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How to Plan and Plant Your Summer Garden

Small vegetable garden with risen beds in the fenced backyard and shed from keen's buildings

 

Summer has come around, and if you have already been planning to plant your garden this year, you are in luck. There are various types of summer vegetables and plant flowers you can grow in your garden, which will allow your family to enjoy squash, cucumbers, snap beans, and tomatoes this summer. For people, who haven’t planted a summer garden before, don’t worry, because this article is going to teach you the basics of planning and planting your summer garden.

There are a lot of reasons why you should consider planting a summer garden because you can relieve stress by working in the garden. You can also teach your children valuable lessons about life, and different plants by getting them to help you in the garden. One of the biggest benefits you gain from planting a summer garden is that you can grow your own fruit and vegetables, which helps you save money on the grocery bill. There are also a lot of fun gardening activities that you can enjoy during the summer with your entire family.

The Summer Gardening Plants

If you don’t have any idea what to plant in your summer garden, you should take a trip down to the local farmer’s market. There is an extensive collection of vegetables and flowers available there, and you can support your local farmers by shopping from them. The best summer flowers include petunias in white, purple, and red, daisies, and sunflowers. Before you buy summer garden plants, make sure you understand how to properly grow and care for them, so that you know exactly what you are doing in your summer garden.

The best thing you can do is to get a storage shed installed in your backyard or garden so that you have a place to store all your gardening equipment. Keen’s Buildings designs custom garden storage sheds, in different styles and sizes, which can be painted to match your home. You can choose the storage shed that best fits your needs and will be delivered and set up in your garden. Having a storage shed in your garden is very beneficial since you can also plant sunflowers and vegetables around it, and give your summer garden some personality.

The Summer Vegetable Garden

You can also choose to plant a summer vegetable garden, and you can set aside a small area for that purpose. The first thing you must do here is to weed out the loose soil, then plant tomatoes, snap beans, squash, and cucumbers, but make sure you water the vegetables generously. If you want your summer garden to flourish, don’t be shy to water it generously, unless it rains frequently where you live.

You should also label the vegetables if you have a variety of different vegetables growing in your summer garden since it helps in taking care of them. You can identify your vegetables easily in this manner, and look after them properly. One thing you must remember that a summer vegetable garden requires a lot of work, so don’t go for it if you don’t plan on looking after the vegetables in your garden.