How to make a garden in 5 Easy Steps
-
In our fast paced world, most people like the condensed version. I know I do. I like to get to the facts and “just tell me what to do” part. So I decided to sum up in five easy steps what you need to do to make a garden and start growing your own food. Start a garden and get healthy, get back to nature, work with the kids, save money on groceries or just get outside and enjoy the sunshine! It’s all fun! For a full list of benefits of building this type of garden click here.
If you are new to my blog, click around at my other posts to see what I grow.
Okay on to the steps…
5 EASY STEPS
1. Get the plans to build the garden boxes HERE. The cost of my plans are just $10. (normally $15 but on sale now for $10) I do not advertise on my website or use affiliate links. To defer the cost of maintaining my website, I sell my garden plans. Other “table style” garden kits can be purchased online that you assemble starting at $200. There is a lot of savings when you build it yourself! These boxes cost about $55 to make depending on the cost of lumber in your area.
2. Build the boxes according to the plans or have someone build them for you. A local handy man would be an option. It takes about one hour to build the box if you are experienced with using tools and working with wood. Also, if you do not own a saw, Home Depot can make the cuts for you for a small fee, I had heard it is about 25 cents a cut. UPDATE: I was in Home Depot last week and they said they make cuts for free. Try it in your area! that’s a great deal!
3. Fill Tubs with soil. I have exact amounts and what type of soil to use listed in my plans. It is great to use nutrient rich soil and each season, you can turn it over, chop up the roots, leave them in the beds to compost and plant again.
4. Plant seeds or plants. I buy most of my seeds locally at the hardware store or walmart. You can find seed online for any type of plant that grows in your area. There are two planting seasons: fall and winter, however I can plant something every month where I live. I live in the Houston, Texas area.
5. Water Daily and Fertilize weekly…. then harvest, harvest, harvest. I water with a garden hose on the days it doesn’t rain. I love checking my garden and most especially picking and eating something from my garden. Home grown fresh is absolutely the best.That’s it. It’s easy because once you get it started, you have it every year and will not have to roto-till the ground or pull weeds to get your garden started again the next season.
Good luck!
Leave a comment if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Melanie
Leave a Reply
14 Responses and Counting...
I like the way you explain step by step how to create an urban container garden. It is inspiring to people like me who want to create one but are not at all experienced.
Angela,
Thanks for the kind words! I went from someone that had always failed at gardening to being able to grow just about anything. So many people think I am just good with plants or have “a green thumb” and as much as others think it is my natural ability to grow things, I feel sure it is my new way to garden that has made it easy. I wish you much success in growing a garden and please stay in touch and let me know how your garden is doing.
Melanie
thank you! started planting this week..
Elisa,
Yeah! Glad you got your garden planted! Let me know how it is growing. Gotta love the onset of spring!
good luck to you,
Melanie
Hope this works in Dallas , I’m gonna try it and hope the Texas heat and bugs don’t kill them!
Thanks for sharing.
Pam,
Hi! We lived in Dallas for 6 years and while it is a bit more dry than Houston, I am sure they will work great! Good luck to you and wishing you a plentiful harvest!
Melanie
What cost $200, the box or plants?
Pam,
Hi! The cost of other types of raised table gardens are approx $200 each, My plans are $15 to show you how to build a large garden box for about $55. There is a big savings by making your own as opposed to buying a kit. Good luck to you and happy gardening!
Melanie
Helpful information. Fortunate me I found your web site by chance, and I am shocked why this accident did not came about earlier! I bookmarked it.
Hope you enjoy reading about gardening! let me know about your garden. Good luck to you!
Melanie
I’m new at gardening and I’m in the process of building the raised beds. You mentioned we could turn it over, chop up the roots, leave them in the beds to compost and plant again. Can we reuse the soil? How do we do that?
I have the same soil in my beds that I started with almost two years ago! Just add compost and turn over the soil, chop up the roots to decompose and you are good to go! That is almost one of the best things about this type of gardening! You never have to roto til the ground and it is so easy to plant the next thing. I dug up potatoes on Tuesday and planted sweet potatoes on Thursday night – I love it. I hope that explains it. If you are in traditional raised beds on the ground, you can reuse the soil also, just make sure the weeds haven’t taken over. Good luck to you!
Melanie
Good article helps me a lot with the idea of start my own vegies garden
Melanie
Your are a good woman
thinks for all advises
and i hope to help me to create a organic garden at my home
i neeeeeed to success for that
and my wife with my children interested to make that
( Vegetables Section specially )