There are few things as rewarding as growing your own healthy food from scratch. And whether you've been inspired to grow vegetables and fruits from a TV show, a book or magazine, seeing your friends' efforts, or you've just been meaning to do so for years, here are some helpful hints for Spring time organic vegetable garden growing and while organic vegetable gardening is rewarding and a lot of fun, as with almost all things, a little bit of preparation and research will pay you dividends in the long term. Here are some of the most important pieces of advice and things to think about for your organic vegetable garden I could find throughout the Internet. Don’t forget to read the ’10 Essentials for Every Gardener.’ It thoroughly explains all of the tools one needs to establish and maintain and garden. The article can be found at Factory Direct Hose – Resource Articles

- Plan your organic vegetable garden on paper first. Graph paper where 1/4 inch represents a foot works well. A space, 12 by 16 feet, is enough to grow a good selection of greens, some herbs, a supply of tomatoes, peppers, beans, and cucumbers. Orient the rows east to west. Allow room to walk between rows to take care of the garden. Draw a map showing arrangement and spacing of crops. For a four-season organic vegetable garden, use a different sheet for each season.

- Plan your organic vegetable garden and order seeds by January or February. Some plants may be started indoors as early as January.

- In your plan, place tall and trellised crops on the north side of your organic vegetable garden so they will not shade the shorter vegetables.

- Group plants by length of growing period. Plant spring crops together so that later crops can be planted in these areas after the early crops mature.

- Vegetables can be categorized as low, medium, and heavy feeders. Consider grouping similar types of vegetables together so you can fertilize sections of your organic vegetable garden based on plant needs.

- Consider length of harvest as well as time to maturity. Place perennial crops to the side of your organic vegetable garden where they will not be disturbed by annual tillage.

- Finally, practice crop rotation. Try not to plant the same vegetable or a related vegetable in the same location year after year. For example, in the spot that you had tomatoes (Nightshade family) last year, grow another family of vegetables, such as sweet corn (Grass family) or okra (Mallow family).

- What do you and your family like to eat? Although the pictures in the garden catalog look delicious, there is no value in taking up gardening space with vegetables that no one eats. Make a list of your family's favorite vegetables, ranked in order of preference. This will be a useful guide in deciding how much of each vegetable to plant in your organic vegetable garden.

- Finally, how much space is available? How much area can be converted into usable garden space, and how much garden do you need?

These are all important things to consider when planning your organic vegetable garden, visit www.factorydirecthose.com for more articles on successful gardening!

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