![]() ![]() ![]() If you are a beginner gardener, chances are you are starting with one or two raised beds and want to try a number of crops to see what works best for you. Some crops take up a lot more room than others with confusing information on space needed between plants and between rows. Starting a raised bed vegetable garden can be daunting especially when working out how many plants of each variety you can fit in your planters. Our Square Foot Gardening System - Vegetable Garden Block Plans All our raised bed kits are pressure treated with a vegetable safe wood preservative so will give many years of growing pleasure while still looking great. Raised beds offer the beginner vegetable gardener an easy height to work on, a tidy space, less weeding and a higher yield per square foot plus the versatility to position on a grass or hard surface area. We always recommend raised beds if you want to start growing your own vegetables as they are so much easier to look after than traditional vegetable beds. We grow all year round in raised beds ourselves and have perfected a range of beds to suit any growing conditions. We also stock a range of natural plant feeds and soil improver products should your plants need a boost at any stage in the growing season. For larger raised beds we recommend our soil and compost mix topped off with our 'Sea-Feed' soil improver. We recommend using a rich mix of wormcast and composted green and fish waste (don't worry, no smell!) for the most luscious plants that will continue to thrive all season. Vegetables grown in containers are better grown in a compost mix as soil will dry out too quickly but remember ordinary multi-purpose will only feed you plants for 3-4 weeks. Let us advise you on the best mix to fill your containers to make sure you get off to a flying start. The secret to vegetable growing is in the soil a healthy, well fed soil produces strong plants which are able to withstand attack from pests or disease and produce the tastiest harvests. Herbs and salad can be grown in standard house plant pots while larger planters can be used to grow potatoes, carrots, pumpkins or courgettes. Most crops are happy growing in containers just like houseplants and if the correct compost and feed are used will yield just as well as plants grown in a large traditional vegetable garden. Remember you don't need a large space to start a vegetable garden. ![]() Our vegetable growing kits range from simple single herb and salad planters to more substantial raised beds kits for growing a broader range of crops. We also recommend starting with simple crops that don't suffer from many pests and diseases like salad crops, spring onions and beetroot so you can get a win under your belt first time around. You will be surprised what your can produce in a relatively small space while dealing with a large vegetable garden can become overwhelming if you have limited time to look after it. Small beginnings are best when starting your own vegetable garden. Start a compost heap and make sure your compost bin or heap is easily accessible to both your garden and kitchen.Make sure you have a water source as near as possible to your vegetable plants as carrying water can become cumbersome.Only plant what you want to eat or plants that are easily maintained.Start small, whether it’s a container or a raised bed give your garden time to grow.Here are a few tips for getting started (more info further down): Quickcrop is much more than just a shop we are happy to offer any help an advice you may need whether directly or through our weekly newsletter, YouTube channel or social media pages. One of my co-workers here started growing their own food only a year ago using containers and found it quite easy to grow enough vegetables for one person.ĭon't be disheartened by failures, we all experience them - just start small and your new vegetable garden will gradually expand along with your knowledge. The balancing act between what you want to grow, what you can grow, and what you have time to maintain comes with a little time and experience I frequently bite off more than I can chew in my vegetable garden and have to re-think things as I go but you will find things quickly fall into place.Ī question we get asked a lot is "Will I be able to grow enough to feed my family?", the answer is yes - depending on how much time you have, how much space there is, and how well you plan it all out. Our aim has always been to make it as easy as possible for you to grow your own successful vegetable garden. Getting a vegetable garden started is much easier and a lot quicker than it might seem to the uninitiated.
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