grow bags. Last year I grew a few potatoes in DIY bags but will buy a few, if I find a bargain.

 

I will buy some but don't think I need the ones with opening on the side. That would be more cost, but need to be looking, so I can order.

 

The hole is a flap that stays closed, but you open it to harvest the potatoes. The picture looks like maybe Velcro to keep it shut until harvest.

 

I have know for years home grown tomatoes, are tastier than store. But I noticed the same of home grown potatoes.

 

Experiencing subzero temps, heavy snow on the ground. I will be starting seeds indoor in a couple of weeks. Have never started anything but tomatoes before, but this year may try peppers and broccoli, as those are the only others things we plant much of. A couple of years ago we could buy 4 plants for $.99. Last year 4 for $3.99. About a dollar a plant. Plus I enjoy watch the plants grow.

 

Stinging Nettle? Is it considered a herb, or just a weed? I have been reading about the benefits of it, but not sure I could know it if I seen it.

 

I started seeds for Tomato's, courgette, peppers & cucumber a couple of weeks ago, so far nothing has come up yet