Are You Making These Mistakes in Your Kitchen Garden?
28.06.2023 - 11:47
/ treehugger.com
This spring, many of us are busy in our kitchen gardens. But whether you are an experienced gardener who has been growing your own for many years, or a new gardener making your first forays into food production, there are some common mistakes you might be making.
Today, I thought I would share some of the most common mistakes I have encountered as a garden consultant, to help others to avoid some of the most common pitfalls for gardeners in this arena.
Without a doubt, many of the biggest mistakes that people make come from a lack of planning and preparation. There is a lot to do before you sow any seeds or do any planting—not thinking about this is where many gardeners, even more experienced ones, can fall down.
Before you start gardening in spring, it is best to make sure you have a plan for the whole of the gardening year in place and even to think about crop rotations and other longer-term gardening strategies.
Having good plans in place helps you avoid many pitfalls down the road and also helps you avoid expending unnecessary effort.
Another important area where planning and forethought are important is in the placement of a kitchen garden in the first place. Positioning a kitchen garden incorrectly can lead to a number of environmental issues for plants.
So always make sure that your kitchen garden is positioned in the right spot for the plants you wish to grow, and think about sunlight, wind, water, soil, etc., when coming up with a holistic plan for your garden and deciding the place of a kitchen garden within those plans.
As well as making mistakes when it comes to the positioning of a kitchen garden, other frequently made mistakes center around the layout of plants within the kitchen garden.
When