Okay, so I will probably add compost to my soil (I will need to use bagged compost) and maybe a little fertilizer. I will have my potting soil from last year, so if I add compost to that, will it restore all the nutrients it lost from some things I grew in it last year?
Also, I have have bagged...
I would love to try composting at some point! I can't do a pile since I don't want to attract any kind of pests, as I only have my backyard to put it in. I would probably do something like the picture below.
Anyways, I was thinking I would start my garden first and then try composting later...
Okay, so I'm thinking that based on the advice that everyone gave (which was very helpful!) I might have the peppers in the front were the sun will be facing them, then lettuce, then the tomatoes. The tomatoes will be on the edge like some people said. I will grow the lettuce early, before I...
I like the tepee, although I don't think I have enough stakes to make one for all the tomato plants. I do know what you mean about the extra texture/shape at the joints, though! Thank you for your advice!
I like the idea of having the lettuce under the squash\zucchini! I always thought that they needed a lot of space, but I might be wrong. I would love to try that!
Thank you! I did not mention this before, but I can only have one bed because of space constraints. I think I will change my plan and put the tomatoes on the edges or corners, like you said. Cucumbers could be fun to grow on trellis ed!
Okay, maybe I won't have the lettuce behind the tomatoes. Maybe I will have peppers in front, then lettuce, then tomatoes so the lettuce isn't as blocked by the pepper plants than they would be by the tomatoes.
I was also thinking of during strawberries after my lettuce. Although I think strawberries are the kind that come back every year, and I don't know if I would want them in my garden next year.
I hadn't thought of green beans! I like that idea! Although since my lettuce might be in the back, behind my tomatoes, will they be okay with a little shade?