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A simple straight edge and graph paper is all you need to plan your garden! I often find that I have to use an eraser to make corrections, adjust quantities, etc. Make sure you don’t have shorter plants on the Northern side of taller plants, or they may get shaded out.Ħ – Continue drawing you vegetable plants until you have filled up your garden, or exhausted all of your plants. Also, note the height in feet or cm in the circle. Draw a circle with the same diameter (distance across) as the spacing. We have a quick reference guide for typical height and spacing of vegetable plants.ĥ – Start drawing in the vegetables, represented as circles on your garden. Also, note their typical heights and spacing. This allows you to freely walk and move throughout your garden without damaging plants.Ĥ – List out the vegetables you would like to grow, and the quantities. In general you should have at least 18″-24″ (45-60 cm) between rows in your vegetable garden. This will serve as dividers between your garden rows. This step helps you visualize and think about if there will be any shading issues.ģ – Sketch walkways, or path ways. Any tree or building should be sketched in a rough manner. But, do this for what is practical and logical for your garden.Ģ – Next, sketch a compass to note the directions North, South, East, and West.

Home vegetable garden layout full#

Draw this to scale, so, if you have a full grid on your paper, it is easy to have each ‘square’ represent 1 foot (30 cm).

Sketch the entire perimeter, noting a gate if there is one. A list of your vegetables, with their typical heights and spacingġ – S ketch out your garden layout.It just makes it easy to do any sketching and keep your garden scale in mind.

Home vegetable garden layout series#

It is really nice, as is a series of joined 5×5 grids, with the outer margin gridlines darker. You can find a link to it on Amazon at our recommended products page.

I prefer ‘engineering paper’ and it is what you will see me using.

Keep taller vegetables on the north or west side of the garden to prevent shading on shorter plants. Finally, draw a circle to represent each vegetable plant, with the diameter sized to the recommended plant’s spacing. Plan your garden by drawing the garden borders on graph paper to scale. One thing you want to avoid is to overcrowding our gardens with too many plants and in the wrong locations! After you’ve determined your garden location and size, take the time to properly plan your garden to avoid an overcrowded garden! Is there something from your culture or ancestral heritage that you would like to incorporate in the garden? It could be a feature, such as a particular vegetable, flower or herb, or it might be an integral part of your garden layout and overall design.When Spring time arrives everyone gets very excited for getting their vegetable gardens started.

Do you want your garden to be kid-friendly? Heritage. Do you have any special needs in terms of accessibility that can affect the design of the garden, such as wider paths, raised beds, availability of resting places or ergonomics?Kid-friendly. Would you visit your garden most days of the week or only occasionally? Accessibility. How much do you hope to grow? Are you looking for a diversity of crops and varieties or do you want to focus on a few favourites? Do you hope to be self-sufficient with your vegetables? Do you expect to grow many staples (such as potatoes and kumara) or do you mainly want the added flavours of homegrown herbs, fresh greens and salads? Do you want to grow seasonal crops or push the boundaries by investing more effort to extend the season?Commitment. What would make you see yourself in your garden?Productivity. What does a visually pleasing veggie garden look like for you?Self-expression.