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Why Grow Vegetables At Home?

from: Phil Allen

Take good care of your soil once your vegetables are planted to stimulate better growth. You'll need to get rid of weeds. You'll also want to break up the soil to let air in and help conserve moisture.


If you let weeds get out of hand, they're hard to keep up with. Weed every day to to save yourself extra work. Weeds steal food from your plants - just one more reason to get them out of your garden!

Breaking up the soil with a hoe will let in moisture and heat. Both of these help your plants get nutrients to grow. Loose soil around your plants helps them breathe.

Plants need water. As soon as it rains, the water that goes into the soil starts to evaporate. Ifou consistently loosen the top inch or so of soil, you'll keep a protective dusty layer on top that will help trap moisture underneath.

Weeding the garden takes a bit of work. You're much better off if you keep up with the weeds. The best time to weed is when the soil is soft (like after it rains). With soft ground, you can pull the weeds out by the roots.

You can speed up the weeding process by working in between rows with a hoe. Get close to the plants while keeping a small amount to pull out by hand so you don't damage the plants. It will also help if you break up the soil and get out any new weeds just starting to sprout.

A wheel hoe saves you a lot of extra effort in the garden. If you're using one, watch the wheels as your guide, and the blades will follow the same path.

Rotating the crops from season to season will help you get the most out of your soil. For the best results, don't plant vegetables from the same family right after each other. Surface-feeding veggies, like corn, should be planted following deep-rooting crops. Vines or leaf crops should come after root crops. Quick-growing crops grow best after those that take up the garden all season.

Phil Allen writes regular updates to information about making your yard and garden a beautiful and pleasurable place to spend time. Visit his sites at Yard Beauty, Backyard Gardens and Bubbling Ponds. Also, many of his articles are available through Content Delights.

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