First thing to do, pick out the proper spot for the garden plot. Plants all possess their own brightness preferences, but as a general rule, they need some some sun everyday. Vegetable plots do better in full sun while some flowers and other plants prefer shadiness. Sun loving plants command a minimum of six hours and preferably eight or more hours of sun per day. Scout your yard for a sunny day and see what areas get the most sun. Avoid patches that are shadowed by houses or trees for long periods of time.

The location your garden plot will grow best also depends upon the dirt. A clay soil with slight drainage or a dry sandy soil are to a lesser extent inclined to produce than a rich, black, considerably drained soil. Check your area and ascertain the character of the soil before strating. Test kits are usually found at home and garden depots. If you find pathetic circumstances, look at rectifying the soil or fill containers with good soil and attempt raised bed gardening.

Once you've selected the area, it's time to get to work. First, clean up the spot. Weeds and their roots should be removed from your new garden spot. Pull them, dig them up, whatever you need to do to remove them entirely. All the weeds you pick ought be added to a compost pile. Even if you do not have a compost pile, start one! The profits to your patch are wonderful. The heat from the preparing compost will stamp out the weed seeds, making them unable to reproduce.

Later on, as they disintegrate, they evolve into an organic fertilizer that you can use on all of your plant life. Dead foliage, and old plants from the garden can also be added back into the compost as the garden grows. This way, the garden almost feeds itself.

The earth in your garden bed requires to be loosened before you plant. The entire surface should be dug to a depth of several inches. Shovel fulls of earth get flipped over and all the clumps should be busted up. Use a rake to help bust up the dirt and even out the surface. Repeat until the garden bed is altogether free of weeds, stones, sticks and junk. This takes a bit of time, but it is considerably worth it. The less weeds that remain, the easier time your plantlets will have in getting going. likewise, the more effective job you do now in getting rid of weeds and other unwanted plants, the lighter weeding will be later on.

Now that the earth is prepared, it's time to plan the set up of your garden plot. Even in conventional garden plot planting, there are variations. Some folks wish to sow their seeds in neat, long courses. Others choose closely planted, shorter rows set up in groups. Either way, lay out how you want the garden to be; spuds here, onions there, a row of carrots over there, etc. Draw it out on a paper or mark it out right on the garden plot.

It's not all about how you want the garden to look though. Garden plants, especially vegetables, develop in a potpourri of sizes, heights and breadths. Some plants like squash and pumpkin are vines that spread out in all manners and overtake neighboring plants. Corn can get very tall and shade out shorter plants next door. These are just two instances, but you get the idea. In order for your garden plants to all get along, they must to be planted so their compatible.

The hardiness zone you live in will also decide what types of things you can grow. Some plants need more sun, higher or lower temperatures or more rain than your zone grants. Check out your hardiness zone and buy plants that are known to grow within it. Seed packets and seedling plants typically will have a label telling the hardiness zone appropriate for them.

When purchasing your seeds or plantlets, keep in mind the rest of your garden plans and seek out the right plants. Ask questions at the garden center and do your leg-work. A well designed garden truly is a thing of beauty.