How many should I plant?
The other classic beginner mistake: growing six lettuces that all mature the same week, or one tomato plant for a family of five. Pick a crop and your household, and get a sensible number to aim for.
These are rough figures for a useful home supply, not a science. Your climate, soil and how much you preserve all shift them. For quick, repeat-cropping salads and herbs, sow little and often rather than all at once.
Vegetable garden basics
Raised garden bed Warmer, better-drained soil you never walk on. Check price Vegetable seed collection A season's worth of crops to start from. Check price Hand trowel The everyday planting tool. Check price Plant labels Know what went where, and when. Check price
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