I'm planting a garden in a few weeks and i need some help. What are any tips you guys might have?
too wet the plants won't grow to dry the plants won't grow make sure you make the garden in a very sunny place
Keep soil moist and loose...if you have a choice of locations, morning sun is better than the hot afternoon/evening sun. Most vegetables do best in a sandy loam soil...if you have a heavy clay soil, then you can lighten it by adding perlite or even some sand. If you have a very sandy soil with not much topsoil, then you can help retain moisture by adding some peat moss. You can also use a cheap mulch (pine bark mulch) to retain moisture and keep roots cool from the hot afternoon sun. It's also a good idea to pick up a pH test kit from local home and garden center to check the pH of your soil. If the soil is too acidic, then your plants won't be able to access any nutrients from the soil. Adding lime will raise the pH to a good level of 5.5 - 7 if it's low.
