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Tim · 05-09-2006, 03:18 PM

Today after work I will attempt to plant my first garden. I need help! A buddy from CougarBoard gave me some soil and fertilizer for the space, but I'm still not quite sure what to put into my space. Here is a diagram of the space:

Note that the gradient indicates how much daily sunlight each area will get. The bottom portion is north-facing and will only receive maybe 3 hours of direct sunlight each day. The top part will receive maybe 5 hours a day of direct sunlight. I'm looking to plant some herbs, tomatoes, berries, some peppers, and some flowers. How would you lay them out, and in what quantities?

I'm going to buy wood right after work to frame the area and make a box out of it. About 8 inches tall. I'm thinking of using 1x4s to create the wall.

Tim

FarrahWaters · 05-09-2006, 05:59 PM

I would start a compost pile.

I know that tomatoes and peppers need a lot of sun. I grow herbs in containers, and most of those, like basil, need a lot of sun as well. Maybe you could put herbs in containers and place them in an area with more sunlight if you don't have room in your garden.

Never had luck with strawberries-- the birds always eat them.

I'm not sure which vegetables would do well in only three hours of direct sunlight.

If we're lucky this summer, we'll have tomatoes, peppers, snow peas, daikon radish, scallions, kabocha squash, yellow squash, Japanese sweet potatoes, Japanese cucumbers, cantaloupe, and watermelon to eat from our garden.

bluegoose · 05-09-2006, 06:56 PM

Tomatoes should do well in full sun exposure. Peppers likewise.

If you're doing corn, make sure you have at least 3-4 rows wide and deep. Full sun is okay as well.

I've also had little luck with strawberries, not because of the birds, but just because they suck. Not much bigger than marble size.

i don't know much as far as fruits and veggies that do well in partial sun.

il Padrino Ute · 05-10-2006, 12:03 AM

Here you go Tim, this is all you need when it comes to gardening:

http://www.squarefootgardening.com/

05-09-2006, 03:18 PM	#1
Tim Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Jonestown, Guyana Posts: 280	OK... it's garden time. Today after work I will attempt to plant my first garden. I need help! A buddy from CougarBoard gave me some soil and fertilizer for the space, but I'm still not quite sure what to put into my space. Here is a diagram of the space: Note that the gradient indicates how much daily sunlight each area will get. The bottom portion is north-facing and will only receive maybe 3 hours of direct sunlight each day. The top part will receive maybe 5 hours a day of direct sunlight. I'm looking to plant some herbs, tomatoes, berries, some peppers, and some flowers. How would you lay them out, and in what quantities? I'm going to buy wood right after work to frame the area and make a box out of it. About 8 inches tall. I'm thinking of using 1x4s to create the wall. Tim __________________ http://www.mynameistomcruise.com

05-10-2006, 12:03 AM	#4
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Here you go Tim, this is all you need when it comes to gardening: http://www.squarefootgardening.com/ __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

05-09-2006, 05:59 PM	#2
FarrahWaters Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,122	I would start a compost pile. I know that tomatoes and peppers need a lot of sun. I grow herbs in containers, and most of those, like basil, need a lot of sun as well. Maybe you could put herbs in containers and place them in an area with more sunlight if you don't have room in your garden. Never had luck with strawberries-- the birds always eat them. I'm not sure which vegetables would do well in only three hours of direct sunlight. If we're lucky this summer, we'll have tomatoes, peppers, snow peas, daikon radish, scallions, kabocha squash, yellow squash, Japanese sweet potatoes, Japanese cucumbers, cantaloupe, and watermelon to eat from our garden.

05-09-2006, 06:56 PM	#3
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Tomatoes should do well in full sun exposure. Peppers likewise. If you're doing corn, make sure you have at least 3-4 rows wide and deep. Full sun is okay as well. I've also had little luck with strawberries, not because of the birds, but just because they suck. Not much bigger than marble size. i don't know much as far as fruits and veggies that do well in partial sun.