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» stacey9 - vegetable gardening

I have a very large yard in nw PA and i would love to plant a vegetable garden but have no clue how to start.I would really appreciate some info on planting tomatoes,green peppers,lettuce,carrots and other veggies. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

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» queenbee45825 - Re: vegetable gardening

In response to message posted by stacey9:

hi stacy is your yard a new one or grass covered
if new your in luckLOL if grass the first thing you need to do is decide if you want to remove the grass totaly or just till it up
when you till you can go thru and pick up the bigger clumps of grass and put them in a compost pile after the garden is tilled and raked up a bit you can decide what and where to plant depending on how your garden is laid out and how many is in your family you can plant plant your taller crops like corn sunflowers etc. towards the south that way the others get some shade from the afternoon sun
i usually buy starts of the longer growing plants that is the ones that need a long time till maturity like tomatoes,watermelons,cantelope,
things like the lettuce,carrots,beans,peas,can be planted right in the garden as soon as its gets warm i usually buy plants of most the vegetables to put in you can start seeds but since this is your first garden stick with plants but like mentioned earlier the lettuce,beans,peas,corn,turnips,radishes,beets etc.use seeds if your not sure to get plants or use seeds ask your local garden center or nursery they are better qualified to handle your local growing needs i live in zone 5-6 and have watermelons,cantelopes,potaoes-white and sweet
i live right on the ohio river about 40 miles west of pittsburgh so i am in a micro-climate the river and the mountains keep it warmer i didnt have a garden last year but this year i plan to put in a big one too if there is anything else i can help you with just email me
queenbee45825@hotmail.com
happy gardening

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