As we prepare for the upcoming planting season we need to plan what type of garden we would like to have. Will it be a vegetable garden, will it be a herb garden, will it be a flower garden. The garden plot we prepare from Imbolc to Ostara in our home is a vegetable garden. When planning your garden you need to create a check list: Does it meet the sun requirements for the plants that you would like to grow there? What type of soil do you have: sandy, clay, loamy, peaty, saline? How much space do you have exactly? When starting your garden for the first time remember that it is better to have a smaller garden that is functional then one that is not. You don't want to grow so much food that it will go to waste. Our garden is going to be 7 X 20 in a rectangular shape. Once that is decided I researched to find out the exact spacing size for each plant.
Marigolds are going to border the garden and daisies in between each row. These will deter disease and pests while providing food for the bees. You also need to make sure that your plants "get along." I have a companion chart that I use to help me.
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