How To Plant A Vegetable Garden Layout

Select a crop from the plant selection bar and add it to your plan.

How to plant a vegetable garden layout. For this vegetable garden layout we are using the row cropping method. Use the corner handles to extend the row or expand it out into a block and the Garden Planner will automatically calculate how many plants can be grown in that space. As you add vegetables the space they require is clearly shown by the colored area around each plant and the tooltip displays how many plants will fit into the area.

I like to plant garlic in one of my raised beds in the fall but keep in mind you wont be able to plant in that garlic space until about July. If planting in the ground a 10 x 10 garden 100 square feet is a managable size. There are eight rows in this raised bed.

Here are a few ideas that will facilitate a large vegetable garden design. Soil in raised beds warms quickly in spring lengthening the growing season and can be filled with high quality topsoil. If you have our Garden Planner we make it easy to plan where to grow your fruits and vegetables.

Okay lets get to the layout. Pick 3 to 5 of your favorite vegetables and buy 3 to 5 plants of each one. If planting in a raised bed a 4 x 4 or 4 x 8 is a good beginner size.

Vegetable Garden Layout Ideas for Planting When arranging the garden bed plant the early crops in such a way that allows other crops to follow once these varieties have faded out. Do not plant where buildings trees or shrubs will shade the garden. Planning a large vegetable garden will involve creating permanent structures such as storage sheds and compost heaps and as you have space dividing your area to rotate your vegetable groups.

A 48 raised bed vegetable garden layout of my grocery list faves. Raised Vegetable Garden Layout Ideas Raised bedssimple rectangular wooden frames 8-10 inches tallare the preferred way to grow a vegetable garden. Most vegetables need at least 6 hours of sunlight daily.