LATEST FROM THE FARM — Gardening Tips & Tricks

Choosing what to grow in your vegetable garden is at once a fun, and sometimes overwhelming, undertaking. When you look at all of the options available it is easy to get carried away, or overcome by choice! Learning which vegetables and varieties work best for both you and your garden can be the process of a lifetime, but Farmer Jo has a few ideas to get you started.

So you’ve chosen the ideal location for your garden and now you’re ready to start getting it ready to play host to those precious seeds and seedlings. You have a few options and thankfully Farmer Jo is here to talk you through them.

Have you ever considered the texture of your soil? Do you know if it tends towards sandy, or is it heavy with clay? Jonathan recommends undertaking a simple soil texture test in order to understand the make up of your soil before choosing a final garden location.

Have you decided to take the plunge and start your first vegetable garden this spring? Or maybe you’ve been dabbling in veggie gardening for some time but now you’re looking to take it to the next level. Well done, this is going to be awesome!