Growing vegetables is both an art and a science.
First, you have to know when and how to plant each vegetable...
...but you also have to think about the pests that can attack the vegetables in your vegetable patch...
...and of course, you have to know the best time to harvest the vegetables!
Fortunately, here is the essential guide that brings together all the secrets to growing your vegetables easily.
You will discover the best tips for knowing where to plant your vegetables and how to take care of them.
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Here are the vegetables you can grow in a flowerbed:
- Beet
- Borlotti bean (Roman bean)
- Beans*
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrot
- Zucchini*
- Cucumber*
- Green bean*
- Kale
- Leek
- Lettuce
- Snow peas
- Onion
- Parsnip
- Spinach
- Potato*
- Radish
- Green onion
- Squash*
- But sweet*
- Chard
- Tomato*
- Turnip
Here are the easiest vegetables to grow in pots:
- Beet
- Carrot
- Zucchini*
- Cucumber*
- Green bean*
- Lettuce
- Snow peas
- Spinach
- Radish
- Green onion
- Chard
- Tomato*
*For these varieties, use seed pots (like this germination kit) BEFORE putting the plants in the ground.
- Seed spacing: 2-5cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Seed spacing: thin out tight seedlings 5 to 10 cm between each plant
- Days before germination: 7 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 55 to 65 days
- Plant the seeds in: April, May, June, July
- Harvest in: June, July, August, September
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Sprouting: in full light
- Days before germination: 9 to 12 days
- Days before maturation: 50 to 70 days
- Pests to watch out for: slugs
- Plant the seeds in: April May June
- Harvest in: July, August, September, October
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Sprouting: in full light
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a 30 cm pot
- Days before germination: 7 to 14 days
- Days before maturation: 80 to 100 days
- Pests to watch out for: flies and mice
- Plant the seeds in: February, March, April, October, November
- Harvest in: July, August, September, October
- Seed spacing: 2-5cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Days before germination: 3 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 60 to 80 days
- Pests to watch out for: caterpillars
- Plant the seeds in: April May
- Harvest in: July, August, September
- Seed spacing: 2-5cm
- Sprouting: in full light or in a greenhouse
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a 1-2 m pot
- Days before germination: 3 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 80 to 90 days
- Pests to watch out for: slugs
- Plant the seeds in: March April
- Harvest in: August, September, October, November, December, January
- Seed spacing: 7cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a 1-2 m pot
- Days before germination: 4 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 65 to 95 days
- Pests to watch out for: caterpillars and slugs
- Plant the seeds in: March April
- Harvest in: July, August, September
- Seed spacing: 1 to 2cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Seed spacing: thin out 2 to 5 cm between each plant
- Days before germination: 10 to 17 days
- Days before maturation: 60 to 80 days
- Pests to watch out for: flies
- Plant the seeds in: April, May, June, July
- Harvest in: July, August, September, October
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Sprouting: in full light or in a greenhouse
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a 50 cm pot
- Days before germination: 4 to 8 days
- Days before maturation: 45 to 60 days
- Plant the seeds in: April May
- Harvest in: July, August, September, October
- Seed spacing: 3 to 4 seeds per cup
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Sprouting: in greenhouse
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a 30 cm pot
- Days before germination: 6 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 55 to 65 days
- Plant the seeds in: April May
- Harvest in: July, August, September
- Seed spacing: 20cm
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Days before germination: 7 to 14 days
- Days before maturation: 80 to 100 days
- Pests to watch out for: snails, slugs
- Plant the seeds in: may June July
- Harvest in: August, September, October
- Seed spacing: 5cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a larger pot
- Days before germination: 3 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 55 to 80 days
- Pests to watch out for: caterpillars
- Plant the seeds in: may June
- Harvest in: August, September, October, November, December
- Seed spacing: 1cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a 15 cm pot
- Days before germination: 7 to 12 days
- Days before maturation: 80 to 90 days
- Pests to watch out for: slugs
- Plant the seeds in: April
- Harvest in: September, October, November, December
- Seed spacing: 1 to 2cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Seed spacing: thin out 20 cm between each plant
- Days before germination: 4 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 55 to 80 days
- Pests to watch out for: mouse
- Plant the seeds in: April, May, June, July
- Harvest in: June, July, August, September, October, November
- Seed spacing: 5cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a larger pot
- Days before germination: 7 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 80 to 100 days
