How to Have a High Yield With a Small Plot Vegetable Garden

Vegetable gardening is among the most popularsome vegetables from the market but at least you
hobbies in America. In recent times with the economywould have your own vegetables that would greatly
doing badly, for many people growing your ownreduce your food bill.
vegetables has become more than just a hobby. It hasSo assuming you have your land ready, you need to
become a viable food source and means of savingensure a maximum harvest of vegetables all year
money. The good news is that you do not need around. There are a few things you can do to maximize
huge piece of land to grow vegetables. Nowadays,your yield.
there are different varieties of vegetable seeds thatFirstly, carry out companion planting. This is also known
can produce high yields in small areas.as mixed cultivation. It refers to planting certain
If a big land area is not needed, what is needed then?combinations of vegetables together in close proximity
Growing healthy vegetables basically involves threefor various reasons. The vegetables help each other
main things. First, vegetables need sufficient sunlight. Nogrow and thus you get a higher yield. Some common
matter what type of vegetable you intend to grow,combinations are planting lettuce with kohlrabi because
you need at least 5 hours of sunlight a day. Hence youthe lettuce draws away the flea beetle from the
should not start your vegetable garden in a shadedkohlrabi, growing tomatoes with basil because the basil
area.benefits from the shade provided by the tomato,
Next, vegetables need the right amount of water.cultivating onions and carrots together because they
Watering your vegetables is to keep the soil moist noteach help ward off each other's pest namely the onion
to flood the plants. Therefore, this may not necessarilyfly and the carrot fly etc.
mean watering every day. It basically means that youSecondly, practice succession planting. This is a
should have a constant supply of water to maintaintechnique where you re-seed quick growing types of
moisture in the soil. And thirdly, the final requirement isvegetables every 2-3 weeks while they are growing.
good soil. Good soil has enough organic matter inside it,The vegetables that are usually grown using this
which in turn determines its pH. Most vegetables growmethod are lettuce, zucchini and beans. By carrying out
well in soil with a pH of between 7.0 (neutral) to 6.5succession planting, you will usually be able to extend
(slightly acidic). The soil condition not only determinesyour harvest to the entire summer.
whether your vegetables grow or die, it also affectsThirdly, carry out rotation planting. This is where you
your vegetables' taste.divide your vegetable garden into different sections
If you have these three basic necessities, you canand then plant each section with a different family of
start planting your own vegetable garden. But just howvegetables like legumes together, cucumbers together
much land space would you need? Assuming your aimetc. Then the following year, you rotate the position of
is to feed your family of four entirely on yourthe vegetables. This greatly reduces the number of
home-grown vegetables without having to buy anypests and weeds in the garden and will increase its
more from the market, a land space of about 900 sq.yield.
feet ought to suffice. If land space is smaller than that,These are three effective techniques professional
just make do with whatever you have. Even if you livefarmers have been using to ensure as big a harvest
in an apartment, you can still plant vegetables inas possible for their vegetables year after year. Now
containers. If that be so, you might still have to buyyou can also do it.