7 Common Vegetable Gardening Mistakes

7 Common Vegetable Gardening Mistakes.
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Most vegetable gardeners have learned some of their best gardening practices the hard way (including me). It takes time to find out what works and doesn’t work. But after a dreadful season, who wants to wait another year to try, try again?
Here are some of my top tips for avoiding 7 common vegetable gardening mistakes. As gardeners we know it’s impossible to avoid every problem in the garden, but these tips should help reduce some of the vegetable-growing challenges.

On number 1. Taking On Too Much.
Just as a new cook should not take on a dinner for twelve, new gardeners should limit either the size of the garden or the length of their plant lists. A small garden is fun because you can keep up with the details while learning about your site and soil. Then expand gradually as more plants capture your interest. If you’re looking at a large site, divide the growing season into three parts – spring, summer, and autumn – and grow three crops in each subseason. For example, you might grow potatoes, peas and salad greens in spring, beans, tomatoes and cucumbers in summer, and end the year with broccoli, kale and watermelon radishes.
On number 2. Being Overly Optimistic About the Weather.
Beautiful spring days lull us into thinking that only happy days are ahead, but then the wind starts blowing cold, or maybe a spring thunderstorm sends down hail that lays plants flat. Most gardeners are also weather addicts, accustomed to carrying the ten-day forecast around in their heads, because cloches, row covers, or wind-taming tunnels must be in place before they are needed.
3. Confusion About Soil.
I’m now used to seeing pictures sent by new gardeners of plants that are undernourished and overwatered, and often deprived of light, too. The gardeners usually did the right things, amending the soil with bagged organic amendments, but that is only step one. Rich, fertile soil is created gradually, as fungi and other soil inhabitants build their invisible cities underfoot. Meantime, prepare the soil with a balanced organic fertilizer and a heaped helping of compost every time you plant anything.

most vegetable gardeners have learned
some of their best gardening practices
the hard way including me it takes time
to find out what works and doesn’t work
but after a Dreadful season who wants to
wait another year to try try again here
are some of my top tips for avoiding
seven common vegetable gardening
mistakes as gardeners we know it’s
impossible to avoid every problem in the
garden but these tips should help reduce
some of the vegetable growing
challenges on number one taking on too
much just as a new cook should not take
on a dinner for 12 new gardeners should
limit either the size of the Garden or
the length of their plant
lifts a small garden is fun because you
can keep up with the details while
learning about your site and soil then
expand gradually as more plants capture
your interest if you’re looking at a
large site divide the growing season
into three parts Spring Summer and
Autumn and grow three crops in each sub
season for example you might grow
potatoes peas and salad greens in Spring
beans tomatoes and cucumbers in summer
and end the year with broccoli kale and
watermelon
radishes on number two being overly
optimistic about the weather beautiful
spring days lull us into thinking that
only Happy Days are ahead but then the
wind starts blowing cold or maybe a
spring thunderstorm sends down hail that
lays plants flat most gardeners are also
weather addicts accustomed to carrying
the 10day forecast around in their heads
because cloes row covers or wind taming
tunnels must be in place before they are
needed three confusion about soil I’m
now used to seeing pictures sent by new
Gardeners of plants that are
undernourished and over over watered and
often deprived of light too the
gardeners usually did the right things
amending the soil with bagged organic
amendments but that is only step one
rich fertile soil is created gradually
as fungi and other soil inhabitants
build their Invisible Cities
underfoot meantime prepare the soil with
a balanced organic fertilizer and a
heaped helping of compost every time you
plant anything
number four allowing limits on light
plants are solar beings that get most of
their energy from Sun each Leaf is a
solar collector so plants make their
best growth when every leaf gets all the
light it can process this is why your
garden should be in the sunniest spot
available and why you need to thin
crowded seedlings so none are deprived
of
light at number five growing heat
sensitive crops in containers
many new gardeners think that growing
vegetables in containers is easier than
growing them in the ground which is
simply not true containers always have a
dwarfing effect on plants and container
grown plants need constant watering and
feeding root temperatures in containers
fluctuate daily and cool season plants
especially get upset when their Roots
get too warm this does not happen in
deeply dug or mulched beds where soil
temperature are more constant on the
plus side plants that like warm Roots
such as peppers and eggplant May grow
better in containers where summers are
cool number six letting weeds take over
weeds are part of Nature’s plan for
healing over scarred places on the earth
and if allowed they will pave over every
open space with
green you cannot permit this because the
weeds will rob your plants of light
nutrients and water weeding is a fact of
gardening life so weed early and often
and keep your weeding tools sharp on
number seven giving up too soon every
new Endeavor involves a learning curve
and gardening is no
different give yourself time to learn
the best practices to follow study up on
your favorite plants and network with
other gardeners to learn about crops and
varieties that grow well in your area
the garden is a great teacher in a few
seasons you’ll go from being a newbie to
an old
Hand by avoiding these common mistakes
and educating yourself on best practices
for vegetable gardening you can increase
your chances of success and enjoy a
Bountiful Harvest if you’re new to the
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