- Pests to watch out for: mouse
- Plant the seeds in: March, April, May, June
- Harvest in: June, July, August, September, October
- Sprouting: in full light
- Days before germination: 7 to 12 days
- Days before maturation: 100 to 155 days
- Plant the seeds in: March April
- Harvest in: August, September, October
- Seed spacing: 1cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Seed spacing: thin out 7 cm between each plant
- Days before germination: 15 to 25 days
- Days before maturation: 100 to 120 days
- Plant the seeds in: April May June
- Harvest in: October, November, December, January, February
- Seed spacing: 2cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Seed spacing: thin to 15 to 20 cm between each plant
- Days before germination: 5 to 15 days
- Days before maturation: 37 to 45 days
- Pests to watch out for: slugs
- Plant the seeds in: April, May, June, July
- Harvest in: July, August, September, October, November, December
- Seed spacing: 1 to 2m
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Days before germination: 8 to 16 days
- Days before maturation: 90 to 105 days
- Plant the seeds in: may
- Harvest in: August, September
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- Seed spacing: 1cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Seed spacing: thin out 2 to 5 cm between each plant
- Days before germination: 3 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 20 to 50 days
- Pests to watch out for: beetles
- Plant the seeds in: April, May, June, July, August
- Harvest in: May, June, July, August, September, October
- Seed spacing: 1cm
- Sprouting: in full light
- Days before germination: 14 to 21 days
- Days before maturation: 50 to 80 days
- Plant the seeds in: March, April, May, June, July
- Harvest in: May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Sprouting: in full light or in a greenhouse
- Days before germination: 3 to 12 days (summer) and 6 to 10 days (winter)
- Days before maturation: 50-60 days (summer) and 85-120 days (winter)
- Plant the seeds in: April May
- Harvest in: September, October
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Sprouting: in full light or in a greenhouse
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a 30 cm pot
- Days before germination: 6 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 60 to 90 days
- Plant the seeds in: April May
- Harvest in: July, August, September, October
- Seed spacing: 2cm
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Sprouting: in full light or in a greenhouse
- Seed spacing: thin out 30 cm between each plant
- Days before germination: 7 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 55 to 65 days
- Plant the seeds in: April, May, June, July
- Harvest in: July, August, September, October, November, December
- Seeding bucket: germinate seeds in seed pots before planting
- Sprouting: in greenhouse
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a 1-2 m pot
- Days before germination: 6 to 14 days
- Days before maturation: 55 to 90 days
- Plant the seeds in: March April
- Harvest in: July, August, September, October
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- Sprouting: in full light
- Pot size: 1 month after planting the seeds, transfer the seedlings to a bed or a 5 to 7 cm pot
- Seed spacing: thin out 5 to 10 cm between each plant
- Days before germination: 3 to 10 days
- Days before maturation: 45 to 60 days
- Plant the seeds in: April, May, June, July, August
- Harvest in: June, July, August, September, October, November
This is the technique of companionship:here are the vegetables to combine to optimize your space and keep pests away.
Beets: goes well with broccoli, onion, Swiss chard, cabbage and Brussels sprouts.
Cabbage: goes well with tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, chard, kale and Brussels sprouts.
Carrot: goes well with cabbage, leek, radish, snow peas, onion and lettuce.
Potato: goes well with cabbage, snow peas, squash, beans and corn.
Tomato: goes well with onion, carrot and cabbage.
Onion: goes well with parsnips, lettuce, beets, cabbage and carrots.
Radish: goes well with snow peas, carrots, parsnips, lettuce, cucumber and spinach.
Chard: goes well with onion, cabbage and beets.
Snow peas: goes well with carrots, parsnips, cucumbers, radishes, corn and beans.
Cucumber: goes well with cabbage, radish, beans and corn.
Lettuce: goes well with carrots, beets, parsnips and radishes.
Parsnip: goes well with onion, radish and lettuce.
- The tomato repels the caterpillars that attack the cabbage leaves.
- Onion repels most pests.
- Radish repels striped cucumber beetles.
- Onion and radish repel carrot flies.
- The radish attracts leaf miners to its leaves (without damaging it), thus protecting the spinach leaves from these larvae.
- Lettuce makes radishes more tender in summer.
There you go, now you know all the gardener's secrets to have fruitful harvests in your vegetable patch :-)
For the curious, know that this practical guide comes from Good to Be Home , a UK based site.
If you live in the southern hemisphere, that means the seasons don't match. On the other hand, all the other advice remains 100% valid!
I also recommend this great book on the best methods for growing your vegetable garden fruits and vegetables:The practical guide to the vegetable garden in squares:Everything to plan and cultivate .
Good harvest!
