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with a little planting before you plant
you can design a garden that’s a lot
more resilient during the growing period
and a lot more productive at Harvest
Time so in this video I’ll show you some
tips on how to make that
happen now when it comes to gardening I
often talk about the difference between
being a planter and a planter a planter
wastes no time getting those plants in
the ground and while that can be good
for getting those plants off to a fast
start is that really the best thing no
definitely not a planter on the other
hand thinks through the best placement
for those plants to meet the longer term
objectives unlike people plants can’t
get up and move if they’re not happy in
their current location it’s all about
right plant right place and if we’re
talking about a food garden designing
your garden to take advantage of a
plant’s growth habit can lead to better
yields now first things first make sure
that your soil is as good as it can be
especially when it comes to drainage so
if you’re not there go ahead and spend
some time up front improving the
drainage and secondly the amount of
sunlight you get is very important to
set your plants up for Success shoot for
at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per
day especially with edibles but if you
can get to eight that is great now the
next thing to consider in designing your
garden for maximum efficiency is
placement of your plants within the
garden for example in a Northern
Hemisphere the sun is shining down from
a southern an exposure so for me that’s
from up there down in this direction
which puts this part of the Garden on
the North side so put your tless crops
such as peas like I have here or corn
okra pole beans or tomato plants on the
North or west side of your garden and
then next place your midsize crops to
the South or the east of the taller
plants and then place your lowest
growing plants to the South or the east
of your midsize plants if you follow
this design layout you will be taking
advantage of the opport that all your
plants have to get the most amount of
sunlight possible the taller plants
won’t shade out the midsize plants nor
the smaller plants to the South or to
the east of the midsize plants nor will
the midsize plants cast any shade on the
taller plants or the shorter plants to
the east or to the south of them it’s a
win-win win all the way around it’s easy
to do and all it requires is a little
planning on the front
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