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Vegetable Garden Layout Tips and Tricks

July 9, 2020 by Jenny 5 Comments

Last updated on February 10th, 2022 at 09:49 pm

Vegetable gardeners everywhere all have one thing in common; they dream of high vegetable yields! High vegetable yields definitely mean more bang for your buck, and I’m sure all of your neighbors would gladly take any excess veggies off your hands! Read on for tips and tricks for a vegetable garden layout.

Have you ever wondered why some people have gardens with lots of vegetables while others struggle to grow much? Part of the reason for this can be the layout. There is a science to this and Bees And Roses can help. We want you to have the highest yield possible and will show you how to do this. All you have to do is read the post. Summer is right around the corner so don't wait too long. #howtoplantagarden #gardenideas #vegetablegardens

Contents
1 Vegetable Garden Layout: Raised Beds
2 Vegetable Garden Layout: Square Foot
3 Vegetable Garden Layout Designs
4 Vegetable Garden Layout: For Beginners (These Are Great Tips!)
5 Planter Box

Vegetable Garden Layout: Raised Beds

Raised garden beds are great for anyone with a limited amount of space to use. When laying out your vegetable garden in raised beds, make sure you put the beds in an area of full sun. Additionally, you will want to use rot-resistant wood and be careful when watering, plants in containers are more susceptible to root rot. When planning my garden in raised beds, I like to have a garden bed dedicated to each variety of plant. If you keep everything separated in containers, it’s more likely to survive. Farmers Almanac has more tips for laying out your garden in raised beds.

Vegetable Garden Layout: Square Foot

If you are looking to find a vegetable gardening layout for minimal square feet, it’s best to keep things simple and small! Using only a salvaged pallet, you can keep a garden big enough to feed two thriving. First, map out your pallet section so there are 4×4 sections.  Keep things like tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, and beets together. Radishes, peppers, pole beans, and parsley also do well together on the other side of the pallet. This is one of my favorite vegetable garden layout ideas.

Vegetable Garden Layout Designs

There are tons of vegetable garden layout design ideas out there, you just need to find a layout that is right for the size of your area. The layout ideas below should help you get inspired.

If you have tons of space to work with, try a large garden layout with multiple beds. Each bed should be sized around 11×3 feet to maximize the space.

Check out these vegetable garden layout tips and tricks. Changing the design of your vegetable garden layout can do wonders in terms of vegetable garden health.

If you have practically NO yard space to work with, it is possible to still grow your own vegetables, you just have to get creative. Use PVC pipes to create a hydroponic system that keeps your plants fed and happy. Learn more about growing your own vegetables vertically here.

Check out these vegetable garden layout tips and tricks. Changing the design of your vegetable garden layout can do wonders in terms of vegetable garden health. We have many amazing layout ideas like this one.

To better control weeds in your vegetable garden, plant your crops in “blocks” that are no bigger than 3-4 feet wide. They should also be 18-24 inches apart.

Check out these vegetable garden layout tips and tricks. Changing the design of your vegetable garden layout can do wonders in terms of vegetable garden health. Take a look!

Vegetable Garden Layout: For Beginners (These Are Great Tips!)

Before beginning, it’s important to pick an area of your yard to garden. Ask yourself if raised beds are important, and which areas of your yard receive the necessary amounts of sunlight based on the variety of veggie. It’s important to also consider things like proximity to water and soil quality! Location is everything!

When growing tall plants like beans, corn, and seeds, it’s best to put them on the northern side of your garden. This way, their shadows won’t cast themselves over any other plants that need just as much sunlight!

Vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, squash, and pumpkins should be grown in the center of your garden. They need plenty of room, but often don’t need as much sunlight as some of your other varieties.

Check out these vegetable garden layout tips and tricks. Changing the design of your vegetable garden layout can do wonders in terms of vegetable garden health. Raised garden beds are always popular.

For your shorter crops (think carrots, beets, radishes, and onions) place them in the southernmost corner of your garden. Here they will receive the necessary amounts of sunlight.

Planter Box

If container gardening is more your speed, it is often a good idea to keep tomato plants in their own containers. Keep all of your herbs together in one pot, and pair an onion plant with parsley. More container gardening tips and tricks can be found on The Spruce.

Check out these vegetable garden layout tips and tricks. Changing the design of your vegetable garden layout can do wonders in terms of vegetable garden health. You will love these ideas!

And, another fun way to garden is using pallets.

Filed Under: All Things Garden, Vegetables, Outdoor Living, Outdoor DIY Tagged With: Vegetable Gardening, Vegetable Gardening Tips and Tricks, vegetable garden layout, garden, gardening hacks, Gardening 101

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  1. Christy King says

    December 29, 2017 at 12:40 am

    Love this

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  2. Nerline says

    April 27, 2020 at 3:50 am

    These are some great tips. I’m trying to grow some veggies that I can freeze. Thanks for sharing this with us.

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  3. Sandy says

    April 30, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    This is awesome. Thanks for the information.

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  4. Teresa says

    April 19, 2021 at 1:06 pm

    We garden in kiddie pools and it works great! We are growing every herb available. Our Rosemary has found a permanent home and is growing to be huge. We have red & green cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, collards, 2 types of onions, bush green beans, lima beans, tomatoes 4 different types of peppers, eggplant, rhubarb, asparagus, 2 different watermelons, cantaloupe, 4 different types of squash, corn, sunflowers, perennial flowers, lillies, strawberries and more! We now have several pools 6 completed, and growing! We lay down dark landscape fabric under the pools, place & fill the pools, then mulch over the fabric around the pools. There’s very little weeding – none in the last 3 years. If you’re going to try this, remember to drill several drainage through the bottom of the pool.

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    • Jennifer says

      May 15, 2021 at 3:48 pm

      Sounds fascinating, it would be nice to see a picture of that.

      Reply

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