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How to Start A Backyard Vegetable Garden



There is no better way to get back to nature than to create a backyard garden. What’s better than connecting to nature through food!!!

Gardening is good for you in so many ways, fresh air and exercise, the enjoyable kind of exercise, not the boring kind a gym offers. There is a kind of peacefulness in the garden and it spreads and grows in you. The solitude is very healthy and is the best way to control stress.

Gardens are creative in so many ways because you get to design and choose many things in your garden. What food you will grow, what you will grow it in, clay pots, wooden planters, or whatever you come up with, also the layout of your garden is all up to you, so let your imagination run wild. I could go on and on. I get very excited about all that. Let’s get started!

Step one is choosing the best spot for your garden. You want a spot that gets a lot of sun, a spot that it sunny most of the day.

Here is how to decide. Go out in your yard at 10 am and walk around and notice which spots get the morning sun. Then go out again at 2 pm and look around and see if the same spot that was in the sun at 10am is still in the sun. Ok, one more trip out to the yard at 4pm to see which spot gets the sun at 10, 2, and 4. That will be a great spot for your garden.

It is a very, very good idea to have a fence around your garden. You will soon notice that everything and everyone is drawn to your little paradise and a fence will protect it and keep the critters out.

Now, I have put up a lot of fencing on my homestead through the years and believe me when I say it can be a lot of hard work. All my experience is going to help you now, because I’m going to tell you the best and easiest fencing to choose that will last and last.

You can find this fencing and posts at some of the big farm supply stores, and here it is . . . . . 50 inch hog panels, they come in 16 foot sections, are sturdy and easy to put up, they look really, really nice, they will last a long time, and some veggies like to grow up them, like cucumbers and beans.

I know a few people might not have room for a garden that size but don’t worry because the panels can be cut in half with a simple hack saw, so two panels will make an eight by eight foot garden.

They are rigid metal so no pulling and stretching like on wire fencing. I use 4×4 posts for the corners and metal T posts in the center of my 16 foot panels. For the gate I simply cut a 32 inch piece off the end of one panel with my hack saw and used U nails to nail it to the corner post, Boom, simple gate.

I plan on having a couple ducks in my garden, a compost bin and lots, and lots of healthy food. Stay tuned on Becky Sunshine’s garden adventures.

Much love and Happy Homesteading
-Becky Sunshine

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43 Comments

  1. Kristie Bulla

    Becky, thank you for another great video! You've inspired me to move my dynamic duck duo into my garden this year! Could you please tell me about your post hole digger? It looks so much nicer than the one I have!! I'd love to get the brand and/or where it came from. Thank you so much for everything you do!

  7. tanya stolp

    Do you have deer in your yard? I'm trying to build an affordable garden fence, to keep the deer out. I have about 12 deer that come around frequently.

  17. Bea

    Becky – please look into this new way of growing – This is awesome and will also prevent some common issues we all have growing food.
    Check Janet in AL – Her channel is Farmer Brown's Paradise
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpINSSXEHN8&t=180s
    Her info on this channel is amazing, you guys should get together and teach everyone about it.

  18. Liz Lane

    Love your plans for your garden! How exciting! You have SO much energy, Becky! Impressive! That sweet sweet Lincoln! Oh my goodness what a sweetheart! I loved when he was sitting there wanting you to give him a snuggle! What kind of dog is Lincoln? Dogs are such a sweet part of life! 🙂 Love your videos–you are encouraging, inspiring and a great teacher!

  19. Shelly Smith

    This is EXACTLY the point I am at right now!!!! I just built a compost bin out of pallets but it's so windy here I think I'll have to cover the pile with a tarp to keep moisture in. Do you get all scientific and use one of those long thermometers to check your compost pile? I want to keep it wet and hot enough but don't want to create a big slimy rotting mess that isn't turning into compost.

  27. Keep the Faith

    Compost that horse and chicken poo..compost one year..and in the box layer old straw..with manure.. then cover with news paper..and mulch….presto…no weeds..I'm sure you have done it…
    *
    I did a 30×70.. using short t post and 3 ft chicken wire fence…..but I also have a lot of raised beds around the house and a borrowed plot 30×200…but this is my last year to use it..I just cannot keep up all of it..

  33. Bryan Smith

    you are literally the female gardening version of bob ross… i am inspired by your passion . i love yoi….whoa sorry i meant i love you *

  35. Ladybug21

    Me and my mom enjoy watching your videos. My is wanting to have some chickens, and also have garden. Thanks for helping people like us. Know we can do it. So this spring we're going to try some of your ideas.

  37. Angel Kazmir

    Hey Becky I love your videos they have really inspired me to live more naturally and self sufficient. Thank you so much you are awsome!

  40. oh shit a rat

    This was very Helpful! I am 8 years old and trying to make my own garden so my family doesn’t have to go to the market anymore. 😂😂

  41. Chelsea Riley

    You are soooo adorable!! I loved this video! It made me so happy to see you having fun with your garden 💛

  42. Melody Hart

    Do you have any ideas for someone who wants to start a garden but has a serious problem, like I do with night critters lol , possums raccoons ect.

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