Materials needed:

• Healthy soil or fertilizer
• Flower, fruit, or vegetable seeds
• Watering cans
• A large space with a lot of sunlight

The best time to begin a garden is just after it is starting to get warm. You will want to ensure that the area where the garden will be will have a significant amount of sunlight. The plants will need this, as the sunlight is valuable to their growing and life. Dig the soil loose in the area, and remove all of the weeds and plants that could harm your new garden.

When you are ready to begin planting your garden, there is a certain amount of space that each food or flower will need to grow properly, so make sure to research how much area the specific plants need to grow. Once you have the space measured out for your plants, you can begin making holes in the soil with your fingers. Each hole should be about three inches in diameter and separated according to the space the plants need. Also, the hole will need to be about two to two and a half inches deep into the ground. (If your soil is too hard, then you need to go back to digging it loose.)

Planting is the most fun and easiest part of the job. You need to sprinkle two to three seeds into the holes that you created previously. Then you will gently cover the seeds up with soil and fertilizer. For reference, tea and coffee grounds make a great fertilizer, because of the caffeine content that they carry. It is helpful for the plants’ growing process.

Make sure to water your plants accordingly. Each plant needs water every day, maybe even two to three times daily, especially during the drier seasons of June and July. If you fail to water your plants, then they might die.

Within months you will have a beautiful flower or vegetable garden. Also, you will have saved money by investing in the garden. You will now have fresh food or flowers to make your home lovely. Everything in the garden will be organic, healthy, and homegrown. Having a garden might be a lot of work, but it will be fun and rewarding in the end.