It would certainly be nice if everything were simple in life. Not so, in most cases. To envision having a vegetable garden in your back yard can sometimes be trying to anyone. Maybe you have recently purchased a home. In order to accommodate even a small garden would require allotting some unused land area, preferably in your back yard. If the area you chose is in a field of wild grass, that would be ideal. The grass, when turned under would act as an ideal fertilizer; well it would be free anyhow.
Area chosen should not be adjacent to a neighbor's garden and preferably slightly higher in elevation. The reason is simple. It may be that their garden uses chemical fertilizers for growing their vegetables and during heavy rains could wash over your garden.
The next stage would require simply adding organic fertilizer such as horse manure, cow manure, chicken manure, or composted organic material such as weeds from your grass area, your future garden weeds, stirred, but not shaken, of its now enriched soil, yard shrub clippings, table scraps and even hair cut droppings. (Human hair contains about 38% Nitrogen, probably the highest of anything). Also, Eggshells, clamshells, fish heads, etc.
Constructing Your Compost Bin: Your Endless Home Fertilizer Source
Here is where all your organic refuse is stored, part of a total recycling system, or $ 00 cost fertilizer supply. You don't even have to gas-up the car to run out to the farm store. The fabrication is simple: a 4x4x4 cube, open at the top and possibly even a hinged front gate to hand churn the organic mixture, which will be “organic wastes”, that would normally go in a barrel, or specially made yard bag. Oh! The bin can be made of any wood you may have laying around, use wooden pre-constructed pallets, or simply buying needed lumber along with a few nails, the cheapest is sufficient. Layering of your organic material is simple. Just place a 1 or 2 inch layer of soil from a selected area, even unused garden area over 3 or 4 inches of organic material. Remember, you will be consuming this material, after it has been transformed into your organic vegetables.
A Note About Your Future Harvest And The Soil
Your vegetables, or fruit, will contain no pesticides, or chemicals of any kind and in some cases contain several times that which can be found in your grocer. The soil will need less water and hold more water after a rain. Each plant should be placed in their own separate trench at the proper distance apart and each should be packed with a scoop or two of planting soil and watered.
