How to Grow Vegetables in New England
Start seeds indoors 8 weeks before you transplant them to your garden., Put the early spring days to good use by cleaning up your garden and preparing the soil for another growing season., Prepare the soil., Sow vegetable seeds and transplant your...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Start seeds indoors 8 weeks before you transplant them to your garden.
If you don’t have a lot of indoor space, choose the starter vegetables that have a long maturation time.
Place your planting trays in a south, sunny window.
Water frequently so that they don’t dry out.
Start to harden your seedlings a few weeks before they go into the ground.
You can simply open a window and allow the air to blow on them, or you can place them outside in a protected area for a few hours each day. -
Step 2: Put the early spring days to good use by cleaning up your garden and preparing the soil for another growing season.
If this is your first garden, be sure to pick a location that gets a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight a day.
Pull weeds and clear all debris from your garden plot. , If you don’t have a tiller, you can use a shovel to turn over the dirt.
Spread compost over the soil; work the compost into the soil after a few days. ,, You should also mark each row with an identifier of some sort.
You can write the name of the vegetable on a Popsicle stick or small plastic stake and place it at one end of the row. , Don’t allow the soil to dry out. , If you see evidence of nibbling, you should protect your garden with a fence or netting. , Mulch will help keep down the weeds and keep moisture in the soil.
Leaves and grass clippings make great mulch. , If your space is limited, you can choose to plant compact varieties. -
Step 3: Prepare the soil.
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Step 4: Sow vegetable seeds and transplant your starter plants when all danger of frost is over.
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Step 5: Mark the rows of seeds by tying a string between 2 small sticks or stakes.
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Step 6: Thoroughly water everything you have planted and water daily for a least a week.
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Step 7: Check your garden daily for pests.
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Step 8: Put mulch all around your plants when they start to come up.
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Step 9: Use wire cages or trellises for tomatoes and sprawling plants
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Step 10: such as cucumbers and squash
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Step 11: before the plants get too big and unwieldy.
Detailed Guide
If you don’t have a lot of indoor space, choose the starter vegetables that have a long maturation time.
Place your planting trays in a south, sunny window.
Water frequently so that they don’t dry out.
Start to harden your seedlings a few weeks before they go into the ground.
You can simply open a window and allow the air to blow on them, or you can place them outside in a protected area for a few hours each day.
If this is your first garden, be sure to pick a location that gets a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight a day.
Pull weeds and clear all debris from your garden plot. , If you don’t have a tiller, you can use a shovel to turn over the dirt.
Spread compost over the soil; work the compost into the soil after a few days. ,, You should also mark each row with an identifier of some sort.
You can write the name of the vegetable on a Popsicle stick or small plastic stake and place it at one end of the row. , Don’t allow the soil to dry out. , If you see evidence of nibbling, you should protect your garden with a fence or netting. , Mulch will help keep down the weeds and keep moisture in the soil.
Leaves and grass clippings make great mulch. , If your space is limited, you can choose to plant compact varieties.
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