If you want the right home-grown vegetables, so you can be sure that it is grown without any pesticides and herbicides, the best way is to grow it yourself. If you are not sure which vegetables should you start from, we will help you with that and introduce you with the plants that are ideal for your first vegetable garden. You can plant them when the time comes for them.
Growing vegetables is one of the most rewarding things you can do for your family. Vegetables grown in your vegetable garden have a better taste and are richer with nutritious ingredients than buying vegetables because you can pick it up the same day when you want to use it or conserve it when it is the ripest.
There are a number of plants that can be planted in your garden or in your terrace garden, so look at a few plants that are excellent for starting your first garden.
Green beans
Green bean is a simple plant to grow and is ideal for your first steps into gardening. The hard part is to determine whether the seeds have are low or tall varieties. If it’s a low variety, the only thing you should consider is to plant it at about 1.5 cm of depth and water it well. With tall beans, you need to add support in order for them to grow upright. The green beans will sprout about 45 days after sowing.
Cucumber and zucchini
They are also easy to grow. Make sure you place the seed at a depth of 3 times the diameter of the seed, as the seeds can be large. In a week, the plant will be already 2.5 cm high. If transplanted make a hole the size of the root and then gently cut the root and place the plant it in the hole. Water well. These plants can grow really big, so planting them at a distance of 30 cm is a good idea. The fruit is formed about 30 days after planting and fresh cucumbers and zucchinis can be eaten after 60 days.
Tomato
Tomatoes can cause you a headache when choosing a variety because there are so many. The earliest planting date is mid May, and it is best that the holes that you dig will be about 30 cm deep. Pour a lot of water into them, wait for the soil to absorb it, and then bury it deeply. After a few months, you will need support for the tomato plant, especially when the fruits come in.
Spinach and lettuce
Spinach and lettuce are ideal for your first vegetable garden. They are planted in the early spring or late in the fall at a distance of about 40 cm. These plants are sown in moist soil and sprout in about 6-8 days.
